Minimizing the cost of overstocking: towards a thinning regime for community-managed pine plantations in the central hills of Nepal
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2001 |
| Authors | Hunt, S,; Shambhu Dangal,; Sarita Shrestha, |
| Journal Title | Journal of Forest and Livelihood |
| Volume | 1 |
| Pagination | 11-13 |
| ISBN Number | 1684-0186 |
| Key Words | community forestry; economic analysis; forest management; forest; plantations; forests; growth; income; merchantable volume; stand; density; thinning; volume; Pinus patula; Pinus roxburghii |
| Abstract | This study assessed the impact of stocking levels on the growth of Pinus roxburghii and P. patula , which were planted in the two central hill districts of Nepal over the past two decades, and are generally overstocked due to conservative thinning practices. An analysis of more than 150 trees at different stocking levels showed that overstocking has reduced volume growth, and if thinning is delayed, this will be equivalent to a loss of over US$ 200 ha-1 year- 1. To maximize income from such plantations, thinning regimes for the two species are also suggested. |
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