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watershed and plan for future economic benefit at the same time.

QWhat characteristics of

the land are considered in making the forest management plan?

Wood urges the landowner to be guided by the ecology of the forest - the interrelationships of all organisms in their environment. Tbpography, aspect, soils, history of land use, geology, water, sunlight all help to define that environment. Assessing the stand of trees includes looking at characteristics such as species composition, density, age composition, growth rate, quality, volume, regeneration, and area.

QHow do different harvesting

strategies affect regeneration of the forest?

In considering alternative approaches to harvesting timber, Wood shows how each

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