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Technical Orientation of Silviculture in the Tropics

Tropical Forestry Handbook

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Abstract

A comprehensive study on applied tropical silviculture from 2015 shows that only a limited set of silvicultural systems are applied in the tropics. At present, knowledge on both technical and managerial aspects is available to implement successfully tropical silviculture in forest management. The principal monocyclic and polycyclic silvicultural systems are dealt with sufficient details for real-world application. Silviculture in tropical secondary forests and tropical dry forests is described as well. Technical aspects of applied silviculture with concrete examples are presented which are helpful tools for the tropical silviculturist.

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    Adapted from Lamprecht (1993)

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    Only FCTs should be taken into account without lianas and wines and individuals where lianas have not reached the crown level.

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    Adapted from Lamprecht (1993)

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    Adapted from Schindele (2008)

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    IUCN (2014) Red List of Threatened Species created in 196.

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    Adapted from Grulke et al. (2015)

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    Adapted from Grulke et al. (2015)

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  1. Program Director, Regional Program REDD/CCAD-GIZ for Central America and Dominican Republic, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, La Libertad, El Salvador, Central America

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    Laslo Pancel

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Pancel, L. (2015). Technical Orientation of Silviculture in the Tropics. In: Köhl, M., Pancel, L. (eds) Tropical Forestry Handbook. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41554-8_122-1

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