J. For. Sci., 2020, 66(1):22-35 | DOI: 10.17221/147/2019-JFS

Uneven-aged silviculture of Scots pine in Bohemia and Central Spain: comparison study of stand reaction to transition and long-term selection managementOriginal Paper

Josef Gallo*,1, Lukáš Bílek1, Václav Šimůnek1, Sonia Roig2, J. A. Bravo Fernández2
1 Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
2 Department of Natural Systems and Resources, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

The achievement of sustainable forest management requires the incorporation of ongoing environmental changes into long-term planning. Moreover, in time of climatic change and changing company demands, importance of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) is still increasing at the expense of other tree species due to its low ecological requirements. The aim of the study was to compare the structure and production of Scots pine stands managed under different silvicultural systems on four research plots, assess the structural and diversity indices, and analyse the increment structure using tree-ring dating in the Czech Republic and Spain. Area of study was Western Bohemian and Guadarrama Mountain range in Central Spain. The results indicate that stand volume on the investigated plots ranged from 231 to 441 m3∙ha-1 with tree density 276-996 trees∙ha-1. Intensively managed (uneven-aged) permanent research plots showed increased growth on basal area. The difference was evident also for older trees. The transition to uneven-aged forest does not negatively influence stocking and wood production and provide higher benefits for diversity and structural complexity in comparison to regular stands.

Keywords: Pinus sylvestris L.; close-to-nature silviculture; uneven-aged stands; forest structure; tree-ring dating

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Gallo J, Bílek L, Šimůnek V, Roig S, Bravo Fernández JA. Uneven-aged silviculture of Scots pine in Bohemia and Central Spain: comparison study of stand reaction to transition and long-term selection management. J. For. Sci. 2020;66(1):22-35. doi: 10.17221/147/2019-JFS.
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