silvics

[ sil-viks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the scientific study of trees and their environment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of silvics¹

First recorded in 1945–50; from Latin silv(a) “woodland” + -ics

Example Sentences

For the present a periodic or irregular yield, temporary means of transport, constantly changing crews, and an almost total ignorance of the silvics of all but a few of the most important trees—all combine to enforce the simplest silvicultural treatment and the utmost concentration of purpose on the two main objects of forestry, which are the production of a net revenue and the perpetuation of the forest.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the facts embraced in Silvics which explain the composition, character, and form of the forest; the success or failure of tree species in competition with each other; the distribution of trees and of forests; the development of each tree in height, diameter, and volume; its form and length of life; the methods of its reproduction; and the effect of all these upon the nature and the evolution of the city of trees, and upon forest types and their life histories.

From Project Gutenberg

He must know the way they are made and the way they grow; but far more important than all else, he must base his knowledge upon that part of forestry which is called Silvics, the knowledge of the relation of trees to light, heat, and moisture, to the soil, and to each other.

From Project Gutenberg

It is based upon Silvics, which is the knowledge of the habits or behavior of trees in their relations to light, heat, and moisture, to the air and soil, and to each other.

From Project Gutenberg

Silvics is the foundation of his professional capacity, and as a student he can better afford to scamp any part of his training rather than this.

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