Stocking
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005666
A measure of the number of trees or the amount of timber volume on a given area of forest land, relative to a desired or optimum level. It indicates how fully the site's productive capacity is being used by trees. Stocking levels are often expressed as basal area per acre or as a percentage of full stocking for a particular forest type.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-005666 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Forestry and timber |
| Translations | German: Bestockung; Spanish: densidad de arbolado; French: densité de peuplement |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-IND-005666",
"term": "Stocking",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A measure of the number of trees or the amount of timber volume on a given area of forest land, relative to a desired or optimum level. It indicates how fully the site's productive capacity is being used by trees. Stocking levels are often expressed as basal area per acre or as a percentage of full stocking for a particular forest type.",
"subject": "Forestry and timber",
"translations": {
"de": "Bestockung",
"es": "densidad de arbolado",
"fr": "densité de peuplement"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/stocking/"
}
Record 6,192 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.