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Tbe present study was carried
out in the strip of land coast
between Pearls Lagoon
community and the Caribbean
sea, in the nearness of Pinar
lagoon, 25 km to the north of
Bluefields. The geographical
coordinates of the area are 12"
13' N and 83" 42' west. Tbe
climate presents an annua!
rninfall of 4 250 mm, an avera·
ge temperature of 26 "C and a
relative humidity of 89 %. The
topography is plain and tbe
elevation oscillates between O·
10 masl. The ma.in objective of
the study was to evaluate the
forest conditions in which forest
of P. Caribaea var .. Jwndurei'ISis
ealled the Pinal are found. The
methodology employed
consisted of gathering all
information using air
pllotographs and topograpbieal
maps to defined the area and
stands group (designed A, B, C,
D, E, F and G). Two block and
seven stands were found, in
which invent.ory lines with
sample plots of 500 m1 each one
were employed to measure the
indivíduals with DBH over 10
cm. The intensily it shows ís of
!5% and was measured diameter, height, age and other. In tbis
forest there where found seven stands with a total area covered with pine of 312.42 has. The average
age is 23 years and estirnated total
volume of 97.4 ms of wood.
The density is of 60,61 trees
hectare, with an average volume
of 13.02 m3 /has and a
commercial volume of 8.29 m' 1
has. Where found lndices of place
12 (stands G), 9 y 6. Besides,
the 6.3.64 % of the trees has a
satisfactory tendency of growlh
(quality l and 2). lt can be
concluded that the resource is in
badly state due to intensive
exploitations and annual f!fCS; is
a young forest (23 years old),
dotninated by índi viduals of
small diameters (10-25 cm) and
medium height (5-25 m); the
available areas or with
possibilities of being planting are:
estimated in 468.64 has. This
forest has a half annual increment
of 1.4.3 cm/year, which is
considered excellent and is
c1assified with Clas P-III, FAO
Classification by forests stratification.
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