Partial cuttings designed to improve future growth of residual trees by regulating stand density
A silvicultural treatment made to reduce the density of trees within a forest stand primarily to improve growth, enhance forest health, or recover potential mortality (e g , selective thinning, row thinning, etc )
Decreasing the thickness of an artifact, or a portion of an artifact by extensive flaking Basal Thinning refers to the removal of thickness from the hafting area by means of flake removal
Removal of trees to encourage growth of other selected individual trees May be commercial or pre-commercial
Cutting made in an immature crop or stand in order to accelerate the diameter increment (annual growth) of the residual trees but also, by suitable selection, to improve the average form of the trees that remain, without (at least according to classical concepts) permanently breaking the canopy
The planned removal of trees during the development of a forest, used to regulate characteristics of tree growth through adjustments in tree spacing and density without creating a new age class
The practice of removing smaller, poor-performing trees from an area that is being used for intensive timber production Thinning is usually undertaken to boost the growth and productivity of those trees left standing Thinned trees are normally sold for the production of pulp and wood chips, thus providing an attractive way of generating short-term cash flow for the landowner
a cutting made in an immature crop or stand primarily to accelerate diameter increment but also, by suitable selection, to improve the average form of the trees that remain
Woodlands as they grow may become crowded as it is often the case that more trees are planted than are predicted to survive At intervals during a woodlands development foresters will selectively remove trees to create the desired density and remove any sick or malformed trees This process is known as thinning and allows the remaining trees to develop broader crowns and to grow strong and healthy Thinning also allows increased light to the woodland floor and encourages a herb layer of plants to develop and for increased natural regeneration
The etching away of silicon from the backside of a CCD Thinning is done in a large bath of acid (see left) The device is mounted on a support (see left) and agitated Wax is used to mount the device to its support, since the acid does not attack wax When the acid has eaten away a certain amount of silicon, the CCD that was once 0 010" thick becomes approximately 0 0005" thick! (That acid must be hungry )
Reducing the number of trees in a stand Trees from a pre-commercial thinning are not marketable Trees from a commercial thinning are
Removal of plants materials (shoots, seedlings, flower buds or fruits) to encourage better size and quality in the remainder
A practice in which certain trees are removed from a dense stand to allow the remaining trees adequate sunlight, nutrients and moisture to grow at an even rate
Tree removal in a forest stand that reduces tree density and numbers in a given area Most discussions of thinning stress increased growth and yield of timber
Cuttings made in immature stands in order to stimulate the growth of the trees that remain and to increase the total yield of useful material from the stand Timber volume - Volume of growing stock -Volume of sound wood in the bole of sawtimber and poletimber from a stump to a 4-inch minimum top diameter outside bark or to the point where the central stem breaks into limbs Volume of sawtimber -Net volume of the saw log portion of live sawtimber in board feet
Selective felling designed to promote the growth of the remaining trees Thinning normally provides merchantable wood
the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
A process that uses acid etching to uniformly reduce the size of a CCD to approximately 10 µm so that an image can be focused on the back of the parallel register (where there is no gate structure)