http://web.bf.uni-lj.si/go/gsd2016/ In April 2016 we organized traditional 33th Forest Study Days – FSD 2016 with title Invasive alien species (IAS) in forests and their impact on the sustainable use of forest resources. The program of the conference covered all aspects of IAS. The purpose of the Forestry Study Days 2016 was to be acquainted with new scientific knowledge (and practical experience) that deal with IAS, their importance and impact on forests and forestry in Slovenia. Presented contributions on IAS will have an impact on raising awareness about the changes that will have a significant impact on life on Earth in the future and encouraged the thinking of the necessity of promoting investment in knowledge and technologies, which would prevent the spread of harmful organisms or their potential useful application. With respect to a number of information in daily newspapers and publications of technical research in other sectors (e.g. Agriculture, Meteorology, Biology) Forestry is far behind in the in awareness of this important topic, which will strongly change forests and forestry in future. Main topics were: 1. Invasive Alien Species – IAS (The definitions and legislations, Worldwide routes of IAS invasion, IAS in Europe and in Slovenia; IAS and economic valuation of ecosystem services), 2. The present and potentially dangerous IAS in Slovenia (Special surveillance of IAS, IA plants), 3. Effects of IAS on Forest and Forestry (IAP in the forests after the catastrophic sleet in 2014, Assessing the spread of IAP by remote sensing, Models for assessing the possible effects of IAP in Slovenia, Changes in Slovenian forests as a result of the spreading of IAP – phytocoenological view, Alternative benefits of IAS, IAS – impacts on forested landscape, Technology of eradication of IAS, Forest management plans and IAS). The conference was attended by 62 authors, they presented 31 contributions, all contributions were published in the present proceedings.
F.18 Transfer of new know-how to direct users (seminars, fora, conferences)
COBISS.SI-ID: 284112640http://web.bf.uni-lj.si/go/gsd2015/ Primary forest legislation was adopted more than twenty years ago. Since then, no major corrections were legislated. Forest management plans and other conducted analyses indicate negative trends in forest and forestry development. Repeated issues with state co-financing of forest investments, issues in public forest service operation, poor implementation of several management measures, completion of management concession contracts for state forests, low wood processing capabilities, undefined relation between private and public interests, and several other problems show that significant changes are needed. In support for argument based legislation change we organized a forestry conference where different participants analysed existing legislation and presented the drawbacks. The presenters were experts from different forestry fields. Conference was another proof of existing long-lasting problems and as well as call for integral legislation change.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 279134976http://zled.gozdis.si/z-delavnico-pogled-na-zled-o-gozdnogospodarskih-in-gozdnogojitvenih-ukrepih-po-zledu/ A two-day workshop focused on forest restoration following ice-damage was organized in cooperation with the Slovenian Forestry Institute and the Slovenia Forest Service. The purpose of the workshop was to present the knowledge and research on measures following natural disturbance events to general public, particularly individuals who are directly involved in restoration practices, forest owners, district foresters, and others. Disturbances are a natural phenomenon, which results in economic damage, yet it also represents an opportunity to create forests with more variable age assembly, stand structure and species diversity. Future forests may demonstrate improved habitat conditions and increasing biodiversity. Ice sleet is quite indiscriminate natural disturbance, therefore it is difficult to develop recommendations for improved stability and resilience of forest stands. However research suggests, that regularly managed (tended), mixed species, uneven-aged and small-scale structured stands are overall less susceptible to damage. Forest tending is becoming more expensive, and government subsidies are decreasing. Recent research suggests that forest tending may be significantly rationalised by the principles of natural automation and concentration. Artificial restoration (planting) in stands damaged by ice-sleet will be necessary in sites with overall risk of erosion, on the richest forests sites and where seed trees are to distant or rare. It is also necessary to try out alternative, often cheaper forms of forest restoration.
F.18 Transfer of new know-how to direct users (seminars, fora, conferences)
COBISS.SI-ID: 279506176In the monograph we describe ecological and floristical characteristics of the natural basophilic pine communities in Slovenian territory. The Basophilic Pine communities forest site type comprises natural stands of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and (or) black pine (Pinus nigra) that occur on very steep to precipitous dolomite slopes or in erosion hazard areas on lithosols or shallow rendzinas, from the submontane to the upper montane belts in the Alpine, pre-Alpine, Dinaric, pre-Dinaric, rarely also in the sub-Pannonian and sub-Mediterranean phytogeographical regions of Slovenia. They usually overgrow small areas and their proportion in the total forest site area in Slovenia is negligible. Natural localities of basophilic pine stands are some of the most extreme forest sites, where deciduous trees are not competitive. Both pines tend to establish themselves also as pioneers on beech sites, but their pioneer stands are soon rejuvenated by beech, which eventually suppresses them both. Due to their ecological and floristic similarity, the original and secondary basophilic pine stands are not easily distinguished. The most natural stands occur on the most extreme sites, where logging does not normally take place. Basophilic pine communities also comprise dwarf pine stands of Alpine valleys that form (long)lasting pioneer stages on torrential fans and glacial material in Alpine valleys or in very steep erosion areas that are still within the beech forest belt. Forest stands on the sites of blackand (or) Scots pine communities in Slovenia have above all a protective role and are extremely important as one of the best preserved and autochthonous forms of natural forest vegetation. They are also site of numerous protected or threatened plant species, including some endemics.
F.17 Transfer of existing technologies, know-how, methods and procedures into practice
COBISS.SI-ID: 279568384Forest planning is a constituent part of forest management, and important tool of forest policy. Forest planning has to consider intense changes of social and environmental conditions, which are more intense than changes of forest ecosystems. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the current concept of forest management planning in Slovenia was analysed and priorities tasks and improvements were suggested.
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