A review of dipterocarps: taxonomy, ecology and silviculture

Appanah, S.; Turnbull, John

doi:10.17528/cifor/000463

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“…The Philippine Selective System was the first selection system in the region to be adopted for mixed-dipterocarp hill forests (Reyes 1968, Appanah 1998. The system was developed in the 1950s and purposefully attempted such techniques with moderate success by insuring that 70% of all timbers between 20 and 60 cm remained after removal of the large timbers, thinning the canopy, and liberating advance regeneration.…”

Section: Selection Methods and Their Variantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Regeneration methods for dipterocarp forests of wet tropical Asia

Ashton¹

2003

The Forestry Chronicle

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Dipterocarp forests of the Asian wet tropics have a long history of silvicultural research. This paper provides a review of this history and a summary of the ecological principles guiding the regeneration methods used. Dipterocarp forests are here defined as those of the seasonally wet regions of Thailand, Burma, and India, and those that are considered of the mixed dipterocarp forest type that dominate the aseasonal wet regions of Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and parts of Indonesia and the Philippines. Two silvicultural regeneration methods are described, shelterwoods and their variants, and selection systems. Both systems can be justified but emphasis is given to the development of shelterwood and selection regeneration methods that are tailored to the particular biological and social context at hand. The paper concludes with a call for improved land-use planning and stand typing to better integrate service and protection values with those values focused on commodity production.

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Section: Selection Methods and Their Variantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Regeneration methods for dipterocarp forests of wet tropical Asia

Ashton¹

2003

The Forestry Chronicle

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“…Dipterocarps are not only a key resource in particular in tropical Southeast-Asia (Whitmore 1975), but they are also among the most important tropical timbers for trading (trade names: meranti, balau for Shorea spp., keruing for Dipterocarpus spp., kapur for Dryobalanops, etc.). In many regions, dipterocarps are critically endangered due to forest destruction and non-sustainable forest management leaving only secondary forests of little commercial value after logging (Appanah & Turnbull 1998).…”

Section: Importance Of Dipterocarps In Southeast-asian Forestsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The large number of commercial species needs to be taken into consideration for the development of tools for wood identification. The wood from more than 100 species belonging to the species-rich genus Shorea is differentiated into only a few trade names (white meranti, yellow meranti, dark red and light red meranti; see Appanah & Turnbull 1998).…”

Section: Importance Of Dipterocarps In Southeast-asian Forestsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Wood production, wood technology, and biotechnological impacts

Kües¹

2007

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“…Although some dipterocarp species (e.g. Hopea odorata) have been widely planted, and empirical knowledge accumulated 2,3 , knowledge of dipterocarp species indigenous to local areas remains limited.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Dipterocarpus baudii, Shorea leprosula) show optimum photosynthetic or growth performance under moderate light conditions in the initial growth stages 11,29 . While dipterocarp species are mostly light-demanding 3 , different species are adapted to a wide range of light conditions and/or soil fertilities 5 . This means an optimal environment specific to each dipterocarp species must be identified.…”

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confidence: 99%