Editors:
- First review of Southeast Asian forest genetics and evolutionary biology
- Will bridge the knowledge gap between academic publications and forest practitioners
- Excellent reference book for evaluators of Forest Stewardship Council certification
- Overview of conservation and management issues in tropical forestry
Part of the book series: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research (AAHER)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book provides current knowledge about tropical rain forest genetics and its implications for the profitable and sustainable management of forest resources in Southeast Asia. Each chapter covers a major topic in the evolutionary biology of tropical rain forest trees and how management systems interact with these natural dynamics. Authors provide an up-to-date and insightful review of important scientific findings and conclude with practical recommendations for the modern forester in Southeast Asia. Several chapters provide compelling discusÂsions about commonly neglected aspects of tropical forestry, including the impact of historical dynamics of climate change, anthropogenic threats to genetic viability, and the important role of wildlife in maintaining genetic diversity. These discussions will promote a deeper appreciation of not only the economic value of forests, but also their mystery and intangible values. The silvicultural industry in Southeast Asia is a major contributorto the regional economy but the connection between scientific research and the application and development of policy could be improved upon. This book will help bridge that gap.
This book will prove beneficial reading for forestry students, professional forest managers, and policy makers, who do not have technical training in genetics. It is also intended for non-specialists who are involved in the tropical timber industry, from the local forest manager to the international timber purchasing agent.
Editors and Affiliations
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School of Env. & Natural Resource Sci., Faculty of Science & Technology, National University of Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Ratnam Wickneswari
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, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, China, People's Republic
Chuck Cannon
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Managing the Future of Southeast Asia's Valuable Tropical Rainforests
Book Subtitle: A Practitioner's Guide to Forest Genetics
Editors: Ratnam Wickneswari, Chuck Cannon
Series Title: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2175-3
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Netherlands 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-2174-6Published: 21 August 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3814-0Published: 27 November 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-2175-3Published: 15 September 2011
Series ISSN: 1879-7180
Series E-ISSN: 1879-7199
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 108
Topics: Forestry Management, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Tree Biology