DENSITIES OF LARGE TREES IN NATURAL FORESTS - A KEY STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTIC. CASE STUDY FROM IZVOARELE NEREI NATURE RESERVE, SW ROMANIA

Giurgiu, V., Doniţă, N., Bandiu, C., Radu, S., Cenuşă, R., Dissescu, R., Stoiculescu, C., Biriş, I., A., Padurile virgine din Romania / Virgin forests of Romania, ASBL Foret Wallonne, 204 p., 2001 ;

Haddad, N., Brudvig, J., Clobert, J., Davies, K., Gonzalez, A., Holt, R., Lovejoy, T., Sexton, J., Austin, M., Collins, C., Cook, W., Damschen, E., Ewers, R., Foster, B., Jenkins, C., King, A., Laurance, W., Levey, D., Margules, C., Melbourne, B., Nicholls, A., Orrock, J., Song, D.-X., Townsend, J., Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems, Science Advances Vol. 1 No. 2, 2015;

Nilsson, S., Niklasson, M., Hedin, J., Aronsson, G., Gutowski, J., Linder, P., Ljungberg, H., Mikusinski, G., Ranius, T.: Densities of large living and dead trees in old-growth temperate and boreal forests, Forest Ecology and Management 161, pp. 189 -204, 2002;

Nilsson, S., Niklasson, M., Hedin, J., Aronsson, G., Gutowski, J., Linder, P., Ljungberg, H., Mikusinski, G., Ranius, T.: Erratum to “ Densities of large living and dead trees in old- growth temperate and boreal forests”, Forest Ecology and Management 178, pp. 355-370, 2003; International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConfenferences SGEM 2015 www.sgem.org Section Forest Ecosystems

Petriţan, Any Mary; Biriş, I. A.; Merce, O.; Turcu, D. O.; Petriţan, I. C., Structure and diversity of a natural temperate sessile oak (Quercus petraea L.) – European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest, Forest Ecology and Management 280, pp. 140- 149, 2012;

Piovesan, G.; Di Filippo, A.; Alessandrini, A.; Biondi, F.; Schirone, B., Structure, dynamics and dendroecology of an old-growth Fagus forest in the Apennines, Journal of Vegetation Science 16, pp. 13-28, 2005;

Radu, S.; Bândiu, C.; Coandă, Corina; Doniţă, N.; Biriş, I. A.; Teodorescu, Maria- Elena, Conservarea pădurilor virgine (suport de curs) / Conservation of the virgin forests (University course), Editura Geea, Bucureşti, Romania, 66 p, 2004;

Tomescu, R.; Târziu, D.; Gancz, V.; Petrila, M.; Teodosiu, M .; Turcu, D. O. ; Brad, R.; Stetca, I., Studiul factorilor de stabilitate in ecosistemele forestiere naturale. Evaluarea posibilităţilor de ameliorare a practicilor silvice în vederea gospodăririi durabile a pădurilor / A Study of the Stability Factors in N atural Forest Ecosystems. Evaluation of the Possibilities to Ameliorate the Silvicultural Practices for the Sustainable Management of the Forests, Forest Research and Management Institute (ICAS) Bucharest, Romania, The Ministry Of Agriculture, Forests and Rural Development, 3 volumes, 2004-2006;

Turcu, D.,O., Cercetări privind dinamica structurii făgetelor virgine şi a mortalităţii arborilor din Rezervaţia Naturală „Izvoarele Nerei” / Research on the structural dynamics of virgin beech forests and mortality of trees in the „Izvoarele Nerei” Nature Reserve, “Transilvania” University Braşov, Romania, PhD thesis (in Romanian), 156 p., 2012;

Veen, P.; Biriş, I. -A. (eds.), Inventory and strategy for sustainable management and protection of virgin forests in Romania – PINMATRA project, co-financed by the Dutch Royal Society for Nature Conservation, KNNV, 2004;

Veen, P.; Fanta, J.; Raev, I.; Biriş, I. A.; de Smidt, J.; Maes, B., Virgin forests in Romania and Bulgaria: results of two national inventory projects and their implications for protection, Biodiversity Conservation, Springer, DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9804-2, 2010.

