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Volume 21 Number 1 Year 2012

16 articles in this issue 

F. Bravo,F. Rodriguez,C. Ordóñez

Growth and yield models at different scales are useful tools for forest stakeholders. Adequate simulation of forest stand conditions after different silvicultural scenarios allows stakeholders to adopt appropriate actions to maintain forest integrity whil... see more

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J. Albuixech Marti,J.J. Camarero,G. Montserrat-Marti

Se estudió la contribución de los patrones de crecimiento secundario y la anatomía de la madera a la coexistencia de dos especies de Quercus (Quercus ilex subsp. ballota —especie de madera de porosidad semi-difusa— y Quercus faginea —especie de madera de ... see more

Pags. 9 - 22  

J.M. Cellini,M. Galarza,S.L. Burns,G.J. Martinez-Pastur,M.V. Lencinas

The objective of this work was to develop equations of thickness profile and bark volume at different heights with easy-measurement variables, taking as a study case Nothofagus pumilio forests, growing in different site qualities and growth phases in Sout... see more

Pags. 23 - 30  

E. Zafeiriou,G. Arabatzis,Th. Koutroumanidis

The present study aims to determine the factors affecting the producer price of the industrial round wood. The factors examined as determinants of the producer price are the volume of domestic production, imports and exports of the industrial round wood i... see more

Pags. 31 - 41  

R. Ruiz-Peinado Gertrudix,G. Montero,M. del Rio

To estimate forest carbon pools from forest inventories it is necessary to have biomass models or biomass expansion factors. In this study, tree biomass models were developed for the main hardwood forest species in Spain: Alnus glutinosa, Castanea sativa,... see more

Pags. 42 - 52  

J. Mongil,L. Martin,J. Navarro,A. Martinez de Azagra

Las series de vegetación que determinan la sucesión de los ecosistemas llevan asociadas series paralelas de números de curva, de umbrales de escorrentía y de disponibilidades hídricas. Las etapas de vegetación más avanzadas de la serie suelen ir asociadas... see more

Pags. 53 - 63  

M.A. Martín,J.B. Alvarez,J.C. Gutierrez,L.M. Martin

A first approximation to the inheritance of cotyledon storage proteins was studied in European sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) by evaluating the offspring of a controlled cross between two local chestnut varieties (Corriente and Pilonga) from south... see more

Pags. 64 - 67  

A. Paletto,F. Ferretti,P. Cantiani,I. De Meo

Forest Landscape Management Plan (FLMP) is intended to have an intermediate role between forest management plans on a regional level and forest management on a unit level. FLMP addresses long-term management issues, with special attention to social and en... see more

Pags. 68 - 80  

P. de Frutos Madrazo,F. Martínez-Peña,S. Esteban

Edible wild mushroom picking is becoming an important source of income in rural areas. The wide range of activitieswhich add value to mycological production (initial sale, transformation, marketing, etc.) include those related to tourismwhich can attract ... see more

Pags. 81 - 98  

M. Fabra-Crespo,B. Mola-Yudego,D. Gritten,E. Rojas-Briales

Are the policies designed by decision-makers differing from society’s wishes and preferences? The present paperanalyzes the divergences between forest policy and public opinion in the Region of Valencia (Comunidad Valenciana)in Eastern Spain. The data is ... see more

Pags. 99 - 110  

S. Marques,J. Garcia-Gonzalo,B. Botequim,A. Ricardo,J.G. Borges,M. Tome,M.M. Oliveira

Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) is an important conifer from the western Mediterranean Basin extending over 22%of the forest area in Portugal. In the last three decades nearly 4% of Maritime pine area has been burned by wildfires. Yetno wildfire occur... see more

Pags. 111 - 120  

J. I. Fernandez-Golfin,M. Conde,M. Conde,J. J. Fernandez-Golfin,R. Calvo,M. V. Baonza,P. de Palacios y Palacios

Accuracy in moisture content measurement is of great importance in the assurance of wood product quality and isnecessary to meet administrative and normative requirements. Improving the accuracy of resistance-type moisture meters,and meeting the normative... see more

Pags. 121 - 127  

A. Ayari,A. Zubizarreta-Gerendiain,M. Tome,J. Tome,S. Garchi,B. Henchi

In Tunisia, the Aleppo pine seed has a great importance, since in the last decades human consumption has risen considerable. Thus its regeneration and seed production capacities are important factors to take into account to reach the necessities of the co... see more

Pags. 128 - 140  

P. Soares,M. Tomé

One of several procedures for estimating carbon stocks in forests is the estimation of tree or stand biomass based on forest inventory data. The two approaches normally used to convert field measurements of trees to stand biomass values are allometric bio... see more

Pags. 141 - 152  

C.S. Eastaugh,D.M. Molina

Forest roads and permanent fuelbreaks are an important part of fire suppression infrastructure, but due to maintenance and environmental costs many forest agencies seek to reduce the extent of these networks. The question of which roads should be retained... see more

Pags. 153 - 161  

M.E. Fernández,J.E. Gyenge,M.M. de Urquiza,S. Varela

More stressful conditions are expected due to climatic change in several regions, including Patagonia, South-America. In this region, there are no studies about the impact of severe drought events on growth and wood characteristics of the most planted for... see more

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