Naslov
The ecology and silviculture of silver fir in the Dinaric Mountain region

Autori
Roženbergar, Dušan ; Diaci, Jurij ; Nagel, Thomas, A. ; Memišević Hodžić, Mirzeta ; Ballian, Dalibor ; Mikac, Stjepan ; Anić, Igor

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Fir and pine management in the changeable environment: risks and opportunities / Bončina, Andrej - Sarajevo : Univerzitet u Sarajevu, Šumarski fakultet, 2022, 6-6

ISBN
978-9958-616-59-4

Skup
International IUFRO Conference Abies & Pinus 2022. "Fir and pine management in changeable environment: risks and opportunities"

Mjesto i datum
Sarajevo, Bosna i Hercegovina, 19.09.2022. - 22.09.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Plenarno

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
silviculture, fir-beech forest, climate change, ungulates, unevenaged forest management

Sažetak
Silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) is a key species in the mixed mountain forests of the Dinaric Mountain range, where is typically co-occurs with European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and a number of other less dominant species, including Norway spruce (Picea abies). In these forests silver fir is an ecologically and economically important species providing high quality wood and a large range of ecosystem services. Silver fir is very sensitive to particular anthropogenic stressors. For example, many studies have reported several decades of silver fir decline as a result of air pollution, as well as recruitment failures in areas with high population densities of ungulates. After the reduction of industrial air pollution, the growth and health status of fir improved, showing its resilience and recovery potential. Recently, fir has become more important in European forests, especially as a conifer tree species that, according to some research, can be a source of quality technical wood under a warmer and more drought prone climate. Spruce, which has so far been the main source of technical timber in Europe, is dying out across much of its range due to a combination of adverse environmental factors and biotic disturbance. Whether silver fir will be able to partially take over the role of spruce, however, strongly depends on silvicultural measures. These must, among other, include solutions to promote the weakest part of the development of fir stands, namely regeneration and recruitment, as follows: i) using different selection sylvicultural systems (Dauerwald), ii) substantial and prolonged reduction of ungulate populations, iii) silvicultural treatments to improve the competitive power and growth of silver fir seedlings, iv) using sowing, planting, and silver fir wildlings, and v) testing southern (Submediterranean) provenances of silver fir and its performance under climate change.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Šumarstvo

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