20.500.12556/RUL-130626 Tending of young forests in secondary succession on abandoned agricultural lands an experimental study In Europe the area of forested land is increasing, largely due to forest development on abandoned agricultural lands. We compared the structure and composition of woody species in young stands undergoing secondary succession and within gaps of late-successional (LS) forest in Haloze (Slovenia) to derive management options. In a subset of plots in succession, silvicultural measures were carried out in one half, while the other half was left untreated. The attributes of crop trees and their competitor trees were monitored over five years, and a study on the time investment of tending was conducted. We found lower tree density, a larger share of pioneer and shrub species, and a higher diversity of woody plants in succession compared to regeneration within LS forest gaps. Tending resulted in greater density of crop trees, their better social position, fewer competitor trees, and a larger diameter at breast height (d.b.h.) increment, while differences in crop tree stability and quality between tending and control were not confirmed. Our results indicated great structural complexity and species diversity in young successional forests. Their tending represents a cost efficient method of recovering the long-term commercial value and ecosystem services of forests, if applied less intensively than traditional tending of LS forest. natural forest expansion forest tending thicket pole stand forest succession naravna širitev gozdov nega gozdov gošča drogovnjak gozdna sukcesija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2021-09-16 15:08:55 2021-09-16 15:08:55 2023-05-25 10:28:46 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2014 0 0 Str. 2658-2678 iss. 11 Vol. 5 Nov. 2014 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 630*91(497.4)(045)=111 1999-4907 10.3390/f5112658 3963558 RAZ_Cojzer_Mateja_2014.pdf RAZ_Cojzer_Mateja_2014.pdf 1 B694F6FF4238D14DA9BEC1D7E7CEDC1E 07d25e20747beb191a15c9780c7e3526ee1dcbbcb4806518500f4e2aa752ca5b 50685c85-16ef-11ec-a523-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=147776 https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/5/11/2658 0 3910dda9-16ef-11ec-a523-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=147775 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0