With past and continued destruction of primary forest worldwide, secondary forest constitute a large and growing component of forest cover and have been found to be very important for a wide range of goods and services. Despite its widespread usage, there is considerable ambiguity with regard to ...
In this paper, we present an intensification model based on the intensity of exploitation and use of forests and forest lands as a relevant framework for analysing the appearance, dynamics, and evolution of different types of secondary forests. The systematic driving forces responsible for the di...
Chokkalingam, U.
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Smith, J.
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Jong, W. de
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Sabogal, C.
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[A conceptual framework for the assessment of tropical secondary forest dynamics and sustainable development potential in Asia]
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A conceptual framework for the assessment of tropical secondary forest dynamics and sustainable development potential in Asia
This paper provides the general objectives of the special issue: secondary forests in Asia: their diversity, importance and role in future environmental management. It provides a brief overview of the renewed attention to tropical secondary forests and sketches the history of research on this sub...
Jong, W. de
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Chokkalingam, U.
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Smith, J.
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Sabogal, C.
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[Tropical secondary forests in Asia: introduction and synthesis]
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Tropical secondary forests in Asia: introduction and synthesis
Studies in secondary forest in Latin America have largely been confined to terra firme lands. This paper reports on a study of dynamics of secondary forest and its interactions with land use for agriculture and utilization of primary forest in the floodplains of the Uyacali and Amazon rivers in P...
Secondary forests in the flood plains are important from the ecological, social and economical point of view. In this paper the management of these areas and their contribution to the economy of riverine communities in the Jenaro Herrera district is presented. A total of 108 families in 12 commun...
Baluarte-Vasquez, J.
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Freitas Alvarado, L.
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Kop, P. van de
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Jong, W. de
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Inga-Sanchez, H.
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Melendez Torres, W.
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[El bosque secundario de la llanura aluvial inundable en la zona de Jenaro Herrera, Amazonia Peruana: uso, manejo y contribucion a la economia del poblador ribereno]
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El bosque secundario de la llanura aluvial inundable en la zona de Jenaro Herrera, Amazonia Peruana: uso, manejo y contribucion a la economia del poblador ribereno
Results based on a socioeconomic survey on flood plain forest fallows are presented. The study was aimed at identifying the factors influencing people's decisions on land use and forest resource utilisation, and to provide some preliminary biophysical information. It was found that 93% of local l...
Freitas-Alvarado, L.
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Baluarte-Vasquez, J.
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Kop, P. van de
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Inga-Sanchez, H.
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Jong, W. de
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Melendez, W.
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Salazar-Vega, A.
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[Caracterizacion del uso de la tierra y bosques secundarios en la llanura aluvial inundable de la zona Muyuy-Iquitos, Amazonia Peruana]
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Caracterizacion del uso de la tierra y bosques secundarios en la llanura aluvial inundable de la zona Muyuy-Iquitos, Amazonia Peruana
Swidden agriculture in tropical Asia is a diverse practice, making it difficult to draw general conclusions on trends of the development of swidden fallow secondary forests (SFSF). There is, however, sufficient evidence to recognise trends of a gradual intensification often through the incorporat...
Jong, W. de
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Chokkalingam, U.
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Perera, G.A.D.
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[The evolution of swidden fallow secondary forests in Asia]
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The evolution of swidden fallow secondary forests in Asia
Estimates of the area of swidden fallow secondary forest in Indonesia are inaccurate, partly because swidden agricultural practices giving rise to the secondary forest are heterogeneous. Throughout Indonesia, swidden agriculture is evolving into more intensive land use. A mixed secondary forest t...
The expansion of agriculture is widely held to be one of the causes of tropical deforestation. Simply stated, the progressive expansion of agriculture into areas of tropical forest can only occur when forests are slashed. There is little doubt that in many places an increased need for agricultura...