Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.31298/sl.145.3-4.1
Importance and structural diversity of trees in a historical park
Dino Hadžidervišagić
orcid.org/0000-0002-4476-3873
; Šumarski fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu, BiH
Azra Čabaravdić
orcid.org/0000-0002-5369-9324
; Šumarski fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu, BiH
Abstract
This study investigated the importance of tree species and their families in the old historical park Ilidža, which has an area of 16.5 ha and is located near the city of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The dendrometric variables of greatest importance (diameter at breast height, height, and crown diameter) were measured and the diameter distribution were determined and analyzed. The importance of tree species and their families was determined by an index of relative importance which was calculated using relative abundance and relative dominance. The results of this study show that the inversely proportional linear distribution of diameters is within acceptable parameters for historical parks, however there is an insufficient number of trees in the lowest and higher diameter classes. The most significant tree species having an index of relative importance greater than 10% were: sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.), European ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.), largeleaf linden (Tilia platyphyllos Scop.) and Norway maple (Acer platanoides L.). These results of this study have a practical application in planning short-term measures for maintenance and care, as well as for the development of long-term strategies in order to achieve sustainable biological stability and other functionalities of urban green surfaces (ecological, biological, aesthetic, social, etc.).
Keywords
historical park; urban trees; importance of species; diameter distribution; structural characteristics
Hrčak ID:
257005
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Publication date:
30.4.2021.
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