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CREATION OF SILVICULTURAL PLAN: TREATMENT OF TROPICAL SECONDARY FOREST

STAND INVENTORY FOR SILVICULTURAL FORMULATION

Information <- inventory Stand inventory -> trees dbh 10 cm, girth 31,4 cm Calculate tree basal area, g = 0.25 * * d2 . . . . . . . . cm2 Stand basal area, G = gi H = (htop hbase) / (hpole-hbase) * 4 m Form factor, f clear bole = 0,65, f tree = 0,45 V tree = gi * hi * f . . . . . . m3 V stand = G.h.f . . . . . . m3
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General facts of forest stands

G primary forest 30-40 m2/ha. V (clear bole wood) primary forest 300-400 m3/ha. H dominant trees 50-60 m. Which method of wood harvesting: clear cutting, selective cutting.

Silvicultural consideration

Regeneration method: selective cutting vs clear cutting, planting vs natural regeneration Choice of tree species to be cultivated: commercial value, local culture value Production goal: construction woods, agroforestry products, recreational goal Rotation alternatives: uniform, multi-stage

Plantation tending
- weeding: absolutely necessary - replanting: to avoid increment loss - fertilization: improving stand increment (height) - cleaning: removal bad shaped young trees - singling: removal undesired stem
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Stand tending: only for producing construction wood

Thinning:

improving diameter increment of the crop trees Pruning: improving clear bole wood of the crop trees.