EFFECT OF THINNING ON GROWTH AND WOOD PRODUCTION OF NATURALLY REGENERATED 8-YEAR-OLD ACACIA MANGIUM WILLD. PLANTATION ON ABANDONED MINING AREA, SOUTHERN THAILAND

• Published in: Biotropia (Bogor) Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 308 - 317
• Main Authors: Wongprom, Jetsada, Maelim, Somporn, Chandaeng, Wasan, Teejuntuk, Sakhan, Sommeechai, Monthathip, Duangnamon, Decha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: SEAMEO, BIOTROP 07.12.2023
• Subjects: abandoned mining area; aboveground biomass; Acacia mangium; growth; merchantable volume; thinning

Thinning is an important practice for promoting growth and maintaining forest plantation for wood production from the remaining trees. In this study, thinning was carried out in a naturally regenerated 8-year-old Acacia mangium plot in the Phangnga Forestry Research Station. Three thinning schemes,...