Challenging a paradigm: Toward integrating indigenous species into tropical plantation forestry [Chapter 15]

Anthony S. Davis; Douglass F. Jacobs; Kas Dumroese

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Challenging a paradigm: Toward integrating indigenous species into tropical plantation forestry [Chapter 15]

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Authors:

Anthony S. Davis, Douglass F. Jacobs, Kas Dumroese

Year:

2012

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Stanturf, J.; Lamb, D.; Madsen, P., eds. Forest landscape restoration: Integrating natural and social sciences. World Forests 15. Dordrecht: Springer Science and Businees Media. p. 293-308.

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Abstract

The world's forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. Between 2000 and 2010 the net annual loss of the world's forests was 6.4 million ha (0.13%). While the rate of forest cover loss has slowed compared to the period of 1990-2000 (net annual loss of 8.3 million ha year^-1) (FAO 2011) , it is still severe enough to warrant a concerted effort to slow or reverse this trend. This is especially true in the tropical regions, where net forest losses increased from 6.3 million ha year^-1 in the 1990s to 8.0 million ha year^-1 between 2000 and 2005 (FAO 2011)

Keywords

indigenous species, tropical plantation forestry

Citation

Davis, Anthony S.; Jacobs, Douglass F.; Dumroese, R. Kasten. 2012. Challenging a paradigm: Toward integrating indigenous species into tropical plantation forestry [Chapter 15]. In: Stanturf, J.; Lamb, D.; Madsen, P., eds. Forest landscape restoration: Integrating natural and social sciences. World Forests 15. Dordrecht: Springer Science and Businees Media. p. 293-308.