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WILDLIFE TREE [1 record]

Record 1 2013-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

A dead, decaying, deteriorating, or other designated tree that provides present or future habitat for the maintenance or enhancement of wildlife.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Arbre vivant ou mort qui présente des caractéristiques indispensables à la survie de diverses espèces fauniques.

OBS

1. Ces caractéristiques peuvent être : dimension forte, présence de cavités, cime bien développée, hauteur dépassant la canopée, etc. 2. Les arbres vivants de fort diamètre ont une valeur faunique importante à court terme, mais aussi à long terme puisqu’ils deviendront des chicots de forte dimension.

Spanish

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