The effect of small-scale logging on stand characteristics and soil biogeochemistry in mangrove forests of Timor Leste

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 1359-1366

  Alongi, Daniel M ^a   de Carvalho, Narciso A ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b Departamento de Geslav de Recursos Pesqueiros   (Timor-Leste)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Deforestation; Logging; Mangroves; Timor Leste

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DEFORESTATION; SOILS; TROPICS;

ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE; MANGROVES; TIMOR LESTE;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BASAL AREA; CANOPY GAP; DEFORESTATION; DESICCATION; HARVESTING; LEAF AREA INDEX; LOGGING (TIMBER); MANGROVE; NATURE CONSERVATION; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SALINE SOIL; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL NUTRIENT; STAND DYNAMICS;

DEFORESTATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LOGGING; SOIL; TROPICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUNDA ISLES; TIMOR; TIMOR-LESTE;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA MARINA; BRUGUIERA GYMNORHIZA; CERIOPS TAGAL; RHIZOPHORA APICULATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 39149114132     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.10.051     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Achard F., Eva H.D., Stibig H.-J., Mayaux P., Gallego J., Richards T., and Malingreau J.P. Determination of deforestation rates of the world's humid tropical forests. Science 297 (2002) 999-1002
2. Allen J.A., Ewel K.C., and Jack J. Patterns of natural and anthropogenic disturbance of the mangroves on the Pacific island of Kosrae. Wetlands Ecol. Manag. 9 (2001) 279-289
3. Alongi D.M. Present state and future of the world's mangrove forests. Environ. Conserv. 29 (2002) 331-349
4. Alongi D.M. Mangrove-microbe-soil relations. In: Kristensen E., Haese R.R., and Kostka J.E. (Eds). Interactions Between Macro- and Microorganisms in Marine Sediments (2005), American Geophysical Union, Washington D.C 85-103
5. Alongi D.M., Sasekumar A., Tirendi F., and Dixon P. The influence of stand age on benthic decomposition and recycling of organic matter in managed mangrove forests of Malaysia. J. Exp. Marine Biol. Ecol. 225 (1998) 197-218
6. Awasthi A., Uniyal S.K., Rawat G.S., and Rajvanshi A. Forest resource availability and its use by the migratory villages of Uttakashi Garhwal Himalaja (India). Forest Ecol. Manag. 174 (2003) 13-24
7. Boomgaard P. The long goodbye? Trends in forest exploitation in the Indonesian Archipelago, 1600-2000. In: Boomgaard P., Henley D., and Osseweijer M. (Eds). Muddied Waters: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Management of Forests and Fisheries in Island Southeast Asia (2005), KITLV Press, Leiden 211-234
8. Boomgaard P. Southeast Asia: An Environmental History (2007), ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara
9. Bouma G.A., and Kobryn H.T. Change in vegetation cover in East Timor, 1989-1999. Nat. Res. Forum 28 (2004) 1-12
10. Bruijnzeel L.A. Hydrological functions of tropical forests: not seeing the soil for the trees?. Agr. Ecosyst. Environ. 104 (2004) 185-228
11. Cintron G., and Novelli Y.S. Methods for studying mangrove structure. In: Snedaker S.C., and Snedaker J.G. (Eds). The Mangrove Ecosystem: Research Methods (1984), UNESCO, Paris 91-113
12. Clarke P.J., and Kerrigan R.A. Do forest gaps influence the population structure and species composition of mangrove stands in Northern Australia?. Biotropica 32 (2000) 642-652
13. Clough B.F. Mangrove ecosystems. In: English S., Wilkinson C., and Baker V. (Eds). Survey Manual for Tropical Marine Resources. second ed. (1997), Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville 119-196
14. Clough B.F., and Scott K. Allometric relationships for estimating above-ground biomass in six mangrove species. Forest Ecol. Manag. 27 (1989) 117-127
15. Clough B.F., Dixon P., and Dalhaus O. Allometric relationships for estimating biomass in multi-stemmed mangrove trees. Aust. J. Bot. 45 (1997) 1023-1031
16. Dahdouh-Guebas F., Mathenge C., Kairo J.G., and Koedam N. Utilization of mangrove wood products around Mida Creek (Kenya) amongst subsistence and commercial users. Econ. Bot. 54 (2000) 513-527
17. Durand E. East Timor, a Country at the Crossroads of Asia and the Pacific, a Geo-Historical Atlas (2002), Silkworm Books, Chang Mai, Thailand
18. Eusebio M.A., Tesoro F.O., and Cabahug D.M. Environmental impact of timber harvesting on mangrove ecosystem in the Philippines. In: National Mangrove Committee (Ed). Mangroves of Asia and the Pacific: Status and Management (1986), Natural Resources Management Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, Quezon City, Philippines 337-354
19. Ewel K.C., Zheng S., Pinzon Z.S., and Bourgeois J.A. Environmental effects of canopy gap formation in high-rainfall mangrove forests. Biotropica 30 (1998) 510-518
