Undoing the Damage Silviculture for Ecologists and Environmental Scientists

About this book

As a natural science, silviculture has a large say in how humans interact with the terrestrial world. Although the perspective taken here that the production of wood is narrow, the amount of land area consumed is extensive; the indirect consequences of wood production on natural processes are larger still. Through the amount of land engaged, the flora and fauna affected and the environmental consequences, good or bad; silviculture is a frequent constituent in applied ecology, environmental science, conservation ecology and other broad land-use disciplines. Silvicultural expertize is essential when trees and wood are an economic output; often best promoted when silviculture is allied with hydrology, ecology, soil science, wildlife management, etc. Undoing the Damage touches upon the following important areas of the subject in detail.

Contents

- Introduction
- Agrobionomic Principles
- Economic Measures and Spatial Patterns
- Temporal Dynamics
- Use Concepts
- Niche Transitions and Ecological Services
- Risk Containment
- Monoculture
- Bicultures
- Three-Plus Polycultures
- Taungyas
- Natural Forest Management
- Agroforests
- Nature - Silvicultural Interface
- Community Forestry
- Silvicultural Landscapes
- Perspectives

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