Plantations and Plantation Timber
The definition of plantation (as used in the National Forestry Inventory Australia's State of the Forest Report 2003):
Plantation - Intensively managed stands of trees of either native or exotic species created by the regular placement of seedlings or seeds.
Plantations (both hardwood and softwood) are a significant feature of Tasmania's landscape, and have been for almost half a century.
Plantations are established for a variety of reasons and deliver a range of products and benefits including:
- Sawn timber production.
- Wood fibre and other wood based products.
- Shelterbelts for animals and crops.
- The provision of multiple environmental benefits through addressing land degradation, salinity and soil erosion.
- Generation of biomass.
- Storage of carbon.
Tasmania's total plantation forest estate of 254, 207 hectares covers 3.7% of Tasmania's landmass.
Tasmania's private plantation estate is 150, 407 hectares and covers 2.2% of Tasmania's landmass.
These figures are from the Private Property plantations in the Landscape in Tasmania as at 31 December 2006.
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