Definition of silviculture in English:
silviculture
(also sylviculture)
nounˈsɪlvɪˌkʌltʃəˈsɪlvəˌkəltʃər
mass nounThe growing and cultivation of trees.
Example sentencesExamples
- Five sites each occurred within forested landscapes disturbed by agriculture and those disturbed by silviculture.
- Experience from other countries shows that major gains in forest productivity can result from incremental or intensive silviculture combined with improvements to tree species.
- Central to their beliefs was the idea that small farmers and trees did not mix, that agriculture and silviculture did not mix.
- Although adjacent to dense forests altered by silviculture, vegetation in the swale resembles that of boggy pine savannas or flatwoods.
- Current activities, such as navigation channel dredging, hydroelectric power production, agriculture, and silviculture, will not be stopped by the listing of the sturgeon.
Derivatives
adjectiveˌsɪlvɪˈkʌltʃ(ə)r(ə)lˌsɪlvəˈkəltʃ(ə)rəl
Generally, these silvicultural openings are less than 2 hectares in size.
Example sentencesExamples
- Monoculture plantations and silvicultural thinning create stands with fewer tree species than in natural forests.
- The solution was to separate agrarian and silvicultural production.
- Farmers and co-operatives using sound silvicultural management on their farms are encouraged to enter this category.
- According to the proponents of the silvicultural hypothesis, several processes combined to make forests increasingly vulnerable to budworm outbreaks.
nounˌsɪlvɪˈkʌltʃərɪstˈsɪlvəˌkəltʃ(ə)rəst
His accidental career choice eventually led to his current position as a silviculturist for Tahoe National Forest, one he's held for the past 14 years.
Example sentencesExamples
- Scale is key to the success, says a San Juan district silviculturist.
- Wells then offers a series of journalistic ‘field trips’ that recount interviews and tours of the forest taken with the forest manager, a silviculturist, an environmental activist, and the forest's recreation planner.
- Whitebark pines are what silviculturists term a keystone species of upper subalpine ecosystems.
- Most silviculturists plant 1000 seedlings per hectare at $1.25 per seedling for a cost of $1250.
Origin
Late 19th century: from French sylviculture, from Latin silva 'wood' + French culture 'cultivation'.
Definition of silviculture in US English:
silviculture
(also sylviculture)
nounˈsilvəˌkəlCHərˈsɪlvəˌkəltʃər
The growing and cultivation of trees.
Example sentencesExamples
- Although adjacent to dense forests altered by silviculture, vegetation in the swale resembles that of boggy pine savannas or flatwoods.
- Current activities, such as navigation channel dredging, hydroelectric power production, agriculture, and silviculture, will not be stopped by the listing of the sturgeon.
- Central to their beliefs was the idea that small farmers and trees did not mix, that agriculture and silviculture did not mix.
- Five sites each occurred within forested landscapes disturbed by agriculture and those disturbed by silviculture.
- Experience from other countries shows that major gains in forest productivity can result from incremental or intensive silviculture combined with improvements to tree species.
Origin
Late 19th century: from French sylviculture, from Latin silva ‘wood’ + French culture ‘cultivation’.