Growing Plantation Forests

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: West, Philip W. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Forestry.; Forestry management.; Trees.; Forest products.; Life Sciences.; Forestry Management.; Tree Biology.; Wood Science & Technology.

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 wh...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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
• Mixed-Species Plantations
• Conclusion.