Abstract
One of the most challenging questions facing forest research is whether we can sustain (or improve) the productivity and integrity of today’s forests for tomorrow. There is ample evidence from past civilizations testifying to the importance of maintaining stable productive systems. As Rene Dubois (1973) has written: “Diseases, warfare and civil strife have certainly played important roles in the collapse of ancient civilizations; but the primary cause was probably the damage caused to the quality of the soil and to water supplies by poor ecological practices.”
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Raison, R.J., Crane, W.J.B. (1986). Nutritional Costs of Shortened Rotations in Plantation Forestry. In: Gessel, S.P. (eds) Forest site and productivity. Forestry Sciences, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4380-3_10
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