Effect of thinning on stem form and wood characteristics of teak (Tectona grandis) in a humid tropical site in Costa Rica

Silva Fennica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 217-225

  Pérez, Diego ^a   Kanninen, Markku ^b  

^a Ambiente Tierra SA   (Costa Rica)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Basic density; Form factor; Heartwood; Sapwood; Stem taper

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; WOOD;

HUMID TROPICAL SITES; TEAK PLANTATION; THINNING INTENSITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

THINNING;

COSTA RICA; FORESTRY; HEART WOOD; STEMS; TECTONA; THINNING; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; WOOD; WOOD DENSITY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 21244455647     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.385     Document Type: Article

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