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Table IV
Commercial volume estimates in tropical plantations and natural forests (List of other studies on volume by several authors, with indigenous and exotic species and important influences like density and age. Comparison with the current results is based on this table).
| Forest type | Country | Density | Age | Tree volume | Stand volume | Volume increment | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (ha−1) | (y) | (m3) | (m3 ha−1) | (m3y−1ha−1) | |||
| Limba plantation | Rep. of Congo | – | 35–40 | – | 180.0 | 4.0–4.5 | Marien and Mallet (2004) |
| Limba plantation | Rep. of Congo | 72 | 41 | 1.8 | 130.1 | 3.2 | Groulez and Wood (1984) |
| Limba plantation | Ivory Coast | – | 20 | - | 240.0 | 12.0 | Dupuy et al. (1999) |
| Terminalia ivorensis plantation | Ivory Coast | – | 32 | – | 192.0 | 6.0 | Dupuy et al. (1999) |
| Aucoumea klaineana plantations | Gabon | – | 15–51 | – | – | 2.0 | Marien and Mallet (2004) |
| Triplochiton scleroxylon plantation | Ivory Coast | – | 24 | – | 264.0 | 11.0 | Dupuy et al. (1999) |
| Teak plantation | Ivory Coast | – | 68 | – | 231.2 | 3.4 | Dupuy et al. (1999) |
| Teak plantation* | India | – | 60–80 | – | 240.0–640.0 | 4.0–8.0 | Evans and Turnbull (2004) |
| Teak plantation* | India | – | 40–60 | – | 40.0–360.0 | 1.0–6.0 | Beghagel and Monteuuis (1999) |
| Eucalyptus globulus plantation* | Australia | 1515 | 11 | < 0.1 | 71.3 | 6.5 | Forrester et al. (2004) |
| Eucalyptus saligna plantations* | Cameroon | Ca. 1000 | 11–19 | Ca. 0.2–1.0 | 154.5–980.5 | 14.1–51.6 | Fonweban and Houllier (1997) |
| Pinus caribaea plantation | Australia | 2204 | 9.3 | 0.1 | 145.1 | 15.6 | Evans and Turnbull (2004) |
| 1680 | 9.3 | 0.1 | 130.9 | 14.7 | |||
| 747 | 9.3 | 0.1 | 103.2 | 11.1 | |||
| Acacia mearnsii plantation* | Australia | 1515 | 11 | < 0.1 | 76.3 | 6.9 | Forrester et al. (2004) |