Silvology
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Silvology (Latin, silva or sylva, "forests and woods"; and Ancient Greek: -λογία, -logia, "science of or study of") is the study of forests and woods, incorporating both the understanding of natural forest ecosystems and the design of silvicultural systems.
Silvology is seen as a single science for forestry and was first used by Roeloff Oldeman.[1] It integrates the study of forests and forest ecology, dealing with single tree autecology and natural forest ecology.
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Relationship with dendrology and other terms [edit]
- Arboriculture is the management of individual trees.
- Dendrology is the study of woody plants, a branch of botany.
- Forestry is the management of forests and woods.
- Horticulture is the culture of plants.
- Silviculture concerns the culture of forests and woods.
Noted silvologists [edit]
- Gabriel Hemery
- Roeloff Oldeman
- Alexander Dubcek
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References [edit]
- ^ Oldeman, R.A.A. (1990). Forests: elements of silvology. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. p. 624. ISBN ISBN 0-387-51883-5.
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