Potential and actual productivity of stem wood in forestry.

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  • J.H. Becking

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18174/njas.v10i5.17577

Abstract

The author discusses critically Paterson's climatic index for potential vegetative productivity (C.V.P.), Weck's emendation thereof [cf. F.A. 19 No. 2134], and other literature, and draws up a revised index for calculating stemwood production of the different forest types of the world. According to this revision, tropical lowland and mountain rain forest production will greatly exceed that of temperate regions. Stemwood production in dry-matter tons per ha. is compared for a number of European and tropical tree species; the revised index for estimating potential stemwood production agrees quite well with the data. KEYWORDS: CVP index \ Climate CVP index \ Dry matter production \ Increment stemwood \ site class assessment \ site factors \ site class assessment \ site factors \ assessment based \ CVP index \ site class assessment \ site factors \ assessment based \ stemwood production (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

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1962-12-01

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