Management
harvesting method involves cutting all trees in a stand at the same time
Clear Cutting
function of the Sapwood
Carries food and water upward.
absorb water into the soil
Watershed
materials or substances that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
Natural Resources
Example of a nonrenewable resource
fossil fuels- coal, petroleum, natural gas, Minerals
return of forest plants to an area where they were previously destroyed.
Reforestation
protects the inner bark and is made up of inactive cells
Outer Bark
vegetation layers found in forests
Strata
resource is permanently used up when it is consumed
Non-renewable resource
tall, broadleaf trees that form a ceiling in a forest
Canopy
Removing some of the trees from an over-crowded forest
thinning
carries food made in the leaves down to the cambium
Inner Bark
forest with only one species of tree
Monoculture
Uppermost layer of soil
Top Soil
area beneath the canopy in a forest filled with smaller trees
Understory
Used control forest fires by burning trash on the forest floor
Prescribed burn
made up of inactive cells and adds structural support
Heartwood
How does the forest floor contribute to the health of the forest
Preserves soil Moisture
small, woody plants that often make up the lower strata of the forest
Shrubs
forest made up of more than one kind of tree
Biodiversity
practice of planting and growing trees for specific purposes and products
Forestry Industry
made up of cells that divide to make both bark and wood
Cambium
potential problem with monoculture forests
lack of biodiversity
example of a renewable resource
sun, wind, water, geothermal heat, and biomass like wood and waste
Forestry and Natural Resources Careers
foresters, conservation scientists, park rangers, technicians, arborist, soil scientist, log loader, wildlife biologist