Long-term diameter growth for trees in the Cinnamon Bay Watershed

Abstract

From 1983 to 2008, the mean annual diameter growth (MAI) for 1,402 surviving stems of 62 species in the Cinnamon Bay watershed was 0.08¡À0.002 cm yr-1. Long-term MAI ranged from 0.02 cm yr-1 for Randia aculeata to 0.23 cm yr-1 for Inga laurina. Of the 30 species with ¡Ý8 surviving stems, eight averaged ¡Ý0.10 cm yr-1. Hurricane Hugo in 1989, Hurricane Marilyn in 1995, and a severe drought in 1994 and 1995 were the major climatic events during the 25-year measurement period. Plot dbh measurements provide useful information about stand structure, composition and dynamics, and for silvicultural applications.

Parent Publication

• Quantitative genetics in natural populations: Means of monitoring natural biological processes

Citation

Weaver, Peter L. 2009. Long-term diameter growth for trees in the Cinnamon Bay Watershed. Acta Cientifica. 23(1-3): 23-34.