Long-term observations and research in forestry; proceedings

Abstract

The contributions of the proceedings of the IUFRO Meeting, Long-Term Observations and Research in Forestry" focus on long term experiments in tropical forests, and on modeling and monitoring aspects. They describe applications to tropical silviculture, plantation management and agroforestry. Topics covered are planning and design of long-term experiments in tropical forest ecosysteMON, data administration in long-term experiments, optimization of plot size and time frame, case studies, practical aspects of establishing long-term experiments, long-term experiments in related fields, monitoring and assessment of site conditions