"selective felling" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to the process of carefully choosing which trees to cut down in a forest, as opposed to clearcutting where all trees are cut down. It is commonly used in discussions about sustainable forestry practices. Example: The conservation group advocated for selective felling in the forest, arguing that it would maintain a diverse ecosystem while still allowing for timber harvesting.
Deforestation, selective felling of mature trees within remaining forests and the replacement of old trees (which produce most seeds) with young trees reduced food supplies and nesting areas for the pigeons.
We compared: (1) even-aged recently clear-felled stand, (2) even-aged recently thinned stand, (3) uneven-aged stands subjected to selective felling with (4) uneven-aged reference stands to evaluate whether abundance, species richness and composition of beetles (Coleoptera) were affected differently by even-aged than by uneven-aged management.
In a randomized split plot block design, three methods of canopy treatment (selective felling, selective girdling and untreated control) were combined with two methods of sub-canopy treatment (slashing woody stems or untreated control) and seedlings from four dipterocarp species were used for under-planting.
They allow selective felling and developing the new tree generation from advance regeneration.
The unscientific forest exploitation by the industrial sector peaked with the impetus of forest based industries during the period from 1960 to the 1980's leading to selective felling of trees in the evergreen forests (Gadgil and Chandran 1989).
This species should be controlled by selective felling to allow regeneration of the native flora.
Harvesting includes marking the trees to be removed (in selective cutting), felling and processing (conversion) of trees, and transportation of the wood from the felling site, or stump area, to a roadside storage site or a central processing yard (landing) in the forest.
Selective, gradual felling of the conifers, which prevents the forest floor being suddenly exposed to too much light, can allow the native woodland plants to regenerate and stop fast-growing species such as bramble and bracken taking over.
Forests degraded by logging are considerably affected by selective tree felling; many stumps of timber species such as Cedrus deodara and Pinus wallichiana and preferred fuelwood species such as Quercus spp. can be found.
Mr Tyrie said his evidence was at times "highly selective" and "fell well short of the standard that Parliament expects, particularly from such an experienced and senior witness".
The Conservative MP said Mr Diamond's evidence was at times "highly selective" and "fell well short of the standard that Parliament expects, particularly from such an experienced and senior witness".
