Ebook: Soils of Tropical Forest Ecosystems: Characteristics, Ecology and Management

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.
The papers have been developed from presentations given at the "International Congress on Soils of Tropical Forest Ecosystems/3rd Conference on Forest Soils" held in Balikpapan, Indonesia, and will be indispensable for all concerned with forest soil science and sustainable forestry in the humid tropics.

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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.
The papers have been developed from presentations given at the "International Congress on Soils of Tropical Forest Ecosystems/3rd Conference on Forest Soils" held in Balikpapan, Indonesia, and will be indispensable for all concerned with forest soil science and sustainable forestry in the humid tropics.

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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.
The papers have been developed from presentations given at the "International Congress on Soils of Tropical Forest Ecosystems/3rd Conference on Forest Soils" held in Balikpapan, Indonesia, and will be indispensable for all concerned with forest soil science and sustainable forestry in the humid tropics.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages iii-8
Soils of rainforests Characterization and major constraints of dominant forest soils in the humid tropics....Pages 9-20
The World Reference Base for Soil Resources....Pages 21-28
Soils of the tropical forests of Leyte, Philippines I: Weathering, soil characteristics, classification and site qualities....Pages 29-36
Soils of the tropical forests of Leyte, Philippines II: Impact of different land uses on status of organic matter and nutrient availability....Pages 37-44
Soil chemical changes after tropical forest disturbance and conversion: The hydrological perspective....Pages 45-61
Hydrology of Acrisols beneath Dipterocarp forests and plantations in East Kalimantan, Indonesia....Pages 62-72
Nutrient dynamics in intact and logged tropical rain forest in Guyana....Pages 73-86
Logging can cause a serious lack of calcium in tropical rainforest ecosystems: An example from Sabah, Malaysia....Pages 87-91
Resilience of phosphorus transformations in tropical forest and derived ecosystems....Pages 92-98
Nutrient disorders and nutrient management in fast growing plantations....Pages 99-106
Growth response of rainforest cabinet timber species to fertiliser application in North Queensland plantations....Pages 107-114
Site specific fertiliser requirements of tropical Pine plantations....Pages 115-124
Above-ground nutrient dynamics of Caribbean Pine (Pinus caribaea) plantation ecosystems....Pages 125-132
Effect of fertilizing on establishment and early growth of tree plantations on Imperata cylindrica grasslands....Pages 133-136
Effect of tillage and woody hedgerows in alley cropping on the productivity of an Alfisol....Pages 137-143
Longterm studies of soil fertility in cacao-shade trees-agroforestry systems: Results of 15 years of organic matter and nutrients research in Costa Rica....Pages 144-149
Soil environment and tree species diversity in tropical rain forest, West Sumatra, Indonesia....Pages 150-158
Distribution characteristics of mineral elements in trees of tropical rain forest, West Sumatra, Indonesia....Pages 159-167
Forest soils under alternatives to slash-and-burn agriculture in Sumatra, Indonesia....Pages 168-174
Fine root inventories in Dipterocarp forests and plantations in East Kalimantan, Indonesia....Pages 175-185
Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizas of durian and other plants of forest gardens in West Kalimantan, Indonesia....Pages 186-191
Natural rehabilitation of disturbed tropical rainforest soils in Sabah, Malaysia....Pages 192-198
Back Matter....Pages 199-204
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