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Forest stand
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<p>A forest stand is a contiguous <a href="/facts/Plant_community/uoyIghLB">community</a> of <a href="/facts/Tree/HVVn3srN">trees</a> sufficiently uniform in composition, structure, <a href="/facts/Forest_inventory/QdTpk4AR">age, size, class</a>, distribution, spatial arrangement, condition, or location on a site of uniform quality to distinguish it from adjacent communities. </p><p>A <a href="/facts/Forest/RnMtb31v">forest</a> is a "collection of stands" also utilizing the practices of <a href="/facts/Forestry/puvod5MV">forestry</a>. Stand level modelling is a type of modelling in the <a href="/facts/Forest_sciences/puvod5MV">forest sciences</a> in which the main unit is a forested stand. </p>