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Biomass Production by Fast-Growing Trees

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Editors:
  1. J. S. Pereira

    1. Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

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  2. J. J. Landsberg

    1. CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, Lyneham, Australia

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series E: (NSSE, volume 166)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Light Interception, Light Use Efficiency and Assimilate Partitioning in Poplar and Willow Stands

    • M. G. R. Cannell
    Pages 1-12

  3. Water Relations and Growth of Roots and Leaves of Woody Plants

    • W. J. Davies, S. Rhizopoulou, R. Sanderson, G. Taylor, J. C. Metcalfe, Jianhua Zhang
    Pages 13-36

  4. Water Stress Limitations to Tree Productivity

    • J. S. Pereira, S. Pallardy
    Pages 37-56

  5. Dry-Matter Partitioning and Fine-Root Production in Forests — New Approaches to a Difficult Problem

    • Dan Santantonio
    Pages 57-72

  6. Internal and External Cycling of Nutrients in Forest Stands

    • Hugh G. Miller
    Pages 73-80

  7. Changes in Soil Properties under Eucalyptus Plantations in Portugal

    • M. A. V. Madeira
    Pages 81-99

  8. Optimization of Biomass Production in Eucalyptus Globulus Plantations. — A Case Study

    • J. S. Pereira, S. Linder, M. C. Araújo, H. Pereira, T. Ericsson, N. Borralho et al.
    Pages 101-121

  9. A Modular Structure for Plant Growth Simulation Models

    • James F. Reynolds, Basil Acock, Robert L. Dougherty, John D. Tenhunen
    Pages 123-134

  10. Quinta: A Physiologically-Based Growth Simulator for Drought Adapted Woody Plant Species

    • J. D. Tenhunen, J. F. Reynolds, O. L. Lange, R. L. Dougherty, P. C. Harley, J. Kummerow et al.
    Pages 135-168

  11. Simulation of the Role of Stress on Radiation Absorption, Assimilation, Transpiration and Water Use Efficiency of Stands of Eucalyptus Globulus

    • P. G. Jarvis, Y. P. Wang, N. M. G. Borralho, J. S. Pereira
    Pages 169-179

  12. Research Priorities in Field Experiments on Fast-Growing Tree Plantations: Implications of a Mathematical Production Model

    • R. E. McMurtrie, J. J. Landsberg, S. Linder
    Pages 181-207

  13. Modeling the Dependence of Forest Growth on Environmental Influences

    • E. David Ford, Susan L. Bassow
    Pages 209-229

  14. Improvement of Eucalypts for Fuel and Fiber in California

    • F. Thomas Ledig
    Pages 231-245

  15. Strategies for the Genetic Improvement of Yield in Eucalyptus

    • A. R. Griffin
    Pages 247-265

  16. Rejuvenation and Clonal Silviculture for Eucalyptus and Forest Species Harvested through Short Rotation

    • A. Franclet, M. Boulay
    Pages 267-274

  17. Utilization Strategies for Forest Biomass from Short Rotation Tree Plantations

    • F. C. Hummel
    Pages 275-280

  18. Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency Project

    • J. S. Pereira, J. J. Landsberg
    Pages 281-284

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 285-288
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About this book

Even though most of the biomass of the planet is in forests, we live in a world where wood as a raw material and its products are increasingly scarce. This is particularly so in important areas such as the European Community, which is far from self-sufficient in terms of wood. In recent years the need to intensify forest production and, in some cases, to uti­ lize abandoned agricultural land for forestry has focussed world-wide attention on the economic importance of fast-growing tree plantations. These are usually managed as short "rotations" (growing cycles) of less than 15 years, often for the production of industrial raw materials or biomass for energy. Under the designation of fast-growing tree plantations, or short­ rotation silviculture, one may find ecosystems managed for different economic objectives, with different intensities of technical intervention and different levels of productivity. They may include any of a wide range of species grown under various environmental conditions. A common factor, however, is the greater possibility that exists, relative to conventional forestry, for manipulation of both the environment and the genetics of the trees.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

    J. S. Pereira

  • CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, Lyneham, Australia

    J. J. Landsberg

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biomass Production by Fast-Growing Trees

  • Editors: J. S. Pereira, J. J. Landsberg

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series E:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2348-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1989

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0208-7Published: 30 June 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7557-2Published: 26 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-2348-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0168-132X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 288

  • Topics: Tree Biology, Forestry Management

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