Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. IX
Written by Lucian DINCA, Maria DINCA
The present paper intends for the first time to frame common beech from the Southern Carpathians in the smart forest’s category, a new concept similar with Climate-Smart Agriculture. This framing is based on data from forest management plans characteristic to higher than 40-year-old common beech stands as well as by offering a grade for 16 of its characteristics. As such, it was observed that beech smart forests are located in the Southern Carpathians, especially in Fagaras Mountains as well as in Retezat, Valcan, Sureanu and Candrel. These forests have relatively high ages (80-130 years), are located on fields with large slopes and at altitudes between 510 and 1200 meters. The predominant soil is eutric-cambisol, while the site types is normal common beech with mull flora and the production subunit is Regular forest with common assortment. The framing of some forests from Romania’s forest area in the smart forest category is important for their proper management, while knowing their site characteristics can lead to choosing optimum silvicultural solutions for using them at their maximum potential.
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