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
Jintao Xu
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Bull, G.Q.
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Nilsson, S.
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White, A.
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Pottinger, A.J.
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[Forestry in China - policy, consumption and production in forestry's newest superpower]
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Forestry in China - policy, consumption and production in forestry's newest superpower
The most important timber species in Neotropics, mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) is still harvested from natural forests. The difficulty of ensuring its regeneration in logged-over forests was a primary reason for listing this species in CITES appendix II in 2003, requiring producer countries to...
Snook, L.K.
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[Sustaining mahogany: research and silviculture in Mexico's community forests]
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Sustaining mahogany: research and silviculture in Mexico's community forests
Sist, P.
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García Fernandez, C.
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Sabogal, C.
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[IUFRO international seminar-workshop towards better management practices in tropical humid forests: developing principles and recommendations for the Amazon Basin]
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IUFRO international seminar-workshop towards better management practices in tropical humid forests: developing principles and recommendations for the Amazon Basin
Forest concessions are currently in a state of flux. Despite mitigated results in some regions, they are still hailed as the path to sustainable forest management on other continents. Using geographical, economic, and political viewpoints, this article offers a multidisciplinary perspective to ac...
Singer, B.
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Karsenty, A.
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[Can concessions be justified?: a multidisciplinary perspective from Africa and beyond]
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Can concessions be justified?: a multidisciplinary perspective from Africa and beyond
Cameroon’s forests have a high biodiversity value. The government of Cameroon put in place new forestry and wildlife management legislation in 1994, with an emphasis on the management of logging concessions. Paradoxically, the reform of the forest law occurred at a time when many social groups w...
Assembe-Mvondo, S.
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[Volume state failure and governance in vulnerable states: An assessment of forest law compliance and enforcement in Cameroon]
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Volume state failure and governance in vulnerable states: An assessment of forest law compliance and enforcement in Cameroon
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.
,
Snook, L.K.
,
[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