Tropical forest architectural analysis as applied to agroforests in the humid tropics: The example of traditional village-agroforests in West Java

Reference Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	1983
Contributors	Author: G. Michon Author: J. Bompard Author: P. Hecketsweiler Author: C. Ducatillion
Journal	Agroforestry Systems
Volume	1
Issue	2
Pagination	117-129
Date Published	06/1983
Language	English
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Collection Topic	Agroforestry
Keywords	tropical forests traditional agroforestry Java architectural analysis
Abstract	The features of the tropical forest are found in Sundanese village-gardens. They are rich in plant species, a layered structure of the vegetation, existing patchwork and succession of sylvigenetic phases (from pioneer to homeostatic phase). These traditional agroforests reflect the surrounding forest ecosystem, simplifying the features. The architectural method of tropical forest analysis is applied to Sundanese agroforests, but here each plant is both a structural element of the ecosystem and a producing element of the agricultural landscape. Such structural analysis could represent one aspect of an integral analysis of complex agroforestry systems.
Notes	Online version is a shortened and revised version of Bompard J, Ducatillion C, Hecketsweiler P Michon G, (1980) A traditional agricultural system: Village-forest-gardens in West Java. University Sc. Montpellier, France. Rapp. DEA. 101 p. + annex.
URL	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00596353
DOI	10.1007/BF00596353
Journal Abbreviation	Agroforest Syst
ISSN	0167-4366; 1572-9680
Short Title	Tropical forest architectural analysis as applied to agroforests in the humid tropics