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US Department of Agriculture Forest Service
Отрасли: Forest products; Government
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Timber yield that a forest can produce continuously at a given intensity of management. Sustained yield management therefore implies continuous production planned to achieve a balance between growth.
Industry:Forest products
1. Area saturated with water throughout much of the year, but with the surface of the soil usually not deeply submerged. Usually characterized by tree or shrub vegetation. 2. To clear the ground of underbrush and other obstructions.
Industry:Forest products
Skidder equipped with high flotation tires.
Industry:Forest products
Self-propelled harvesting machine capable of continuous movement while simultaneously felling multiple stems across a 6- to 8-foot wide swath.
Industry:Forest products
Gradual bend in a standing tree or in a log, pole, or piling.
Industry:Forest products
Trees greatly enlarged at the base.
Industry:Forest products
Universal joint used in rigging to prevent lines from twisting.
Industry:Forest products
Combination of blocks and ropes used in cable logging.
Industry:Forest products
Extra length of line at the end of a main line. Used as an extension for carrying additional choker hooks or to dampen the swing of a bucket or grapple on a boom-type loader.
Industry:Forest products
Block fixed to a stump at the outer edge of a setting.
Industry:Forest products