felling
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002449
The cutting down of standing trees. "Felling" is not a synonym for logging nor harvesting. These latter terms also include removal of felled trees and some initial processing of the timber prior to removal.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002449 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Forestry, Wildland Management |
| References | Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | logging; log yarding; illicit felling; improvement felling; sour felling; sanitation felling; selective felling |
| Translations | Spanish: tala |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002449",
"term": "felling",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The cutting down of standing trees. \"Felling\" is not a synonym for logging nor harvesting. These latter terms also include removal of felled trees and some initial processing of the timber prior to removal.",
"subject": "Forestry, Wildland Management",
"see_also": [
"logging",
"log yarding",
"illicit felling",
"improvement felling",
"sour felling",
"sanitation felling",
"selective felling"
],
"references": [
"Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "tala"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/felling/"
}
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