Download or read book Silviculture of the Mahogany Forest of Quintana Roo, Mexico written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silviculture is the art, science and practice of controlling the establishment, composition, health, quality and growth of forests to accomplish a set of management objectives. This publication offers an approach to silviculture of the forests of Quintana Roo in which mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King), the commercially most important tree species in Latin America, is found (Whitmore 2003). We designate these forests as mahogany forests. Much silvicultural knowledge has been gained by studying and observing which practices have or have not achieved the expected results in practice. This publication functions as a road map of technologically feasible options for the management of mahogany forests. It offers suggestions on how to develop silvicultural regimens for multiple objectives that are compatible with production of multiple forest products with emphasis on wood for industrial uses. It is hoped that by combining theory with context, those responsible for managing mahogany forests can create their own designs as well as validate and apply local knowledge and experience that they gather as they manage the mahogany forests of Quintana Roo. Currently, a diversity of commercially important tree species is harvested in the forests of Quintana Roo, with mahogany the most emblematic and a lead species for timber utilization. The publication contains ecological and silvicultural information for management of mahogany forests that have the potential to produce timber from a large group of species, including mahogany. The publication does not contain quantitative silvicultural prescriptions, information on harvest regulation, financial evaluation or extraction technology, although specifications for forest regulations are considered.