Restoration of tropical forest eco- systems.1993.(Tasks for vegetation science,30).Many figs and tabs.XII, 269 p.4to.Hardcover.

Contents (partly): Preface/ List of Contributors/ Contribution to theproblem of restoration and rehabilitation of disturbed areas(Restoration of native forests from Japan to Malaysia/ Ecosystemrehabilitation and forest regeneration in the humid tropics: Casestudies and management insights/ Biological characters and plasticityof juvenile tree stages to restore degraded tropical forests: A systemsframework for site analysis and restoration research/ Soil site factorsinfluencing the reforestation on mining sites in Amazonia/ etc.)/Ecologically sound suggestions for management and aspects of natureconservation in tropical forestry (The ITTO-guidelines for thesustainable management of natural and planted tropical forests/Conversion of exploited natural Dipterocarp forests into semi-naturalproduction forests/ Some effects of selective logging on forestproductivity and ecology/ etc.)/ Political aspects of timber harvestin the tropics and evaluation of the discussions at the Symposium(Contribution to environmental action by a timber processing company/Mitsubishi's unsustainable timber trade: Sarawak/ Future problems andworking trends for sustainable management and restoration of tropicalforests: Podium discussion/ etc.)/ Index of plant and animal names/Index of scientific names/ General index.