Ecological and management considerations for forest lands

Reference Type Book Chapter
Year of Publication
1982
Contributors Author: U.S. National Research Council, Committee on Selected Biological Problems in the Humid Tropics
Book Title
Ecological aspects of development in the humid tropics
Pagination
93-156
Date Published
01/1982
Publisher
National Academy Press
City
Washington, DC
Language
English
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Collection Topic
Agroforestry
Ecology
Soil
ISBN
0-309-03235-0
Call Number
QH84.5.N373 1982
Keywords
soil conservation
agroforestry
Abstract

Focused on ecological considerations in tropical areas, Chapter 6 covers the following topics:

  • Options for development of forest systems
  • Natural forests managed for timber
  • Natural forests managed for pulpwood
  • Tree plantations and monocultures
  • Mineral decline
  • Pest outbreaks
  • Plant breeding and germplasm
  • Exotics versus endemics
  • Small-scale agroforestry systems
  • Reforestation and rehabilitation of degraded lands
Notes
Chapter 6
URL
https://doi.org/10.17226/19533