Many important native forest trees and familiar landscape trees of the northern temperate
zone have been devastated by introduced pests and diseases. Without human intervention …

5. Conclusions Natural forest ecosystems have many indigenous pathogens associated with
them, but genetic and age diversity of the host community prevents disease epidemics. This …

Exotic plantation forestry, particularly with Pinus and Eucalyptus species in the tropics and
southern Hemisphere, has expanded dramatically during the course of the last Century …

The certification of commercial forestry according to the Forest Stewardship Council
specifications has successfully occurred in many South Mrican plantations and this trend is …

Evidence from growth and yield measurements of successive rotations of industrial
plantations is reviewed. The objectives, methodologies and limitations of the evidence is …