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Record 1 2011-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

In even-aged management, [said of] those trees or stands past the mature stage.

CONT

Current even-aged management, however tends to reduce forest variability: for example, fully regulated, even-aged management will tend to truncate the natural forest stand age distribution and eliminate overmature and old growth forests from the landscape.

OBS

overmature: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

En aménagement équienne, [se dit des] arbres ou peuplements qui ont dépassé l'âge mûr, où le taux de croissance diminue et les arbres s'affaiblissent et meurent.

CONT

[...] l'aménagement équienne pleinement régulé va tendre à tronquer la distribution naturelle des classes d'âges et à éliminer les forêts vieilles et surmatures du paysage

OBS

surmature : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des Sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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