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Regions of provenance for reproductive materials of the three main forest species of Abruzzi
Marchi , Maurizio , Chiavetta , U. , Castaldi , Cristiano , Di Silvestro , Daniela , Contu , Francesco , Ducci , Fulvio
mediterranean area abruzzi forest reproductive materials regions of provenance
Mostra abstract
Regions of provenance of reproductive materials are a mandatory tool for the management of forest genetic resources in Europe. Italian regulation (D. Lgs. 386/2003), in contrast with other European countries, gives this role to regional administrations. Here we present a map of the Regions of Provenance for Abruzzi in central Italy. Three environmental zones were identified according to climatic variability using a spatial clustering procedure and the three main forest species for the region were mapped: European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), European black pine (Pinus nigra J.F. Arnold) and Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.). The results show that the main driving factors for clustering are temperature regimes reflecting the contrast between the continental climate of the interior of the region versus the Mediterranean climate on the coast. This effect was also evident in the delineation of the Regions of Provenance for the three main species where elevation plays a key role in the selection of seed stands. The Regions of Provenance of the three species will be used for the correct management of forest reproductive materials collected from the six seed stands of the Region. © 2016 Ugo Chiavetta.
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2016
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Journal of Maps
Dettagli
Vol. 12 pp. 94 - 97
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Harmonized forest categories in central Italy
Chiavetta , U. , Camarretta , Nicolò , Garfì , Vittorio , Ottaviano , Marco , Chirici , Gherardo , Vizzarri , Matteo , Marchetti , Marco
harmonization forest type central italy forest category
Mostra abstract
To support sustainable forest management, planning policies and environmental actions, it is essential to have available common and standardized geospatial information on forest structure, composition and distribution. In this paper we present a harmonized forest categories (HFCs) map of four administrative Regions located in central Italy (i.e. Marche, Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise) at a scale of 1:400,000. The study area extends over 42,246 km<sup>2</sup>, 14,878 km<sup>2</sup> of which are covered by forests. Four regional forest maps were harmonized in order to produce common standardized information on composition, structure and the distribution of forests in central Italy. A forest category is a forest vegetation unit defined by the main tree species composition. In this study we adopted a nomenclature scheme composed of 16 forest and shrubland categories. This work represents the first HFCs map in Italy over a large area. The legend is also harmonized with the European Environment Agency forest types nomenclature. © 2016 Nicolò Camarretta.
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2016
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Journal of Maps
Dettagli
Vol. 12 pp. 98 - 100
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Assessing the maintenance of forest resources and their contribution to carbon cycles
Becagli , Claudia , Bertini , Giada , Cammarano , Mario , Cantiani , Paolo , Čater , Matjaž , Chiavetta , U. , Coletta , Vittoria , Conforti , Massimo , D'Andrea , Ettore , Di Salvatore , D. , Fabbio , Gianfranco , Ferlan , Mitja , Ferreira , Andreja , Ferretti , Fabrizio , Giovannozzi Sermanni , A. , Kobler , Andrej , Kovač , Marko , Marinšek , Aleksander , Micali , Marco , Pellicone , Gaetano , Planinšek , Špela , Rezaei , N. , Sicuriello , Flavia , Skudnik , Mitja , Tonti , Daniela
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2016
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Annals of Silvicultural Research
Dettagli
Vol. 40 (1) pp. 55 - 63
Forest-food nexus: A topical opportunity for human well-being and silviculture
P. Corona , A. Cutini , U. Chiavetta , E. Paoletti
forest silviculture food safety security
Mostra abstract
As population will reach over 9 billion by 2050, interest in the forest-food nexus is rising. Forests play an important role in food production and nutrition. Forests can provide nutritionally-balanced diets, woodfuel for cooking and a broad set of ecosystem services. A large body of evidence recommends multi-functional and integrated landscape approaches to reimagine forestry and agriculture systems. Here, after an in-depth commented discussion of the literature produced in the last decade about the role for forests with respect to the food security global emergency, we summarize the state of the art in Italy as a country-case-study. This commentary aims to increase awareness about the potential of silviculture in Italy for combining ecological resilience with economic resilience, and for reasonably increasing non-wood products supply by means of a sustainable intensification of forest management at national level. Chain-supply fragmentation, landowner inertia, and lack of governance and cooperation may hamper an effective exploitation of non-wood products. The strategies to guarantee an effective supply of non-wood products require appropriate business skills and the presence of a structured business service. A transparent market is also essential; therefore, the introduction of standards (e.g. grading rules and forest certification schemes) is important since they can add value to products and services, and emphasize the importance and complexity of the forest sector. However, the implementation of sustainable forest management for an effective supply of non-wood products is affected by the availability of appropriate planning tools, and the public officers need a new mindset to stimulate and support the business capacity of forest owners.
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2016
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Annals of Silvicultural Research
Dettagli
Vol. 40
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ISSN
2284354X
ManFor C.Bd sites and the drivers of forest functions
Di Salvatore , Umberto , Tonti , Daniela , Bascietto , Marco , Chiavetta , U. , Cantiani , Paolo , Fabbio , Gianfranco , Becagli , Claudia , Bertini , Giada , Sansone , Dalila , Skudnik , Mitja , Kobal , Milan , Kutnar , Lado , Ferreira , Andreja , Kobler , Andrej , Kovač , Marko , Ferretti , Fabrizio
biodiversity italy silviculture slovenia carbon retention forest functions landscape driving forces silviculture driving forces life manfor c.bd management options
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2016
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Italian Journal of Agronomy
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Vol. 11 (S1) pp. 64 - 95
Long-term response to thinning in a beech (Fagussylvatica L.) coppice stand under conversion to high forest in central Italy
Chianucci , Francesco , Salvati , Luca , Giannini , Tessa , Chiavetta , U. , Corona , P. , Cutini , Andrea
leaf area index thinning canopy analyzer continuous cover forestry coppice management plant
Mostra abstract
European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests have a long history of coppicing, but the majority of formerly managed coppices are currently under conversion to high forest. The long time required to achieve conversion requires a long-term perspective to fully understand the implication of the applied conversion practices. In this study, we showed results from a long-term (1992–2014) casestudy comparing two management options (natural evolution and periodic thinning) in a beech coppice in conversion to high forest. Leaf area index, litter production, radiation transmittance and growth efficiency taken as relevant stand descriptors, were estimated using both direct and indirect optical methods. Overall, results indicated that beech coppice showed positive and prompt responses to active conversion practices based on periodic medium-heavy thinning. A growth efficiency index showed that tree growth increased as the cutting intensity increased. Results from the case study supported the effectiveness of active conversion management from an economic (timber harvesting) and ecological (higher growth efficiency) point of view. © 2016, Finnish Society of Forest Science. All rights reserved.
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2016
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Silva Fennica
Dettagli
Vol. 50 (3)
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