1. Patterns of deadwood volume and dynamics in slovenian forestsGal Kušar, Mathias Naumann, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: Deadwood, and its temporal and spatial variation, plays an important role in several forest ecosystem services. This study demonstrates the assessment of deadwood dynamics using data from Slovenian national forest inventory permanent sampling plots, employing a mass-balance approach. Our results reveal that deadwood volume is a highly variable metric across regions, deadwood types and tree species. Despite the influx of large volumes of new deadwood due to recent natural disturbances, only moderate increases in deadwood volume were observed between 2007 and 2018. This was mainly offset by deadwood losses due to salvage logging and decomposition. The extent of deadwood losses varied considerably by species. We discuss the implications of the calculation method on estimating changes in deadwood volume, compare these findings with existing literature on deadwood and highlight promising areas for future research activities to better understand deadwood dynamics.
Keywords: deadwood, carbon, natural disturbances, decomposition
Published in DiRROS: 21.06.2024; Views: 554; Downloads: 165
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2. A five-step framework for creating forests for the futureMarko Kovač, Gregor Božič, Andreja Ferreira, Gal Kušar, Boštjan Mali, 2024, original scientific article Abstract: Changing environmental conditions, disturbances, and escalating demands for forest ecosystem services require foresters to restore present forestlands with new forest generations that will exhibit ecological integrity, diversity, high adaptive capacity, and the ability to provide essential ecosystem services. Establishing such forests requires careful consideration of the forest landscape and site dynamics. In pursuit of these requirements, we developed a novel framework that enables the restoration of forest sites and promotes the desired features of the forest complex at the same time. This framework was designed with the methods of system engineering and was organized in the same way as the forest planning process. It was tested in the habitat type of Illyrian Fagus sylvatica forests belonging to the Natura 2000 network. The environmental, vegetation, and site conditions were investigated via field inspections, available forest management plans, and simple GIS analyses. Additionally, we established a seminatural stand composed of European beech, sessile oak, sycamore maple, silver fir, and some wild fruit tree species. The survival of planted species was assessed using census and simple random sampling, the performance of provenances by the Student’s test, while microhabitat factors were explored by a one-way ANOVA. The survival rate of key species was estimated to be 55.6%, while that of fruit species was estimated to be 94.5%. Our framework demonstrated satisfactory performance and contained sufficient benchmarks to facilitate consistent decision-making. In the discussion, we elucidate the framework’s primary features and attributes of the mixed stand, where we also expose some open issues to be addressed in the future.
Keywords: restoration, forest habitat type, indigenous species, planting, mixed stand, key species, fruit species
Published in DiRROS: 13.06.2024; Views: 275; Downloads: 164
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4. 5. poročilo o doseganju kazalnikov uspešnosti in napredka partnerjev projekta Life IP CARE4CLIMATE - akcija C8 in E3Boštjan Mali, Andreja Ferreira, Gal Kušar, Anica Simčič, Bernarda Krištof, 2022, treatise, preliminary study, study Keywords: projekt Life IP CARE4CLIMATE, raba tal, spremembe rabe tal, gozdarstvo, aktivnosti
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5. 4. poročilo o doseganju kazalnikov uspešnosti in napredka partnerjev projekta Life IP CARE4CLIMATE - akcija C8 in E3Boštjan Mali, Andreja Ferreira, Gal Kušar, Anica Simčič, Adrijana Trekman, 2022, treatise, preliminary study, study Keywords: projekt Life IP CARE4CLIMATE, raba tal, spremembe rabe tal, gozdarstvo, aktivnosti
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6. Life IP CARE4CLIMATE - Action C8 and E3 : second interim reportBoštjan Mali, Andreja Ferreira, Gal Kušar, Simon Zidar, Kaja Plevnik, Bernarda Krištof, 2023, treatise, preliminary study, study Keywords: project Life IP CARE4CLIMATE, land use, land use changes, forestry, activities
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7. Life IP CARE4CLIMATE - Action C8 and E3 : first interim reportBoštjan Mali, Andreja Ferreira, Gal Kušar, Anica Simčič, Adrijana Trekman, 2021, treatise, preliminary study, study Keywords: project Life IP CARE4CLIMATE, land use, land use changes, forestry, activities
Published in DiRROS: 09.01.2024; Views: 459; Downloads: 0 |
8. 7. poročilo o doseganju kazalnikov uspešnosti in napredka partnerjev projekta Life IP CARE4CLIMATE - akcija C8 in E3Boštjan Mali, Andreja Ferreira, Bernarda Krištof, Simon Zidar, Gal Kušar, Kaja Plevnik, 2023, treatise, preliminary study, study Keywords: projekt Life IP CARE4CLIMATE, raba tal, spremembe rabe tal, gozdarstvo, aktivnosti
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9. 6. poročilo o doseganju kazalnikov uspešnosti in napredka partnerjev projekta Life IP CARE4CLIMATE - akcija C8 in E3Boštjan Mali, Andreja Ferreira, Bernarda Krištof, Simon Zidar, Gal Kušar, Kaja Plevnik, 2023, treatise, preliminary study, study Keywords: projekt Life IP CARE4CLIMATE, raba tal, spremembe rabe tal, gozdarstvo, aktivnosti
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