Big-Leaf Mahogany Genetics, Ecology, and Management [Hardcover]

Big-Leaf Mahogany is the most important commercial timber species of the tropics. Current debate concerning whether to protect it as an endangered species has been hampered by the lack of complete, definitive scientific documentation. This book reports on vital research on the ecology of big-leaf mahogany, including genetic variations, regeneration, natural distribution patterns and the silvicutural and trade implications for the tree.Big-Leaf Mahogany is the most important commercial timber species of the tropics. Current debate concerning whether to protect it as an endangered species has been hampered by the lack of complete, definitive scientific documentation. This book reports on vital research on the ecology of big-leaf mahogany, including genetic variations, regeneration, natural distribution patterns and the silvicutural and trade implications for the tree.Preface: Knowledge--and Conserving Mahogany * Mahogany: Tree of the Future * Genetic Variation in Natural Mahogany Populations in Bolivia * Twenty Mahogany Provenances under Different Conditions in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands * Hurricane Damage to Mahogany Crowns Associated with Seed Source * A New Mesoamerican Collection of Big Leaf Mahogany * Photosynthetic Response of Hybrid Mahogany Grown Under Contrasting Light Regimes * Comparative Analysis of the Nutritional Status of Mahogany Plantations in Puerto Rico * Growth-, Water-, and Nutrient-Related Plasticity in Hybrid Mahogany Leaf Development Under Contrasting Light Regimes * Mahogany Regeneration and Growth in Mexico's Yucatan Forests * Regeneration of Big-Leaf Mahogany in Closed and Logged Forests of Southeastern Para, Brazil * Effects of Large-Scale Flooding on Regeneration of Big-Leaf Mahogany in the Bolivian Amazon * Regeneration After Hurricane Disturbance of Big-Leaf and Hybrid Mahogany Plantations in Puerto Rico * Silvicultural Systems for Big-Leaf Mahogany Plantations * Enrichment Planting of Big-Leaf Mahogany and Spanish Cedar in QulCD