Forestry and ecological efficiency of selective felling in the beech stand
Journal Title: Лісівництво і агролісомеліорація - Year 2012, Vol 121, Issue
Abstract
Study of forest-inventory characteristics of beech stands in the zone of fir-spruce-beech forests in the Ukrainian Carpathians before selective cutting and after that, as well as 25 years afterwards, was conducted. After selective cutting of 25 % intensity on a steep slope, 82 % of trees remained intact, 13 % of trees were weakly damaged, and 5 % of trees were badly damaged. 28 % of trees were damaged during cutting, and 72 % of trees were damaged during skidding. Selective cutting contributed to the formation of a complex three-layered stand, where trees of all generations were present. In such stand, regeneration processes are continuous. In lower layers, a mixed stand containing spruce, fir and beech is formed. After 25 years the number of trees, stand density and volume in the plot increased as compared to the indices prior to cutting due to the third layer.
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V. Gudyma
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