Effects of Thinning on the Growth and Relative Change in the Diameter of a Mahogany Plantation

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作者
Peng, Ping-Hsun [1 ,2 ]
Pan, Hsiao-Lung [2 ]
Tang, Sheng-Lin [2 ]
Chiu, Chih-Ming [3 ]
Chiang, Hua-Le [2 ]
Zhan, Yu-Xuan [4 ]
Hsieh, Yi-Ta [5 ]
Chen, Jan-Chang [4 ]
机构
[1] Natl Pingtung Univ Sci & Technol, Grad Inst Bioresources, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan
[2] Council Agr COA, Taiwan Forestry Res Inst, Taipei 10066, Taiwan
[3] Taipei Forestry Specialist Assoc, Taipei 10053, Taiwan
[4] Natl Pingtung Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Forestry, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan
[5] Natl Pingtung Univ Sci & Technol, Gen Res Serv Ctr, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan
来源
FORESTS | 2022年 / 13卷 / 02期
关键词
thinning intensities; DBH; Weibull distribution; SIZE;
D O I
10.3390/f13020213
中图分类号
S7 [林业];
学科分类号
0829 ; 0907 ;
摘要
Honduras mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) is an important forestry tree species in low altitude areas in central and southern Taiwan and has good potential for sustainable forestry in tropical regions. The aim of this study was to understand changes in the diameter at breast height (DBH) and stand structure of large-leafed mahogany. A lower layer thinning experiment was conducted in 2011 in a 14-year-old mahogany plantation in Guanmiao, Tainan City, Taiwan. Four zones of heavy, moderate, and light thinning, as well as a control were established and DBH surveys were conducted in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2017 at tree ages of 14, 15, 16, 18, and 20 years, respectively. The DBH trend was observed using simple linear regression with continuous slope values and the Weibull density function was used to match the distribution of diameter classes and compare the average DBH growth under different thinning treatments. The results showed that the growth of small diameter trees remained slow after felling, whereas medium-intensity thinning could result in a similar increase in DBH for larger diameter trees within a certain period. The stand structure remained skewed (c < 3.6) six years after harvesting and spatial allocation needed to be re-adjusted to alleviate competition pressure. The mean periodic growth of a single tree DBH after thinning was significantly different from that of the un-thinned trees at tree ages of 16, 18, and 20 years (p value < 0.05). However, the difference between thinning treatments was not significant and the effect of moderate thinning and intensive thinning was a similar in terms of promoting the mean periodic growth of single wood.
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