Foreword
Acknowledgements
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Executive Summary
1. Two Dragons Go to the Sea
2. Shifting Conifer Plantations towards Close-to-nature Forests
3. Growing a Close-to-nature Forest ofCastanopsis hystrix
4. Growing a Close-to-nature Forest of Michelia macclurei
5. Betula alnoides and Castanopsis hystrix Mixed-species Uneven-aged Forest
6. Erythrophleum fordii and Pinus massoniana Mixed-species Forest Clusters
7. The Restoration of Degraded Subtropical Forest
8. The Rehabilitation of Degraded Subtropical Karst Ecosystems
Introduetion
1. The Experimental Center of Tropical Forestry
2. The Pingxiang Rosewood Market
3. China''s Reforestation Programme
4. The ECTF''s Multifunctional, Close-to-nature Forest Research
Case Study 1: Two Dragons Go to the Sea
1. Background
2. The Experimental Site
3. The Management Model
4. Benefits
Case Study 2: Shifting Conifer Plantations towards Close-to-nature Forests
1. Background
2. The Experimental Site
3. The Management Model
4. Benefits
Case Study 3: Growing a Close-to-nature Forest of Castanopsis hystrix
1. Background
2. The Experimental Site
3. The Management Model
4. Benefits
Case Study 4: Growing a Close-to-nature Forest of Michelia macclurei
1. Background
2. The Experimental Site
3. The Management Model
4. Benefits
Case Study 5: Betula alnoides and Castanopsis hystrix Mixed-species
Uneven-aged Forest
1. Background
2. The Experimental Site
3. The ManagementModel
4. Benefits
Case Study 6: Erythrophleum fordii and Pinus massoniana Mixed-species
Forest Clusters
1. Background
2. The Experimental Site
3. The Management Model
4. Benefits
Case Study 7: The Restoration of Degraded Subtropical Forest
1. Background
2. The Restoration Model
3. Restoration Practice
4. Status
Case Study 8: The Rehabilitation of Degraded Subtropical Karst
Ecosystems
1. Background
2. The Restoration Model
3. Status
Conclusion