Harvesting techniques, hemiparasites and fruit production in two non-timber forest tree species in south India

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 168; no. 1; pp. 289 - 300
• Main Authors: Sinha, Aditi, Bawa, Kamaljit S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.09.2002; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Epiphytic hemiparasites; Forest management. Stand types and stand dynamics. Silvicultural treatments. Tending of stands. Natural regeneration; Forestry; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Harvesting techniques; India; Non-timber forest products; Phyllanthus emblica; Phyllanthus indofischeri; Stand types and stand dynamics. Silvicultural treatments. Tending of stands. Natural regeneration; Asia; India; Phyllanthus emblica; Phyllanthus indofischeri; Non-timber forest products; Harvesting techniques; Epiphytic hemiparasites; India; Fruit; Nonwood forest product; Growth; Tropical zone; Epiphyte; Forest logging; Loranthaceae; Sustainable development; Forest product; Fruit crop; Dicotyledones; Environment impact; Angiospermae; Production; Euphorbiaceae; Spermatophyta; Infestation; Parasitic plant; Operating system; Fructification

Increasing demands for non-timber forest products and their commercial extractions can result in harvesting methods that maximize short term economic gains with little attention to long term ecological consequences. We assessed the ecological impacts of harvesting techniques used by an indigenous gr...