20. FAO, 2003. Status and trends in mangrove area extent worldwide. Forest Resources Assessment Working Paper No. 63. Forest Resources Division. FAO, Rome.
21. Fossing H.R., and Jorgensen B.B. Measurement of bacterial sulfate reduction in sediments: evaluation of a single-step chromium reduction method. Biogeochemistry 8 (1989) 205-222
22. Glaser M., Berger U., and Macedo R. Local vulnerability as an advantage: mangrove forest management in Pára state, north Brazil, under conditions of illegality. Regional Environ. Change 3 (2003) 162-172
23. + in marine and freshwaters. Limnol. Oceanogr. 37 (1992) 1113-1118
24. Ibrahim, S., 1989. The effects of clear-felling mangroves on sediment anaerobiosis, nutrient concentrations and fine root biomass. M.Sc. Thesis, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.
25. Kaly U.L., Eugelink G., and Robertson A.I. Soil conditions in damaged North Queensland mangroves. Estuaries 20 (1997) 291-300
26. López-Hoffman L., Monroe I.E., Narvaez E., Martinez-Ramos M., and Ackerly D.D. Sustainability of mangrove harvesting: how do harvesters' perceptions differ from ecological analysis?. Ecol. Soc. 11 (2006) 14-31
27. Loring D.H., and Rantala R.T.T. Manual for the geochemical analyses of marine sediments and suspended particulate matter. Earth Sci. Rev. 32 (1992) 235-283
28. 2 by addition of molydate. Limnol. Oceanogr. 40 (1995) 1011-1012
29. Lyimo T.J., Pol A., and Op den Camp H.J.M. Methane emission, sulphide concentration and redox potential profiles in Mtoni mangrove sediment, Tanzania. West. Indian Ocean J. Marine Sci. 1 (2002) 71-80
30. Monk K.A., de Fretes Y., and Reksodiharjo-Lilley G. The Ecology of Nusa Tenggara and Maluku. The Ecology of Indonesia Series vol. 5 (1997), Periplus, Singapore
31. Montagnini F., and Jordan C.F. Tropical Forest Ecology: The Basis for Conservation and Management (2005), Springer, Berlin
32. Nyerges A.E. Coppice swidden fallows in tropical deciduous forest: biological, technological, and sociocultural determinants of secondary forest successions. Human Ecol. 17 (1989) 379-400
33. Omodei Zorini L., Contini C., Jiddawi N., Ochiewo J., Shunula J., and Cannicci S. Participatory appraisal for potential community-based mangrove management in East Africa. Wetlands Ecol. Manag. 12 (2004) 87-102
34. Pinzon Z.S., Ewel K.C., and Putz F.E. Gap formation and forest regeneration in a Micronesian mangrove forest. J. Tropic. Ecol. 19 (2003) 143-153
35. Pringle C.M., and Benstead J.P. The effects of logging on tropical river ecosystems. In: Fimbel R.A., Grajal A., and Robinson J.G. (Eds). The Cutting Edge: Conserving Wildlife in Logged Tropical Forest (2001), Columbia University Press, New York 305-326
36. Ramirez- Marcial N., Gonzalez-Espinosa M., and Williams-Linera G. Anthropogenic disturbance and tree diversity in montane rain forests in Chiapas, Mexico. Forest Ecol. Manag. 154 (2001) 311-326
37. Reid A. Humans and forests in pre-colonial Southeast Asia. In: Grove R.H., Damodaran V., and Sangwan S. (Eds). Nature & The Orient: The Environmental History of South and Southeast Asia (1998), Oxford University Press, Delhi 106-126
38. Ryle V.D., and Wellington J.T. Reduction column for automated determination of nitrates, Analytical Laboratory Note no. 19 (1982), Australian Institure of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia
39. Ryle V.D., Mueller H.R., and Gentien P. Automated analysis of nutrients in tropical seawater. Monograph OS-81-4 (1981), Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series, Townsville, Australia
40. Sandlund, O.T., Bryceson, I., de Carvalho, D., Rio, N., da Siva, J., Silva, M.I., 2001. Assessing Environmental Needs and Priorities in East Timor. Final Report-UNDP, Dili and Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim.
41. Smith A.H., and Berkes F. Community-based use of mangrove resources in St. Lucia. Int. J. Environ. Stud. 43 (1993) 123-131
42. Smith III T.J. Forest structure. In: Robertson A.I., and Alongi D.M. (Eds). Tropical Mangrove Ecosystems (1992), American Geophysical Union, Washington D.C 101-136
43. Sokal R.R., and Rohlf F.J. Biometry. third ed (1995), Freeman, New York
44. Ticktin T. The ecological implications of harvesting non-timber forest products. J. Appl. Ecol. 41 (2004) 11-21
45. Tovilla-Hernandez C., Espino de la Lanza G., and Orihuela-Belmonte D.E. Impact of logging on a mangrove swamp in South Mexico: Cost/benefit analysis. Revista de Biologia Tropical 49 (2001) 571-580
46. Valiela I., Bowen J.L., and York J.K. Mangrove forests: one of the world's most threatened major tropical environments. Bioscience 51 (2001) 807-815
47. Walters B.B. Ecological effects of small-scale cutting of Philippine mangrove forests. Forest Ecol. Manag. 206 (2005) 331-348
48. Walters B.B. Patterns of local wood use and cutting of Philippine mangrove forests. Econ. Bot. 59 (2005) 66-76