Considered to be favorable to the largest number of species in a particular region. Specific steps prescribed to achieve specific management objectives. If the management objective is to maintain an oak component in a mixed stand, the silvicultural prescription may include opening up the forest canopy to initiate the establishment of seedlings of shade-intolerant oaks. If undesirable species are dominating the canopy and a desirable species is becoming established in the understory, the silvicultural prescription may be to remove overstory trees to release the suppressed desirable species. Thinning and planting are other examples.
Different potentials facilitate growth of some species and limit growth of others.
Consequently, site potential has a strong effect on plant community development. Site type A portion of land characterized by specific physical properties that affect ecosystem functions and differ from other portions of land. In some regions, formal site classifications have been developed, but in most instances site type differentiation and interpretation will have to be developed by individual resource professionals from available literature, maps and direct observation. The mixture of tree species. A plant's ability to tolerate conditions under a forest canopy.