In this study, we investigated the changes in the dwarf mountain pine stands (Pinus mugo Turra) after fire. In 2003, a fire broke out on the Dleskovska plateau under Lastovec, where we recorded five plots in burnt stands. In 2015, the fire also took place under the peak of Peca, where we placed three plots on the burning surfaces and three plots on unburned surfaces. The plots were 100 m2 large, and we counted the seedlings of tree and shrub species. The lists were analyzed using numerical classification methods and ordinations. When comparing the surfaces, the Bray-Curtis distance was used to calculate the difference between the lists, and the method of the farthest neighbor was used for classification. The practice was carried out using the main coordinate method - PcoA, also using the Bray-Curtis distance. We also compared ecological conditions with Pignatt's values. We found that the dwarf mountain pine stands are similar to each other regardless of the location, while the burned pine stands differ from one another according to the time that has passed from the fire. After three years, trees and shrubs do not appear on burnt plots, as for example, Pinus mugo, Juniperus sibirica, Salix appendiculata, Picea abies and Larix decidua. While fifteen years after the fire, they start to appear on burnt areas.
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