Vol. 65 No. 5 (2010):
Special section

FONTE NOVELLO OLD-GROWTH FOREST

Cristina Vettori
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Donatella Paffetti
Università di Firenze
Lapo Ciani
Università di Firenze
Raffaello Giannini
Università di Firenze

Published 2013-05-16

Keywords

  • Fagus sylvatica,
  • genetic diversity,
  • old-growth forest,
  • silvicultural methods

Abstract

The study has been carried-out to compare the genetic diversity between oldgrowth beech forest and post-harvested naturally regenerated stands. The purpose was also the evaluation of the possible genetic impact of harvesting systems; these information are needed for the development sustainable silvicultural methods