Spatial patterns of stand pine natural regeneration in Mediterranean dune environment
Published 2019-05-02
Keywords
- italian stone pine,
- natural regeneration,
- dune environment,
- aggregate regeneration.
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Abstract
In Mediterranean forest ecosystems, spontaneous regeneration presents various problems. Therefore, it is difficult to observe this phenomenon in natural conditions and the areas in which it occurs represent a great opportunity to analyze its dynamics. A case of natural regeneration of Pinus pinea L. has been observed and analyzed in a coastal dune area of Sardinia, where there is an artificial pine forest of about 65 years. Although the study was developed in a small area, the results represent a further step in understanding the dynamics that drive the spontaneous renewal of the domestic pine.