Growing Plantation Forests

This book describes the scientific principles that are used throughout the world to ensure the rapid, healthy growth of forest plantations. It details how plantations can be grown both responsibly and profitably.

New edition of the textbook Describes how plantations may be grown responsibly and profitably Interesting for a worldwide audience, from forestry professionals and scientists through to small plantation growers Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Professor Phil West has been a forest scientist for over 40 years. His research specialities concern the growth behaviour of forests. He is presently a forestry consultant and teaches both plantation forestry and forest measurement in the forestry school of Southern Cross University in northern New South Wales, Australia.

Inhalt
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.- 13 Mixed-Species Plantations.- Silviculture and Sustainability.