Forest type (tree species)

Management type/silvicultural methods/regeneration

Products and uses

Risks and pests

Protection measures/ biodiversity conservation/ genetic diversity

Actions to face climate change

Products (wood and non-wood)

Functions/ services

FIR (Abies cephalonica, × Abies borissi regis, A. alba)

Seedling stands/unevenaged, all age classes/shelterwood regeneration (single tree selection, small group selection) (rotation period 80 - 120 years)

round wood (sawn timber), power poles, paper pulp, honey production

soil protection, water balance, bee feeding, wild life, landscape enhancement

wild fires, landslides, overgrazing, bark beetles, roor-rot fungi, climate change, illegal cuttings

wild fire preventive actions, control grazing, in situ conservation, maintain viable population sizes in isolated/remnant populations/natural hybrids Abies cephalonica × A. albaAbies borissi regis), conserve inter/intra-population diversity (in situ)

enhance mixture with broadleaves (e.g. oak, beech), remove died trees/sanitary actions,

NORWAY SPRUCE (Picea abies)

Seedling stands/ evenaged, uneven aged, all age classes/intense shelterwood in groups (large or small) regeneration (rotation period 80 - 120 years)

round wood (sawn timber), power poles, paper pulp

soil protection, water balance, wild life, landscape enhancement

bark beetles, roor-rot fungi, climate change

in situ conservation (the south limit of spruce distribution in the Balkans), maintain viable population sizes in isolated/ remnant populations

enhance mixture with broadleaves or conifers(e.g. beech, scots pine), remove died trees/ sanitary actions,

SCOTS PINE (Pinus sylvestris)

Seedling stands/ evenaged, unevenaged stands/shelterwood regeneration (in large area, in strips) (rotation period 80 - 100 years, for power poles 50)

round wood (sawn timber), fencing poles, power poles, paper pulp,

soil protection, water balance, wild life, biodiversity conservation, landscape enhancement

overgrazing, roor-rot fungi, illegal cuttings, climate change

control grazing, in situ conservation (the south limit of scots pinedistribution in the Balkans), maintain viable population sizes in isolated populations

enhance mixture with broadleaves (e.g. beech, oak), remove died trees (sanitary actions)

BLACK PINE

(Pinus nigra)

Seedling stands/ evenaged, unevenaged stands/shelterwood regeneration (crown closure 0.4 - 0.6, in large area or in strips) (rotation period 80 - 120 years)

round wood (sawn timber), power poles, paper pulp

soil protection, water balance, wild life, biodiversity conservation, landscape enhancement

Wild fires,

overgrazing, roor-rot fungi, illegal cuttings, climate change

control grazing, in situ conservation (the south limit of black pinedistribution in the Balkans), maintain viable population sizes in isolated populations

enhance mixture with broadleaves (e.g. beech, oak), remove died trees (sanitary actions)

BOSNIAN PINE (Pinus heldreichii)

Seedling stands/ evenaged, unevenaged stands/shelterwood regeneration (crown closure 0.4 - 0.6, in small groups or in strips) (rotation period 80 - 120 years)

round wood (sawn timber), power poles, paper pulp, wood craft, wooden barrels

soil protection, water balance, wild life, biodiversity conservation, landscape enhancement

overgrazing, illegal cuttings, climate change

control grazing, in situ conservation (the south limit of Bosnian pinedistribution in the Balkans), maintain viable population sizes in isolated populations

maintain viable population sizes in isolated populations, maintain intra- and inter-population genetic diversity

HALLEPO & CALABRIAN PINE (Pinus halepensis & P. brutia)

Seedling stands/ evenaged, unevenaged stands/clear cuts with standards (seed trees) or shelterwood regeneration (in large areas) (rotation period 50 - 100 years

round wood (sawn timber), fencing poles, fuelwood, resin production, honey production,

firewood, boat construction

soil protection, wild life, biodiversity conservation, landscape enhancement

wild fires, overgrazing, wood-rot fungi (due to wounding for resin), illegal cuttings, climate change

Fire prevention, remove surplus biomass, control grazing, in situ conservation (inter/intra population diversity, natural hybridization), biodiversity conservation (understory woody species, aromatic/medicinal herbs),

enhance mixture with broadleaves (e.g. Quercus pubescens, Q. ilex, Fraxinus ornus)