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Effects of traditional coppice practices and microsite conditions on tree health in a European beech forest at its southernmost range

2016

Abstract: European beech (Fagus sylvatica) grows at the southern limit of its range in the mountain-Mediterranean vegetation belt up to the timberline. The southernmost beech forests of Sicily (southern Italy) show peculiar ecological, structural and silvicultural characteristics, growing in fragmented and isolated stands near the timberline and in topographically marginal unfavorable habitats. Past silvicultural practices increased the heterogeneity of stand structure at these sites. We compared stand structural characteristics and tree health in coppice-cut and control beech stands with respect to the local topographic gradient (bottom, slope and ridge) and canopy cover (clearing/border v…

0106 biological sciencesSettore AGR/05 - Assestamento Forestale E SelvicolturaMadonie MtsForest managementMarginal Beech SitesSite-specific Ecology010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesCoppicingCoppice-cuts; Cover fragmentation; Madonie mts; Marginal beech sites; Sicily; Silviculture; Site-specific ecology; Topographic gradient; Tree damage; Forestry; Ecology; Nature and Landscape ConservationFagus sylvaticaTopographic GradientCover Fragmentationlcsh:ForestryBeechSilvicultureSicilySilvicultureMarginal beech siteNature and Landscape ConservationbiologyEcologyAgroforestryForestryMicrositeVegetationCoppice-cutbiology.organism_classificationTree DamageMadonie mtGeographylcsh:SD1-669.5Tree healthCoppice-cuts010606 plant biology & botanyiForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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