(Optional) Identify regeneration methods necessary for the continuous growth of trees.
Identification should include
- defining natural regeneration and artificial regeneration
- natural regeneration
- seeding
- vegetative reproduction
- artificial (reforestation)
- direct seeding
- planting
- explaining the effects of management practices on growth and external quality
- thinning
- cutting
- release
- sanitation
- salvage
- explaining regeneration methods that produce even-aged and uneven-aged stands and how their management practices differ.
Process/Skill Questions:
- Why are growing space, nutrients, and moisture important considerations for the continuous growth of trees?
- How can an increment borer be used to inform regeneration decisions?
- What are the different management strategies applied to uneven-aged and even-aged stands of timber?
- What is the purpose of salvage cutting?
- What is sanitation cutting and why is it important?
- What is timber stand improvement?