Topic 5.1: What Is a Forest Plantation

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Topic Introduction

The area of forest cover has declined by about 30% since the industrial revolution and an increasing area the forest remaining has been influenced by humans. To supply trees and wood for a wide range of end-uses highly ordered plantation forests are increasing in area in many countries. These plantation forests are established with intensive inputs to grow the maximum possible biomass on the crop trees with minimal loss of growth to competing species. This topic reviews the characteristics of plantation forests to identify how they differ from other types of forest in terms of species composition and growth.

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