- 行业: Forest products; Government
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Fitting used to attach the slack-pulling line to the main line on a skyline system.
Industry:Forest products
Hydraulically operated scissorlike device for crosscutting the stem of a tree. One type of tree shear uses a cutting blade, which closes parallel to the anvil.
Industry:Forest products
Capacity of an object or soil to resist shearing stresses.
Industry:Forest products
Steel drum with short metal rods on the outside; sometimes shaped like a sheep's foot. Used for compacting soil.
Industry:Forest products
Method of harvesting timber so that selected trees remain scattered throughout the tract to provide seeds for regeneration and shelter for seedlings.
Industry:Forest products
Even-aged silvicultural system in which a new stand is established under the protection of a partial canopy of trees. The mature stand is generally removed in a series of two or more cuts, the last of which is when the new even-aged stand is well developed.
Industry:Forest products
Plantings established and managed under short-rotation intensive culture practices.
Industry:Forest products
