Experimental analysis shows preference for selection cuts in softwood areas, suggesting aesthetic value in forest management.
Color photos were used to elicit preferences of five groups of respondents for undisturbed forest stands versus 10- to 12-year-old selection cutting areas in Adirondack hardwood and softwood stands. The respondents preferred cut to uncut stands in softwoods but found both equally attractive in hardwood stands.
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