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APES – Forestry Questions and Answers clear-cutting a logging practice in which all trees in a stand of forests are cut, leaving just the stumps controlled burn the practice of burning areas of forest or grassland under carefully controlled conditions to improve the health of an ecosyst...

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  • December 1, 2024
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  • corridor a passageway of protected land establishe

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APES – Forestry Questions and Answers
clear-cutting - answer a logging practice in which all trees in a stand of forests are
cut, leaving just the stumps

controlled burn - answer the practice of burning areas of forest or grassland under
carefully controlled conditions to improve the health of an ecosystem, return an
ecosystem to a more natural state, and help prevent uncontrolled uncatastrophic fires

corridor - answer a passageway of protected land established to allow animals to
travel between islands of protected habitat

deforestation - answer the clearing or destruction of forests

forestry - answer the science of planting and caring for forests and the management
of growing timber

shelterwood cutting - answer Removal of mature, marketable trees in an area in a
series of partial cuttings to allow regeneration of a new stand under the partial shade of
older trees, which are later removed. Typically, this is done by making two or three cuts
over a decade.

crown fires - answer type of forest fire; extremely hot, often start on ground but
eventually burn whole trees and leap from tree top to tree top; often occur in forests that
have not experienced surface fires for several decades

ground fire - answer Fire that burns decayed leaves or peat deep below the ground
surface, may smolder for days or weeks, difficult to detect and extinguish (peat bogs)

old growth forest - answer an uncut or regenerated primary forest that has not been
seriously disturbed by human activities or natural disasters for 200 years or more

ecological service - answer Benefits from processes that are supplied by natural
ecosystems

monoculture - answer farming strategy in which large fields are planted with a single
crop, year after year

selective cutting - answer Harvesting only mature trees of certain species and size;
usually more expensive then clear-cutting but it is less disruptive for wildlife and often
better for forest regeneration

strip cutting - answer A variation of clear-cutting in which a strip of trees is clear-cut
along the contour of the land, with the corridor narrow enough to allow natural

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