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Structural parameters analysis of forest cultures in Croatia

Croatia is a country which possesses significant biological and ecological diversity due to its geografical position. Those differences, together with related social, historical and management circumstances provide different silvicultural options and significance of afforestation activities. Specific issues together with afforestation potential of the area present a basis for any planning related to land use management and afforestation planning and therefore possess high significance for any future activities. Curently, there is a low share of newly established forest cultures in relation to total forest area (< 3%). Planned amount of areas for afforestation according to Management plan for the whole country is rather low comparing to the amount of available areas. In addition, there is no special and comperehensive management plan for afforestation activities in Croatia. The lack of interest, proper data provision and related research created vast space in management decisions related to afforestation activities in Croatia for the near future. Structural parameters of monocultures and mixed forest cultures will be analysed with different statistical methods which will provide the basis for more successful decision making. The potential for newly established forests and the significance of their pronounced functions for this part of the Country will be given in the presentation. For instance, this region has pronounced protection and production function which have strong influence on selection of species and silvicultural methods. Also, this overwiev creates a need for harmonisation of afforestation potential for individual tree species with the nursery production plans which are currently insuficient.

Afforestation, available areas, nursery production.

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