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STUDIES ON SPECIES DYNAMICS IN U.A. 11 D, UNIT OF PRODUCTION IV CHEVERES

Maria Mihaela Moatar, Petru Ioan Dragomir, Carolina Stefan, Petre Alexandru Panici, Daniela Nicoleta Scedei

Abstract

The complex processes of forest regeneration are important within the overall framework of forest measures aimed at establishing and maintaining forest vegetation, ensuring the continuity of timber production, and, not least, strengthening the ecological stability of forests. The importance of this paper lies in monitoring the artificial regeneration of species in lowland areas. The aim of this study is to analyze the evolution of species in the plantations established in 2014 within U.P. IV Cheveres, Lunca Timisului Forest District, under the administration of Timis Forest Directorate. From a geographical point of view, the forest fund of U.P. IV Cheveres is located in the Banat Plain, in the Southern Floodplain of the Timis River. The forest fund of U.P. IV Cheveres covers an area of 1,602.17 ha and is managed by the Lunca Timisului Forest District within Timis Forest Directorate. Current regulations stipulate that, following logging operations, the percentage of planted seedlings destroyed should not exceed a maximum of 12%. Repeated observations from previous years in U.P. Cheveres have led to the conclusion that this practice is neither beneficial nor realistically achievable. Secondary species such as field maple and hornbeam are fairly well represented within the studied area. The high proportion of these species requires increased attention from forestry authorities, as hornbeam, elm, and field maple tend to become invasive. Particular attention must be paid to hornbeam, which has a very abundant fructification and requires careful management of forest operations in order to avoid stimulating the phenomenon of hornbeam encroachment.In the U.P. IV Cheveres forest fund, located in the Banat plain, in the Timis river meadow, the evolution of regeneration works was monitored from 2015 to 2025. The results are very good for the plain area. From the point of view of phytoclimatic zoning, the forest vegetation falls within the forest plain.

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