LEADER 03637nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910437823903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-94532-0 010 $a94-007-5821-9 024 7 $a10.1007/978-94-007-5821-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000318045 035 $a(EBL)1083656 035 $a(OCoLC)824118113 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000810817 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11456344 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000810817 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10846342 035 $a(PQKB)10306253 035 $a(DE-He213)978-94-007-5821-6 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1083656 035 $a(PPN)168341859 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000318045 100 $a20121115d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEcological succession on fallowed shifting cultivation fields $ea review of the literature /$fClaudio O. Delang, Wing Man Li 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aNew York $cSpringer$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (131 p.) 225 0$aSpringerBriefs in ecology,$x2192-4759 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a94-007-5820-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Forest structure -- 3. Species richness and diversity -- 4. Species composition -- 5. Factors contributing to differences in forest recovery rates -- 6. Conclusions. 330 $aThe book reviews the literature on the ecological succession of plants on fallowed swiddens in tropical forests.  Patterns of ecological succession in tropical forests are insufficiently understood, partly because results are scattered through a large number of case studies reported in academic articles. So far, no publication has attempted to bring these different case studies together to identify common patters and trends. The goal of the book is to review the different case studies, and identify common patterns of ecological succession in fallowed swiddens, as well as to pinpoint the factors that cause ecological succession in some areas to differ from those in other areas. The book is organised in four different sections: forest structure, forest diversity, species composition, and the factors that contribute to differences in forest recovery rates (the number of times the field was burned, the length of fallow period, the type of soil, and the type of forest).  This book is an important contribution to tropical forestry and shifting cultivation. Deforestation and forest degradation are the largest sources of CO2, and shifting cultivation is one of the main culprits. For this (and other economic and political) reason governments attempt to curtail shifting cultivation by shortening the years the fields can be left fallow, or outright outlawing the farming practice. Yet, there is insufficient understanding of the processes of ecological succession in fallows, which raises the questions as to whether the policy fulfils its objectives. . 410 0$aSpringerBriefs in Ecology,$x2192-4759 606 $aEcological succession 606 $aForest plants 606 $aRain forest ecology 615 0$aEcological succession. 615 0$aForest plants. 615 0$aRain forest ecology. 676 $a333.7153 700 $aDelang$b Claudio O$0941068 701 $aLi$b Wing Man$01757366 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910437823903321 996 $aEcological succession on fallowed shifting cultivation fields$94195212 997 $aUNINA