Dam, O. van <br/><br/>
Forest filled with gaps  effects of gap size on water and nutrient cycling in tropical rain forest. A study in Guyana 
Oscar van Dam 
 - Guyana  Tropenbos-Guyana Programme  2001 
 - 208 p.  ill.  24 cm. 
 - Tropenbos-Guyana series  10 .
<br/><br/> Guyana's forests are selectively logged and a forest management is desired that is economically sustainable and ecologically responsible. Canopy gaps, created by selectives logging, induce changes to microclimatic and edaphic conditions. These changes influence the regeneration of the forest in general and of comemrcial tree species in particular. This study evaluated the influence of gap size on microclimatic conditions, water dynamics and nutrient cycling. The study was carried out in the tropical rain forest of central Guyana in experimental gaps of 50 to 3200 M2, and 13 years after felling. It generates insight into the potential impacts of logging gaps on abiotic and edaphic conditions affecting forest regeneration. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>90-5113-046-5  EUR 12 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Forestry Gap size Water nutrient cycling Tropical rain forest Guyana