A study was carried out in a 20 year-old secondary forest situated on the campus of the University of Ucayali, 4 km from the city of Pucallpa, Peruvian Amazon. Botanical and ethno-botanical inventories were made of all trees greater than 10 cm dbh growing on an half hectare plot on very demineral...
Sánchez, J.G.
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Tournon, Jacques
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[Evaluacion fitosociologica y etnobotanica de un bosque secundario cerca de Pucalipa- Ucayali, Amazonz peruana]
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Evaluacion fitosociologica y etnobotanica de un bosque secundario cerca de Pucalipa- Ucayali, Amazonz peruana
Mathematical proofs show that rate estimates, for example of mortality and recruitment, will decrease with increasing census interval when obtained from censuses of non-homogeneous populations. This census interval effect could be confounding or perhaps even driving conclusions from comparative s...
Lewis, S.L.
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Phillips, O.L.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Vinceti, B.
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Baker, T.R.
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Brown, S.
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Graham, A.W.
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Higuchi, N.
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Hilbert, D.W.
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Laurance, W.F.
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Lejoly, J.
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Malhi, Y.
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Monteagudo, A.
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Vargas, P. NÚÑEz
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Sonke, B.
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Terborgh, J.W.
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Martínez, R.V.
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[Tropical forest tree mortality, recruitment and turnover rates: calculation, interpretation and comparison when census intervals vary]
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Tropical forest tree mortality, recruitment and turnover rates: calculation, interpretation and comparison when census intervals vary
The area of forest plantations in the tropics worldwide is increasing as a response to the expansion of degraded lands. Rural farmers of many regions of the dry and humid areas are responding to government and other incentives, dedicating portions of their land to native and exotic tree plantatio...
Piotto, D.
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Montagnini, F.
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Kanninen, M.
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Ugalde, L.
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Viquez, E.
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[Forest plantations in Costa Rica and Nicaragua: performance of species and preferences of farmers]
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Forest plantations in Costa Rica and Nicaragua: performance of species and preferences of farmers
Guizol, P.
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Ndikumagenge, C.
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[Forest dynamics: the case of Burundi: images, views, farmer innovations and forestry policies]
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Forest dynamics: the case of Burundi: images, views, farmer innovations and forestry policies
Many trees are important to local communities for health, income, nutrition, and construction purposes, and to timber companies for their wood. Timber production and exports have increased in Central Africa over the last decade. Furthermore, the number of species exploited for timber purposes hav...
Ndoye, O.
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[Timber harvesting, non timber forest products and rural livelihoods in Central Africa]
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Timber harvesting, non timber forest products and rural livelihoods in Central Africa
This report details the results of a consultancy that aimed to: (i) identify tree planting activities currently prominent in Indonesia; (ii) seek reasons for their ascendancy; (iii) monitor perceptions of local and transmigrant populations regarding the opportunities and constraints associated wi...
Over the last ten years there has been an increasing emphasis on development of plantation estates for both wood fiber and agricultural crops such as oil palm. The principles for sustainable development and establishment of industrial plantations also account for the social, environmental and bio...
Poulsen, J.
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Applegate, G.
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Raymond, D.
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[Linking C&I to a code of practice for industrial tropical tree plantations]
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Linking C&I to a code of practice for industrial tropical tree plantations
Studies predicting diameter at breast height (dbh) from stump height measurements are numerous but none had been conducted in Malinau distric, East Kalimantan. The objective of this study is to develop a relationship between stump height and dbh in order to predict dbh from diameter at estimated ...
Iskandar, H.
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Hubble, D.L.
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MacDicken, K.G.
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[Estimating DBH of commercial trees from stump measurement in Malinau, East Kalimantan]
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Estimating DBH of commercial trees from stump measurement in Malinau, East Kalimantan
Exotic tree species predominate in reforestation in tropical regions worldwide. However, some native species are suitable for plantations, providing a wider variety of products. Adequate government programs of incentives, coupled with good technical advice to farmers, are needed to stimulate refo...
Piotto, D.
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Montagnini, F.
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Ugalde, L.
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Kanninen, M.
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[Performance of forest plantations in small and medium-sized farms in the Atlantic lowlands of Costa Rica]
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Performance of forest plantations in small and medium-sized farms in the Atlantic lowlands of Costa Rica
Sizer, N.
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Downes, D.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Tree trade: liberalization of international commerce in forest products: risks and opportunities]
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Tree trade: liberalization of international commerce in forest products: risks and opportunities