Integrating conservation objectives into forest management: coppice management and forest habitats in Natura 2000 sites

0464103 - BÚ 2017 RIV IT eng J - Journal Article
Mairota, P. - Buckley, P. - Suchomel, C. - Heinsoo, K. - Verheyen, K. - Hédl, Radim - Terzuolo, P. G. - Sindaco, R. - Carpanelli, A.
Integrating conservation objectives into forest management: coppice management and forest habitats in Natura 2000 sites.
iForest – Biogeosciences and Forestry. Roč. 9, AUG 2016 (2016), s. 560-568. ISSN 1971-7458. E-ISSN 1971-7458
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : biodiversity * habitats directive * forest habitat types
Subject RIV: GK - Forestry
Impact factor: 1.623, year: 2016

This paper explores the scope for, and the attitudes towards coppicing in Natura 2000 sites in some of the EU28 countries where coppice was historically one of the most important traditional silvicultural systems. A list of forest habitat types capable of being managed as coppices was compiled and populated with sites at national and regional levels. At the regional level, management plans for the relevant forest habitat types in Natura 2000 sites were critically scrutinised together with other statutory, administrative or contractual measures. The results show that approaches to integrate coppice management into conservation plans differ widely. A case is made for coppicing to be continued, where appropriate, as an important strategy in site management plans that aim to conserve habitats and improve forest biodiversity.
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