Population dynamics and management of Amazon tidal floodplain forests: Links to the past, present and future

▶ Amazon Estuary offers challenges to management similar to those in other tropical forests. ▶ Long-term timber use does not necessarily entail sustainability. ▶ A long history of timber harvesting can also indicate gradual resource depletion. ▶ Prospects for management are likely to decrease as densities of preferred species decline.