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Plantation Forestry in the Tropics
The role, silviculture and use of planted forests for industrial, social, environmental and agroforestry purposes
Third Edition
Julian Evans and John W. Turnbull
482 pages
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numerous line drawings and halftones
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246x189mm
978-0-19-850947-9
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Paperback
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15 April 2004
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This item is printed to order. Items which are printed to order are normally despatched and charged within 5-10 days.
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- A single reference text on all aspects of tropical tree plantation management
- Extensive bibliography of over 1400 literature citations
- Authors draw on their field experience from over 40 tropical and sub-tropical countries
New to this edition - Thoroughly revised and updated with 40% of text rewritten and a 20% increase in the number of illustrations
- Two new chapters on clonal forestry and ecological restoration
Development of planted forests in tropical and subtropical countries is accelerating to satisfy the ever-growing global demand for wood products. Indeed, it is expected that within 20 years half of all wood fibre in the world will be sourced from plantations, of which more than half are in the tropics and subtropics. As well as intensively managed industrial wood plantations, trees are increasingly being planted as part of farming systems - to control erosion and rehabilitate degraded lands and forests. Active community involvement in tree planting as part of rural development is now widespread and welcome. Plantation Forestry in the Tropics provides an
overview that sets plantation silviculture in the wider context of development processes and their social, environmental and ecological impacts. The structure and approach of previous editions have been retained but every chapter has been comprehensively revised and updated. Two new chapters, one on clonal forestry, the other on ecological restoration, have also been added although the central theme remains the silviculture that underpins successful industrial planted forests. Overall, the book provides an up-to-date account of silvicultural practices, some of the socio-economic essentials, and the key role tree planting now plays in natural resource management and improving rural livelihoods in the tropics. Contemporary issues such as full stakeholder participation and sustainable
management practices in planted forests are also addressed. The authors have drawn on their field experience from over 40 tropical and sub-tropical countries, and readers will find examples from Africa, Latin America, tropical Asia and the Pacific. Both the historical context and recent developments are presented, and examples are drawn from industrial plantations, rural development plantings, agroforestry and tree planting for soil protection and rehabilitation of degraded forests. Students, professional foresters, development specialists, and all with an interest in tropical forest management will find this a valuable reference text.Readership: 1. Forestry students (this is the only reference text available on
all aspects of tropical tree plantation and management. It will provide the student with a comprehensive introduction to plantation forestry practices in the tropics as an ntegral part of sustainable development and sound land use).
2. Forest managers, rural development specialists, researchers & academics, as well as staff in aid agencies and those working with environmental NGOs (current developments are set in a historical context enabling professionals to use the book both as a reference text and to update themselves on the latest advances. This will be especially valuable for those in remote locations with limited access to library facilities).
3. All who are interested in resource management issues (it is the only reference text giving an authoritative overview on all aspects of care and management of planted trees and forests in the tropics and sub-tropics).
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Julian Evans, Professor of Tropical Forestry, Imperial College London, and John W. Turnbull, Formerly Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products (Australia)
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"This new edition of Plantation Forestry in the Tropics firmly re-establishes it as the standard text...Julian Evans's book deserves a place on the bookshelf of all foresters - they will find much to learn from it.
" - Forestry
"This book provides the student with a comprehensive introduction or the practitioner or development specialist with an overview of plantation forestry and tree planting in tropical countries as part of sound land use." - Rural Development Forestry Network, Newsletter 14
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Part I Introduction
1: Introduction
2: Why plantations?
3: Plantation forest in tropical countries
4: Plantation organization and Structure
Part II Land, Social & Economic Factors, and Planning in Plantation Development
5: Land and plantation development
6: Social and economic factors in tree-planting and plantation development
7: Planning the plantation enterprise
Part III Plantation Silviculture
8: What to plant?
9: Seed collection, supply and storage
10: Forest nurseries
11: Clonal plantations
12: Plantation establishment
13: Plantation maintenance
14: Nutrition of tree crops
15: Dynamics of stand growth
16: Thinning
17: High pruning
18: Rotations, regeneration, and coppice
19: Protection - an introduction
Part IV Tree-Planting and Plantation Forestry in rural Development, Soil Conservation, Rehabilitation, Environmental Considerations and sustainability
20: Tree-planting in rural development and agroforestry
21: Protective afforestation
22: Plantations for ecosystem rehabilitation and restoration
23: Afforestation of inhospitable sites
24: Ecological factors and sustainability of plantations, Conclusion
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The specification in this catalogue, including without limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations, and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. Occasionally, due to the nature of some contractual restrictions, we are unable to ship a specific product to a particular territory. Jacket images are provisional and liable to change before publication.
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