United States Department of Agriculture
Management of tropical timber plantations is generally based on a single-product output, high-input model, often using an exotic species that has been successfully used for plantation timber production in many temperate regions. This intensive model may be appropriate in areas designated solely for wood production but where the aim is to produce a wider range...
Between the extremes of afforestation and unaided natural
regeneration of natural forests, there is a range of
forest conditions in which human intervention occurs.
Previously, forest plantations were defined as...