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| using resources without depleting them |
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| maximum sustainable yield (MSY) |
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| the amount of a resource that can be harvested without reducing the amount of future harvests |
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| ecosystem-based management |
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| harvesting resources in ways that minimize the impact on the ecosystems that provide them |
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| a customized approach to managing resources that has been developed through scientific testing |
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| a condition in timber plantations in which all the trees are the same age |
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| a method of harvesting trees in which all trees in an area are cut at once |
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| a method of harvesting trees in which a small number of mature and healthy seed-producing trees are left standing so they can reseed an area that has been logged |
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| a method of harvesting trees in which a small number of mature trees are left in place to provide shelter for seedlings as they grow |
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| a method of harvesting trees in which only some of the trees in a forest are cut at one time |
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| clearing a forest for another land use |
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| a forest that has never been logged |
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| a policy that states that the national forests must serve a number of uses |
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| the large-scale plantings of a single crop |
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| the process of setting fire to an area of forest under carefully controlled conditions; also called controlled burn |
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| the removal of dead trees following a natural disturbance |
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| sustainable forestry certification |
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| formal recognition by an organization that a product has been produced using methods and materials the organization considers to be sustainable |
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