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Australia’s forests and forestry glossary

Shelterwood

A native forest silvicultural system of securing natural tree regeneration under a partially harvested overstorey, which is subsequently removed by subsequent harvest(s) to allow seedlings and young regeneration to occupy the site.

See Harvesting, Overstorey, Regeneration, Seedling, Silvicultural system.

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