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Tropical Forestry Handbook

  • Living reference work
  • © 2020

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Editors:
  1. Laslo Pancel

    1. Programa Regional REDD, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale, Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador

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  2. Michael Köhl

    1. Inst. Weltforstwirtschaft, Bundesforschungsanstalt für Forst- und Holzwirtschaft, Hamburg, Germany

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  • Presents the most comprehensive work on tropical forestry Discusses natural resources management in a changing environment induced by climate change Offers state-of-the-art methods and promising alternative concepts to solve problems prevailing in the tropics

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Table of contents (103 entries)

  1. A 21st Century Viewpoint on Natural Tropical Forest Silviculture

    • Bryan Finegan

  2. Acquisition, Characteristics and Preprocessing of Passive Remote Sensing Images in Tropical Forestry

    • Abner Josue Jimenez Galo

  3. Agroforestry: Essential for Sustainable and Climate-Smart Land Use?

    • Reinhold G. Muschler

  4. Application of a Participatory Approach to Forestry Extension Activities

    • Angelika Kandzior, Esteban Rivas

  5. Applied Ecology of Tropical Forests

    • Richard T. Corlett

  6. Basic Outline of Tree Plantations in the Tropics

    • Laslo Pancel

  7. Bioeconomic Approaches to Sustainable Management of Natural Tropical Forests

    • Thomas Holmes, Erin Sills

  8. Biotically and Abiotically Induced Wood Characteristics; Cracks – Form and Causes

    • Christoph Richter

  9. Changing Trends of Forestry Research Demand

    • Don Koo Lee, M. N. Salleh, Wai Mun Ho, Marilyn S. Combalicer

  10. Classifications of Climates in the Tropics

    • Michael Richter

  11. Classifying Tropical Forests

    • Richard T. Corlett

  12. Climate Aspects of the Tropics

    • Michael Richter

  13. Climate Change in the Tropics

    • Thorsten Peters

  14. Climatic Types of Water Balances in the Tropics

    • Thorsten Peters

  15. Collecting, Processing, and Treating Propagules for Seed and Vegetative Propagation in Nurseries

    • R. Kasten Dumroese, Diane L Haase, Kim M Wilkinson, Thomas D. Landis

  16. Community Forestry

    • Carsten Schusser

  17. Compensation Payment Scheme Requisites and Financial Arrangements

    • Julian Michel, Kay Kallweit, Evy von Pfeil

  18. Compensation Payments: Opportunities, Risks, and Considerations

    • Julian Michel, Kay Kallweit, Evy von Pfeil

  19. Concept of Compensation Payments and Ecosystems

    • Julian Michel, Kay Kallweit, Evy von Pfeil

  20. Design of Data Collection Related to the Climate in the Tropics

    • Thorsten Peters
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This book provides a cross-section of all outstanding experience in all fields of tropical forestry under a drastically changing environment induced by climate change. It sheds light on the existing know-how and presents it in a concise and efficient way for the scientist and professional in charge of planning, implementing and evaluating forest resources. The Tropical Forestry Handbook provides proven and/or promising alternative concepts which can be applied to solve organizational, administrative and technical challenges prevailing in the tropics. Presented are state of the art methods in all fields concerning tropical forestry. Emphasize is given to methods which are adapted to- and which safeguard - environmental conditions.   



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  • Programa Regional REDD, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale, Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador

    Laslo Pancel

  • Inst. Weltforstwirtschaft, Bundesforschungsanstalt für Forst- und Holzwirtschaft, Hamburg, Germany

    Michael Köhl

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