Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XI
Written by Ilie-Cosmin CÂNTAR, Cătălin-Ionel CIONTU
From thinning to regeneration works, stand management works, can only be applied through logging, which become a vector of maintaining biodiversity through forest regeneration, but also a vector of reducing it, through the damage it causes to forest ecosystem and to seedlings. This paper analyzes the impact of logging works on the seedlings and its biodiversity in 96 sample plots located in 24 wood harvesting sites in southwestern Romania (8 logging sites for each relief form). The impact of logging works on the seedlings was studied by analyzing the evolution of seedlings damages and the impact of these damages on their further development, but also by analyzing the composition of the installed seedlings and comparing it with the composition of the exploited tree. The highest degree of seedling damage was recorded at final cuttings. The most accelerated seedling healing pattern was recorded for barkings. We have observed a maintaining diversity of species after logging that can lead, to a stable diversity of the species from the stand. The obtained results were discussed and compared with other researches in the field, highlighting the most important aspects observed.
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