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Book Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantation Forests

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:

Book Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantation Forests

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:

Book Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantation Forests

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.

Book Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantation Forests

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.

Book Management of Soil  Nutrients and Water in Tropical Plantation Forests

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.

Book The Management of Industrial Forest Plantations

Download or read book The Management of Industrial Forest Plantations written by José G. Borges and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Management of Industrial Forest Plantations. Theoretical Foundations and Applications provides a synthesis of current knowledge about industrial forestry management planning processes. It covers components of the forest supply chain ranging from modelling techniques to management planning approaches and information and communication technology support. It may provide effective support to education, research and outreach activities that focus on forest industrial plantations management. It may contribute further to support forest managers when developing industrial plantations management plans. The book includes the discussion of applications in 26 Management Planning in Actions boxes. These applications highlight the linkage between theory and practice and the contribution of models, methods and management planning approaches to the efficiency and the effectiveness of industrial plantations management planning.

Book Acacia mangium Willd   Ecology  silviculture and productivity

Download or read book Acacia mangium Willd Ecology silviculture and productivity written by Haruni Krisnawati and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Management of Soil  Nutrients and Water in Tropical Plantation Forests

Download or read book Management of Soil Nutrients and Water in Tropical Plantation Forests written by E. K. Sadanandan Nambiar and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Forest Plantations

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.

Book Sustainable Forestry Management and Wood Production in a Global Economy

Download or read book Sustainable Forestry Management and Wood Production in a Global Economy written by Robert L Deal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-07-05 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A global view of responsible forestry management Sustainable Forestry Management and Wood Production in a Global Economy examines emerging issues and key strategies for sustaining wood production while maintaining other forest resources. Internationally recognized forestry experts explore a broad range of topics on sustainable forestry at t

Book Eucalyptus Plantations

    Book Details:
  • Author : Run-Peng Wei
  • Publisher : World Scientific
  • Release : 2003-09-04
  • ISBN : 9814485306
  • Pages : 432 pages

Download or read book Eucalyptus Plantations written by Run-Peng Wei and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2003-09-04 with total page 432 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. Contents: Development and Ecological/Social ImpactBreeding MethodGenetic Testing and ImprovementNutrition and Site ManagementPlantation ManagementWood Processing and Utilization Readership: Graduate students, academics, researchers, plantation foresters, and natural ecosystem and environmental conservationists. Keywords:Eucalyptus;R & D;Plantation;Cultivation;Management;Yield Improvement;Environment;Wood Utilization

Book Ecosystem Goods and Services from Plantation Forests

Download or read book Ecosystem Goods and Services from Plantation Forests written by Jürgen Bauhus and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plantation forests often have a negative image. They are typically assumed to be poor substitutes for natural forests, particularly in terms of biodiversity conservation, carbon storage, provision of clean drinking water and other non-timber goods and services. Often they are monocultures that do not appear to invite people for recreation and other direct uses. Yet as this book clearly shows, they can play a vital role in the provision of ecosystem services, when compared to agriculture and other forms of land use or when natural forests have been degraded. This is the first book to examine explicitly the non-timber goods and services provided by plantation forests, including soil, water and biodiversity conservation, as well as carbon sequestration and the provision of local livelihoods. The authors show that, if we require a higher provision of ecosystem goods and services from both temperate and tropical plantations, new approaches to their management are required. These include policies, methods for valuing the services, the practices of small landholders, landscape approaches to optimise delivery of goods and services, and technical issues about how to achieve suitable solutions at the scale of forest stands. While providing original theoretical insights, the book also gives guidance for plantation managers, policy-makers, conservation practitioners and community advocates, who seek to promote or strengthen the multiple-use of forest plantations for improved benefits for society. Published with CIFOR

Book Forestry in a Global Context

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.

Book Forests for People and the Environment   CIFOR Annual Report 2004

Download or read book Forests for People and the Environment CIFOR Annual Report 2004 written by Center for International Forestry Research and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Management of Tropical Plantation forests and Their Soil Litter System

Download or read book Management of Tropical Plantation forests and Their Soil Litter System written by M. V. Reddy and published by Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE. This book was released on 2002 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together recent advances in the research on the ecological functioning of the soil litter system of tropical plantation forests in relation to their management, which is of crucial importance for the growth of trees and sustainability of the ecosystem. This book includes contributions from internationally renowned researchers in the field, synthesizes considerable body of research available and provides adequate reference at the end of each article (chapter) for further reading. It should be of great value to and a resource book for environmental biologists, ecologists, soil biologists, soil scientists, plant ecologists, plantation managers, forest conservators, and many others with an interest in the tropics.

Book USDA Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges

Download or read book USDA Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges written by Deborah C. Hayes and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USDA Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges (EFRs) are scientific treasures, providing secure, protected research sites where complex and diverse ecological processes are studied over the long term. This book offers several examples of the dynamic interactions among questions of public concern or policy, EFR research, and natural resource management practices and policies. Often, trends observed – or expected -- in the early years of a research program are contradicted or confounded as the research record extends over decades. The EFRs are among the few areas in the US where such long-term research has been carried out by teams of scientists. Changes in society’s needs and values can also redirect research programs. Each chapter of this book reflects the interplay between the ecological results that emerge from a long-term research project and the social forces that influence questions asked and resources invested in ecological research. While these stories include summaries and syntheses of traditional research results, they offer a distinctly new perspective, a larger and more complete picture than that provided by a more typical 5-year study. They also provide examples of long-term research on EFRs that have provided answers for questions not even imagined at the time the study was installed.

Book Ecosystem Goods and Services from Plantation Forests

Download or read book Ecosystem Goods and Services from Plantation Forests written by Jurgen Bauhus and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plantation forests often have a negative image. They are typically assumed to be poor substitutes for natural forests, particularly in terms of biodiversity conservation, carbon storage, provision of clean drinking water and other non-timber goods and services. Often they are monocultures that do not appear to invite people for recreation and other direct uses. Yet as this book clearly shows, they can play a vital role in the provision of ecosystem services, when compared to agriculture and other forms of land use or when natural forests have been degraded. This is the first book to examine explicitly the non-timber goods and services provided by plantation forests, including soil, water and biodiversity conservation, as well as carbon sequestration and the provision of local livelihoods. The authors show that, if we require a higher provision of ecosystem goods and services from both temperate and tropical plantations, new approaches to their management are required. These include policies, methods for valuing the services, the practices of small landholders, landscape approaches to optimise delivery of goods and services, and technical issues about how to achieve suitable solutions at the scale of forest stands. While providing original theoretical insights, the book also gives guidance for plantation managers, policy-makers, conservation practitioners and community advocates, who seek to promote or strengthen the multiple-use of forest plantations for improved benefits for society. Published with CIFOR