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Preserve hardwoods and limes

Habitat	Function	Type of work
Forest	Living environment	Clear-cutting

In order to maintain biodiversity and ensure ecological coherence, forest management shall maintain the structural elements of habitats (e.g. trees from the previous felling period, old-growth trees and stumps, flatwoods, hardwoods, hollow trees, trees with burn marks, shrub species and species of trees that are not very common in the forest), also taking into account their potential impact on forest health, timber quality, ecosystem condition and human safety.

Description of the action

Retain hardwoods and lime trees to an extent that does not prevent new growth.

Why?

Deciduous trees and lime trees provide specific habitats for several species. For the most part, these tree species do not form stands in Estonia, for both natural and economic reasons. It is therefore necessary to have them as isolated specimens in the landscape (including parks, cemeteries, wooded meadows, yards).

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