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Forest Resources Flashcards

(21 cards)

1
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Canopy

A

The uppermost layer of vegetation in the forest

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2
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Carbon Sequestration

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Natural or artificial process by which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and kept in solid or liquid form.

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3
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Cellulose

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An organic compound that can be used in paper.

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4
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Climax Community

A

A community of organisms that have reached the end point of primary succession.

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5
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Coppicing

A

A process which occurs when trees are cut to ground level every few years

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6
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Deciduous

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The process when trees annually lose their leaves

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7
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Evapotranspiration

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The release of water through both evaporation and transpiration.

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8
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Forest Parks

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Forest areas that are open to the public for recreation

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9
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Forest Stewardship Council

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FSC: an organisation that is responsible for the certification of sustainable forestry operations

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10
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Forestry Commission

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An organisation that is responsible for the expansion and protection of British woodland and forests

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Maximum Sustainable Yield

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The size of a natural population at which it can be routinely exploiters without long term depletion.

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12
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National Forest

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An area on East England where wood creation and countryside management is used to benefit the wildlife and community.

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13
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Net Primary Productivity

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NPP: energy captured by an autotroph during respiration but not used during photosynthesis.

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14
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Pollarding

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The process where trees are cut between 4 - 8 feet above the ground every few years

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15
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Primary Productivity

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Energy captured during photosynthesis.

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16
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Stomata

A

Pores on a leaf through which gases are exchanged and transpired water is lost.

17
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Stratification

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The vegetative layers in a forest

18
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Tagia

A

The northern conifer forest biome found in Scandinavia, Canada and Russia

19
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Temperate

A

A climate which has seasons of roughly the same length and rarely experiences extreme temperatures.

20
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Tropics

A

The region of Earth around the middle surrounding the equator.

21
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Understory

A

The layer of tree vegetation that is beneath the canopy layer.