ISSN:
1573-5095
Keywords:
plantations
;
sustainability
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Abstract Planted forests in many forms are parts of landscapes in many regions of the world. These forests contribute to the economic welfare and potential sustainability of human communities. They provide wood, forage, wildlife habitats, watershed protection, recreational settings, aesthetic vistas, and ecological conditions for many other forest values. Forests and other versions of tree plantations have been planted to replace harvested Douglas-fir forests in Oregon, to provide fuelwood and forage in Senegal, for pulpwood in Brazil, for lumber in New Zealand, for watershed protection in Nepal, and for aesthetic enhancement in Scotland and Denmark. As human pressures on native forests continue to increase -- for reasons ranging from fuelwood needs to desires to preserve old-growth ecosystems -- it is clear to many of us that planted forests, intensively and extensively managed, are essential to our present and future societies and cultures, whatever forms they take.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1006582225354
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