{"title":"An integrated model for estimating the economic damage to forests caused by wild ungulates","authors":"R. Fratini, E. Marone, R. Polidori, F. Riccioli","doi":"10.4129/ifm.2015.2.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4129/ifm.2015.2.04","url":null,"abstract":"Based on a previous work describing the economic assessment of damage to forest standscaused by wild ungulates, the aim of this paper is to build a dedicated software for quantifyingthe economic impact of this damage. The computational software, called Si.D.E.For (Simulationof Economic damage to forests), is based on a theoretical model and is applied to three differenttypes of damaged forests (coppice, high forest and chestnut stands). The object is to provide asupport tool for private or public stakeholders that allows a standard damage estimation","PeriodicalId":173092,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Forest and Mountain Environments","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127980277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Loretta Leonessi, P. Semenzato, S. Nicoloso, L. Orlandi
{"title":"Monitoring indexes of roe deer and red deer populations for assessing impact on forest stands in the province of Pistoia (Tuscany).","authors":"Loretta Leonessi, P. Semenzato, S. Nicoloso, L. Orlandi","doi":"10.4129/ifm.2015.2.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4129/ifm.2015.2.02","url":null,"abstract":"We analyzed the demographic trends of red deer and roe deer populations between 2009 and2011, using various indexes in a study area in Tuscany where hunting management is carried out.The indexes were derived from direct field surveys (counts) and from hunting data (harvestindexes). The following indexes from counts (IDs) were chosen: density of roe deer/100 ha derivedfrom the application of drive counts and, for red deer, the density of roaring males/100 ha derivedfrom roaring adult male census. Selected IDs were compared with harvest indexes (ICs) chosenamong those most commonly used in the literature, and for which a relationship has been demonstratedwith the effective density of the population: IC1 = n. animals killed/100 ha, IC2 tot = n.hunting sessions / tot. n. animals killed, IC3 tot = n. hunting sessions /tot. animals killed in thefirst 10 days of hunting, IC4 = average n. hunting sessions to kill adult male in the first 10 days ofhunting, IC5 = average n. hunting sessions to kill first head. The study showed that for each indexconsidered there are no significant differences in the three years in question.The study underlines the importance of using density indexes and particularly harvest indexes,for the assessment of population trends of roe deer and red deer, and points out thecriticalities of their possible use on a large scale for management purposes","PeriodicalId":173092,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Forest and Mountain Environments","volume":"18 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126238143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Fratini, E. Marone, R. Polidori, F. Riccioli, L. Zammarchi
{"title":"Forest damages by wild ungulates in Tuscany Region: evaluation methods and data collection","authors":"R. Fratini, E. Marone, R. Polidori, F. Riccioli, L. Zammarchi","doi":"10.4129/ifm.2015.1.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4129/ifm.2015.1.04","url":null,"abstract":"Wildlife management in agroforestry territories has become particularly complex in recentyears because of the increase in wild ungulate density. In many forest areas, damage by wildlifeoccurs particularly from browsing of forest regeneration, bark stripping, and mechanical stresson the trunk of the trees. In this paper, we describe the theoretical aspects of assessing forestdamage by wild ungulates in the Region of Tuscany. In addition, we have defined datacollection methods (e.g., prices of timber and costs of forest harvest and logging) necessary forthe realization of a model to be used in estimating forest damage by wild ungulates.","PeriodicalId":173092,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Forest and Mountain Environments","volume":"140 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122977387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Nicolaci, P. A. Marziliano, F. Pignataro, G. Menguzzato, F. Iovino
{"title":"Fire prevention with thinning operations in black pine reforestations. Results of a study on a regional scale.","authors":"A. Nicolaci, P. A. Marziliano, F. Pignataro, G. Menguzzato, F. Iovino","doi":"10.4129/ifm.2015.1.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4129/ifm.2015.1.01","url":null,"abstract":"The work has examined an area of the central-northern part of Calabria, in the province of Cosenza (Southern Italy), reforested between 1955 and 1960 with black pine trees on 1,535 hectares, divided in separate blocks with different surface. Applying a methodology in different integrated phases we estimated fuel reduction by thinning and corresponding caloric energy separately for the various areas. Results show that reducing stand density, by an average of 48% of tree number, 18.0% of basal area and volume,assuming that total combustion would affect only 15% of above-ground biomass, a 15%average reduction of caloric energy was estimated. Applying these results from the stand scale to the territorial scale, we estimated that thinning could reduce caloric energy from a minimum of 12,000 GJ/ha-1 to a maximum 37,000 GJ/ha-1.","PeriodicalId":173092,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Forest and Mountain Environments","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127076540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Piotti, M. Borghetti, A. Schettino, G. Vendramin
