Documents and References
Stance concerning good management of Carbon
Forests play a very important role in the carbon cycle and therefore offer an efficient way of controlling atmospheric CO2 which is one parameter responsible for climatic change.
The function of the forest should not simply be understood through carbon sequestration in ecosystems, but as a sustainable resource with opportunities for regular harvests of the best products and for enhancing the energetic value by and end-products (Chenost Rubio, 2008).
The key word for sound management of C in forest is to minimize the decomposition of deadwood thus allowing to substitute high energy consuming products (i.e. cement, iron, fertilizers) [5] with timber extracted from thinning at the appropriate time; in order to preserve stand stability and vitality while maintaining the natural fertility cycle.
ProSilva forest management system is perfectly compatible with those objectives and with the other roles of the forest by insuring that the multiple functions of the forest are preserved. This system is more favourable than forest management based on age-classes and regular thinnings that lead to the renewal of the forest through final clear-felling and is also considerably better than monoculture systems.
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Visit of the "ProSilva Europe" management committee in Serbia
Download the report of Prof. Jurij Diaci and Dr. Martin Bobinac.
Photos:
Picture 1: Virgin forest of oak (Quercus robur), hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) and ash (Fraxinus angustifolia) Vraticna in Srem (Morovic) is one of the oldest stands of the lowland floodplain forests in southeast Europe.
Picture 2: Traditional shelterwood system in pedunculate oak forests in the Srem area. Very dense regeneration of oak trees achieved with intensive management: consideration of seed years, protection against browsing, soil and ground vegetation treatment, oak mast protection against rodents. Nowadays, the conventional chemicals are being replaced by biodegradable ones, especially to get the FSC certificate.
Picture 3: Doc. Martin Bobinac on one of his many permanent research plots explaining the improved thinning model for the pedunculate oak forests.
Picture 4: Special nature reserve "Obedska bara" including floodplain forests, swamps and water ecosystems: Ramsar site and Important Bird Area.
Picture 5: Beautiful views in "open" landscapes on Zlatibor area. Here, many popular tourists resorts are located. Pastures and grasslands are overgrown with Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris).
Picture 6: Traditional group - selection forests of spruce, silver fir and beech in Murtenica area of Zlatibor
Picture 7: Protection forests at the borderline of the national park Tara (including Omorika spruce far behind on the Horizon), close to border with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
