Poor stem form as a potential limitation to private investment in koa plantation forestry in Hawaii

Small-scale Forestry

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-262

  Scowcroft, Paul G ^a   Friday, James B ^b   Haraguchi, Janis ^a   Idol, Travis ^b   Dudley, Nicklos S ^c  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c Hawaii Agricultural Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia koa; Genetic tree improvement; Merchantable wood volume; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; INCENTIVE; LANDHOLDING; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SILVICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ACACIA; ACACIA KOA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77951975251     PISSN: 18737617     EISSN: 18737854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11842-009-9107-1     Document Type: Article

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