Growing Plantation Forests

• Main Author: West, P. W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2014.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Forestry.; Forestry management.; Trees.; Forest products.; Life Sciences.; Forestry Management.; Tree Biology.; Wood Science & Technology.

This book describes the scientific principles that are used throughout the world to ensure the rapid, healthy growth of forest plantations. As the population of the world increases so does the amount of wood people use. Large areas of natural forests are being cleared every year and converted to oth...

Table of Contents:

• Plantation Forests
• Biology of Plantation Growth
• Growth Rates and Wood Quality
• Choosing the Species and Site
• Establishment
• Nutrient Management
• Stand Density and Initial Spacing
• Thinning
• Pruning
• Pests
• Diseases
• Tree Breeding
• 13 Mixed-Species Plantations
• Silviculture and Sustainability.