Ecological reconstruction of some wind-blown forest surfaces from the Bardău U.P.II, Vișeu Forest District

Abstract

In recent decades, storms have damaged considerable amounts of wood in European forests, resulting in substantial economic losses. These storms cause felling, which means any mechanical damage that affects a tree or a grove as a result of the action of the wind. Windfall can provide abundant breeding material for the spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), thereby increasing the likelihood of the beetle population.

The main purpose of this study is the analysis of the abiotic reasons for the production of windfalls in several landscaping units within the Vișeu Forest Bypass.

The biotic factors that can occur as a result and the ways to restore these affected stands were also studied. The study was carried out in the II Bardău Production Unit, 6

landscaping units were selected, within which demolitions occurred in 2017 and 6 landscaping units within which demolitions occurred in 2022.