Instant Insights

Chapter 1 - Ecosystem services delivered by tropical forests: regulating services of tropical forests for climate and hydrological cycles: Oliver Gardi, Bern University of Applied Sciences and School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL, Switzerland;

1 Introduction

2 Forest-climate interactions

3 Forests in the carbon cycle

4 Climate change mitigation in the forestry and timber sector

5 Forests in the water cycle (regional scale)

6 Summary and future trends

7 Where to look for further information

8 References

Chapter 2 - Biodiversity and ecosystem services in tropical forests: recent findings and implications for sustainable forest management (SFM): Beth A. Kaplin, University of Rwanda, Rwanda and University of Massachusetts-Boston, USA;

1 Introduction

2 The importance of tropical forests as repositories of biodiversity

3 Recent research on biodiversity and ecosystem services from tropical forests

4 The main threats to tropical forest biodiversity

5 Synthesis and conclusion

6 Where to look for further information

7 References

Chapter 3 - Advances in understanding the role of forests in the carbon cycle: Matthew J. McGrath and Anne Sofie Lans¸, Laboratoire des sciences du climat et de l'environnement, France; Guillaume Marie, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Yi-Ying Chen, Academia Sinica, Taiwan; Tuomo Kalliokoski, University of Helsinki, Finland; Sebastiaan Luyssaert and Kim Naudts, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Philippe Peylin, Laboratoire des sciences du climat et de l'environnement, France; and Aude Valade, Ecological and Forestry Applications Research Centre, Spain;

1 Introduction

2 The importance of forest carbon content

3 Monitoring forest carbon

4 Mechanisms driving forest carbon storage

5 Are forests sources or sinks of carbon?

6 Carbon management as distinct from climate management

7 Future trends and conclusion

8 Acknowledgements

9 Where to look for further information

10 References

Chapter 4 - Advances in understanding forest ecosystem services: conserving biodiversity: Anne Oxbrough, Edge Hill University, UK; and Jaime Pinz³n, Natural Resources Canada, Canada;

1 Introduction

2 The impact of forest loss and fragmentation on biodiversity

3 Tree species diversity, tree species composition and conservation

4 The impact of clearcutting on biodiversity

5 The importance of deadwood to forest biodiversity

6 Case study: managing for plantation forest biodiversity in landscapes of low forest cover

7 Case study: managing for biodiversity in boreal mixedwood forests - emulating natural forest dynamics

8 Summary

9 Future trends

10 Where to look for further information

11 References

Chapter 5 - Agroforestry: a system for improving soil health: S. H. Anderson and R. P. Udawatta, University of Missouri, USA;

1 Introduction

2 Biological properties critical for soil health

3 Physical properties critical for soil health

4 Chemical properties critical for soil health

5 Conclusion

6 Future trends

7 Where to look for further information

8 References