even-aged management

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002323",
  "term": "even-aged management",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The application of a combination of actions that results in the creation of stands in which trees of essentially the same age grow together. The difference in age between trees forming the main canopy level of a stand usually does not exceed 20 percent of the age of the level of a stand at maturity. Regeneration in a particular stand is obtained during a short period at or near the time that a stand has reached the desired age or size for regeneration, and is harvested. Cutting methods producing even-aged stands are clearcut, shelterwood, or seed tree.",
  "synonyms": [
    "even aged management"
  ],
  "subject": "Forestry, Wildland Management",
  "see_also": [
    "forest management",
    "clearcutting",
    "shelterwood systems"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Burns, Russell M. and Barbara H. Honkala, tech. coords. Silvics of North America, vol 2. Hardwoods; Glossary. Agriculture handbook no. 654. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "manejo de rodal de edad uniforme"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/even-aged-management/"
}