Naslov
Regeneration dynamics of uneven-aged forest stand after the establishment of national park 'Risnjak' and the abandonment of the management activities

Autori
Dubravac, Tomislav ; Dekanić, Stjepan ; Matošević, Dinka ; Roth, Valentin

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
International Conference "Forestry in achieving millenium goals", Proceedings / Orlović, Saša - Novi Sad : Institute of lowland forestry and environment, 2009, 309-317

Skup
International Conference "Forestry in achieving millenium goals"

Mjesto i datum
Novi Sad, Srbija, 13.11.2008. - 15.11.2008

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
silver fir and beech forest; uneven-aged forest; regeneration; national park; stand visualization

Sažetak
Monitoring of the stand structure development and regeneration processes on 1 ha large permanent plot in the national park 'Risnjak' started in 1998. Main objective was to gain an insight in the processes underway in previously managed uneven-aged forest stand in the national park 'Risnjak' in which no management activities were performed since 1953. Following problems were detected: beech dominated left side of the diameter distribution indicates a halt in the recruitment of fir seedlings some decades ago ; share of fir seedlings in the regeneration decreased from 23.4% in 1998 to 8.5% in 2007 while the share of beech seedlings increased from 16.1% up to 58.3% ; overall picture of beech domination is completed by large proportion of beech canopy cover over the plot. It is well known that recruitment of the fir seedlings could be improved by some form of well known silvicultural intervention, like creating a gap by removing old fir trees. Problem lies in strict form of protection forbidding any kind of intervention. Therefore we explored possibilities of two software packages for the presentation of research results to stakeholders in question. Properly executed steps in the chain: research – simulation and analysis – visualization and presentation, should, at least, initiate comprehensive silvicultural project to test different management options, and draw scientifically based conclusions on the future of the forests in national park 'Risnjak'.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Šumarstvo

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