Clear-cutting: logging method
whereby all trees in an area (except for very small ones) are cut at one
time
Used in the vast
majority of logging operations, is the fastest and cheapest
When the clear-cut
area is replanted, the new forest grows up uniformly in species and size.
However, if it does not successful, the exposed soil may erode, and the
land may be damaged.
Shelterwood
Logging:
method of logging, often used in forests with trees of uniform age and
size, that clear with trees of uniform age and size, that clear-cuts parts
of the forest, leaving some seed-bearing trees to regenerate the logged
area
Over time, this
method will also regenerate a forest that has trees of varying ages and
sizes
Selective
Cutting:
lumbering techniques in which only trees of a certain type, size, and
quality are cut
It is much less
disruptive to the forest environment
It is used in forests
with tee species that need shade to become established
It is also costly in
the long run because it does not allow the replanting of a new, uniform
forest