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Ecological portrayal of old‐growth forests and persistent woodlands in the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park (southern Italy)
- Source :
- Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology. 144:130-147
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2010.
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Abstract
- The maintenance of certain levels of old forest represents a cornerstone of the EU’s biodiversity management strategy. A consensus on a single general ecological definition of old‐growth is particularly difficult in Mediterranean Europe. The present paper deals with old‐growth forests and persistent woodlands in the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park (PNCVD) to give an ecological understanding of forest complexity and dynamics under a multiscale and multidisciplinary perspective. The multiscale approach ranged from the identification and mapping of potential old‐growth stands at landscape scale to a two‐level field review of forest stand features. Field sampling involved a multidisciplinary team of researchers in forest structure, pedologic environment, soil microbial activity, flora and vegetation and deadwood components. The research provided sound knowledge about old‐growthness features in the PNCVD that constitutes a unique case study in the whole Mediterranean basin. The integration of...
- Subjects :
- Mediterranean climate
geography
biodiversity
persistent woodlands
managed stands
ecological characterization
mediterranean region
old-growth forests
soil
geography.geographical_feature_category
National park
business.industry
Ecology
Forest management
Environmental resource management
Mediterranean region
soil biodiversity
Biodiversity
Plant Science
Woodland
Vegetation
Old-growth forest
Mediterranean Basin
Old-growth forests - Persistent woodlands - Managed stands - Mediterranean region - Ecological characterization - Soil - Biodiversity
business
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17245575 and 11263504
- Volume :
- 144
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e8400973ce9766eb4de8aee3d58240af