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Table 3 Forest management topics addressed in forest biomass harvesting guidelines, as percent occurrence in 21 North American and 10 European jurisdictions or regions

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

  1. aSee Additional file 1: Table ST-3 for more detail
  2. bProcedures that ensure that forest operation is brought to completion, such as final inspection, documentation, etc.