A forest classification based on management and treatment
- M. Van Miegroet
Abstract
The following forest types are used as basic units for classification: 1. The natural forest 2. The semi-natural forest 3. The intermediary forest 4. The artificial forest 5. The naturalized forest 6. The marginal forest forms The proposed classification of forests tries to establish a systematic order, based partly on morphological aspects of the forest stand, but principally on the degree and the characteristics of human interference as expressed by use, treatment and the aims of management. Its application belongs essentially to the domain of forest policy. The number of types it covers is not to be considered limitative: practical use of the classification will give the opportunity to find out its weaker points and eventually lead to necessary modifications. It can be used simultaneously with other classifications based on floristic, ecological, phytosoeiological and phytogeographical characteristics. Neither is it intended as a substitute for usual stand description, needed for planning management and silvicultural treatment, because it does not take into consideration the particularities of the local situation.
How to Cite:
Van Miegroet, M., (1972) “A forest classification based on management and treatment”, Silva Gandavensis 30. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/sg.v30i0.991
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