Question

What is scientific forestry?​

Answer 1

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Scientific forestry is the science of managing forests amd tree plantations. Natural forests with different types of trees were cut down and replaced with one type of tree planted in rows known as plantation.

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Answer 2

Forestry is a delightful blend of many sciences including (in no particular order) engineering, farming, geology, politics, economics, surveying, entomology, dendrology, pathology, forest fire science and zoology. These are the major fields. A professional forester must keep almost all of these considerations in mind when making major decisions. When managing many thousands of acres of land for trees, there are so many other considerations to keep in mind. Generally the land is owned by the government and their goals always include "multi-uses" of the land. So how to maximize the return of the lumber (pulp or sawlogs?) there will also be people hunting, fishing, hiking, biking and camping the same land as well as boaters passing through these lands. Many mining companies will want to complete some level of exploration at the same time. Roads will be viewed as both an asset and liability by different special interest groups. Wildlife habitat destruction will have long term consequences for everything in the ecosystem, and so again, decisions will need to be made carefully to ensure the longevity of the forest for all (or most) interested parties.

That's what it is. What are it's functions? Forest sustainability and/or enhancement for certain applications. Industry prefers single use forests with maximum output of biomass and minimum extraction or reforestation cost. Special interest groups often prefer NO logging and leaving everything in it's natural state. Neither of these two extremes present the "best" outcome. The government generally tries to achieve some semblance of a balance, given that they have the power to exert such control, and that's exactly what the Forester (Forestry Science) tries to achieve. Keeping everyone happy. In some countries, and some universities, it is called Forestry Engineering. This is the more of the task, or the person, whereas the over-arching science would be called Forestry Science