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Ecological succession on fallowed shifting cultivation fields : a review of the literature / / Claudio O. Delang, Wing Man Li



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Autore: Delang Claudio O Visualizza persona
Titolo: Ecological succession on fallowed shifting cultivation fields : a review of the literature / / Claudio O. Delang, Wing Man Li Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer, 2013
Edizione: 1st ed. 2013.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (131 p.)
Disciplina: 333.7153
Soggetto topico: Ecological succession
Forest plants
Rain forest ecology
Altri autori: LiWing Man  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction -- 2. Forest structure -- 3. Species richness and diversity -- 4. Species composition -- 5. Factors contributing to differences in forest recovery rates -- 6. Conclusions.
Sommario/riassunto: The 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. .
Titolo autorizzato: Ecological succession on fallowed shifting cultivation fields  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-94532-0
94-007-5821-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910437823903321
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Serie: SpringerBriefs in Ecology, . 2192-4759