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Giurgiu, V., Doniţă, N., Bandiu, C., Radu, S., Cenuşă, R., Dissescu, R., Stoiculescu, C., Biriş, I., A., Padurile virgine din Romania / Virgin forests of Romania, ASBL Foret Wallonne, 204 p., 2001 ;

Haddad, N., Brudvig, J., Clobert, J., Davies, K., Gonzalez, A., Holt, R., Lovejoy, T., Sexton, J., Austin, M., Collins, C., Cook, W., Damschen, E., Ewers, R., Foster, B., Jenkins, C., King, A., Laurance, W., Levey, D., Margules, C., Melbourne, B., Nicholls, A., Orrock, J., Song, D.-X., Townsend, J., Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems, Science Advances Vol. 1 No. 2, 2015;

Nilsson, S., Niklasson, M., Hedin, J., Aronsson, G., Gutowski, J., Linder, P., Ljungberg, H., Mikusinski, G., Ranius, T.: Densities of large living and dead trees in old-growth temperate and boreal forests, Forest Ecology and Management 161, pp. 189 -204, 2002;

Nilsson, S., Niklasson, M., Hedin, J., Aronsson, G., Gutowski, J., Linder, P., Ljungberg, H., Mikusinski, G., Ranius, T.: Erratum to “ Densities of large living and dead trees in old- growth temperate and boreal forests”, Forest Ecology and Management 178, pp. 355-370, 2003; International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConfenferences SGEM 2015 www.sgem.org Section Forest Ecosystems

Petriţan, Any Mary; Biriş, I. A.; Merce, O.; Turcu, D. O.; Petriţan, I. C., Structure and diversity of a natural temperate sessile oak (Quercus petraea L.) – European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest, Forest Ecology and Management 280, pp. 140- 149, 2012;

Piovesan, G.; Di Filippo, A.; Alessandrini, A.; Biondi, F.; Schirone, B., Structure, dynamics and dendroecology of an old-growth Fagus forest in the Apennines, Journal of Vegetation Science 16, pp. 13-28, 2005;

Radu, S.; Bândiu, C.; Coandă, Corina; Doniţă, N.; Biriş, I. A.; Teodorescu, Maria- Elena, Conservarea pădurilor virgine (suport de curs) / Conservation of the virgin forests (University course), Editura Geea, Bucureşti, Romania, 66 p, 2004;

Tomescu, R.; Târziu, D.; Gancz, V.; Petrila, M.; Teodosiu, M .; Turcu, D. O. ; Brad, R.; Stetca, I., Studiul factorilor de stabilitate in ecosistemele forestiere naturale. Evaluarea posibilităţilor de ameliorare a practicilor silvice în vederea gospodăririi durabile a pădurilor / A Study of the Stability Factors in N atural Forest Ecosystems. Evaluation of the Possibilities to Ameliorate the Silvicultural Practices for the Sustainable Management of the Forests, Forest Research and Management Institute (ICAS) Bucharest, Romania, The Ministry Of Agriculture, Forests and Rural Development, 3 volumes, 2004-2006;

Turcu, D.,O., Cercetări privind dinamica structurii făgetelor virgine şi a mortalităţii arborilor din Rezervaţia Naturală „Izvoarele Nerei” / Research on the structural dynamics of virgin beech forests and mortality of trees in the „Izvoarele Nerei” Nature Reserve, “Transilvania” University Braşov, Romania, PhD thesis (in Romanian), 156 p., 2012;

Veen, P.; Biriş, I. -A. (eds.), Inventory and strategy for sustainable management and protection of virgin forests in Romania – PINMATRA project, co-financed by the Dutch Royal Society for Nature Conservation, KNNV, 2004;

Veen, P.; Fanta, J.; Raev, I.; Biriş, I. A.; de Smidt, J.; Maes, B., Virgin forests in Romania and Bulgaria: results of two national inventory projects and their implications for protection, Biodiversity Conservation, Springer, DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9804-2, 2010.

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