Science Vocabulary / Chapter 11
Across
- 3. plantations of large-scale plantings of trees that are harvested at one time (340)
- 4. the type of harvesting that is usually called logging (332)
- 7. a rule that limited the building of new roads in national forests (339)
- 9. __-aged stands result from the regrowth of trees that were mostly all cut at the same time (333)
- 10. the abbreviation for maximum sustainable yield (328)
- 14. the percentage of the earth that is forests (330)
- 15. the type of logging that removes snags (underbrush) following a natural disturbance (342)
- 17. the clearing of a forest, for example, of building a new residence area north of Denver (335)
- 19. a type of cutting where all the mature trees in an area are cut at once (333)
- 21. the kind of management that involves scientifically testing different management systems (328)
- 22. many forests are ___ rain forests (330).
Down
- 1. __-aged stands result from the regrowth of trees that were cut at different times (333).
- 2. __ use means that forests were to be managed for recreation, wildlife habitat, and mining (338)
- 5. the upper layer of soil that plants grow in (325)
- 6. the type of intentional or controlled burns of trees that help restore ecosystems (341)
- 8. a system where only some of the trees are cut at once (334)
- 11. the killing of wild animals illegally (326)
- 12. an approach where small numbers of mature trees are left standing to provide shelter for new seedlings (334)
- 13. ___ management is taking care of items in the universe so they are never depleted (324)
- 14. wood which is used for houses, schools, and other buildings (327)
- 16. a type of tree approach where small numbers of seed-producing trees are left standing (334)
- 18. __-growth forests are forests that have never been harvested (logged)(335)
- 20. forest management is called ___ (330)