From: Sustainable forest biomass: a review of current residue harvesting guidelines
Action or practicea | North America | Europe |
---|---|---|
General forest practice (any action) | 100 | 80 |
 Inventory resources | 90 | 70 |
 Create pre-harvest management plan | 95 | 50 |
 Close-out proceduresb | 24 | 0 |
Biomass and forest management (any action) | 95 | 90 |
 Restrict harvest in old growth | 48 | 60 |
 Even- or uneven-aged stand management | 52 | 90 |
 "High-grading" or diameter-limit cutting | 24 | 10 |
 Damage to remaining trees | 33 | 40 |
 Regeneration | 38 | 10 |
 Reduction of fuels for wildfire | 43 | 10 |
 Burning post-harvest residue | 14 | 50 |
 Diseases, pests or invasive species | 67 | 40 |
 Salvage logging | 76 | 30 |
 Conversion to plantations | 48 | 10 |