Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXI, Issue 1
Written by Mariana NICULESCU, Liviu Aurel OLARU, Silvestru Ilie NUȚĂ
The thematic area provided in this paper is situated in the protected area ROSCI 0128 (Northern area of Eastern Gorj county), occupying the southern part of Parang Mountains and the west part of the Capatanii Mountains. In the researched area there are the following Natura 2000 habitats: 9410 - Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio piceetea), 91E0⃰ -Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae), 91V0 –Dacian Beech forests (Symphyto Fagion), 9110 - Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests, 9130 - Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests, 9170 - Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests, 91Y0 - Dacian oak-hornbeam forests, 91Q0 - Western Carpathian calcicolous Pinus sylvestris forests, 9260 - Castanea sativa woods, 9150 - Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion, 91L0 - Illyrian oakhornbeam forests (Erythronio-Carpinion). The stability of the forest is determined, in addition to the physiognomy, the composition of the flora, its stage of development, density, structure, and constituent species and especially the vitality of the characteristic species. Forest habitats from the thematic area have a vitality or state of vegetation from normal to low. The health of the trees or plant health is determined by the health and vitality of trees that make up the forest and is expressed by the degree of defoliation of trees or discoloration of the foliage, phenomena of damage or drying trees, tears, windfalls, established by biomonitoring forest ecosystems.
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