Ecological Services of Exotic and Native Tree Plantations in Northwest India

dc.contributor.authorKaur, Kamaljiten_US
dc.coverage.countryIndiaen_US
dc.coverage.regionMiddle East & South Asiaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-31T14:55:40Z
dc.date.available2009-07-31T14:55:40Z
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.date.submitted2009-01-27en_US
dc.date.submitted2009-01-27en_US
dc.description.abstract"Pre-1988 forest policies in India promoted widescale plantations of exotic Eucalyptus tereticornis mainly for the short-term visible gains from timber because of its straight bole, fast growth rate, high productivity per unit area, and minimal requirement for post-plantation care. However, the scientific community, private growers, and the public have been divided over the merits and demerits of Eucalyptus plantations in the past. One reason for this is that our current accounting system considers only the economic gains from wood and fails to consider the cost of lost ecological services when comparing exotic vs. native trees. Instead, we compared the total value of exotic E. tereticornis plantations in comparison with native Dalbergia sissoo plantations."en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournalCurrent Conservationen_US
dc.identifier.citationmonthJanuaryen_US
dc.identifier.citationnumber1en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10535/2960
dc.subjecttreesen_US
dc.subjectecologyen_US
dc.subjectplantationsen_US
dc.subject.sectorForestryen_US
dc.titleEcological Services of Exotic and Native Tree Plantations in Northwest Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.type.publishedpublisheden_US

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