On Nov. 3, P. Nygren asked : >I am looking for information about the ecological characteristics of the >Neotropical pine species Pinus oocarpa. I would welcome any references or your >own experiences on the ecology and productivity of the species. > >Further, there is a taxonomic mesh about P. oocarpa, P. patula ssp. tecunumanii >and P. tecunumanii. My tree material is from the State of Guerrero, Mexico. I >have seen no recent (1985 ->) taxonomic accounts about the pines in Guerrero, >so I would welcome any hints where I could look for them. > >Pekka Nygren >University of Helsinki >Forestry Field Station >FIN-35500 Korkeakoski >FINLAND > >Fax: +358 - 31 - 33 55 555 >Internet: pnygren@cc.helsinki.fi Dr. Frank Wadsworth of the USDA For. Serv., Institute of Tropical Forestry (ITF) in Puerto Rico provided me with the following information that may be of assistance to you. Although ITF has done little with these species, he suggested the following as good sources of information: W.S. Dvorak, CAMCORE, North Carolina State Univ., College of Forest Resources, Box 7626, Grinnells Laboratories, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7626 Ph: 919-515-2738; Fax: 919-821-0611 .T. Styles, Dept. Plant Sciences, Univ. Oxford, South Parks Rd., Oxford OX1 3RB, UK Ph: +44-865-27500; Fax: +44-865-275074 Regards ************************************************* Jim Arnott Pacific Forestry Centre Canadian Forest Service 506 West Burnside Rd. Victoria, B.C. V8Z 1M5 CANADA Voice: +1-604-363-0701 Fax: +1-604-363-0775 Internet: JARNOTT@A1.PFC.Forestry.CA *************************************************
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