Ecology of an African Rain Forest: Logging in Kibale and the Conflict Between Conservation and Exploitation

摘要: Thomas T. Struhsaker summarizes 20 years of research in the Kibale forest Uganda, one most important centers for study tropical rain forests Africa. Among longest ongoing projects ecology anywhere, Struhsaker's differs from great majority logging studies by emphasizing fauna rather than looking only at commercially valuable timber species. By providing long-term data on a variety plants and animals, it offers first truly in-depth synthesis consequences selective tropics. The main body book demonstrates adverse effects - as many 25 after event community structure numerous other aspects ecology. summarized here population dynamics trees, primates, rodents, duikers, elephants are unrivaled will be widely cited, seasonality, tree phrenology, gap dynamics, rainfall, temperature. addresses underlying causes deforestation concludes that although there proximate factors, ultimate rapidly increasing human populations rates consumption per capita. He draws comparisons with relevant elsewhere tropics offerse specific recommendations to address problems.