The Silvicultural Basis for Agroforestry Systems

ISBN-13: 9780849322068 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 296 str.

Mark S. Ashton; Florencia Montagnini

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True to its title, this volume provides a silvicultural framework for thinking about the design and practice of agroforestry systems. Unlike many general agroforestry books, The Silvicultural Basis For Agrofore stry Systems emphasizes research and thoughts from a forestry perspect ive rather than an agricultural one. Many of the examples used in this reference are based on the ecological theory of forests that concern the competition for resources of plant-plant and plant-animal mixtures . This guide also uses the knowledge gained about the temporal and spa tial dynamic and productivity of forests as the basis for silvicultura l applications in agroforestry systems.

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IntroductionA Philosophical Approach to Silviculture in Agroforestry - M.S. Ashton and F. MontagniniPart I: Understanding Plant-Environment Interactions: A Basis for Silviculture in Agroforestry SystemsLight, Moisture and Nutrient Use by Plants - G.P. Berlyn and J. ChoNitrogen-Fixing Leguminous Trees and Shrubs: A Basic Resource of Agroforestry - J.A. BryanEcological Theory of Diversity and Its Application to Mixed-Species Plantations - P.S. AshtonSome Applications of Multi-Trophic Level Ecological Theory to Agroforestry Systems - A.P. BeckermanPart II: Pattern and Process of Forests as Templates for Silvicultural Applications in Agroforestry SystemsWater Use and Climatic Relationships in Agroforestry - D.M. SmithNutrient Cycling and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Agroforestry Systems - F. Montagnini, C.F. Jordan, and R.M. MachadoNitrogen-Fixation in Traditional and Modern Agroforestry Systems - J.A. BryanSpecies Interactions, Stand Structure, and Productivity in Agroforestry Systems - M.J. KeltyAgroforestry Systems As Successional Analogs to Native Forests - M.S. Ashton and M.J. DuceyPart III: Putting The Silvicultural Framework Together For Agroforestry SystemsSite Classification and the Management of Landscape Pattern in Agroforestry Systems - M.J. Ducey, M.S. Ashton, and B.C. LarsonDefining Silvicultural Systems Within Agroforestry - M.S. Ashton, F. Montagnini, and M.J. KeltyIndex

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Florencia Montagnini, Mark S Ashton