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HIGH THINNING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thinning from above
1, record 1, English, thinning%20from%20above
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- high thinning 2, record 1, English, high%20thinning
correct
- crown thinning 3, record 1, English, crown%20thinning
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of thinning that particularly favours the most promising (and therefore not necessarily the dominant) stems, with due regard to even distribution over the stand, by removing from any canopy class those trees that are interfering with them. 2, record 1, English, - thinning%20from%20above
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- éclaircie par le haut
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9claircie%20par%20le%20haut
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- éclaircie à la française 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9claircie%20%C3%A0%20la%20fran%C3%A7aise
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode d'éclaircie qui consiste à enlever les dominants et les codominants qui nuisent le plus aux tiges d'élite de ces deux classes de cime et à ne prélever dans les classes inférieures que les arbres marchands destinés à se perdre avant le retour des coupes. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9claircie%20par%20le%20haut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le complément «à la française» dans le syntagme «éclaircie à la française» se trouve entre guillemets. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9claircie%20par%20le%20haut
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Silvicultura
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aclareo de copas
1, record 1, Spanish, aclareo%20de%20copas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cortas que se hacen en las clases de pies de copa alta apeando los dominantes y codominantes que luchan con otros árboles mejores de las mismas clases. 1, record 1, Spanish, - aclareo%20de%20copas
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