Managing for Biodiversity: Forests in Trinidad

Synopsis: Examines the problem of finding the right management system to harvest timber from a tropical rainforest while at the same time maintaining the biodiversity of the natural forest. In Trinidad selective block and open range management are compared, and it is shown how bioindicator species can be used to monitor disturbance caused on extracting the hardwood timber. Demonstrates the use of butterflies and epiphytes as bioindicators and discusses important results from recent surveys carried out in Trinidad’s rainforests.
Series: Ecology, Course S328
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min.
Year of production: 1996
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Biology; Environmental science
Keywords: biodiversity; ecology; ecosystems; timber industries; Trinidad

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