Forest dynamics in disturbed evergreen forest, with special reference to actual and potential commercial trees species
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To contribute to a scientific basis for the development of a sustainable forest management system.To determine the effects of felling gap size and shifting cultivation on the rate of forest recovery in terms of species diversity and forest structure.

Changes in seedling and sapling density and species richness due to gap size and age in logged forest and shifting cultivation fields described. Influence of light and soil conditions (forest canopy and landing) on leaf and plant morphology of Lophira alata described.Some indications of species preference for light (forest canopy cover and gap size) are given. Some preliminary management recommendations have been formulated.

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