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Forest Ecology and Ecosystems

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What is forest fragmentation?

A category of forest usually defined by its vegetation
The process by which a landscape is broken into small islands of forest within a mosaic of other forms of land use or ownership (correct)
The practical application of biological principles to the regeneration of forests
The process of reforesting a barren land

What is the purpose of forest inventory?

To implement forest management principles
To collect and store basic resource information for assessing geographical attributes (correct)
To conserve forest biodiversity
To monitor forest health and disease

What is a forest ecosystem characterized by?

Only trees and their associated processes
A more or less dense and extensive tree cover, often consisting of stands varying in characteristics (correct)
Only an organized assemblage of trees, other plants, and animals
Only meadows, streams, fish, and wildlife

What is forest management concerned with?

The practical application of biological, physical, quantitative, managerial, economic, social, and policy principles to the management of forests (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is a forest cover type?

A category of forest usually defined by its vegetation, particularly its dominant vegetation as based on percentage cover of trees (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of forest management?

To meet specified goals and objectives while maintaining the productivity of the forest (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of Harvest Scheduling in forest management?

To allocate cutting and other silvicultural treatments (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of Improvement Cutting in forest management?

To remove less desirable trees and improve composition (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is High-grade Selective Cut in forest management?

A selective cut of high-value trees (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of integrated resource management?

To balance ecological, physical, economic, and social impacts (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of floristic composition in forest management?

To indicate environmental factors affecting species reproduction (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of Harvesting in forest management?

To gather a timber crop (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of forest regulation?

To control private forest management through public authority (B) Signup and view all the answers

What occurs when there is a space in a forest stand due to individual or group tree mortality or blowdown?

A gap is created (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the beginning of growth of a mature seed, spore, or pollen grain?

Germination (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the classification of logs, stems, lumber, or seedlings according to quality, value, or function?

G-3 grading (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the environment where an animal, plant, or population naturally or normally lives and develops?

Habitat (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a site classification system based on the floristic composition of plant communities?

Habitat type classification system (D) Signup and view all the answers

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