To determine the regeneration dynamics and growth rate of mahogany in the natural tropical forests of Quintana Roo, oral histories were used to find essentially even-aged stands that had become established naturally between 2 and 75 years ago, after a hurricane, forest fires, or mechanical distru...
Snook, L.K.
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[Regeneracion y crecimiento de la caoba (Swietenia macrophylla King) en selvas de Quintana Roo]
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Regeneracion y crecimiento de la caoba (Swietenia macrophylla King) en selvas de Quintana Roo
To mimic catastropic disturbances which have favored the establishment of natural stands rich in mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), two 5000 square meter clearings were established in each locations using each of three treatments: complete felling; slash and burn; machine-clearing with uprooted al...
Snook, L.K.
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Negreros-Castillo, P.
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[Regenerating mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) on clearing in Mexico's Maya forest: the effects of clearing method and cleaning on seedling survival and growth]
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Regenerating mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) on clearing in Mexico's Maya forest: the effects of clearing method and cleaning on seedling survival and growth
To mimic catastrophic disturbances which favor the natural regeneration of mahogany, eight 5000 m2 clearings were established in production forests in Quintana Roo, Mexico using each of three treatments: complete felling; slashing, felling and burning; or machine-clearing, which uprooted all prio...
Snook, L.K.
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Negreros-Castillo, P.
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[Patch clearcutting to regenerate mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) and sustain forest value in the Mayan ejidos of Mexico [poster]]
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Patch clearcutting to regenerate mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) and sustain forest value in the Mayan ejidos of Mexico [poster]
In 2002, mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) was listed on Appendix II of CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species). This requires that all producing countries define and implement sustainable production systems for mahogany, the most commercially important neotropical timb...
Snook, L.K.
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Santos Jimenez, M.
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Carreon Mundo, M.
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Chan Rivas, C.
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May Ek, F.J.
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Mas Kantun, P.
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Nolasco Morales, A.
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Hernández Hernández, C.
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Escobar Ruiz, C.
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[Managing natural forests for sustainable harvests of mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla): experiences in Mexico's community forests]
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Managing natural forests for sustainable harvests of mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla): experiences in Mexico's community forests
Snook, L.K.
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Negreros-Castillo, P.
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Camara-Cabrales, L.
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O'Connor, J.
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Toledo-Sotillo, M.
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Chow, J.
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Cohen, J.
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Buppert, G.
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Robinson, C.
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Zukerberg, M.
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[Sosteniendo la mara (Swietenia macrophylla King): nuevos conocimientos sobre su regeneración en la Selva Maya [poster]]
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Sosteniendo la mara (Swietenia macrophylla King): nuevos conocimientos sobre su regeneración en la Selva Maya [poster]
Snook, L.K.
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López, C.
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[Executive summary: outcome of the Workshop on Regeneration of Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King): Results of Seven Years of Collaborative Research, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico November 5 – 7, 2003]
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Executive summary: outcome of the Workshop on Regeneration of Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King): Results of Seven Years of Collaborative Research, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico November 5 – 7, 2003
Four years of annual diameter measurements of 75 big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) trees in natural forests in northwestern Belize were analyzed to determine growth rates. Mean diameter increment among the sample trees exceeded 1 cm y-1, with slightly higher growth rates among trees ...
Shono, K.
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Snook, L.K.
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[Growth of big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) in natural forests in Belize]
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Growth of big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) in natural forests in Belize
The annual diameter measurements four years of 75 big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) trees in natural forests in northwestern Belize were analyzed to determine growth rates. Mean diameter increment exceeded 1 cm year-1, with slightly higher growth rates in trees > 50 cm dbh. Inter-ind...
Shono, K.
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Snook, L.K.
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[Growth of big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) in natural forests in Belize]
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Growth of big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) in natural forests in Belize
Big-leaf mahogany was studied on nine mixed-species stands that became established naturally between 2 and 75 years ago after catastrophic disturbances (hurricane blowdown, fire, or bulldozer clearing). More than 50% of adult big-leaf mahogany trees had survived a severe hurricane, leaving 2.8 se...
Snook, L.K.
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[Regeneration, growth and sustainability of mahogany in Mexico's Yucatan forests]
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Regeneration, growth and sustainability of mahogany in Mexico's Yucatan forests
Although mahogany, the most commercially important timber tree in Neotropical forests, is widely acknowledged to be threatened by unsustainable logging which does not provide for its regeneration, its fruiting dynamics are poorly understood. During each of six successive years, the authors measur...
Snook, L.K.
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Camara-Cabrales, L.
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Kelty, M.J.
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[Six years of fruit production by mahogany trees (Swietenia macrophylla King): patterns of variation and implications for sustainability]
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Six years of fruit production by mahogany trees (Swietenia macrophylla King): patterns of variation and implications for sustainability