Silviculture in the Tropics

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction to Silviculture in the Tropics....Pages 3-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Review Forest Users: Past, Present, Future....Pages 13-33
Participatory Forest Management and Sustainable Development Outcomes in the Subtropical Himalayas: A Sequel of Environment, Economy and Equity through Social Empowerment....Pages 35-42
Operationalizing High-Conservation Values in Tropical Silviculture Through Access and Benefit Sharing....Pages 43-51
Forest Concessions in Peru....Pages 53-60
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Review New Aspects in Tropical Silviculture....Pages 63-89
Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Forests Managed for Timber....Pages 91-101
Management of Forest Genetic Resources....Pages 103-107
Managing Short Rotation Tropical Plantations as Sustainable Source of Bioenergy....Pages 109-117
The Silviculture of Tropical Nonwood Forest Products, Between Farming and Forestry....Pages 119-127
Modelling Forest Growth and Finance: Often Disregarded Tools in Tropical Land Management....Pages 129-142
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
Review The Ecology, Silviculture, and Use of Tropical Wet Forests with Special Emphasis on Timber Rich Types....Pages 145-192
Sustainable Forest Management for Mixed-Dipterocarp Forests: A Case Study in Southwest Sri Lanka....Pages 193-213
Natural Forest Silviculture for Central African Meliaceae....Pages 215-225
Managing Natural Populations of Big-Leaf Mahogany....Pages 227-235
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
Review Silviculture in Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests....Pages 239-260
Dry Forests of Ethiopia and Their Silviculture....Pages 261-272
Silviculture of Dry Deciduous Forests, India....Pages 273-283
Silviculture of Tropical Dry Forests: Bolivian Case Study....Pages 285-295
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Review Mangroves and Mountains: Silviculture at Ecological Margins....Pages 299-323
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Natural Regeneration and Management of Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) Mirb. in the Afromontane Forests of Ethiopia....Pages 325-337
Mangroves: Sustainable Management in Bangladesh....Pages 339-347
Front Matter....Pages 349-349
Review Silviculture in Secondary Forests....Pages 351-367
Secondary Forests and Fuel Wood Utilization in Africa....Pages 369-376
Rehabilitation of Degraded Natural Forests by Enrichment Planting of Four Native Species in Ethiopian Highlands....Pages 377-385
Sustainable Timber Harvesting in Fragmented Secondary Forests in Paraguay? An Inquiry Through Modelling....Pages 387-396
Front Matter....Pages 397-397
Review Plantation Forestry....Pages 399-454
Sustainability of Site Productivity in Tropical Forest Plantations: Case Study of Gmelina arborea Plantations in Tropical Rainforest, Nigeria....Pages 455-462
 Eucalyptus grandis and Other Important Eucalyptus Species: A Case Study from Sri Lanka....Pages 463-472
Front Matter....Pages 473-473
Review Plantations for Protective Purposes and Rehabilitation....Pages 475-490
Case Study Desertification: Central-Northern Namibia....Pages 491-499
Mixed Plantations of Native Trees on Abandoned Pastures: Restoring Productivity, Ecosystem Properties, and Services on a Humid Tropical Site....Pages 501-511
Reforestation and Natural Succession as Tools for Restoration on Abandoned Pastures in the Andes of South Ecuador....Pages 513-524
Front Matter....Pages 525-525
Five Recommendations to Improve Tropical Silviculture....Pages 527-546
Back Matter....Pages 547-559