21st Century Viewpoint on Tropical Silviculture
Silviculture in natural tropical forests can be defined as the objective guidance of the forest ecosystem to sustainably meet the needs of society (based on Lamprecht 1993). It is a component, not a synonym, of sustainable forest management. In this chapt
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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Status of Natural Tropical Moist Forests in the Era of Global Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Silviculture of Natural Tropical Forests in the Current Context of Sustainable Forest Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Goals and Objectives of Silviculture in Natural Tropical Forests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Ecological Basis of Silviculture in Natural Tropical Forests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Types of Natural Tropical Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tree Species Diversity in Natural Tropical Forests and Its Implications for Silviculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Production of Biomass and Wood in Natural Tropical Forests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Understanding Tropical Forest Stand Dynamics and the Process of Natural Regeneration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Regeneration Ecology of Tree Species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Growth of Individual Trees and Factors That Affect It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Potential Silvicultural Approaches to the Sustainable Management of Tropical Moist Forests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging of Primary Forests and Its Effects on the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silvicultural Techniques and Systems for Tropical Moist Forests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Points of Departure for Silviculture in Tropical Moist Forests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Polycyclic Silvicultural Systems: Approach and Experiences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To Cut or Not to Cut Lianas? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final Comments: The Next 20 Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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