Growth of big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) in natural forests in Belize

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-73

  Shono, K ^a,c   Snook, L K ^b  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^c FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Natural forest management; Silviculture; Sustainability; Tropical moist forest; Volume

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; HARVESTING; VEGETATION;

NATURAL FOREST MANAGEMENT; SILVICULTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; TROPICAL MOIST FOREST; VOLUME;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; PLANTS;

SWIETENIA; SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA;

EID: 33645504614     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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