what is plantation and forestry?
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Plantation forests are a type of managed forest in which the trees are planted (as opposed to naturally regenerated), of the same age and generally of the same species, and are intended to maximize the production of wood fiber.
Answer:
Plantation forests are a type of managed forest in which the trees are planted (as opposed to naturally regenerated), of the same age and generally of the same species, and are intended to maximize the production of wood fiber.
What are plantation forests used for?
The primary purpose of plantation forestry is to grow trees to produce a range of wood products. Australian plantations are comprised of both softwoods (pines) and hardwoods (eucalypts).
What is plantation forest management?
The plantation process
Forestry is the science of establishing, managing and conserving forests, while management of a plantation forest is known as silviculture. ForestrySA operates as an innovative and sustainable plantation forestry business, producing and marketing high quality products.
Where are plantation forest located?
Examples of this are found in Brazil and Thailand. There are cases where plantations have replaced habitats rich in biodiversity. In Indonesia for example, where pulp production has more than quadrupled in the last decade, more than 1.4 million hectares of natural forest have been replaced by plantations
Native forests comprise of Australian tree species that naturally regenerate. Plantation forests are planted by man, usually in rows for the purpose of wood production.