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Evaluating ipe (Tabebuia, Bignoniaceae) logging in Amazonia: Sustainable management or catalyst for forest degradation?

Mark Schulze, Auteur ; James Grogan, Auteur ; Chris Uhl, Auteur ; Marco Lentini, Auteur ; Edson Vidal, Auteur

Dans Biological Conservation (141(8) AUG 2008)

Prized for their dense, rot-resistant wood, Tabebuia impetiginosa and T. serratifolia (vernacular name = ipe) are among the most valuable Amazonian timbers. We analyzed the geographical extent, spread and trajectory of ipe logging in Brazilian A[...]

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Growth history and crown vine coverage are principal factors influencing growth and mortality rates of big-leaf mahogany Swietenia macrophylla in Brazil

James Grogan, Auteur ; R. Matthew Landis, Auteur

Dans Journal of Applied Ecology (46(6) DEC 2009)

P>1. Current efforts to model population dynamics of high-value tropical timber species largely assume that individual growth history is unimportant to population dynamics, yet growth autocorrelation is known to adversely affect model prediction[...]

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