With the premise of this book that agroforestry systems should work with local conditions and natural cycles such as forest succession silviculture the theory and practice of controlling the. Unlike many general agroforestry books the silvicultural basis for agroforestry systems emphasizes research and thoughts from a forestry perspective rather than an agricultural one many of the examples used in this reference are based on the ecological theory of forests that concern the competition for resources of plant plant and plant animal mixtures this guide also uses the knowledge gained about the temporal and spatial dynamic and productivity of forests as the basis for . Nitrogen fixing leguminous trees and shrubs a basic resource of agroforestry 41 j a bryan chapter 4 ecological theory of diversity and its application to mixed species plantation systems 61 p s ashton chapter 5 some applications of multitrophic level ecological theory to agroforestry systems 79 a p beckerman part ii pattern and process of forests as templates for silvicultural . The silvicultural basis for agroforestry systems ms ashton and f montagnini editors matthew h langholtz 1 agroforestry systems volume 50 pages 195 197 2000cite this article 246 accesses 3 citations this is a preview of subscription content log in to check access access options buy single article instant access to the full article pdf us 3995 price includes vat for usa