Forest Products from Latin America. Annotated Bibliography of ...

Arroyo-P., J. 1970. Properties and possible uses of the
mangroves of the Rio San Juan region in the forest reserve
of Guarapiche, Mongagas (Propiedades y usos posibles de
los mangales de la region del Rio San Juan en la reserva
forestal de Guarapiche, Edo. Monogas). Universidad de los
Andes. 27 p.
Comments on the durabiity of Avicennia nitida, Rhizophora
harrisonii, R. mangle, and R. racemosa, are
presented.
Arroyo-P., J. 1985. Technical guide for the use of
Venezuelan woods (Guia tecnologica para la utilizacion
de maderas venzolanas). Merida, Venezuela: Facultad de
Ciencias Forestales, Universidad de los Andes.
Asenjo, C.F. [and others]. 1958. Termite-repellent activity
and chemical composition of West Indian mahogany
wood (Swietenia mahagoni Jacq.) with special reference to
P 2 fraction. Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico: Journal of Agriculture
of the University of Puerto Rico. 42(3):185-195.
Assumpcao, R.M.V.; Lepage, E.S.; Fugimori, K.
1973. The use of x-ray spectrophotometry for the anal-
ysis of preserved wood (Aplicacao de espectrometria de
raios-x em analise de madeira preservada. Preservacao de
Madeiras. 3/4(1):51-82.
Barros, D.P. 1966. Comments about a fence built with
posts treated with preservative (Consideracoes sobre uma
cerca construida com moiroes tratados com preservatio).
Silvacultura em Sao Paulo. 4/5(4):155-170.
Beal, R.H. 1979. Preventing termite attack by adding
insecticide to particleboard, hardboard, and plywood adhe-
sive. Forest Products Journal. 29(12):29-34.
Chlordane, heptachlor, and HCS-3260 (a modified chlor-
dane with all heptachlor removed) were applied to the
glue of particleboard, hardboard, and plywood. Samples
of the 3 types of material were cut into 4-in. squares and
exposed to attack by the subterranean termites Reticuliter-
mes flavipes (Koll.) and R. virginicus (Banks) in southern
Mississippi and Coptotermes niger Snyder and Heteroter-
mes tenuis (Hagen) in the Panama Canal Zone. Samples
were also exposed to attack by the drywood termite Cryp-
totermes brevis (Wlk.) in a laboratory test in the Panama
Canal Zone. After 4 years of evaluation, subterranean ter-
mite damage was greatest to plywood and least to hard-
board. However, heptachlor at 0.02 percent to 0.10 percent
and chlordane at 0.05 percent to 0.20 percent protected
plywood structurally. Drywood termites damaged treated
particleboard only at the low levels (0.05 and 0.10 percent)
of chlordane and HCS-3260, and damaged treated hard-
board only at the lowest level of chlordane.
Beal, R.H.; Bultman, J.D.; Amburgey, T.L.;
Roberts, D.R. 1979. Resistance of wood from paraquat-
treated southern pines to subterranean termites, de-
cay fungi, and marine borers. Forest Products Journal.
29(4):35-38.
Sapwood of Pinus elliottii, P. palustris, and P. taeda that
had been treated with paraquat was exposed to termites,
fungi, and marine boring molluscs. In terrestrial conditions
the wood from untreated trees was completely destroyed
by termites, fungi, or both in 2 years. Treated woods, how-
ever, suffered much less damage in both Mississippi and in
Pan am a.
Belas, M.R.; Zachary, A.; Allen, D.; Austin,
B.; Colwell, R.R. 1979. Microbial colonization of
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naphthalene/creosote-treated wood pilings in a tropical ma-
rine environment. Proceedings, American Wood-Preservers’
Association, Bethesda, MD. 75:20-27.
Water, sediment, and wood samples were taken in associ-
ation with new naphthalene/creosote-treated pilings (in-
stalled 3 wk before sampling) and old, heavily fouled pilings
from the same pier on the east coast of Puerto Rico, and
from a control site. New pilings were rapidly colonized by
Hyphomicrobium vulgare (many strains of which can utilize
naphthalene as their sole carbon source); the species succes-
sion pattern was much slower in treated than in untreated
piles. The bacterial flora of old piles was more diverse and
the succession led to mature fouling by macro-organisms,
including Limnoria tripunctata. SEM photographs show
some of the microbes present.
Bena, P.; Vignaux, F. du. 1960. Forest trees of French
Guiana (Essences Forestieres de Guyane). Imprimerie Na-
tionale, Paris, France. 488 p.
Describes 110 timber species from French Guiana, with
names, distribution, tree characteristics, wood anatomy,
physical and mechanical properties, natural durability, and
uses.
Bernal-R., M. 1978. Notes on wood preservation (Anota-
ciones sobre preservacion de la madera). In: International
Union of Forestry Research Organisations (IUFRO): Meet-
ing of IUFRO Working Parties S 2.06.12 and S 2.07.07,
Pests and diseases of pines in the tropics. ‘Piedras Blan-
cas;’ 1978 September 3-14; Medellin, Colombia. 8 p.
Describes the damage due to fungi and bacterial decay and
insect attack on wood and wood products and discusses the
methods of protection used in Colombia to prevent wood
degradation. Good results have been obtained over a pe-
riod of 7 years with vacuum pressure treatment of pine and
cypress.
Bettucci, L. 1984. Study of fungal colonization of Abies
religiosa wood stakes (Etude de la colonisation fongique
d’eprouvettes de bois d’Abies religiosa). Mycologie.
5(3):247-268.
Describes evaluations of Abies religiosa wood from stakes
that were exposed in an andosol soil. The stakes were
chipped after exposure and 7,680 chips analysed. Coloniza-
tion of 40.5 percent of the chips had occurred by species
of Moniliaceae and Cematiaceae. Isolates of basidomycetes
were first isolated from above and below ground portions
of the stakes and later from the ground line portion. Blue
stain, white, and brown rot fungi were isolated from all
three portions of the stakes.
Bluhm-S., E.; Rosende-B., R.; Melo-S., R. 1972.
Natural durability of the main timber species produced in
Chile; results after five years’ exposure in the field. Insti-
tuto Forestal. Santiago, Chile: Informe Tecnico. 36:89-96.
Gives results after 5 years of a graveyard test at Concep-
cion, Chile, of sapwood and heartwood stakes (2 by 2 in.,
70 cm long) of 12 species of native and exotic Chilean
timbers. Data are also given for some of the species from
graveyard tests at Santiago (1 year), Chillan (2 years),
and Valdivia (25 months). Estimates are made of the av-
erage useful life for each species (sapwood and heartwood
separately).
Blumenfeld, S. N. 1984. Studies on the degradation
of pine wood blocks by Aphyllophorales. Material und
Organismen. 19 (4) : 253-262.