Modélisation de la qualité des stations et de la croissance individuelle des arbres dans des peuplements purs et mélangés de Pinus brutia dans le nord-est de la Grèce

International audienc

Sustainibility of chestnut forest ecosystems: is it possible?

Few years ago when we planned to launch an international symposium in Catania (Italy) durin september 1998 about the sustainability of chestnut ecosystems in co-operation with the working group 4 of the COST Action G4, we did not realized how the task was perilous. But we were warned about the difficulty of this challenge through two contracts with the European Union including 15 teams around the Mediterranean basin dealing with this theme. . Thus the objective of this symposium was to "synthesise" our results from the "sustainability" point of view

An introductory summary. Sustainability of chestnut forest ecosystems : Is it possible ?

Amorini Emilio, Chatziphilippidis Gregor, Ciancio Orazio, Castri Francesco di, Giudici Fulvio, Leonardi Salvatore, Manetti Maria Chiara, Nocentini Suzanna, Pividori Mario, Rapp Maurice, Romane François, Sevrin Eric, Zingg Andreas. An introductory summary. Sustainability of chestnut forest ecosystems : Is it possible ?. In: Ecologia mediterranea, tome 26,2000. pp. 3-14

Research Activities on Chestnut: Recommendations for Terminology and Measurement Standards

Management of chestnut crops has to deal with two different concepts which are defined by two different goals: timber production and fruit production. Timber production may be reached with two different management methods: coppice and high forests. Timber producing chestnut forest in Europe are generally managed by the coppice system. Otherwise, fruit production system may be considered as orchards, although in some countries they are considered as forests. Two deal with the different aims it is necessary to be clear i) about the production goal, ii) about the management system. While timber production with chestnut high forest may be described and defined with the traditional and international widely accepted silvicultural terminology and definitions, this is not the case for coppice forests and orchards. Therefore the aim of this paper (elaborated by the group \u201cSilviculture\u201d during the COST Action G$ - Multidisciplinary Research on Chestnut) is to compile a document as a reference and as a work instrument for research and management activities in chestnut forests in order to ensure an efficient exchange and comparison of scientific data and information and to promote the dissemination of the research results to the users