Shifting cultivation and secondary succession in the Tropics

1. The Tropics 2. Shifting Cultivation: Definition, Basic Features and Types 3. Soil Dynamics during Cropping 4. Soil Dynamics during the Fallow Period 5. Fallow Vegetation Dynamics 6. Relationships between Fallow Soil and Vegetation 7. Ecological Succession Theory and Models 8. Theory and Models of Soil Fertility Restoration under Bush Fallow 9. Intensification of Shifting Cultivation 10. Alternative Farming Systems and the Future of Shifting Cultivation