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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. forestry
  3. silviculture
  4. silvicultural practices
  5. forest thinning
  1. Forestry, Wildland Management
  2. forestry
  3. silviculture
  4. silvicultural practices
  5. forest thinning
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plant cultural practices
  3. thinning (plants)
  4. forest thinning

Preferred term

forest thinning

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The silvicultural practice of removing excess, diseased or poor quality trees and underbrush to improve the growth, health and value of the standing timber crop.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • thinning (in forests)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/41208

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