Tropical forest architectural analysis as applied to agroforests in the humid tropics: The example of traditional village-agroforests in West Java
| Title | Tropical forest architectural analysis as applied to agroforests in the humid tropics: The example of traditional village-agroforests in West Java |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1983 |
| Authors | Michon, G, Bompard, J, Hecketsweiler, P, Ducatillion, C |
| Journal | Agroforestry Systems |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 117-129 |
| Date Published | June 1983 |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | architectural analysis; Java; traditional agroforestry; tropical forests |
| 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 |
