högstubbar

English translation: high stumps

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Swedish term or phrase:högstubbar
English translation:high stumps
Entered by: Ciarán Rooney

12:14 Aug 26, 2009
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Forestry / Wood / Timber
Swedish term or phrase: högstubbar
Tillverkning av nya högstubbar är ett sätt att imitera naturens egen produktion av död ved
Ciarán Rooney
Ireland
Local time: 09:18
high stumps
Explanation:
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Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 04:18
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5high stumps
Charles Ek
4snag
Gayle Rolando (X)


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
high stumps


Explanation:
See reference link for the example sentences.

(Yes, Ulf, I'm tempting fate here with another "100%" answer. :-) )

Example sentence(s):
  • A common practice in Sweden is to create high stumps at final cutting. We evaluated the importance of high stumps for saproxylic (wood-dependent) beetles in a boreal forest landscape in central Sweden.

    Reference: http://rparticle.web-p.cisti.nrc.ca/rparticle/AbstractTempla...
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 04:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 22
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
snag


Explanation:
The term snag is an alternative to high stump, both seem to be used with equal regularity within the forestry industry.

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Note added at 20 hrs (2009-08-27 08:54:15 GMT)
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Sorry - that should be plural: snags!


    Reference: http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/27664
Gayle Rolando (X)
Sweden
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 6
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