Vol. 68 No. 6 (2013):
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Analysis of thinning intensity and harvesting damages in a recreational pine forest stand

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  • Walter Mattioli,
  • Leone Davide Mancini,
  • Alice Angelini,
  • Paolo Geraci,
  • Paolo Merlini,
  • Luigi Portoghesi
Walter Mattioli
Dipartimento per la Innovazione nei sistemi Biologici, Agroalimentari e Forestali (DIBAF), Università della Tuscia,Viterbo, Italy.
Leone Davide Mancini
Dipartimento per la Innovazione nei sistemi Biologici, Agroalimentari e Forestali (DIBAF), Università della Tuscia,Viterbo, Italy.
Alice Angelini
Dipartimento per la Innovazione nei sistemi Biologici, Agroalimentari e Forestali (DIBAF), Università della Tuscia,Viterbo, Italy.
Paolo Geraci
Corpo Forestale dello Stato.
Paolo Merlini
Consiglio per la ricerca e la sperimentazione in agricoltura, Forestry Research Centre (CRA-SEL), Arezzo, Italy.
Luigi Portoghesi
Dipartimento per la Innovazione nei sistemi Biologici, Agroalimentari e Forestali (DIBAF), Università della Tuscia,Viterbo, Italy.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4129/ifm.2013.6.01

Published 2014-01-23

Keywords

  • urban forest,
  • calabrian pine,
  • reforestation,
  • thinning,
  • recreational use

How to Cite

Mattioli, W., Mancini, L. D., Angelini, A., Geraci, P., Merlini, P., & Portoghesi, L. (2014). Analysis of thinning intensity and harvesting damages in a recreational pine forest stand. L’Italia Forestale E Montana, 68(6), 283–293. https://doi.org/10.4129/ifm.2013.6.01

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Abstract

Management of recreational forests requires focused actions that give priority to the enjoyment of the users subordinating wood production to that goal. Even silvicultural treatments should be drawn with the main aim of increasing recreational value of forest. This papercritically examines the effects of a thinning performed on a periurban 50 years old calabrian pine stand (Pinus laricio Poiret), that has long been used as green area within the city of Viterbo. Thinning intensity, stem selection,damages caused to the released trees, the resulting effect on stand structure and on vegetation dynamics were assessed using as reference the attributes considered optimal for a recreational forest.
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