Growing Plantation Forests

• Main Author: West, Philip W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: 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...

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
• Mixed-Species Plantations
• Conclusion.