Swietenia macrophylla King: Ecology, silviculture and productivity
Author: Krisnawati, H., Kallio, M.H., Kanninen, M.
Publisher: CIFOR
Published:
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 6028693391
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Krisnawati, H., Kallio, M.H., Kanninen, M.
Publisher: CIFOR
Published:
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 6028693391
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Haruni Krisnawati
Publisher: CIFOR
Published: 2011-06-01
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 6028693375
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Haruni Krisnawati
Publisher: CIFOR
Published: 2011-04-01
Total Pages: 22
ISBN-13: 6028693383
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Ariel E. Lugo
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2006-04-10
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13: 0387217789
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Big-Leaf Mahogany is the most important commercial timber species of the tropics. Current debate concerning whether to protect it as an endangered species has been hampered by the lack of complete, definitive scientific documentation. This book reports on vital research on the ecology of big-leaf mahogany, including genetic variations, regeneration, natural distribution patterns and the silvicutural and trade implications for the tree.
Author: Jürgen Bauhus
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1849776415
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Plantation forests often have a negative image. They are typically assumed to be poor substitutes for natural forests, particularly in terms of biodiversity conservation, carbon storage, provision of clean drinking water and other non-timber goods and services. Often they are monocultures that do not appear to invite people for recreation and other direct uses. Yet as this book clearly shows, they can play a vital role in the provision of ecosystem services, when compared to agriculture and other forms of land use or when natural forests have been degraded. This is the first book to examine explicitly the non-timber goods and services provided by plantation forests, including soil, water and biodiversity conservation, as well as carbon sequestration and the provision of local livelihoods. The authors show that, if we require a higher provision of ecosystem goods and services from both temperate and tropical plantations, new approaches to their management are required. These include policies, methods for valuing the services, the practices of small landholders, landscape approaches to optimise delivery of goods and services, and technical issues about how to achieve suitable solutions at the scale of forest stands. While providing original theoretical insights, the book also gives guidance for plantation managers, policy-makers, conservation practitioners and community advocates, who seek to promote or strengthen the multiple-use of forest plantations for improved benefits for society. Published with CIFOR
Author: Khan Towhid Osman
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-12-12
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 3319025414
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Forest soil characteristics are not only unique but their interpretation also differs from cropland soils. Just as there are diverse forest types, there are many soil variants that need different management. Today, forest plantations are being intensively managed for profitable timber, pulpwood and energy production. Site selection, species selection, site productivity evaluation, silvicultural treatments, and soil amendments need crucial soil information. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the physical, chemical and biological properties of forest soils and their implications on forest vegetation. Topics discussed include: major forest types of the world and their associated soils; forest biomass and nutrient dynamics; organic matter turnover and nutrient recycling; forest soil disturbance; forest soil and climate change; and forest soil management and silvicultural treatments.
Author: M.J. Kelty
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 1992-03-31
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9780792316435
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Stand Structure and Dynamics: Overview of Principles; Stand Structure and Dynamics: Case Studies;Productivity of Mixed-Species Stands; Silviculture and Management of Mixed-Epecies Stands.
Author: Elgene Owen Box
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-03-17
Total Pages: 604
ISBN-13: 3319214527
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This commemorative volume of invited papers in vegetation science covers a full range of topics, objectives, methods and applications, including conservation and management tasks. These require study at different temporal and spatial scales, often simultaneously. Methodology is important in science, since it responds to particular questions and raises others. It is also closely related to the scale of investigation. Chapters in this book illustrate this interdependence, even in basic tasks such as vegetation sampling and description, measurements and mapping. Individual chapters present globally applicable systems, regional syntheses and local analyses and applications, plus conceptual methodologies, including currently debated hot topics. Vegetation types treated include tropical rainforests, temperate forests, dry steppes and scrub and local turf, sedge and moss communities. There are also chapters on re-vegetation, woodlot management, ecology of an invasive species, and trajectory planning in conservation. This book will be useful to both students and practitioners, for its reviews and examples and as a potential textbook suitable for graduate-level courses and seminars.