Download or read book Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantation Forests written by E. K. Sadanandan Nambiar and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Forest Plantations written by A. Tiarks and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tropical countries are expanding plantation forestry to develop sustainable wood production systems. Much of this is based on short ratations of exotic species. These systems require large capital investments represent intensive land use and increase the demands on the soil. To develop options for maintaining or increasing productivity, a partner-project was initiated by Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) with three objectives: 1) evaluate the impact of soil and site management practices on the productivity of successive rotations of plantations, 2) develop management otions for maintaining or increasing productivity and 3) where it is appropriate strengthen local institutional capacity to respond to new problems and opportunities. The project focuses on the critical inter-rotational phase of management: harvesting, site preparation, and early stand development. A core set of treatments selected to creat a range of impacts on organic matter and nutrients supply intensities will be included at all locations. Optional treatments tailored to each site will be added as required by local management, and soil and stand considerations. Each location will carry out a self-contained experiment that will produce scientifically valid results on its own merit. All experiments are networked to integrate the information so underlying processes can be understood and options for science based management developed. All sites are expected to be valuable reference sites for long-term investigations.
Download or read book Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantation Forests written by E. K. S. Nambiar and published by . This book was released on with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantation Forests written by E. K. Sadanandan Nambiar and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eucalypt plantations in the humid tropics. Eucalyptus plantations in the equatorial zone, on the coastal plains of the Congo. Eucalypt and pine plantations in South Africa. Plantations of Eucalyptus urophylla S.T. Blake. Acacia mangium plantations in PT Musi Hutan Persada, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Eucalypt plantations in Monsoonal tropics - Kerala, India. Eucalypt plantations in South-Western Australia. Pine plantations on the coastal lowlands of subtropical Queensland, Australia. Chinese fir plantation in Fujian Province, China.
Download or read book Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantation Forests written by E. K. Sadanandan Nambiar and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experimental studies. Eucalypt. Acacia. Conifer. Mixed-species. Synthesis.
Download or read book Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantation Forests written by E. K. Sadanandan Nambiar and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented: 1) Effects of site management in a Eucalyptus grandis plantation in the humid tropics: Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2) Effects of site management on Eucalyptus plantations in the equatorial zone, on the coastal plains of the Congo; 3) Effects of site management in Eucalyptus grandis plantations in South Africa; 4) Effects of site management in Eucalyptus urophylla plantations in Guangdong Province, China; 5) Effects of site management in Acacia mangium plantations at PT. Musi Hutan Persada, South Sumatra, Indonesia; 6) Effects of site management on Eucalyptus plantation in the monsoonal tropics - Kerala, India; 7) Effects of site management in eucalypt plantations in Southwestern Australia; 8) Effects of site management in pine plantations of the coastal lowlands of Subrtropical Queensland, Australia; 9) Effects of site management in Chinese Fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) plantations in Fujian Province, China; 10) Site management and productivity of Acacia mangium in humid tropical Sumatra, Indonesia; 11; Nutrient cycling in a short rotation Eucalyptus plantation and an adjacent savanna in Congo; 12) Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) plantations in the semitropical Southeastern United States.
Download or read book Management of Soil Nutrients and Water in Tropical Plantation Forests written by E. K. S. Nambiar and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plantations for the tropics their, extent and nature. Genetic resources for plantation forestry. The biophysical environment. Soils of the tropics and their management for plantation forestry. Hydrology of forest platations in the tropics Dynamics of leaf and canopy development. The ecophysiological basis for productivity in the tropics. Roots and Mycorrhizas in plantation ecosystems. Nitrogen fixation in tropical forest plantations. Dynamics of nutrient supply in plantation soils. Soil and stand management for short-rotation plantations. Stand development and productivity. Origanic matter accretion, decomposition and mineralisation. Reforestation of salt-affected and acid soils. Towards sustained productivity and acid soils. Towards sustained productivity of tropical plantations: science and pratictice.