{"title":"Investigating adaptive genetic variation in forest trees: a genomic approach to define conservation strategies","authors":"A. Piotti, M. Borghetti, A. Schettino, G. Vendramin","doi":"10.4129/IFM.2014.2.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4129/IFM.2014.2.06","url":null,"abstract":"The effects of climate change are easily recognizable in the Mediterranean region, one of the most important hotspots of plant biodiversity worldwide. Mediterranean forests are fragile ecosystems threatened by grazing, fires and intensive forest cuttings. Interacting with such disturbances, climate change is fuelling an everincreasing fragmentation process and the loss of ecosystem services.What can trees do to cope with climate change? The main strategies are to migrate, to adapt to new environmental conditions or to rely on phenotypic plasticity. However, it has been estimated that spread rates that allowed a successful escape from past glaciations are far below what would be necessary for species migration to track future climatic warming. In addition, notwithstanding large genetic variation and potentially fast adaptation, there is only anecdotal evidence that forest trees can genetically adapt to contemporary environmental change over a limited number of generations.In the near future, a deep knowledge of evolutionary processes involved in forest tree responses to climate change is required. This must rely on a sound multidisciplinary approach upon which effective strategies for the conservation of forest genetic resources should be based. Only through a joined multi-disciplinary effort, high quality data can be generated to understand the biological processes coming along with ongoing climate change and what is their relative relevance.In the present work, we outline a research project on adaptive responses of Pinus leucordermis. The project is based on the joined evaluation of genetic and ecophysiological characteristics at the individual level from the fragmented populations present in the Pollino National Park. Results on the distribution of genotypic and phenotypic variation along ecological gradients will provide local managers with effective tools for maintaining invaluable forest genetic resources.","PeriodicalId":173092,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Forest and Mountain Environments","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131019316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Forestry in protected areas between the reasons of the heart and passions of reason","authors":"O. Ciancio","doi":"10.4129/IFM.2014.2.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4129/IFM.2014.2.01","url":null,"abstract":"The past few decades have seen the establishment of a culture of development based on three “E”s: Ecology, Economics, Ethics. In this context, forest managers must aim towards the protection of natural resources and forests on the regional, national and global level.We must support and promote a legal framework that considers the centrality of forest ecosystems and recognizes the “intrinsic value” of the forest. If the status of “biological system” is assigned to the forest, legal and ethical problems arise. Rights that are granted to biotic communities must be assigned also to the forest, i.e. the “rights of the forest”. It is necessary to think about forest management not only from a practical point of view, but also in the metaphysical, aesthetic and ethical sense. The forest is the laboratory where you can discover the true essence of the art and science of forestry and acquire that spiritual, ethical and cultural nourishment which foresters cannot abdicate.","PeriodicalId":173092,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Forest and Mountain Environments","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132468760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Light microclimate conditions that promote the establishment of Abies alba regeneration within Pollino National Park territory.","authors":"F. Ripullone, Amalia Gialdini, A. Lapolla","doi":"10.4129/IFM.2014.2.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4129/IFM.2014.2.02","url":null,"abstract":"Studies carried out on the southern Apennine mountains have evidenced that silver fir (Abies alba Mill.), a species of great ecological interest, is undergoing a sharp contraction in its spatial distribution. This contraction is mainly due to the considerable anthropic pressure exerted in the past, even if negative effects of climate change may not be ruled out. The same fate befell silver fir in the Pollino National Park, where natural regeneration of the few remaining stands is struggling to establish itself, compared to more competitive species such as oak and beech. Before planning any intervention, it is crucial to investigate which micro-climatic conditions can promote the growth and development of silver fir regeneration. In such mixed plant communities, light microclimate of the understory is undoubtedly the main factor limiting the establishment of natural regeneration. Another preeminent factor is the water resource, which in the Mediterranean environment is becoming scarce especially during the growing season, as a consequence of climate change. Dendrochronological, isotopic and photosynthetic investigations carried out on a representative regeneration survey have identified the most suitable microclimatic conditions which can help define the most appropriate management guidelines.","PeriodicalId":173092,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Forest and Mountain Environments","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122909871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Gargano, A. Bonacci, G. Vivo, V. Marchianò, A. Schettino, L. Bernardo
