A reassessment of carbon content in tropical trees. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Accurate knowledge of carbon (C) content in live wood is essential for quantifying tropical forest C stocks, yet generic assumptions (such as biomass consisting of 50% carbon on a weight/weight basis) remain widely used despite being supported by little ...
Adam R Martin, Sean C Thomas
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Scientific Reports, 2023 A long-debated question in ecology is whether the hyper-diversity of tropical plant-feeding insects is a direct consequence of high tropical plant diversity or should be attributed to increases in host plant specialization.
Fang Luo +3 more
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A simple field based method for rapid wood density estimation for selected tree species in Western Kenya [PDF]
, 2020 Wood density is an important variable for accurate quantification of woody biomass and carbon stocks. Conventional destructive methods for wood density estimation are resource intensive, prohibiting their use, limiting the application of approaches that ...
Jamnadass, Ramni H. +4 more
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Effects of Tree Portion and Radial Position on Wood Properties Variation of Batai (Paraserianthes falcataria) Tree [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesPhysical and chemical properties of wood are important factors that influence the usability of wood-based products. This study focused on the fast-growing plant species Batai (Paraserianthes falcataria), which has a diameter at breast height ranging from
Abdul Rahim Siti Hajar +6 more
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Utilization of Carbonized Wood from Tropical Fast-Growing Trees for Functional Materials
Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan, 2012 Establishment of fast-growing tree species plantations in tropical areas generate wood biomass residue in which some of them are currently utilized for heating fuel and some others are used for charcoal production with limited purposes.
Joko Sulistyo +2 more
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Engenharia Agrícola, 2021 Brazilian flora has more than 12 thousand tropical wood species, which can be the raw material for the construction industry. Chromated copper borate (CCB) and chromated copper arsenate (CCA) are wood preservative chemicals, which can generate toxic ...
Tiago H. Almeida +4 more
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Stiffness of wood from two hyperdominant species in Central Amazon evaluated by different nondestructive methodologies [PDF]
Acta AmazonicaThis study evaluated nondestructive testing (NDT) to estimate the stiffness of Protium puncticulatum (Breu-vermelho) and Micrandropsis scleroxylon (Piãozinho) wood. A total of 100 test samples (20×20×300 mm) were manufactured from the wood of three trees
Cristiano Souza do NASCIMENTO +5 more
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Tree species differ in plant economic spectrum traits in the tropical dry forest of Mexico.
PLoS ONE, 2023 In tropical dry forests, studies on wood anatomical traits have concentrated mainly on variations in vessel diameter and frequency. Recent research suggests that parenchyma and fibers also play an important role in water conduction and in xylem hydraulic
Marco V Alvarado, Teresa Terrazas
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Decomposition of coarse woody debris in a long-term litter manipulation experiment: A focus on nutrient availability [PDF]
, 2018 The majority of above-ground carbon in tropical forests is stored in wood, which is returned to the atmosphere during decomposition of coarse woody debris.
Gora, Evan M. +3 more
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Aromatic profiling of flavor active compounds in sugarcane spirits aged in tropical wooden barrels
Brazilian Journal of Food Technology, 2021 The production of high quality spirits implies an aging period in wooden barrels, resulting in numerous physicochemical reactions between the wood and the beverage. Oak is the main wood used in the aging process of alcoholic beverages worldwide. However,
Aline Marques Bortoletto +2 more
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