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mechanical control


The use of physical practices to reduce the incidence of undesirable plants such as mowing, plowing or hand pulling.
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prescribed burn


The controlled application of fire to wildland fuels to produce the fire behavior and characteristics required to attain resource management objectives.
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advanced ecological status


A biotic community with a high coefficient of similarity to a defined or perceived potential natural community from an ecological site, usually late seral or potential natural community ecological status.
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annual


Living through only one growing season.
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aspect


The compass direction of slope of the land.
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basal area


The cross-sectional area of a tree stem measured at 4 ½ feet above the ground, expressed in square feet per acre.
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basal leaves


Produced at the ground level.
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best management practice


Resource management practices that are designed to prevent or reduce undesirable side effects to implementation of management actions.
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biennial


A plant that lives for two years.
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biodiversity


The number of species, the amount of genetic variation or the number of community types present in a area.
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