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Modern technologies of reforestation in firbeech forests (Abies alba – Fagus sylvatica)

In the context of scientific and technological progress careful treatment of forests, rational use of their resources, caring for the regeneration and productivity enhancement, as well as the strengthening of environmental-forming and social functions of forests, are among the main tasks facing foresters in Ukraine. The article highlights modern approaches to reforestation in silver for-European beech forest stands (Abies alba Mill. – Fagus sylvatica L.), which are an important component of mountain and foothill forests of Central and Eastern Europe. Considering the increasing anthropogenic pressure and climate change, the need to improvt technologies for restoring these forest ecosystems based on the principles of sustainable forest management is substantiated. The study analyzes the effectiveness of modern reforestation methods, including artificial and combined regeneration, as well as various planting layouts – row and group methods (gap and wave planting). Particular attention is paid to the influence of planting methods on seedling survival, growth dynamics in terms of height and diameter, trunk formation, and the overall stability of forest stands. It has been shown that group planting methods provided better light conditions, promoted more intensive growth, and contributed to the formation of a more stable spatial structure of stands compared to traditional row planting. The age-related characteristics of the development of for-beech stands have been analyzed, which made it possible to identify patterns of changes in growth indicators at different stages of ontogenesis. The expediency of combining modern reforestation technologies with the principles of close-to-nature silviculture, which contributes to increasing the productivity, ecological stability and biodiversity of firbeech forests has been emphasized. The obtained generalizations can be used to develop practical recommendations for the restoration and formation of indigenous fir-beech forest stands under various forest vegetation conditions. The study of forest regeneration processes in beech and fir forests has shown that European beech regenerates well under the canopy of parent stands in almost all major forest types, with the best regeneration observed in moist beech forests, fir forests, and mixed for-beech forests at medium stand density.

Key words: forest resources, sustainable forest management, reforestation, forest productivity, increase in forest cover, forest types, European beech, silver fir, forest stands.

Koliadzhyn I. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8045-5678


Kotsylovskyi B. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3791-395X


Koliadzhyn Yu. https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8902-7214


Hutsuliak M. https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0046-5035


Didyk V. https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7317-9488


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