DEVELOPMENT OF BEECH TREES IN MIXED FORESTS OF SPRUCE, FIR AND BEECH (PICEETO-ABIETI-FAGETUM) ON MT. LJUBI?NJA

摘要

Felling of four trees within the experimental fields (OP1 - OP4) that have been set near the village of Vrba (Vukodol site), which is on a limestone base, and four trees from experimental fields in the vicinity of the mining village of Sula, situated on basic eruptives, with later stem analysis of these trees, gave us important conclusions about the basic characteristics of beech growth in these forest communities. This provided insight into the relations and impact of habitat characteristics on the development of beech trees in mixed stands of beech, fir and spruce on Mt. Ljubi?nja. The given results are a contribution to the understanding of complex systems such as these forest communities. To meet the growth and achievable dimensions of beech trees from stands like those that have been studied on Mt. Ljubi?nja, while observing a high level of conservation, would provide a significant contribution to the creation of forest management goals in these and similar forest communities. The results confirmed that beech trees at a very advanced age could have a good height and volume increment. The average increment of beech culminated very late. These facts may be applicable in designing management goals for these and similar stands.