Identify silviculture practices for forest crop improvement.
Identification should include
- describing external forces requiring improvement cutting
- catastrophic
- fire
- blowdown
- flooding
- insect outbreaks
- disease infestations
- killing temperature
- mechanical injury
- irritants
- animal predation
- insects
- diseases
- nutrient and moisture deficiency
- anthropogenic
- describing improvement cutting techniques
- removing low-value or damaged trees
- cutting for salvage or sanitation.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What measures can a silviculturist take to supplement or substitute for natural regeneration?
- What are possible regeneration problems that may arise after salvage cutting?
- What are the similarities and differences between salvage and sanitation cuttings?