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
This paper discusses different tree and forest management strategies in Yanallpa, a ribereno village located within the Ucayali floodplain, Peru. In the village, studies on tree and forest management were conducted through surveys, participative observation and unstructured interviews with farmer...