Technological investigation of Prosopis leavigata wood from Northeast Mexico [Elektronische Ressource] / by Artemio Carrillo-Parra

TECHNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF PROSOPIS LAEVIGATA WOOD FROM NORTHEAST MEXICO Dissertation submitted for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology of the University of Göttingen by Artemio Carrillo-Parra born in Linares, Nuevo León, México Göttingen 2007 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Examination committee: 1. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. František Hapla 2. Prof. Dr. Ursula Kües 3. PD Dr. Gerald Koch thDate of Disputation: 14 September 2007 http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl/?webdoc-1596 II __________________________________________________________________________________________ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my deepest heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to my advisor Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. František Hapla. He accepted me as his PhD student, thus allowing me this once-in-a lifetime opportunity. His sound advice and professional guidance were of utmost importance during the entire guidance of this thesis. I would also like do especially thank Prof. Dr. Ursula Kües who agreed to be a member of my thesis committee, and PD Dr.