Download or read book Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantation Forests written by Steven B. Dovey and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Secondary Forest Management and Plantation Forestry Technologies to Improve the Use of Converted Tropical Lands written by Frank Howard Wadsworth and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eucalyptus written by John J.W. Coppen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-04-25 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eucalyptus, a genus of over 800 species, is a multiproduct crop par excellence. Not only is it grown for timber, pulp and fuelwood, but, as the Aborigines discovered thousands of years ago, it has numerous medicinal and aromatic properties. Since the first commercial distillation of eucalyptus oil 150 years ago, a vast array of eucalyptus-based pro
Download or read book Eucalyptus Plantations Research Management And Development Proceedings Of The International Symposium written by Runpeng Wei and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2003-09-04 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book contains papers presented at a meeting by eucalyptus experts, scholars, consultants and company managers from different countries and regions. The authors report: (1) the most recent advances in eucalyptus research from different perspectives — genetics, breeding, cultivation techniques, soil nutrition, plantation management, wood utilization, etc.; (2) the world-wide extension and development of the cultivated eucalyptus as a strategic forest tree with great economic, environmental and social significance; (3) plantation management merging ecological, environmental and legal concerns in operations practised by the private sector; (4) new approaches to utilization of eucalyptus woods. This book also represents a successful combination of academic research and practical operation in managing commercial eucalyptus plantations.
Download or read book Afforestation Reforestation and Forest Restoration in Arid and Semi arid Tropics written by Panna Ram Siyag and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a comprehensive manual of practice for execution of afforestation and tree planting programmes in arid and semi-arid tropics. It includes a compact running account of the technology of afforestation and the relevant principles and practices in management of afforestation projects. It provides a wide range of structured information and a number of model designs which can be gainfully put to use by the field level supervisors as also by the managers concerned with planning and control of such projects. Written by a practising specialist, the book is invaluable for anyone concerned with the practice of afforestation and tree planting, be he a tree hobbyist or a school teacher, a professional forester or a senior policy maker in government, an industrialist or a philanthropist, an environmental activist or a member of a community service organization.
Download or read book Planted Forests written by Julian Evans and published by CABI. This book was released on 2009 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planted forests - despite being only seven per cent of the world's forest resources, have superseded naturally regenerating forests as the principal source of industrial wood products. Lessening the pressure for wood production, on natural forests, tree planting has released them to be managed for other purposes - carbon sinks, soil and water protection, conservation of biological diversity, recreation and amenity. Representing a complement, but not an alternative, to natural forests, planted forests have become increasingly important for reducing worldwide deforestation, loss of forest ecosystems and forest degradation. Examining the significance of this rapidly emerging world resource, chapters consider the strengths and weaknesses of planted forests, management objectives for their use and aspects of ownership and policy. Data from key production countries are used to evaluate the implications and sustainability of planted forests as a source of forest products as well as social and ecological issues.
Download or read book The Dry Forests and Woodlands of Africa written by Emmanuel N. Chidumayo and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dry forests and woodlands of Sub-Saharan Africa are major ecosystems, with a broad range of strong economic and cultural incentives for keeping them intact. However, few people are aware of their importance, compared to tropical rainforests, despite them being home to more than half of the continent's population. This unique book brings together scientific knowledge on this topic from East, West, and Southern Africa and describes the relationships between forests, woodlands, people and their livelihoods. Dry forest is defined as vegetation dominated by woody plants, primarily trees, the canopy of which covers more than 10 per cent of the ground surface, occurring in climates with a dry season of three months or more. This broad definition - wider than those used by many authors - incorporates vegetation types commonly termed woodland, shrubland, thicket, savanna, wooded grassland, as well as dry forest in its strict sense. The book provides a comparative analysis of management experiences from the different geographic regions, emphasizing the need to balance the utilization of dry forests and woodland products between current and future human needs. Further, the book explores the techniques and strategies that can be deployed to improve the management of African dry forests and woodlands for the benefit of all, but more importantly, the communities that live off these vegetation formations. Thus, the book lays a foundation for improving the management of dry forests and woodlands for the wide range of products and services they provide.
