caa a22 4500 463218132 CHVBK 20180405153203.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20071101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11056-007-9052-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11056-007-9052-9 Redondo-Brenes Alvaro School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, 210 Prospect Street, 06511, New Haven, CT, USA aut Growth, carbon sequestration, and management of native tree plantations in humid regions of Costa Rica [Elektronische Daten] [Alvaro Redondo-Brenes] The Costa Rican government has provided incentives for reforestation programs since 1986 and initiated a Payment for Environmental Services program in 1996. These incentives yielded native species reforestation programs throughout the country. This research aims to provide information about growth, carbon sequestration, and management of seven native tree species (Vochysia guatemalensis, Vochysia ferruginea, Hyeronima alchorneoides, Calophyllum brasiliense, Terminalia amazonia, Virola koschnyi, and Dipteryx panamensis) growing in small and medium-sized plantations in the Caribbean and Northern lowlands of Costa Rica. A total of 179 plots were evaluated in 32 farms. Overall, I found that V. guatemalensis, V. ferruginea, H. alchorneoides, and T. amazonia were the species with the fastest diameter, total height, and volume growth; and T. amazonia and D. panamensis sequestered more carbon. Moreover, I found that the plantations that had been thinned before this assessment had the best growth. The results of the present research enhance the criteria elaborated in previous research findings to improve species choices for reforestation and silvicultural management in Costa Rica and in other regions with similar ecological features. Furthermore, they support the concept that tropical plantations can serve diverse economic, social, and ecological functions that may ultimately help reduce atmospheric CO2 accumulation. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2007 Productivity nationallicence Silvicultural management nationallicence Allometric equations nationallicence Environmental services nationallicence Timber production nationallicence Aboveground biomass nationallicence New Forests Springer Netherlands 34/3(2007-11-01), 253-268 0169-4286 34:3<253 2007 34 11056 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-007-9052-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-007-9052-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Redondo-Brenes Alvaro School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, 210 Prospect Street, 06511, New Haven, CT, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- New Forests Springer Netherlands 34/3(2007-11-01), 253-268 0169-4286 34:3<253 2007 34 11056 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer