Due to unfavourable environmental changes, our forests are under increasing damage pressure. Unfortunately, there is no reason to assume that these changes will turn to a positive direction in the near future. At the same time, it is vital to recognise and admit that the ways of past and present ...

Riparian forests are among the most diverse terrestrial ecosystems, yet their biodiversity is increasingly threatened by habitat degradation, climate change, river regulation and invasive species. We investigated deadwood, widely recognized as an indicator for forest biodiversity, in riparian...

In a global economic system where essential resources are limited, demand is increasing and environmental degradation is more pronounced, the only viable option to ensure sustainable development is to create an environmentally friendly and efficient economy in order to produce more economic value...

Harmonization of timber production and forest conservation is a major challenge of modern silviculture. For the establishment of ecologically sustainable forest management, the management-related environmental drivers of multi-taxon biodiversity should be explored. Our study reveals those...

The literature review summarises the management practices of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) covering the topics of seed management and nursery production, silvicultural techniques as well as the approaches to the eradication of this tree species. In the Czech Republic, black locust is not...

A stable below-canopy microclimate of forests is essential for their biodiversity and ecosystem functionality. Forest management necessarily modifies the buffering capacity of woodlands. However, the specific effects of different forestry treatments on site conditions, the temporal recovery after...

We examined the changes in the prevalence and abundance of Tree of Heaven in several forest stands in the Peszéri-erdő (Central Hungary), where logging activities were carried out or previously stump deposits were made. According to our results, selective thinning and clear-cutting can have a...

In our study, we analyze the commitments of the Visegrad Four National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) for the period 2021-2030 within the European Union environment policy, with special regard to the Land Use, LandUse Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector. Based on our research, it can be said that ...

The main objective of this study is represented by the analysis of the Turkey Oak and Hungarian Oak stands in the Oltenia Plain, considering the edaphic and site conditions, based on the data from the forest management plan. This analysis was possible as the forest management plans describe the...

In the framework of a multitaxon forest ecological experiment, we compared the effects of different treatments of rotation and selection silvicultural systems on the understory vegetation of a sessile oak-hornbeam forest stand. The five treatments were: clear-cutting, keeping a retention tree group ...