Ebook: Growing Plantation Forests
Author: Professor Philip W. West (auth.)
- Tags: Forestry Management, Forestry, Tree Biology, Wood Science & Technology
- Year: 2006
- Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Language: English
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Plantation forests are grown to supply wood and to provide environmental benefits, such as waste disposal, rehabilitation of degraded sites, enhancement of regional biodiversity and reduction of logging in native forests. In a highly readable fashion, this book describes the scientific principles which are used throughout the world to ensure rapid, healthy plantation growth. It is written for a world-wide audience, from forestry professionals and scientists through to small plantation growers, to describe how plantations may be grown responsibly and profitably.
Plantation forests are grown to supply wood and to provide environmental benefits, such as waste disposal, rehabilitation of degraded sites, enhancement of regional biodiversity and reduction of logging in native forests. In a highly readable fashion, this book describes the scientific principles which are used throughout the world to ensure rapid, healthy plantation growth. It is written for a world-wide audience, from forestry professionals and scientists through to small plantation growers, to describe how plantations may be grown responsibly and profitably.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Plantation Forests....Pages 1-7
Biology of Plantation Growth....Pages 9-24
Growth Rates and Wood Quality....Pages 25-44
Choosing the Species and Site....Pages 45-54
Establishment....Pages 55-83
Nutrient Management....Pages 85-102
Stand Density and Initial Spacing....Pages 103-120
Thinning....Pages 121-135
Pruning....Pages 137-153
Pests....Pages 155-175
Diseases....Pages 177-189
Tree Breeding....Pages 191-217
Mixed-Species Plantations....Pages 219-230
Conclusion....Pages 231-233
Back Matter....Pages 235-304
Plantation forests are grown to supply wood and to provide environmental benefits, such as waste disposal, rehabilitation of degraded sites, enhancement of regional biodiversity and reduction of logging in native forests. In a highly readable fashion, this book describes the scientific principles which are used throughout the world to ensure rapid, healthy plantation growth. It is written for a world-wide audience, from forestry professionals and scientists through to small plantation growers, to describe how plantations may be grown responsibly and profitably.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Plantation Forests....Pages 1-7
Biology of Plantation Growth....Pages 9-24
Growth Rates and Wood Quality....Pages 25-44
Choosing the Species and Site....Pages 45-54
Establishment....Pages 55-83
Nutrient Management....Pages 85-102
Stand Density and Initial Spacing....Pages 103-120
Thinning....Pages 121-135
Pruning....Pages 137-153
Pests....Pages 155-175
Diseases....Pages 177-189
Tree Breeding....Pages 191-217
Mixed-Species Plantations....Pages 219-230
Conclusion....Pages 231-233
Back Matter....Pages 235-304
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