The Cutting Edge : Conserving Wildlife In Logged Tropical Forest

The scale and intensity of industrial forestry in the tropics have grown at an unprecedented rate in the last decade. Directly and indirectly, Jogging has degraded wildlife populations and ecological functions in these forests; prompting a need to evaluate management practices and reconsider how best to preserve the integrity of these ecosystems. This book examines in detail the interplay between timber harvesting and wildlife, from invertebrates to large mammals, in hunted and protected landscapes. The book's thirty chapters synthesize our current knowledge of the direct and indirect impacts of timber-harvesting practices on native forest fauna. Collectively, the contributors identify existing technologies to minimize the impacts of timber-harvesting practices on wildlife, ranging from controlling access by hunters to adopting reduced-impact logging techniques and incorporating protected areas in the managed forest landscape. In addition, they discuss other components of sustainable forest management, including the training of tropical foresters, political reform, and applied research.