Site indices (SI) for the selection and promotion of forest species in the Dominican Republic: Índice de sitios y fomento forestal en República Dominicana

Site indices (SI) for the selection and promotion of forest species in the Dominican Republic: Índice de sitios y fomento forestal en República Dominicana

The Dominican forest has been degraded mainly by anthropic activities. In their recovery, different species have been planted, with successes and failures, without considering key determining factors such as site quality affecting the plasticity and range of distribution of the species. The Dominican forest producer has few technical tools for species selection, so the objective of the research was to determine site indexes (SI) as a selection tool for the use and promotion of two forest species in three provinces of Dominican Republic. Based on a list of plantations established in the Dominican Republic, 255 plantations of Caribbean pine (Pinus caribaea Morelet) and native pine (Pinus occidentalis Swartz) were chosen, established in La Vega, Santiago de los Caballeros and Santiago Rodríguez provinces and with ages range between 5 to 40 years. Plantations with signs of deterioration and those that received superior thinning were discarded. With this information, SI anamorphic curves were developed. The determined SI was related to soil´s physical and chemical variables, topographic conditions and environmental factors. La Vega province showed the best conditions for the promotion of species. The SI found, show a expected relationship between growth (SI) and age, as well as productive potentials comparable to those reported by the international literature. The IS information for plantations collected shows that the Dominican Republic requires more specific studies for forest species established in the country.

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Main Authors: Núñez Ramos, Pedro Antonio, Mercedes Ureña, José Ramón, Almonte, Isidro
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Published: Sociedad Dominicana de Investigadores Agropecuarios y Forestales 2022
Online Access:https://www.sodiaf.org.do/apf/index.php/apf/article/view/128
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Site indices (SI) for the selection and promotion of forest species in the Dominican Republic: Índice de sitios y fomento forestal en República Dominicana
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title Site indices (SI) for the selection and promotion of forest species in the Dominican Republic: Índice de sitios y fomento forestal en República Dominicana
title_short Site indices (SI) for the selection and promotion of forest species in the Dominican Republic: Índice de sitios y fomento forestal en República Dominicana
title_full Site indices (SI) for the selection and promotion of forest species in the Dominican Republic: Índice de sitios y fomento forestal en República Dominicana
title_fullStr Site indices (SI) for the selection and promotion of forest species in the Dominican Republic: Índice de sitios y fomento forestal en República Dominicana
title_full_unstemmed Site indices (SI) for the selection and promotion of forest species in the Dominican Republic: Índice de sitios y fomento forestal en República Dominicana
title_sort site indices (si) for the selection and promotion of forest species in the dominican republic: índice de sitios y fomento forestal en república dominicana
description The Dominican forest has been degraded mainly by anthropic activities. In their recovery, different species have been planted, with successes and failures, without considering key determining factors such as site quality affecting the plasticity and range of distribution of the species. The Dominican forest producer has few technical tools for species selection, so the objective of the research was to determine site indexes (SI) as a selection tool for the use and promotion of two forest species in three provinces of Dominican Republic. Based on a list of plantations established in the Dominican Republic, 255 plantations of Caribbean pine (Pinus caribaea Morelet) and native pine (Pinus occidentalis Swartz) were chosen, established in La Vega, Santiago de los Caballeros and Santiago Rodríguez provinces and with ages range between 5 to 40 years. Plantations with signs of deterioration and those that received superior thinning were discarded. With this information, SI anamorphic curves were developed. The determined SI was related to soil´s physical and chemical variables, topographic conditions and environmental factors. La Vega province showed the best conditions for the promotion of species. The SI found, show a expected relationship between growth (SI) and age, as well as productive potentials comparable to those reported by the international literature. The IS information for plantations collected shows that the Dominican Republic requires more specific studies for forest species established in the country.
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spelling oai:ojs2.sodiaf.org.do:article1282022-07-26T00:07:36Z Site indices (SI) for the selection and promotion of forest species in the Dominican Republic: Índice de sitios y fomento forestal en República Dominicana Índices de sitio (IS) para la selección y fomento de especies forestales en República Dominicana: Índice de sitios y fomento forestal en República Dominicana Núñez Ramos, Pedro Antonio Mercedes Ureña, José Ramón Almonte, Isidro Reforestación, foresta, Pinus, especie, suelo. Reforestation, forest, Pinus, specie, soil. The Dominican forest has been degraded mainly by anthropic activities. In their recovery, different species have been planted, with successes and failures, without considering key determining factors such as site quality affecting the plasticity and range of distribution of the species. The Dominican forest producer has few technical tools for species selection, so the objective of the research was to determine site indexes (SI) as a selection tool for the use and promotion of two forest species in three provinces of Dominican Republic. Based on a list of plantations established in the Dominican Republic, 255 plantations of Caribbean pine (Pinus caribaea Morelet) and native pine (Pinus occidentalis Swartz) were chosen, established in La Vega, Santiago de los Caballeros and Santiago Rodríguez provinces and with ages range between 5 to 40 years. Plantations with signs of deterioration and those that received superior thinning were discarded. With this information, SI anamorphic curves were developed. The determined SI was related to soil´s physical and chemical variables, topographic conditions and environmental factors. La Vega province showed the best conditions for the promotion of species. The SI found, show a expected relationship between growth (SI) and age, as well as productive potentials comparable to those reported by the international literature. The IS information for plantations collected shows that the Dominican Republic requires more specific studies for forest species established in the country. El bosque dominicano ha sido degradado principalmente por actividades antrópicas. En su recuperación, se han plantado, con éxitos y fracasos, diferentes especies sin considerar factores determinantes claves como calidad de sitio que afectan la plasticidad y rango de distribución de las especies. El productor forestal dominicano tiene pocas herramientas técnicas para la selección de especies, por lo que el objetivo de la investigación fue la determinación de los índices de sitio (IS) como herramienta de selección para el uso y fomento de dos especies forestales en tres provincias de República Dominicana. En base a un listado de plantaciones establecidas en la República Dominicana, se escogieron 255 plantaciones de pino caribea (Pinus caribaea Morelet) y pino criollo (Pinus occidentalis Swartz), establecidas en las provincias La Vega, Santiago de los Caballeros y Santiago Rodríguez, con edades entre 5 a 40 años. Se descartaron las plantaciones con signos de deterioro y las que recibieron raleo superior. Con esas informaciones se desarrollaron curvas anamórficas de IS. Los IS determinados se relacionaron con variables físicas y químicas del suelo, condiciones topográficas y factores ambientales. La provincia La Vega mostró las mejores condiciones para el fomento de las especies. Los IS encontrados muestran una relación esperada entre crecimiento (IS) y edad, así como potenciales productivos comparables con los reportados por la literatura internacional. La información sobre IS de las plantaciones recolectada, evidencian que la República Dominicana requieren estudios más específicos para las especies forestales establecidas en diversas provincias del país. Sociedad Dominicana de Investigadores Agropecuarios y Forestales 2022-07-25 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://www.sodiaf.org.do/apf/index.php/apf/article/view/128 APF; Vol. 10 No. 2 (2021): ; 109-122 APF; Vol. 10 Núm. 2 (2021): ; 109-122 2307-1990 2307-1990 spa https://www.sodiaf.org.do/apf/index.php/apf/article/view/128/123 Derechos de autor 2022 APF

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