Forest Research - Glossary

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Ecological succession: Stages of natural vegetation cover, from bare land to climax vegetation.
Ecosystem: All plant and animal life living in a particular habitat and, to at least some extent, dependent upon each other.
Enrichment: Addition of a few young trees by planting to an area already established but not fully stocked. Differs from beating up because it is done after establishment.
Entire: Term describing a simple leaf without lobes, teeth or other indentations in margin.
Epicormics: Twigs sprouting directly out of the main stem.
Establishment: The first five to ten years or formative period that ends once young trees are of sufficient size that, given adequate protection, they are likely to survive at the required stocking. The stage in the growth of a young plantation when it no longer needs beating up or weeding.
Evergreen: Tree or shrub that retains its leaves all year and for several years.
Exotic: Tree introduced from overseas.
Extraction: Removal of felled timber to forest roadside.

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