Forest clearings, forest gaps and canopy openings are very important habitat elements of diverse, balanced and mostly mature forest stands. As an indispensable part of developing stable forest complexes, formed by localized stand openings, forest clearings are characterized by structural uniqueness ...
Author(s)
Medak, J.; Sirovica, I.; Vukelić, J.
Publisher
Hrvatsko Šumarsko Društvo (Croatian Forestry Society), Zagreb, Croatia
Citation
Šumarski List, 2023, 147, 3/4, pp 147-158
The last decade has been marked by increased interest of private forest owners in managing their forest holdings due to changes in the wood market caused by a large share of state forests where the wood industry is turning to other sources of raw materials. Traditional private forest management...
Author(s)
Bakarić, M.; Tomašić, F.; Zečić, Ž.; Beljan, K.
Publisher
Hrvatske Šume, Zagreb, Croatia
Citation
Nova Mehanizacija Šumarstva, 2021, 42, pp 71-78
Most forest owners in Croatia have forest holdings smaller than 1 ha, while less than 1% have holdings larger than 10 ha. Parcelization of forest holdings in addition to small size presents significant limitation for forest management. Therefore, important aim of forest policy is to stimulate...
Author(s)
Božić, M.; Andabaka, M.; Vedriš, M.; Goršić, E.; Teslak, K.
Publisher
Hrvatsko Šumarsko Društvo (Croatian Forestry Society), Zagreb, Croatia
Citation
Šumarski List, 2022, 146, 1/2, pp 7-17
Forest management in Croatia traditionally has been dominantly concentrated and directed toward state owned forests, thus it characterized with continuity and consistency of forest management planning and performance of management treatments, as well as fulfillment of principles of sustainable...
Author(s)
Teslak, K.; Žunić, M.; Beljan, K.; Čavlović, J.
Publisher
Hrvatsko Šumarsko Društvo (Croatian Forestry Society), Zagreb, Croatia
Citation
Šumarski List, 2018, 142, 9/10, pp 459-471
Uneven-aged beech-fir forests cover approximately 157 000 hectares in Republic of Croatia. During the history they have been managed according to different management systems, varying from even-aged to selection management. As a result of historical integration of Croatian forestry into the German...
Author(s)
Teslak, K.; Andabaka, M.; Mertini, A.; Beljan, K.; Vedriš, M.
Publisher
Hrvatsko Šumarsko Društvo (Croatian Forestry Society), Zagreb, Croatia
Citation
Šumarski List, 2023, 147, 1/2, pp 21-37
This paper deals with official reports of the certification body that conducted FSC certification in the forest company "Unsko-sanske šume" d.o.o. Bosanska Krupa within the period 2010. - 2019. The most of corrective measures were identified in the FSC principles 8, 6, 4 and 7. The positive impact...
Author(s)
Solaković, K.; Marić, B.; Bećirović, D.; Avdibegović, M.
Publisher
Udruženje Šumarskih inženjera i Tehnicara Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine -UŠIT FBiH & Hrvatsko Šumarsko Društvo - HŠD Mostar, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Citation
Naše Šume, 2020, 18, 58/59, pp 21-32
Private forests in Bosnia and Herzegovina occupy about 700.000 hectares, but are lagging behind state forests in terms of stock volume, increment and health conditions. Forest policy creators have no data on social-demographic profile of private forest owners, their interests and demands towards ...
Author(s)
Fazlić, S.; Bećirović, D.; Marić, B.; Avdibegović, M.
Publisher
Udruženje Šumarskih inženjera i Tehnicara Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine -UŠIT FBiH & Hrvatsko Šumarsko Društvo - HŠD Mostar, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Citation
Naše Šume, 2020, 18, 60/61, pp 15-25
This paper explores the influence of higher forestry education and forestry science at the Faculty of Forestry of the University of Zagreb on the formation and preservation of forest wealth in the Republic of Croatia during the past 120 years as the basic, authentic, self-renewable, biologically...
Publisher
Hrvatsko Šumarsko Društvo (Croatian Forestry Society), Zagreb, Croatia
Citation
Šumarski List, 2019, 143, 1/2, pp 59-69
Since 1874, when the property districts of Đurđevac and Križevci were established, the areas of Podravina and Prigorje were marked by organized forestry and management of the most valuable national asset. It can be stated that the forests of this area have been systematically taken care of for 145...
Publisher
Hrvatsko Šumarsko Društvo (Croatian Forestry Society), Zagreb, Croatia
Citation
Šumarski List, 2020, 144, 1/2, pp 65-74
The international working group for examining the impacts of pollution on the forest ecosystems, founded under the Convention on the long-range air pollution transport, has been active for some decades (since 1980). For the field of forestry, ICP Forests working group, whose basic idea is to...
Author(s)
Skudnik, M.; Grah, A.; Pintar, A. M.; Planinšek, Š.
Publisher
Zveza Gozdarskih Drustev Slovenije, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Citation
Gozdarski Vestnik, 2020, 78, 4, pp 185-194