{"title":"A permanent field laboratory in the Pollino National Park: vegetation dynamics in mountain herbaceous communities.","authors":"D. Gargano, A. Bonacci, G. Vivo, V. Marchianò, A. Schettino, L. Bernardo","doi":"10.4129/IFM.2014.2.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4129/IFM.2014.2.07","url":null,"abstract":"By virtue of its ecological and floristic diversity, the Pollino National Park plays a key role for biodiversity conservation in the Mediterranean context. The historical interest of botanists for this areas has provided a lot of descriptive information on its flora and vegetation. Nonetheless, data concerning the effects of current environmental transformations (i.e. land-use changes, climate warming) on local plant richness are still poor. For this reason, the Ente Parco Nazionale del Pollino has promoted a long-term monitoring plan to investigate biodiversity variations in orophylous herbaceous vegetation under two experimental scenarios: absence of grazing, and climate warming. To date, two years of observation revealed significant but contrasting responses in plant communities well differentiated by ecological and floristic features. To better understand the biodiversity variations caused by the experimental regime, the monitoring trials need to be continued over a longer timeframe.","PeriodicalId":173092,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Forest and Mountain Environments","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133653373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Climate sensitivity of silver fir and common beech mixed forests in the Southern Apennines.","authors":"Angelo Rita","doi":"10.4129/IFM.2014.2.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4129/IFM.2014.2.04","url":null,"abstract":"A recent dendroecological study, carried out on silverfir and beech mixed forests at two sites in Southern Apennines (Italy), showed interesting differential species-specific responses to climate. In particular, a strong influence on tree radial growth was exerted by the precipitation: summer drought stress was the main limiting factor for both species, however silver fir seems less vulnerable, possibly due to more effective drought avoidance mechanisms. These results might help defining conceptual models for ecosystem’s response strategy at changing environmental conditions, and suggesting directions for further research on the effects of climate change on mountain forests in the Mediterranean region.","PeriodicalId":173092,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Forest and Mountain Environments","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133576928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The organic law of Abruzzo on forests and pastures (l.r. 4 gennaio 2014, n. 3) in the context of forestry legislation in force","authors":"F. Roggero","doi":"10.4129/IFM.2014.1.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4129/IFM.2014.1.01","url":null,"abstract":"With the law of January 4, 2014, n. 3, Abruzzo adopted a comprehensive legislation on forests and pastures. The law promotes, in various ways, the planned management of forests and pastures, both private and public, of which considers the economic value, while framing it within a framework of sustainability and multi-functionality. The definition of forest is modeled along the lines of the one already established in other regional laws and legislative decree no. 227/2001. The law extends geological constraints to all forests. Special provisions are devoted to the protection of monumental trees and ancient forests, but also to the arboreal formations, which do not constitute a forest and, in general, to the protection of the trees in Abruzzo. A specific discipline has given up to forests and pastures subject to commons, which in the region are present in large quantities. The administrative functions relating to forests and pastures are concentrated in the hands of the regional service responsible for forest policy, of which the law provides the strengthening, and to which attributes new powers in assessment of the implications of plans, projects, etc., for the sites of the network “Natura 2000”. In addition, the law prescribes for the continuation of the collaboration between the Region and the State Forestry Corps. The law, which is already directly applicable in many parts,will be executed by regional regulations, but also with the deliberations of the Regional Government.","PeriodicalId":173092,"journal":{"name":"Italian Journal of Forest and Mountain Environments","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121859418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}