The Cutting Edge

Conserving Wildlife in Logged Tropical Forests

By: Robert Fimbel (Editor), Alejandro Grajal (Editor), John Robinson (Editor)

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Paperback | 19 December 2001 | Edition Number 1

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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 suggest that better management is 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.

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Conservation of biodiversity is not only a scientific issue but also one of economics. This book bridges the gaps and differing objectives very well, and gives a balanced treatment of a complex and volatile global issues. Biodiversity Will do much to encourage a more informed thoughtfulness by those who are in a position to interact with decision makers who guide and manage logging company practices...Well done! Northeastern Naturalist

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Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Contributors	p. xvii
An Introduction to Forestry-Wildlife Interactions in Tropical Forests	p. 1
Logging-Wildlife Issues in the Tropics: An Overview	p. 7
Tropical Forest Management and Wildlife: Silvicultural Effects on Forest Structure, Fruit Production, and Locomotion of Arboreal Animals	p. 11
Logging, Seed Dispersal by Vertebrates, and Natural Regeneration of Tropical Timber Trees	p. 35
Wildlife and Chainsaws: Direct Impacts of Logging on Wildlife	p. 61
Changes in Primate Communities Following Logging Disturbance	p. 71
The Effects of Logging on Tropical Forest Ungulates	p. 93
The Effects of Logging on Nonvolant Small Mammal Communities in Neotropical Rainforests	p. 125
The Consequences of Timber Exploitation for Bat Communities in Tropical America	p. 153
Tropical Forestry and the Conservation of Neotropical Birds	p. 167
The Effects of Logging on Birds in Tropical Forests of Indo-Australia	p. 193
Bird Communities in Logged and Unlogged African Forests: Lessons from Uganda and Beyond	p. 213
The Effects of Logging on Reptiles and Amphibians of Tropical Forests	p. 239
The Impacts of Selective Logging on Tropical Forest Invertebrates	p. 261
Soil Fauna in Managed Forests: Lessons from the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico	p. 289
The Effects of Logging on Tropical River Ecosystems	p. 305
Hunting: A Major Indirect Impact of Logging on Game Species	p. 327
Logging and Hunting in Community Forests and Corporate Concessions: Two Contrasting Case Studies in Bolivia	p. 333
The Interrelationships of Commercial Logging, Hunting, and Wildlife in Sarawak: Recommendations for Forest Management	p. 359
Defaunation, Not Deforestation: Commercial Logging and Market Hunting in Northern Congo	p. 375
Research to Integrate Natural Forest Management and Wildlife Conservation	p. 401
Natural Forest Management and Biodiversity Conservation: Field Study Design and Integration at the Operational Level	p. 405
Programs to Assess the Impacts of Timber Harvesting on Tropical Forest Wildlife and Their Habitat	p. 423
Forest Management Programs to Conserve Wildlife in Production Forest Landscapes	p. 447
Where Should Natural Forest Management Be Promoted to Conserve Wildlife?	p. 453
Reducing the Impacts of Tropical Forestry on Wildlife	p. 473
An Evolutionary Perspective on Natural Disturbance and Logging: Implications for Forest Management and Habitat Restoration	p. 511
Protecting Habitat Elements and Natural Areas in the Managed Forest Matrix	p. 523
Logging and Wildlife Research in Australasia: Implications for Tropical Forest Management	p. 559
Community-Based Timber Production: A Viable Strategy for Promoting Wildlife Conservation?	p. 575
Incentives for Integrating Natural Forest Management and Wildlife Conservation	p. 595
Tropical Forest Management Certification and Wildlife Conservation	p. 601
Can Forestry Carbon-Offset Projects Play a Significant Role in Conserving Forest Wildlife and Their Habitats?	p. 615
The Economics of Sustainable Forest Management and Wildlife Conservation in Tropical Forests	p. 635
Rain Forest Logging and Wildlife Use in Bolivia: Management and Conservation in Transition	p. 649
Synopsis	p. 665
Logging and Wildlife in the Tropics: Impacts and Options for Conservation	p. 667
Literature Cited	p. 697
Index	p. 777
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