Th. Booth et Pg. Jones, IDENTIFYING CLIMATICALLY SUITABLE AREAS FOR GROWING PARTICULAR TREES IN LATIN-AMERICA, Forest ecology and management, 108(1-2), 1998, pp. 167-173
Six climatic factors important for tree species selection were calcula
ted from monthly mean values of maximum temperature, minimum temperatu
re and precipitation estimated for 66,688 locations in a 10-min (18.5
km approx.) grid across Latin America. These included measures such as
mean annual temperature, mean maximum temperature of the hottest mont
h, mean annual precipitation and rainfall regime. Three microcomputer
programs were written to enable the database to be interrogated for La
tin America as a whole, and also for the northern and southern regions
. The use of the programs is demonstrated with Acacia mearnsii, Eucaly
ptus camaldulensis (northern provenances) and Pinus radiata. It is con
cluded that the programs can assist identifying climatically suitable
areas for these trees and also assist developing improved descriptions
of climatic requirements for other species and provenances. (C) 1998
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
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