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National Report on MaP FGR for Croatia - Supplementary material to: Forest tree Marginal Populations in Europe. Report on the state of knowledge on forest tree marginal and peripheral populations in Europe (Ducci F. and Donnelly K.)

Total area of forests and forest land in Croatia amounts to 2'688'687 ha which is 47% of its total land area. Out of that, 2'106'917 ha is state-owned, whereas 581'770 ha are privately owned. Vast majority of state-owned forests is managed by Hrvatske šume (2'018'987ha). Except according to the ownership, forests are classified according to their purpose as well. The Forest Act states that according to their purpose, forests can be commercial, protective and those with a special purpose. COMMERCIAL – used for the production of forest products, next to the preservation and improvement of their welfare functions PROTECTIVE – serve for the protection of soil, waters, settlements etc. FORESTS WITH SPECIAL PURPOSE – protected nature areas (reserves, national parks, nature parks, nature monuments, important landscapes, park forests) • forests and parts of forests registered for production of forest seed (seed stands) • forests for scientific research • forests for defense of the state The basic principles of the Croatian forestry are the sustainable management, aiming to preserve the natural structure and biodiversity of forests, and the continuous rise of the stability and quality of the commercial and welfare functions of the forest. Croatia has vary variable environmental conditions and a lot of different types of vegetation in regard of small state size. There are a large number of different types of forests and species. Genetic diversity is significant due to differences in environmental conditions. There are 3 main types of climate: in the central and east part of the country is continental region. Going south-west, the climate becomes mountain and alpine. And in Submediterranean and Mediterranean, climate is mainly Mediterranean. By varying the other topographic conditions, it can be concluded that the conditions for a very large variety of plant life at the level of ecosystems, species, populations and individuals.

Forest genetic resources ; forest tree marginal populations ; MaPs ; marginality ; COST Action FP 1202 MaP FGR

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