Extended rotation forest

An extended rotation forest is a forest stand for which the harvest age is increased beyond the optimum economic harvest age to provide larger trees, wildlife habitat, and other non-timber values.^[1] ^[2]

References

↑ "Subsection Forest Planning Glossary". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
↑ Roberge, Jean-Michel; et al. (2016). "Socio-ecological implications of modifying rotation lengths in forestry" (PDF). Ambio. 45, Suppl. 2: S109–S123. doi:10.1007/s13280-015-0747-4. Retrieved 2016-06-21.

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