Research Article

Wood Volume Production and Use of 10 Woody Species in Semiarid Zones of Northeastern Mexico

Table 3

Comparison between wood volume production (m3 tree−1) of ten wood species in the natural vegetation and monoculture systems in a semiarid region of Mexico.

SpeciesFirewood volume per tree inMonoculture systems
Natural vegetationMonoculture systemsFirewood volume ha−1Density ha−1

Acacia farnesiana 0.011585D*0.014715F29.43EF2300
Acacia schaffneri 0.010342E0.012155G21.88H2000
Bumelia celastrina 0.011103D0.010640H21.28H1850
Cercidium macrum 0.012231D0.011527G25.36G2000
Condalia hookeri 0.015245B0.018091DE31.66E1850
Ebenopsis ebano 0.020349A0.026618B43.92C1850
Eucalyptus camaldulensis 0.083642A58.54A700
Helietta parvifolia 0.014635BC0.019160D28.74EF1850
Leucaena leucocephala 0.024367C48.73B2000
Prosopis laevigata0.020788A0.027553B 41.33CD1750

*Values in columns with different superscripts differ ( ).