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1 Equivalent to 12.6 million cubic meters of mahogany in logs considering an average conversion factor of 45% from
log to sawn wood.
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Figure 1. Mahoganys natural range across Central America. Based on Lamb (1966).
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Figure 2. Mahoganys natural range in South America. Based on Lamb (1966) and on the authors field observ
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Figure 3. Mahogany fruit capsules.
Figure 4. Mahogany seeds.
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Figure 5. Mahogany seedling.
Figure 6. Flushing mahogany sapling.
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#oftree
s
diameter
Figure 7. Size-class frequency distribution for mahogany stems larger than 20 cm dbh
in 1035 hectares in south Par. (Source: Grogan 2001)
Figure 8. Overhead view of south Par landscape showing seasonal drainage courses
where mahogany occurred at highest densities.
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Figure 9. Survivorship by naturally established seedlings around eight parent trees in south Par
between 1995-2000. Each line represents seedlings associated with a single tree. (Source:
Grogan2001)
survival( %
)
months
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Figure 10. Annual diameter growth by 214 trees by diameter size class at one site in south
Par, 1996-1999. Error bars indicate one standard error. (Source: Grogan 2001)
increm
ent
(cm
/yr)
diameter
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Table 1. Management procedures for mahogany and projected harvest lengths.
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