Repeated mapped tree inventory in an oak-hornbeam planted forest in Po Valley (Foresta Carpaneta, Italy)

Authors

  • Emma Minari CNCB “Bosco Fontana” - Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale Carabinieri "Bosco Fontana", Marmirolo, Mantova – Italy
  • Ilaria Toni CNCB “Bosco Fontana” - Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale Carabinieri "Bosco Fontana", Marmirolo, Mantova – Italy
  • Paolo Nastasio ERSAF - Ente Regionale per i Servizi all’Agricoltura e alle Foreste - Unità Organizzativa Presidio alle politiche attive forestali e montane, Milano – Italy
  • Francesco Chianucci CREA - Research Centre for Forestry and Wood

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12899/asr-2456

Abstract

Stand structure and tree spatial patterns are key elements to understand natural dynamics and competition processes in forest ecosystems. We performed repeated, mapped tree inventory measures (x, y, height, diameter, vitality, etc.) to allow analysis of the spatial and temporal structure and diversity in 1 ha oak-hornbeam planted forest with pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.), established in 2003 also for the conservation of a variety of oak genotypes. Two inventories were carried out in 2009 and 2019. The use of repeated and mapped tree measures allows to investigate the changes in spatial pattern processes through time in this forest.

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2023-10-26

How to Cite

Minari, E., Toni, I., Nastasio, P., & Chianucci, F. (2023). Repeated mapped tree inventory in an oak-hornbeam planted forest in Po Valley (Foresta Carpaneta, Italy). Annals of Silvicultural Research, 49(1), 24–27. https://doi.org/10.12899/asr-2456

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