china is cngaged in a massive rcforcstation programme, but the sustainabilityof ils subtropical cucalypt and conifer monoculturcs is in doubt. in 2008, thehxperimental center of tropical forestry (ectf) embarkcd on an experimental programme of closc-to-nature forestry with the aim of developing sustainable approaches to the managcmcnt of china's subtropical forest plantations.
目录
Foreword Acknowledgements Acronyms and Abbreviations Executive Summary 1. Two Dragons Go to the Sea 2. Shifting Conifer Plantations towards Close-to-nature Forests 3. Growing a Close-to-nature Forest ofCastanopsis hystrix 4. Growing a Close-to-nature Forest of Michelia macclurei 5. Betula alnoides and Castanopsis hystrix Mixed-species Uneven-aged Forest 6. Erythrophleum fordii and Pinus massoniana Mixed-species Forest Clusters 7. The Restoration of Degraded Subtropical Forest 8. The Rehabilitation of Degraded Subtropical Karst Ecosystems Introduetion 1. The Experimental Center of Tropical Forestry 2. The Pingxiang Rosewood Market 3. China's Reforestation Programme 4. The ECTF's Multifunctional, Close-to-nature Forest Research Case Study 1: Two Dragons Go to the Sea 1. Background 2. The Experimental Site 3. The Management Model 4. Benefits Case Study 2: Shifting Conifer Plantations towards Close-to-nature Forests 1. Background 2. The Experimental Site 3. The Management Model 4. Benefits Case Study 3: Growing a Close-to-nature Forest of Castanopsis hystrix 1. Background 2. The Experimental Site 3. The Management Model 4. Benefits Case Study 4: Growing a Close-to-nature Forest of Michelia macclurei 1. Background 2. The Experimental Site 3. The Management Model 4. Benefits Case Study 5: Betula alnoides and Castanopsis hystrix Mixed-species Uneven-aged Forest 1. Background 2. The Experimental Site 3. The ManagementModel 4. Benefits Case Study 6: Erythrophleum fordii and Pinus massoniana Mixed-species Forest Clusters 1. Background 2. The Experimental Site 3. The Management Model 4. Benefits Case Study 7: The Restoration of Degraded Subtropical Forest 1. Background 2. The Restoration Model 3. Restoration Practice 4. Status Case Study 8: The Rehabilitation of Degraded Subtropical Karst Ecosystems 1. Background 2. The Restoration Model 3. Status Conclusion