Download or read book Rehabilitation of Degraded Tropical Forest Ecosystems written by Shigeo Kobayashi and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest ecosystems project. Evaluation of forest harvesting and fire impacts on the forest ecosystems.Development of methods to rehabilitate logged-over forests and degraded forest lands. Development of silvicultural techniques on degraded forest lands. Network of the rehabilitation of degraded forest ecosystems.
Download or read book Ecosystem Analysis of Dry Tropical Forests Udaipur and Bhilwara of Aravalli Hills written by Dr. Rita N. Kumar and published by Google Book Publishers. This book was released on with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forests are the most important reservoir of terrestrial biological diversity. Tropical forests are considered as the most diverse species richness in terrestrial ecosystems. The highest biodiversity generates a variety of resources, which helps to sustain the livelihood of local communities. They are different from all other terrestrial ecosystems with a very high diversity in species and life forms. However, most of the tropical forests are under high anthropogenic disturbances and require proper management practices to maintain sustainability and overall biodiversity. Tropical dry forests represent the major biome on the Earth. Generally, tropical dry forests are structure and floristically less complex than other forests of the world. Mature dry forest is converted into dry forest by grazing, selective logging, fuel wood harvesting, and anthropogenic activities. Tropical forest are degraded by cultivation, pastures, and clear-cutting for timber etc., and they are finally converted into grassland, scrublands and barren lands. Tropical forests account for 85% of the total forestland in India. These forests, however, are strongly affected by anthropogenic interventions. Because of high anthropogenic pressures, the dry deciduous forest cover in most parts of India is being converted into dry deciduous scrubland, dry grassland, and dry savannah. This situation in these forests calls for in depth study with respect to species diversity, structure, and regeneration. The Book Ecosystem Analysis of Dry Tropical Forests - Udaipur and Bhilwara of Aravalli Hills focuses on ecological investigations of dry tropical forests of Western India with special reference to tree diversity, biomass, and nutrient dynamics. Moreover, the authors have intensively studied the nutrient contents in different plant parts bole wood, bole bark, leaves, twig, branches, reproductive parts, stump root, lateral root and fine root of the dominant (tree, shrub and herb) species; nutrients in soil strata; nutrient dynamics and dry matter dynamics (biomass, net primary productivity), nutrient uptake in the different forest plantations; litter dynamics such as determine the pattern of litter fall, nutrient return to the soil, nutrient retranslocation, nutrient use efficiency and pattern of leaf litter decomposition; seasonal variation of soil microbial biomass; plant community structure, qualitative community analysis (species diversity indices), quantitative characters such as frequency, density, abundance, relative frequency, relative density of the tree species, composition, dominance, relative dominance and important value index. The present book would certainly be a handy guide for forest managers, forest conservationists, policy makers, and decision authorities to prevent the unrestrained exploitation of tropical forest biodiversity and its resources, devastation of impending forested habitats, and unrestrained activities by humans in tropical forest ecosystems of the world.
Download or read book Forestry in a Global Context written by Roger Sands and published by CABI. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the time of hunter-gatherers to the present day, forests have played a vital role in the development of humanity and society. This broad introductory textbook sets world forestry in a social, environmental, historical, and economic context. The development of forests, grassland and humans is described from the Devonian through to the Age of Agriculture, covering the factors determining the distribution of forests, the classification of forest types, the value and benefits of the forest and the products of the forest and their associated trade. The book also explores issues such as sustainable forest management, current patterns of deforestation and reforestation, and future challenges facing our forests. Fully updated throughout and with new contributions from international experts, this second edition includes new chapters on climate change and international forest policy, and expanded coverage of forest products and bioenergy production.
