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020			_a9783319018270 _9978-3-319-01827-0
024	7		_a10.1007/978-3-319-01827-0 _2doi
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100	1		_aWest, P. W. _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aGrowing Plantation Forests _h[electronic resource] / _cby P. W. West.
250			_a2nd ed. 2014.
264		1	_aCham : _bSpringer International Publishing : _bImprint: Springer, _c2014.
300			_aXII, 329 p. 44 illus., 15 illus. in color. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
505	0		_aPlantation 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.
520			_aThis book describes the scientific principles that are used throughout the world to ensure the rapid, healthy growth of forest plantations. As the population of the world increases so does the amount of wood people use. Large areas of natural forests are being cleared every year and converted to other uses. Almost as large an area of plantation forests is being established annually to replace those lost natural forests. Eventually, plantations will produce a large proportion of the wood used around the world for firewood, building, the manufacture of paper and bioenergy. Forest plantations can also provide various environmental benefits including carbon storage, rehabilitation of degraded land, serving as disposal sites for various forms of industrial or agricultural waste and enhancing biodiversity in regions that have been largely cleared for agriculture. Whatever their motivation, plantation forest growers want their plantations to be healthy and grow rapidly to achieve their purpose as soon as possible. This book discusses how this is done. It is written for a worldwide audience, from forestry professionals and scientists through to small plantation growers, and describes how plantations may be grown responsibly and profitably.
650		0	_aLife sciences.
650		0	_aForestry.
650		0	_aForestry management.
650		0	_aTrees.
650		0	_aForest products.
650	1	4	_aLife Sciences.
650	2	4	_aForestry Management.
650	2	4	_aForestry.
650	2	4	_aTree Biology.
650	2	4	_aWood Science & Technology.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9783319018263
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01827-0
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