Reduced-impact logging: challenges and opportunities
Over the past two decades, sets of timber harvesting guidelines designed to mitigate the
deleterious environmental impacts of tree felling, yarding, and hauling have become known …
deleterious environmental impacts of tree felling, yarding, and hauling have become known …
Sustaining conservation values in selectively logged tropical forests: the attained and the attainable
FE Putz, PA Zuidema, T Synnott… - Conservation …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Most tropical forests outside protected areas have been or will be selectively logged so it is
essential to maximize the conservation values of partially harvested areas. Here we …
essential to maximize the conservation values of partially harvested areas. Here we …
Tropical forest recovery: legacies of human impact and natural disturbances
RL Chazdon - Perspectives in Plant Ecology, evolution and …, 2003 - Elsevier
Land-use history interacts with natural forces to influence the severity of disturbance events
and the rate and nature of recovery processes in tropical forests. Although we are far from an …
and the rate and nature of recovery processes in tropical forests. Although we are far from an …
Selective logging in the Brazilian Amazon
GP Asner, DE Knapp, EN Broadbent, PJC Oliveira… - science, 2005 - science.org
Amazon deforestation has been measured by remote sensing for three decades. In
comparison, selective logging has been mostly invisible to satellites. We developed a large …
comparison, selective logging has been mostly invisible to satellites. We developed a large …
Tropical forests post-logging are a persistent net carbon source to the atmosphere
Logged and structurally degraded tropical forests are fast becoming one of the most
prevalent land-use types throughout the tropics and are routinely assumed to be a net …
prevalent land-use types throughout the tropics and are routinely assumed to be a net …
A systematic review of logging impacts in the Amazon biome
Every year, logging in the world's largest tropical forest, located within the Amazon biome,
continues unabated. Although it is a preferred alternative to deforestation, the residual stand …
continues unabated. Although it is a preferred alternative to deforestation, the residual stand …
Climate is a stronger driver of tree and forest growth rates than soil and disturbance
Essential resources such as water, nutrients and light vary over space and time and plant
growth rates are expected to vary accordingly. We examined the effects of climate, soil and …
growth rates are expected to vary accordingly. We examined the effects of climate, soil and …
Condition and fate of logged forests in the Brazilian Amazon
GP Asner, EN Broadbent… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
The long-term viability of a forest industry in the Amazon region of Brazil depends on the
maintenance of adequate timber volume and growth in healthy forests. Using extensive high …
maintenance of adequate timber volume and growth in healthy forests. Using extensive high …
Carbon emissions from tropical forest degradation caused by logging
TRH Pearson, S Brown… - Environmental Research …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The focus of land-use related efforts in developing countries to reduce carbon emissions has
been on slowing deforestation, yet international agreements are to reduce emissions from …
been on slowing deforestation, yet international agreements are to reduce emissions from …
Beyond reduced-impact logging: silvicultural treatments to increase growth rates of tropical trees
M Peña-Claros, TS Fredericksen, A Alarcón… - Forest Ecology and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Use of reduced-impact logging (RIL) techniques has repeatedly been shown to reduce
damage caused by logging. Unfortunately, these techniques do not necessarily ameliorate …
damage caused by logging. Unfortunately, these techniques do not necessarily ameliorate …