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FALLDOWN EFFECT [1 record]

Record 1 2004-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

A decline in timber supply or harvest level associated with the transition from harvesting the original stock of natural mature timber over one rotation to harvesting at a non declining level (typically equal to the annual increment) after conversion to a forest with a balanced age class structure.

Key term(s)
  • fall-down effect
  • fall down effect

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Déclin de l'approvisionnement ou de la récolte de bois consécutif à la transition entre la récolte des produits issus de peuplements naturels adultes et une rotation marquée par une exploitation sans réduction du niveau de récolte (traditionnellement égale à l'accroissement annuel) après une conversion à une forêt de classe d'âge équilibrée.

Spanish

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