MORHART, Christopher D.; DOUGLAS, Gerry C.; DUPRAZ, Christian; GRAVES, Anil R.; NAHM, Michael; PARIS, Pierluigi; SAUTER, Udo H; SHEPPARD, Jonathan; SPIECKER, Heinrich

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DOUGLAS, Gerry C.
Teagasc—Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Kinsealy Research Centre

DUPRAZ, Christian
Fonctionnement et conduite des systèmes de culture tropicaux et méditerranéens [UMR SYSTEM]

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Annals of Forest Science. 2014, vol. 2, n° 71, p. 527 - 542

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& Context Current production from natural forests will not satisfy future world demand for timber and fuel wood, and new land management options are required. & Aims We explore an innovative production system that combines the production of short rotation coppice in wide alleys with the production of high-value trees on narrow strips of land; it is an alternative form of alley cropping which we propose to call 'alley coppice'. The aim is to describe this alley coppice system and to illustrate its potential for produc-ing two diverse products, namely high-value timber and ener-gy wood on the same land unit. & Methods Based on a comprehensive literature review, we compare the advantages and disadvantages of the alley cop-pice system and contrast the features with well-known existing or past systems of biomass and wood production. & Results We describe and discuss the basic aspects of alley coppice, its design and dynamics, the processes of competi-tion and facilitation, issues of ecology, and areas that are open for future research. & Conclusion Based on existing knowledge, a solid founda-tion for the implementation of alley coppice on suitable land is presented, and the high potential of this system could be shown.< Réduire

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High-value timber production

Short-rotation coppice

Alley cropping

Agroforestry

Coppice with standards

Biodiversity

Biomass

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