Challenges for uneven-aged silviculture in restoration of post-disturbance forests in Central Europe

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Jurij Diaci (Avtor), Dušan Roženbergar (Avtor), Gal Fidej (Avtor), Thomas Andrew Nagel (Avtor)

Povzetek

Forest managers are often required to restore forest stands following natural disturbances, a situation that may become more common and more challenging under global change. In parts of Central Europe, particularly in mountain regions dominated by mixed temperate forests, the use of relatively low intensity, uneven-aged silviculture is a common management approach. Because this type of management is based on mimicking less intense disturbances, the restoration of more severe disturbance patches within forested landscapes has received little attention. The goal of this paper is to synthesize research on the restoration of forests damaged by disturbances in temperate forests of Slovenia and neighbouring regions of Central Europe, where uneven-aged silviculture is practiced. Research indicates that active management aimed at favouring mixed uneven-aged forest reduces the risk of disturbance and improves the resilience of stands. Salvage logging may have positive or negative effects on regeneration, much of which is due to the method applied and the quality of work. The most prominent factors that negatively affect restoration are: lack of advanced regeneration and decomposed woody debris, high altitude, steep slopes, dense ground vegetation, and overbrowsing. Planting or sowing should be applied in post-disturbance forests where many negative factors interact and where a high demand for sustainability of forest ecosystem services is present.

Ključne besede

gozdarstvo;ujme;gojenje gozdov;naravne motnje;natural disturbance;advanced regeneration;planting;natural regeneration;uneven-aged silviculture;

Podatki

Jezik:	Angleški jezik
Leto izida:	2017
Tipologija:	1.02 - Pregledni znanstveni članek
Organizacija:	UL BF - Biotehniška fakulteta
UDK:	630*2
COBISS:	4887718
ISSN:	1999-4907
Št. ogledov:	1384
Št. prenosov:	641
Ocena:	0 (0 glasov)
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Sekundarni jezik:	Slovenski jezik
Sekundarne ključne besede:	gozdarstvo;ujme;gojenje gozdov;naravne motnje;
Vrsta dela (COBISS):	Znanstveno delo
Strani:	20 str.
Letnik:	ǂVol. ǂ8
Zvezek:	ǂiss. ǂ10
Čas izdaje:	2017
DOI:	10.3390/f8100378
ID:	10914773