Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXII, Issue 1
Written by Cristian Mihai ENESCU, Lucian DINCĂ, Adrian Ioan TIMOFTE
In recent years, the importance of the forest soils started to gain an increasing attention both among forest specialists, policy makers and other stakeholders. This is mainly due to their importance for humanity, being the base for assuring several forest products and services. Since the 1980s, the Romanian soil specialists developed several soil taxonomy systems, based on the developments and data acquired at a certain moment. Knowing the type of the soil and its characteristics is crucial also for the foresters, for a sustainable forest management point of view. The aim of this study was to highlight the main characteristics of the forest soils across Getic Piedmont. Data from the forest management plans of twelve forest district that are responsible for managing the forests across the region were taken into account. The main representatives of Luvisols Class accounted for three quarters of the forest soils. In general, the characteristics of the forest soils are favorable for mixed-oak forest stands. In the future, special attention should be given to preserving the forests composed by autochthonous species, in order to maintain the fertility of the forest soils.
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