clear-cutting, the practice of cutting down most or all of the trees in a forest or a section of forest at the same time, usually in a uniform way. Clear-cutting is done to clear land for agriculture or ranching or simply to provide timber and other wood products.

Clearcutting, clearfelling or clearcut logging is a forestry/logging practice in which most or all trees in an area are uniformly cut down.

2024年8月16日 · Clear-cutting is a forestry technique where all or most of the trees in a designated area are uniformly removed. This method is widely used to harvest timber rapidly and efficiently, meeting high market demands for wood products.

2021年9月24日 · Clear-cuts are forest-felling when all or most of the trees are removed in the selected area at the same time. The method is the most commercially attractive and thus the most typical one. Commonly, trees are cut uniformly. However, there are other options as well.

2019年10月20日 · Clear-cutting is a method of harvesting and regenerating trees in which all trees are cleared from a site and a new, even-age stand of timber is grown. Clear-cutting is only one of several methods of timber management and harvest in both private and public forests.

2024年9月23日 · Clear-cutting is a logging practice in which nearly all trees in a particular area are cut down, leaving the land essentially barren. This method is favored by industries because of its efficiency in harvesting timber, but it has profound consequences for …

2018年4月23日 · Clearcutting — also occasionally known as clearfelling — is a tactic used in the logging industry by which all trees in a cutting area are cut at once. This practice has generated considerable controversy due to the indiscriminate nature of the cutting; during a clearcut, nearly all trees are removed without consideration of type, age or ...

2024年12月23日 · Clear cutting involves the complete removal of trees in a designated area. This method provides economic benefits such as immediate timber sales, job creation, and local infrastructure improvements. Nevertheless, it poses serious environmental risks, including habitat loss, reduced biodiversity, and soil erosion.

Webster's Dictionary defines clear-cutting as "removal of all the trees in a stand of timber." This forest management technique has been used in a variety of forests around the world. For many years, it was considered the most economical and environmentally sound way …

Clear-cutting happens when most or all of the trees in a defined area are strategically removed with the intent of reforesting that area, either through replanting or, more often, by encouraging natural regeneration of the “parent” trees via sprouting from the root systems or cut trunks.