Management of tropical plantation-forests and their soil litter system : litter, biota and soil-nutrient dynamics

Introduction - perspective of soil-litter environment in tropical plantation forests in relation to litter, biota and nutrient dynamics, M. Vikram Reddy. Part 1 Litter dynamics: the litter system in African forest-tree plantations, F. Bernhard-Reversat and J.J. Loumeto litter production and nutrient dynamics in tropical forest plantations of India, J.S. Samra and A. Raizada tropical plantations with native trees - their function in ecosystem restoration, F. Montagnini comparative nutrient dynamics with particular reference to litter fall in Hevea rubber plantations and lowland tropical rain forests in Asia, I.A.U. Nimal Gunatilleke. Part 2 Biotic dynamics: litter layer dynamics and soil microbial biomass in reforested areas after degradation by bauxite mining in eastern Amazon, Enir S. Costa et al litter and microbial dynamcis in relation to nutrient cycling in oil-palm (Elaies guineenis jacq) ecosystem, N.O. Aisueni and C.E. Airede decomposition dynamics and nutrient flow in pine forest plantation in central Java, H.A. Verhoef and B. Gunadi tree plantation and community structure and function of beneficial macro- and micro arthropods of soil litter system, M. Vikram Reddy tree performance, soil plant-litter characteristics, and faunal activities in some tropical plantations, F.K. Akinnifesi et al earthworms in tropical tree-plantations - effects of management and relations with soil carbon and nutrient use efficiency, X. Zou and G. Gonzalez. Part 3 Soil-nutrient dynamics: eucalyptus plantations in Brazil - their soil nutrient dynamics and management, A. Spangenberg and H. Folster nitrogen fixing leguminous trees in forestry and agroforestry systems, D.L.N. Rao nutrient flux control by trees for soil fertility improvement in tropical agroforestry, J. Lehmann accretion of carbon and nutrients in the forest floor and mineral soil of Casuarina equisetifolia plantations the coastal sand dunes of Senegal, D. Mailly and H.A. Margolis.