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The Mediterranean forest region has been exposed to anthropogenic impacts for centuries, and the constant biotic and abiotic factors, together with increasing climate change, have hindered the proper management of forest ecosystems. This study presents the results of multiyear, systematic, specific and practical monitoring of the conversion of holm oak coppices using the principles of the shelterwood system. It also presents the growth and development dynamics of the stand on a permanent experimental plot from 1997 to 2017. The research was performed in the Eumediterranean vegetation zone of coniferous forest (Forest Management, Buzet branch, Pula Forestry Office, Magran Cuf management unit, compartment 83a). The plot has all the properties of a holm oak and manna ash forests (Orno-Quercetum ilicis H-ić/1956/1958). The basic elements of stand structure were monitored: diameter at breast height (DBH), tree height, horizontal crown projection, crown ground shading (light) and the appearance and abundance of all woody vegetation, with special emphasis on the growth and development of young generations of holm oak from seed. The paper also describes the threats limiting growth, development and survival of holm oak from seed (strong shooting tendencies of coppiced holm oak and bay laurel trees, excessive presence of shrubs). Forest management requires effective, timely and repeated tending to thin stands (already under the canopy), while also protecting young trees from wild game. The statistical method of interpolation determined the trends of stand development; trend equation with coefficient of determination (R2) is very high. This indicates the growth and development of the stand in the direction of renewal of holm oak stands. Shelterwood cutting, with regular and timely tending of young generations of trees through a seven-year regeneration period, resulted in a high quality young high forest of holm oak, the first of its kind in the broader Mediterranean area. The indigenous stands of holm oak, as the fundamental climatogenic coniferous species of the Mediterranean species, have multiple roles such as protection from erosion, resilience to biotic and abiotic factors and forest fires, tourism and landscape functions, and other general forest functions, and therefore deserve intensive and ongoing research. Holm oak stands also play a part in conserving genetic and biological diversity, the potential and persistence of forest ecosystems, improving stand structure, stability and resilience of forest ecosystems to climate change, and in the long-term increase the commercial value of forest stands in the Croatian Mediterranean.

The aim of this research is to compare the results of measuring the annual ring width of Douglas fir wood by the visual (non-destructive) method and using the Resi 500 resistograph, ie the destructive method. Two visual methods were used in this research, the first of which is based on measuring the annual ring width with a magnifying glass magnification 10 times, and the second method is based on image processing in the CDendro program. After a detailed statistical analysis of the obtained measurement results of the annual ring width, the differences in the measurement results were tested for the purpose of comparing the destructive and non-destructive methods.

Istraživane su terenske i sastojinske prilike gospodarskih državnih i privatnih šuma iz dostupnih prostornih podataka koje će potom omogućiti stvaranje osnovice za razredbu terena za potrebe pridobivanja drva i otvaranja šuma. S gledišta pridobivanja drva te kao gospodarski najznačajnije šume izdvojena su i prikazana četiri bioklimata: 1) bioklimat jelovih, bukovo-jelovih i smrekovih šuma, 2) bioklimat brdskih bukovih šuma, 3) bioklimat bežuljkastih šuma hrasta kitnjaka te 4) bioklimat nizinskih šuma hrasta lužnjaka i poplavnih šuma. Na tim su područjima određene ove terenske i sastojinske značajke: 1) nagib terena i stjenovitost tla (pokrivenost površine), 2) način vlaženja tla i rizik od erozije tla vodom, 3) drvna zaliha, 4) stupanj razvedenosti šumskih cesta i 5) srednja udaljenost privlačenja drva kao pokazatelj otvorenosti šuma. Provedene analize mreže šumskih cesta pokazale su da postoji statistički značajna razlika između cesta bioklimata nizinskih šuma hrasta lužnjaka i poplavnih šuma te bioklimata brežuljkastih šuma hrasta kitnjaka u odnosu na ostale bioklimate. Analize šumskih cesta po pojedinom bioklimatu treba promatrati u sklopu ostalih terenskih čimbenika, kao što su stjenovitost terena te stvarnoga rizika od erozije tla vodom, koji će svoj utjecaj, uz nagib terena, iskazati pri planiranju budućih trasa šumskih cesta. Povezivanjem značajki terena započeto je stvaranje primjenjive razredbe terena za uvjete hrvatskoga šumarstva kao važnoga logičkoga alatu pri gospodarenju šumama i planiranju radova u šumarstvu, osobito u pridobivanju drva i otvaranju šuma.

Croatia joined the Bologna process in 2001 and has been an active participant ever since. All study programmes have been aligned with the Bologna structure in 2005, and all students graduating in Croatia from these programmes receive ECTS credits and are entitled to diploma supplements. This article presents an analysis of the number of enrolled students of various study programmes at the Faculty of Forestry in Zagreb since academic year 2005/06. The base for these analysis are data of the number of students gathered from Information System of Higher Education Institutions (ISVU) for students of various undergraduate study programmes and specially for two wood technology graduate programmes. Correspondence analysis was performed for students enrolled in undergraduate programmes. Time series data analysis was performed for three wood technology study programmes.

U četiri tvrtke koje se bave preradom drva analizirane su postojeće police osiguranja. Istraživanjem je utvrđeno da promatrane tvrtke ne uviđaju potrebu za kvalitetnim osiguranjem. Analizom polica osiguranja u razdoblju od 2002. do 2006. godine uočen je trend kretanja prema širem i obuhvatnijem osiguranju imovine i imovinskih interesa, ali je taj trend prespor. Istodobno je opasnost od velikoga štetnog događaja koji nije osbuhvaćen policama osiguranja znatna. Stabilnost tvrtki temelji se na sigurnosti u radu, a s kvalitetnim osiguranjem imovine i imovinskih interesa tvrtke bi sigurnije poslovale. Osiguranje imovine specifičan je problem i zahtijeva širu obradu kako bi potreba za osiguranjem bila kvalitetno prezentirana. Ovaj rad naglašava potrebu osiguranja imovine, a posebno će u vremenu koje dolazi osiguranje imovine i imovinskih interesa biti sve potrebnije i sve važnije za stabilno poslovanje tvrtki.

Sve se više sužava vremenski obzor u kojemu se pojedinac sa svojim obrazovanjem može osjećati „sigurnim“ na tržištu rada, a globalizacija, multikulturalno zajedništvo te brz ekonomski rast i tehnološki razvoj postaju veliki izazovi, pri čemu znanje i ljudska kreativnost postaju osnovni resursi razvoja i opstanka na svjetskom tržištu. Cilj rada je utvrditi obrazovnu strukturu zaposlenih na području prerade drva i proizvodnje namještaja, pri čemu je naglasak stavljen na zastupljenost visokoobrazovanih stručnjaka. Analiza obrazovne strukture obuhvatila je, prema Nacionalnoj klasifikaciji djelatnosti (NKD), područje DD 20 – Prerada drva i proizvodnja proizvoda od drva i pluta te područje DN 36 – Proizvodnja namještaja i ostala prerađivačka industrija. Istraživanje pokazuje da s 50% ispitanih poslovnih subjekata upravlja visokoobrazovani kadar, dok je među ukupno zaposlenima u preradi drva i proizvodnji namještaja samo 3, 77% visokoobrazovanih.