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Table 1 Estimated ages and diameters on the biological rotation and the maximum current annual increment of individual tree volume for the species

From: A new approach to maximize the wood production in the sustainable management of Amazon forest

Species

Biological rotation

Maximum CAIv

Dbh (cm)

Age (years)

Dbh (cm)

Age (years)

Apuleia leiocarpa

95

455

63

231

Erisma uncinatum

165

409

119

257

Hymenolobium excelsum

121

480

80

245

Trattinnickia burserifolia

165

319

118

203

  1. Dbh = diameter at 1.30 m above ground level; maximum CAIv = maximum current annual increment for individual tree volume; biological rotation = intersection of the CAIv and MAIv (current and mean annual increment for individual tree volume) curves