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Wood density for forest conservation: towards improvement of biomass and carbon stocks in tropical regions [PDF]
, 2015 The assessment of forest biomass has important consequences for climate-related policies, including conservation and activities related to deforestation and forest degradation.
Birigazzi, Luca +9 more
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Consumer Goods and Deforestation: An Analysis of the Extent and Nature of Illegality in Forest Conversion for Agriculture and Timber Plantations [PDF]
, 2014 A comprehensive new analysis released earlier this month says that nearly half (49%) of all recent tropical deforestation is the result of illegal clearing for commercial agriculture.
Sam Lawson
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Will tropical forests face slow down with ongoing climate changes? [O-2215-04] [PDF]
, 2015 In the context of climate changes, identifying and then predicting the impacts of climatic drivers on tropical forest dynamics is becoming a matter of urgency.
Aubry-Kientz, Mélaine +3 more
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Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2018 Timber from the second cutting cycle may make up the majority of future crop volumetric. However, there are few studies of the physical and mechanical properties of this timber, which are important to support the consolidation of new species. This study
Pamella Carolline Marques dos Reis Reis +6 more
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Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2014 We present a methodology of selecting wood species for architectural purposes, especially when a curved shape is required. First, a mechanical criterion is associated with a morphology, more specifically a characteristic value of stress-strain relation ...
Natalia Caicedo-Llano
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WOOD AXIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF 32-YEAR-OLD Croton piptocalyx Müll. Arg. EUPHORBIACEAE
Revista do Instituto Florestal, 2016 This paper aims to characterize the wood anatomy of Croton piptocalyx. To carry out an investigation of axial variation, discussing it in a functional context, helping to increase knowledge about the species.
Amanda Aparecida Vianna Assad +6 more
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First report on the termiticidal activity of extracts of Annona squamosa (Annonaceae) seeds and on its active constituent squamocins [PDF]
, 2012 Termites inflict severe damage on wood and impede usage of several forest species. The biological metabolites could potentially replace synthetic termiticidal products which are becoming more restricted to use.
Amusant, Nadine +4 more
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Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2017 This paper presents a modeling of an instrumental indirect solar wood dryer less expensive functioning in a Cameroonian climate applied to the climate of Yaoundé. The dryer is easy to build and electric energy is only used for the fan.
Merlin Simo-Tagne +4 more
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Evaluation of combustion characteristic of charcoal from different tropical wood species
, 2014 Ijagbemi Christiana. O
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