Visual Quality Assessment of Alternative Silvicultural Practices in Upland Hardwood Management
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Abs tract: Vis ual im pacts of fore s t ope rations are of incre as ing conce rn to fore s t m anage rs . Tools are available for evaluating, and pote ntialy avoiding, proble m s in vis ual q uality re s ulting from poody de s igne d h arve s t unit boundarie s . One of th e s e visualization tools is applied in com paring various h arve s t unit s h ape alte rnative s in an upland h ardw ood s tand on s te e ply s loping ground. Vis ualization tools w e re found to be m os t s uite d 10 placing s m al le ave s trips w ith in large r cle arcuts for obs curing some are as from vie w and giving th e im pre s s ion of a s e rie s of s m ale r cutting units .
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تاریخ انتشار 1998