| dc.description.abstract | The timely regeneration of productive forests is vital to maintain timber supply
in the forest industry. However, other vegetation can severely hinder forest
regenerations. Therefore, effective measures to control the competing vegetation are
necessary to ensure the regeneration of new forests. The forest industry develops
specific measures and also adopt practices from horticulture, agriculture, and other
disciplines to depress vegetation that compete with crop trees during the regeneration
phase. Common vegetation control measures are discussed in this thesis with the
objective of helping forest manager to select effective vegetation control measures for
their specific site conditions. The vegetation control measures discussed include partial
harvesting, prescribed burns, livestock grazing, mechanical site preparation, herbicide,
mulch, cover crops, and tree shelters. Each vegetation control measure is situationspecific and includes many variables to consider, such as access, labour availability,
machinery availability, and implementation cost. By using known vegetation control
measures and by researching, developing, and innovating new vegetation control
measures, foresters will ensure the success of forest regeneration and steady timber
supplies. | en_US |
