Compare the practices of shelterwood cutting, clearcutting, and seed-tree cutting. ANSWER:
Clearcutting removes all the trees within a certain area at one time. Shelterwood cutting also removes all the trees in an area, but does it in stages over several years. Seed-tree cutting removes all the trees except for a select number of mature trees that can then reseed the area. Seed-tree cutting and shelterwood cutting allow for the harvested areas to recover over time without direct intervention