TY - JOUR T1 - Maintenance of agriculture and human habitats within the tropical forest ecosystem JF - Human Ecology Y1 - 1976 A1 - William C. Clarke KW - shifting cultivation KW - tropical agriculture KW - tropical forests AB - The tactics of shifting cultivation are reviewed with particular reference given to techniques of forest regeneration. The desirability of a forest-fallow system of agriculture is explained. Also discussed are the causes, indicators, and consequences of a breakdown of forest-fallow cultivation. In conclusion, the future of tropical forests for agriculture and habitats for man is considered (author). VL - 4 IS - 3 U1 - Hum Ecol ER -