Inclusion of improved forest management as a way to enhance carbon sinks in the Copenhagen Accord of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (December 2009) suggests that forest restoration will play a role in global climate change mitigation under the post-Kyoto agreement. Alth...
Sasaki, N.
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Asner, G.P.
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Knorr, W.
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Durst, P.B.
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Priyadi, H.
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Putz, F.E.
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[Approaches to classifying and restoring degraded tropical forests for the anticipated REDD+ climate change mitigation mechanism]
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Approaches to classifying and restoring degraded tropical forests for the anticipated REDD+ climate change mitigation mechanism
The accumulation and cycling of nutrients in planted forest is essential to the establishment of management practices that can lead to the sustainable production of the forest site. The uptake, accumulation and release of nutrients depend on tree age and stage of development. The knowledge of acc...
Silva, H.D. da
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Ferreira, C.A.
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Bellote, A.F.J.
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[Quantification of the biomass and nutrients in the trunk of Eucalyptus grandis at different ages]
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Quantification of the biomass and nutrients in the trunk of Eucalyptus grandis at different ages
At two sites, where Eucalyptus grandis plantations were 7 and 12 years old, twelve dominant trees were cut and measured. The 12-year-old-trees were 29.4 m mean height, 19.9 cm diameter over bark and estimated volume 0.40 m3 tree-1. The 7 year-old trees were 30.7 m mean height, 20.6 cm diameter an...
Bellote, A.F.J.
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Dedecek, R.A.
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Silva, H.D. da
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Gava, J.L.
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Menegol, O.
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[Nutrient export by clear cutting Eucalyptus grandis of different ages on two sites in Brazil]
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Nutrient export by clear cutting Eucalyptus grandis of different ages on two sites in Brazil
The growing demand for biofuels is promoting the expansion of a number of agricultural commodities, including oil palm (Elaeis guineensis). Oil-palm plantations cover over 13 million ha, primarily in Southeast Asia, where they have directly or indirectly replaced tropical rainforest. We explored ...
Danielsen, F.
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Beukema, H.
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Burgess, N.
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Parish, F.
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Bruhl, C.A.
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Donald, P.F.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Phalan, B.
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Reijnders, L.
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Struebig, M.
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Fitzherbert, e.B.
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[Biofuel plantations on forested lands: double jeopardy for biodiversity and climate]
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Biofuel plantations on forested lands: double jeopardy for biodiversity and climate
Biomass and carbon in Terminalia amazonia plantations in the South of Costa Rica. The study was carried out in a spacing trial with an experimental design consisting of randomized complete blocks, with three treatments and three replicates. Treatments were 2 m x 2 m (2500 trees/ha), 2.5 m x 2.5 m...
Montero, M.
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Kanninen, M.
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[Biomasa y carbono en plantaciones de Terminalia amazonia en la zona Sur de Costa Rica]
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Biomasa y carbono en plantaciones de Terminalia amazonia en la zona Sur de Costa Rica
There are few studies on biomass distribution for Tectona grandis plantations in Costa Rica. This paper reports the distribution of total aboveground biomass of T. grandis and its relationship with diameter at breast height (dbh), age and stand density in plantations across Costa Rica. Foliage, b...
Pérez Cordero, L.D.
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Kanninen, M.
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[Aboveground biomass of Tectona grandis plantations in Costa Rica]
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Aboveground biomass of Tectona grandis plantations in Costa Rica
Data on standing biomass, mean annual increment of carbon stock, and nutrient accumulation in 40 industrial plantations at 21 sites in 11 countries are summarised. Aboveground biomass and mean annual increment of carbon near the harvest age, of these plantations ranged from 44 to 324 t ha-1 and f...
Yamada, M.
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Toma, T.
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Hiratsuka, M.
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Morikawa, Y.
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[Biomass and potential nutrient removal by harvesting in short-rotation plantations]
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Biomass and potential nutrient removal by harvesting in short-rotation plantations
In the present study, prediction equations for biomass were generated from easily measurable parameters such as diameter at breast height (dbh) and total height. Cross validation was carried out between two localities to test whether equations developed for one locality could be used for other lo...
Buvaneswaran, C.
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George, M.
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Pérez, D.
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Kanninen, M.
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[Biomass of teak plantations in Tamil Nadu, India and Costa Rica compared]
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Biomass of teak plantations in Tamil Nadu, India and Costa Rica compared
Chirinda, Ngonidzashe
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Roncossek, Svenja Doreen
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Heckrath, Goswin
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Elsgaard, Lars
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Kaag Thomsen, Ingrid
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Eivind Olesen, Jorgen
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[Root and soil carbon distribution at shoulderslope and footslope positions of temperate toposequences cropped to winter wheat]
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Root and soil carbon distribution at shoulderslope and footslope positions of temperate toposequences cropped to winter wheat