Table 1 Definitions of timber production types used in this study and Lesiv et al
From: Global risk of wildfire across timber production systems
Term – This study | Class in Lesiv et al. | Definition |
|---|---|---|
Natural production forest | Naturally regenerating forest with signs of management e.g. logging, clear cuts etc. | Forest is managed with signs of logging (including selected logging) in the 100 m pixel or nearby, but there are no signs of planting. |
Temperate plantation | Planted forest | Forest is managed and there are signs that the forest has been planted in the 100 m pixel. Rotation time is relatively long ( >15 years). |
Tropical plantation | Plantation forest | Intensively managed forest plantations for timber with short rotation (15 years max). |
