Effects of soil properties on growth of young tree seedlings of Hopea odorata and Azadirachta excelsa in line and gap enrichment planting in logged-over tropical lowland forest were evaluated. At 13 months, the trees were grouped into “good” and “poor” growth based on their height increment in th...
Soil samples from permanent sample plots of natural mixed deciduous, logged-over mixed deciduous and the secondary stands in the tropical seasonal forest were analysed for physical and chemical properties. Bulk density and soil hardness of A-horizon in the natural stand were slightly higher than ...
Yarwudhi, C.
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Kobayashi, S.
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Tanaka, N.
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Suksawang, S.
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[Soil conditions under natural logged-over and secondary stands of tropical seasonal forest in Thailand]
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Soil conditions under natural logged-over and secondary stands of tropical seasonal forest in Thailand
The relationship between succession and tropical forest diversity has been much debated. A fundamental disagreement hinges on whether high local species richness is a transient successional property, albeit one that can be maintained by disturbance, or is rather a property of stable late successi...
Sheil, Douglas
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[Long-term observations of rain forest succession, tree diversity and responses to disturbance]
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Long-term observations of rain forest succession, tree diversity and responses to disturbance
A widespread belief among development and forest researchers and practitioners holds that technological progress in tropical agriculture is good for forest conservation. Higher yield enables farmers to produce the same amount of food on less agricultural land. The alternative view suggests that p...
Poorter, L.
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Hawthorne, W.
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Bongers, F.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Maximum size distributions in tropical forest communities: relationships with rainfall and disturbance]
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Maximum size distributions in tropical forest communities: relationships with rainfall and disturbance
Tropical forests have been perceived as biodiversity sanctuaries that should be preserved from human action. However, rural communities have lived in these forests over millennia using their biodiversity to satisfy a wide range of needs (timber, food, medicinal plants, etc.), without threatening ...
García Fernandez, C.
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[Sistemas tradicionales de gestión del bosque tropical en Indonesia: ecología y prácticas silviculturales]
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Sistemas tradicionales de gestión del bosque tropical en Indonesia: ecología y prácticas silviculturales
The contributions that non-timber forest products (NTFPs) can make to rural livelihoods, and the fact that their use is less ecologically destructive than timber harvesting, have encouraged the belief that more intensive management of forests for such products could contribute to both development...
Arnold, J.E.M.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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[Can non-timber forest products match tropical forest conservation and development objectives?]
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Can non-timber forest products match tropical forest conservation and development objectives?
In the past decade, understanding of the importance and role of monitoring in tropical forest management has changed significantly. Monitoring is no longer the exclusive purview of forest managers and scientists. Now local people are working with professionals to develop and implement programs to...
Evans, K.
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Guariguata, M.R.
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[Monitoreo participativo para el manejo forestal en el tropico: una revision de herramientas, conceptos y lecciones aprendidas]
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Monitoreo participativo para el manejo forestal en el tropico: una revision de herramientas, conceptos y lecciones aprendidas
Inventories of tree species are often conducted to guide conservation efforts in tropical forests. Such surveys are time consuming, demanding of expertise, and expensive to perform and interpret. Approaches to make survey efforts simpler or more effective would be valuable. In particular, it woul...
Slik, J.W.F.
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Bernard, C.S.
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Breman, F.C.
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Beek, M. van
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Salim, A.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Wood density as a conservation tool: Quantification of disturbance and identification of conservation-priority areas in tropical forests]
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Wood density as a conservation tool: Quantification of disturbance and identification of conservation-priority areas in tropical forests
Increased trade in non-timber forest products (NTFP) has been promoted as one possible means to slow tropical deforestation by increasing the economic value of intact forest. A market surcey of NTFP's occuring in the Capim River basin in eastern Amazonia, Brazil demonstrated that the realitty for...
Shanley, P.
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[The faint promise of a distant market: a survey of Belem's trade in non-timber forest products]
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The faint promise of a distant market: a survey of Belem's trade in non-timber forest products