0 present participle of coppice
1 to cut trees or bushes back in order to form a small, closely planted area
The slight coppicing of large branches extending into the plot prior to cropping was not enough to curb competition effects.
In this forest, with its sparse crowns, lack of seed bank and unfavourable conditions for seedling establishment, coppicing is the main mechanism of regeneration.
Furthermore, elephants move to foraging areas outside the park during the wet season, allowing trees to recover from dry season browsing through coppicing.
In order to study the effects of coppicing, two strategies were undertaken.
Post-fallow resprouts of coppicing tree species in (experiment 1) were allowed to grow in the dry season.
It should be possible to introduce a form of coppicing whereby the sprouts of a stump can be logged again after a given time interval.
Mortality and coppicing were also noted and the cause(s) stated if known.
Despite the increase in damage to trees in the 1-5 m height class, the majority were in average to good condition and many damaged trees had responded by coppicing.
