Andreas Zing writes: >In Switzerland about 9% of the forest area is managed by the single tree >selection. We call it Plenter forest. Today this is mainly in the zone of >silver fir-Norway spruce-Beech forest. But it works also in higher altitudes >in pure spruce forests and in mixtures with larch and cembran pine. In >northeastern Switzerland they practice it in forests with up to 50 % of >broadleaved species on flat terrain where not proctection function in the >proper sense is needed. We have research plots in all those forest types. If >you did not see it: please come again. I'll show it to you. This is an >invitation! If only 9% is managed by single tree selection then this is about the same for British Columbia. This is probably why I did not see much of this type of logging if 91% is by some form of clearing, small group, shelterwood, clearcut etc. I can't understand why the defense of clearing as a form of harvesting leads to accusations that you are against selection harvesting, as if it has to be one or the other. There are a lot of ideologues in this debate who are merely posturing with words and very little practical knowledge. Of course with broadleaf species I have already agreed that selection harvest, and single tree selection sometimes, is the best method. So I don't see where you are really disagreeing with me. Cheers Patrick Moore, Greenspirit http://www.greenspirit.com May the Forest be With You Snail Mail: 4068 West 32nd Avenue Vancouver, B.C. V6S 1Z6 Canada
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