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LEAVE-TREE THINNING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-09-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thinning from below
1, record 1, English, thinning%20from%20below
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- low thinning 2, record 1, English, low%20thinning
correct
- selective thinning 3, record 1, English, selective%20thinning
correct
- leave-tree thinning 4, record 1, English, leave%2Dtree%20thinning
- select thinning 5, record 1, English, select%20thinning
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ... thinning that particularly favours the dominants or, in the heavier thinning grades, selected dominants more or less evenly distributed over the stand, by removing a varying proportion of the other trees. 1, record 1, English, - thinning%20from%20below
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selective thinning, also called leave-tree or low thinning, is probably the most common thinning method in the South. This type of thinning removes trees that have been overtopped by faster growing trees, as well as poorly formed trees that could never be classified as either chip'n'saw or sawtimber. 4, record 1, English, - thinning%20from%20below
Record 1, Key term(s)
- leave tree thinning
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- éclaircie par le bas
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9claircie%20par%20le%20bas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- éclaircie à l'allemande 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9claircie%20%C3%A0%20l%27allemande
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] éclaircie qui favorise particulièrement les dominants, en enlevant une proportion variable des arbres subordonnés. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9claircie%20par%20le%20bas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le complément «à l'allemande» dans l'expression «éclaircie à l'allemande» se trouve entre guillemets. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9claircie%20par%20le%20bas
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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