Tropical Forests

✍ Scribed by JÁN BOROTA (Eds.)

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 281
• Series: Developments in Agricultural and Managed Forest Ecology 22
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This publication deals with the composition and structure of both natural and artificially established tropical forests. After a general introduction, the role of tropical forests in the production of timber is discussed. Attention is then given to the structure of natural tropical forests, especially in Congo, Gabon, Ghana and Laos. The structure of artificially established forests is dealt with in another chapter. At the end, information is given on the thinning of such forest stands in Tanzania.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Other Titles in This Series
Pages v-vi

Preface
Pages vii-ix
Ján Borota

1 - Methodology of work
Pages 1-2

2 - Types of forest formations throughout the world
Pages 3-27

3 - Importance of tropical forests as a source of timber
Pages 28-42

4 - Structure of natural tropical forests
Pages 43-178

5 - Structure of artificially established forests in the tropics
Pages 179-227

6 - Thinnings in Pinus patula stands in Tanzania
Pages 228-252

7 - Conclusions
Pages 253-255

References
Pages 256-261

Index of tree species Latin names
Pages 262-269

Index of tree species trade or vernacular names
Pages 270-274