Mixed Plantations of Eucalyptus and Leguminous Trees: Soil, Microbiology and Ecosystem Services

Preface.- 1. Why mixed plantations?.- 2. Growth patterns at different sites and forest management systems.- 3. Nutrient cycling in mixed forest plantations.- 4. Litter Decomposition and Soil Carbon Stocks in Mixed Plantations of Eucalyptus and Nitrogen Fixing Trees.- 5. Soil bacterial structure and composition in pure and mixed plantations of Eucalyptus spp. and leguminous trees.- 6. Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF) in Mixed Forest Plantations.- 7. Mycorrhiza in mixed plantations.- 8. Mesofauna and macrofauna in soil and litter of mixed plantations.- 9. Bioindicators of soil quality in mixed Eucalyptus spp. plantations and leguminous trees.- 10. Ecosystem services in planted eucalypt forests and mixed and multifunctional planted forests.- 11. The risk of invasions when using Acacia sp. in forestry.- 12. Multifunctional mixed forest plantations: the use of Brazilian native leguminous tree species for sustainable rural development.- 13. The Brazilian legal framework on mixed planted forests.- Index.-