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LOP-AND-SCATTER [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

A hand method of removing the upward-extending branches from tops of felled trees to keep slash low to the ground, to increase rate of decomposition, lower fire hazard, or as a pretreatment prior to burning.

Key term(s)
  • lopping and scattering
  • lopping-and-scattering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

[...] action de réduire en menus morceaux sur une coupe les branches, rameaux et tiges inutilisables [...] suivie d'une dissémination sur le sol des rémanents qui en résultent [...]

Spanish

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