Tropical forest management trends and evolution of silvicultural systems; Manipulation of forest stands to satisfy defined objectives of management; Plantation silviculture: Plant production: yield and wood quality; Natural forest silviculture: the biophysical condition of a forest stand; species patterns; species composition dynamics; Forest harvesting as a major silvicultural tool; Silvicultural methods and forest values: timber, wildlife habitat conservation; recreation and landscape forestry; Silviculture for multiple use forestry; Agri-silviculture; Silvicultural experimentation.