TREES
A tree that is broadleaf and deciduous
It is an ecosystem consisting of forest land and the flora and fauna thereof.
The removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use.
The purpose of this paper is to ensure the protection and sustainable management of the forest as an ecosystem.
TRUE or FALSE: Europe has the largest distribution of the world´s forests.
A cone-bearing, evergreen tree
Provides a habitat for plants and animals.
How many forest type groups are there in Estonia?
Name the tree´s light celled living wood part of the tree cross-section.
Over the past 8000 years the earth is thought to have lost how much of its original forests (expressed as a percentage)?
The most common tree species of Estonia.
What are pine, birch, spruce.
An area where all living and nonliving features of the area depend on one another.
What is an ecosystem?
The term that defines the reforestation, silviculture and use of forest, and forest protection.
What tree part consists of one layer of springwood and one layer of summerwood?
Blackthorn, also known as 'sloe'. Scientific name: Prunus spinosa.
A large deciduous shrub or a small deciduous tree also native to the UK and most of Europe.
The science and craft of creating, managing, using, conserving, and repairing forests and associated resources.
The establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no previous tree cover.
TRUE or FALSE: Trees prevent flooding. Explain.
TRUE: They soak up the excess water which prevents flooding.
It is one of two general types of trees which has flat leaves and produces seeds inside of fruits.
The first forests to be placed under protection in Estonia were given the status of nature reserve in the 1920s - 1950s - 1980s?
The only coniferous tree species in Estonia without resin?
What is an English yew?