Soils of Tropical Forest Ecosystems: Characteristics, Ecology and Management

Soils of Tropical Forest Ecosystems: Characteristics, Ecology and Management
ISBN-10
3662036495
ISBN-13
9783662036495
Category
Science
Pages
206
Language
English
Published
2013-03-14
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
Andreas Schulte, Daddy Ruhiyat

Description

An understanding of the characteristics and the ecology of soils, particularly those of forest ecosystems in the humid tropics, is central to the development of sustainable forest management systems. The present book examines the contribution that forest soil science and forest ecology can make to sustainable land use in the humid tropics. Four main issues are addressed: characteristics and classification of forest soils, chemical and hydrological changes after forest utilization, soil fertility management in forest plantations and agroforestry systems as well as ecosystem studies from the dipterocarp forest region of Southeast Asia. Additionally, case studies include work from Guyana, Costa Rica, the Philippines, Malaysia, Australia and Nigeria.

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