Long-term changes of structure and tree species composition in Dinaric uneven-aged forests: are red deer an important factor?

By M. Klopčič, K. Jerina, A. Bončina. European Journal of Forest Research, 2010

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Roads and supplemental feeding affect home-range size of Slovenian red deer more than natural factors (2012, background): “Average annual temperatures were 3–108C, and precipitation was 1,300–2,600 mm. Habitat types were diverse; .70 forest associations and subassociations have been described in the area with uneven-aged fir–beech (Omphalodo–Fagetum) forests being the most widespread (Klopčič et al. 2010).”
Ecology and silviculture of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.): a review (2017, background): “When analyzing the growth of a large number of firs (Klopčič et al. 2010b), it was found that the average annual dbh increment amounted to 0.3430 cm (SD = 0.2588); the variability of growth is mainly explained by site type, topographic variables, tree parameters (ceonotic status, dbh, damage of…”
Gap regeneration and replacement patterns in an old-growth Fagus–Abies forest of Bosnia–Herzegovina (2010, background): “…alba regeneration reported in other F. sylvatica–A. alba forests in the northern Dinaric Mountains is primarily attributed to high browsing pressure by large herbivores, particularly red deer (Cervus elaphus L.), which reach densities [6 animals km-2 (Klopcic et al. 2010; Rozenbergar et al. 2007).”