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FORET CONVERSION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-11-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
- Forestry Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- falldown effect
1, record 1, English, falldown%20effect
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, English, - falldown%20effect
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fall-down effect
- fall down effect
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
- Exploitation forestière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- effet de l’exploitation secondaire
1, record 1, French, effet%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bexploitation%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, French, - effet%20de%20l%26rsquo%3Bexploitation%20secondaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-11-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
- Forestry Operations
- Silviculture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- conversion forest
1, record 2, English, conversion%20forest
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forest assigned for conversion to agriculture or other nonforest use. 2, record 2, English, - conversion%20forest
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Aménagement du territoire
- Exploitation forestière
- Sylviculture
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- forêt de conversion
1, record 2, French, for%C3%AAt%20de%20conversion
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- forêt en voie de conversion 2, record 2, French, for%C3%AAt%20en%20voie%20de%20conversion
correct, feminine noun
- forêt à vocation non déterminée 3, record 2, French, for%C3%AAt%20%C3%A0%20vocation%20non%20d%C3%A9termin%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Forêt destinée à la conversion pour une exploitation d’ordre agricole ou d’autres utilisations non forestières. 4, record 2, French, - for%C3%AAt%20de%20conversion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] évolution de la forêt surexploitée : 1-Division de Grünenplan :forêt résineuse et feuillue en voie de conversion vers une forêt «Löwe» [...] 2, record 2, French, - for%C3%AAt%20de%20conversion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une partie importante du territoire national sera constituée de forêts à vocation non déterminée ou «forêts de conversion». Il importe pour ces forêts, en accord avec les intervenants concernés, de définir un mode de gestion compatible avec des objectifs de développement durable. 3, record 2, French, - for%C3%AAt%20de%20conversion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Planificación de zonas (Urbanismo)
- Explotación forestal
- Silvicultura
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- bosque destinado a su conversión
1, record 2, Spanish, bosque%20destinado%20a%20su%20conversi%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- bosque destinado a convertirse 2, record 2, Spanish, bosque%20destinado%20a%20convertirse
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] el país productor se encargara de establecer un plan nacional de ordenación sostenible para abordar cualquier problema planteado en la producción (desde los bosques destinados a su conversión para otros fines, las plantaciones, la repoblación forestal, etc.), una vez dicho plan fuera verificado internacionalmente todos los productos madereros de cualquier tipo de bosque del país estarían certificados; [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - bosque%20destinado%20a%20su%20conversi%C3%B3n
Record 2, Key term(s)
- bosque destinado a su conversión para otros fines
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-11-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- conversion
1, record 3, English, conversion
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- silvicultural conversion 2, record 3, English, silvicultural%20conversion
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A change from one silvicultural system to another (e.g. from coppice to high forest) or from one (set of) tree species to another (e.g. from broadleaved to conifer), termed species conversion, the silvicultural procedures involved constituting a conversion system. 1, record 3, English, - conversion
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- conversion sylvicole
1, record 3, French, conversion%20sylvicole
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération sylvicole qui consiste à passer d’un régime à un autre, et notamment du régime du taillis ou du taillis-sous-futaie au régime de la futaie; le temps nécessaire à l'obtention de la futaie sur toute la surface de la série ou de la forêt traitée s’appelle durée de la conversion. Par extension, l'introduction d’une nouvelle essence dans le peuplement initial est également une conversion, obtenue le plus souvent par reboisement. 1, record 3, French, - conversion%20sylvicole
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-01-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
- Biomass Energy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- high yielding species
1, record 4, English, high%20yielding%20species
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Introduction of high yielding species, e.g., paulownia, poplars and other species of economic importance. 2, record 4, English, - high%20yielding%20species
Record 4, Key term(s)
- high yield species
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
- Énergie de la biomasse
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- essence à gros rendement
1, record 4, French, essence%20%C3%A0%20gros%20rendement
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- essence à haut rendement 2, record 4, French, essence%20%C3%A0%20haut%20rendement
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Essences dont la production ligneuse sur une période donnée est élevée, en raison principalement de leur croissance rapide. 3, record 4, French, - essence%20%C3%A0%20gros%20rendement
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le potentiel des essences à haut rendement comme le mélèze, l'aulne rouge et le peuplier et la conversion des forêts de médiocre qualité devraient être reconsidérés du point de vue de la forêt énergétique et les possibilités identifiées. 2, record 4, French, - essence%20%C3%A0%20gros%20rendement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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