The Cutting Edge

Robert A. Fimbel, Alejandro Grajal, John G. Robinson

808 pages, parution le 21/03/2002

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Résumé

Recent decades have seen unprecedented growth in the scale and intensity of industrial forestry. Directly and indirectly, it has degraded the wildlife and ecological integrity of these tropical forests, prompting a need to evaluate the impact of current forest management practices and reconsider how best to preserve the integrity of the biosphere.

Synthesizing the body of knowledge of leading scientists and professionals in tropical forest ecology and management, this book's thirty chapters examine in detail the interplay between timber harvesting and wildlife, from hunted and protected habitats to invertebrates and large mammal species.

Collectively, the contributors posit better management as pivotal to the maintenance of the tropics' valuable biodiversity, arguing that we must realize that tropical forests harbor the majority (perhaps 70 to 80 percent) of the world's animal species. Further, they suggest modifications to existing practices that can ensure a better future for our valuable resources.

Contents

Foreword
Preface
Contributors

An Introduction to Forestry-Wildlife Interactions in Tropical Forests
Wildlife and Chainsaws : Direct Impacts of Logging on Wildlife
Hunting : A Major Indirect Impact of Logging on Games Species
Research to Integrate Natural Forest Management and Wildlife Conservation
Forest Management Programs to Conserve Wildlife in Production Forest Landscapes
Incentives for Integrating Natural Forest Management and Wildlife Conservation
Synopsis

Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Columbia University Press
Auteur(s)	Robert A. Fimbel, Alejandro Grajal, John G. Robinson
Parution	21/03/2002
Nb. de pages	808
Format	17,7 x 25
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1402g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780231114554
ISBN13	978-0-231-11455-4