Silviculture in the Tropics

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction to Silviculture in the Tropics

      • Sven Günter

      Pages 3-10

3. Forest Users: Past, Present, Future

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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4. Forest users: past, present, future

   1. Review Forest Users: Past, Present, Future

      • Rajan Kotru, Sudhirender Sharma

      Pages 13-33

   2. Participatory Forest Management and Sustainable Development Outcomes in the Subtropical Himalayas: A Sequel of Environment, Economy and Equity through Social Empowerment

      • Rajan Kotru

      Pages 35-42

   3. Operationalizing High-Conservation Values in Tropical Silviculture Through Access and Benefit Sharing

      • Konrad Uebelhör, Andreas Drews

      Pages 43-51

   4. Forest Concessions in Peru

      • Christian Großheim

      Pages 53-60

5. New Aspects in Tropical Silviculture

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61

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6. New aspects in tropical silviculture

   1. Review New Aspects in Tropical Silviculture

      • Michael Weber

      Pages 63-89

   2. Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Forests Managed for Timber

      • Francis E. Putz

      Pages 91-101

   3. Management of Forest Genetic Resources

      • Reiner Finkeldey

      Pages 103-107

   4. Managing Short Rotation Tropical Plantations as Sustainable Source of Bioenergy

      • Jonathan C. Onyekwelu

      Pages 109-117

   5. The Silviculture of Tropical Nonwood Forest Products, Between Farming and Forestry

      • Paul Vantomme

      Pages 119-127

   6. Modelling Forest Growth and Finance: Often Disregarded Tools in Tropical Land Management

      • Thomas Knoke, Andreas Huth

      Pages 129-142

7. Silviculture in (Semi-)Natural Humid Forests

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143

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8. Silviculture in (semi-)natural humid forests

   1. Review The Ecology, Silviculture, and Use of Tropical Wet Forests with Special Emphasis on Timber Rich Types

      • Mark S. Ashton, Jefferson S. Hall

      Pages 145-192

   2. Sustainable Forest Management for Mixed-Dipterocarp Forests: A Case Study in Southwest Sri Lanka

      • Mark S. Ashton, B. M. P. Singhakumara, Nimal Gunatilleke, Savitri Gunatilleke

      Pages 193-213

   3. Natural Forest Silviculture for Central African Meliaceae

      • Jefferson S. Hall

      Pages 215-225

   4. Managing Natural Populations of Big-Leaf Mahogany

      • James Grogan, Marielos Peña-Claros, Sven Günter

      Pages 227-235

This book integrates the latest global developments in forestry science and practice and their relevance for the sustainable management of tropical forests. The influence of social dimensions on the development of silvicultural concepts is another spotlight. Ecology and silvicultural options form all tropical continents, and forest formations from dry to moist forests and from lowland to mountain forests are covered. Review chapters which guide readers through this complex subject integrate numerous illustrative and quantitative case studies by experts from all over the world. On the basis of a cross-sectional evaluation of the case studies presented, the authors put forward possible silvicultural contributions towards sustainability in a changing world. The book is addressed to a broad readership from forestry and environmental disciplines.

• Forstwirtschaft
• Tropen
• Waldbau
• Waldnutzer
• forest ecology
• forest user
• forestry
• silviculture
• tropics
• Ökologie der Wälder
• Forestry Management
• Tree Biology

• Technical University of Munich, Institute of Silviculture, Freising, Germany

  Sven Günter

• München, Germany

  Michael Weber

• Dietramszell, Germany

  Bernd Stimm

• Loiching, Germany

  Reinhard Mosandl

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