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https://doi.org/10.15177/seefor.23-05
Regeneration Αnalysis of the Juniperus excelsa Mixed Stands in Prespa National Park of Greece as a Base for the Assessment of the Appropriate Silvicultural Treatment for the Conservation of the Species
Athanasios Stampoulidis
; Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, Pandazidou 193, GR-68200 Orestiada, Greece
Elias Pipinis
; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Forestry and Natural Environment, P.O. Box 262, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Petros Petrou
; Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Department of Forests, Loukis Akritas 26, CY-1414 Nicosia, Cyprus
Kyriaki Kitikidou
orcid.org/0000-0003-3198-9387
; Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, Pandazidou 193, GR-68200 Orestiada, Greece
Sažetak
Analysis of the regeneration of mixed stands of Juniperus excelsa (Greek juniper) in Prespa National Park revealed two distinct structural types: a) stands with small gaps, and b) stands without gaps. Fifteen 500-square-meter sample plots were established in each structural type. All plant species were counted in each plot, and Greek juniper plants were classified into two groups based on their regeneration status. Plants that have been established and grow under the facilitation of other plants fall into the first group, while those that have been established and grow in light, in canopy gaps, belong to the second. Regarding the regeneration of Greek juniper in the Greek juniper mixed stands with small gaps, facilitation is not the primary mechanism at work. There are less Greek juniper regeneration plants in the gap-free structural type, compared with the small-gap type. Greek juniper regeneration plant density will decrease if gaps close. Finally, in both structural types, the other species' regeneration plants exhibit higher density than those of Greek juniper. Creating gaps around Greek juniper trees by extensive intervention is one of the most successful ways for the forest practice to protect the Greek juniper mixed stands.
Ključne riječi
gaps; facilitation; Greek juniper; Prespa National Park; silvicultural intervention
Hrčak ID:
306052
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Datum izdavanja:
29.6.2023.
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