Tropical forests are being cleared at a rate of 16.9 million hectares per year and timber harvesting results in over 5 million hectares becoming secondary forests annually without adequate management. This decrease and degradation affect both timber production and many environmental values. Selec...
Tropical countries are expanding plantation forestry to develop sustainable wood production systems. Much of this is based on short rotations of exotic species. These systems require large capital investments, represent intensive land use and increase the demands on the soil. To develop options f...
Tiarks, A.
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Nambiar, E.K.S.
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Cossalter, C.
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[Site management and productivity in tropical forest plantations]
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Site management and productivity in tropical forest plantations
These proceedings present preliminary results of the CIFOR project ‘Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantations”. They include papers from the third workshop of project partners held in Kerala, India, in December 1999. These papers complement those presented at a workshop in Pieterma...
Nambiar, E.K.S.
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Tiark, A.
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Cossalter, C.
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Ranger, J.
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[Site management and productivity in tropical plantation forests: progress report: workshop proceedings 7-11 December 1999, Kerala, India]
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Site management and productivity in tropical plantation forests: progress report: workshop proceedings 7-11 December 1999, Kerala, India