Spruce Monocultures in Central Europe - Problems and Prospects

Joensuu

2000

208 S.

Bandaufführung

68645

In Central Europe, where Norway spruce (Picea abies Karst.) was artificially introduced in the 1850s, the widespread cultivation of the species outside its natural range has had both positive and negative effects. In order to assess the situation on an European scale, an international workshop titled "Spruce monocultures in Central Europe - Problems and Prospects" was organized in June 22-25, 1998 by the Institue of Forest Ecology, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno in co-operation with European Forest Institute, the University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna (BOKU, Vienna) and IUFRO Research Group 8.01. The main aim of the workshop was to present the current knowledge and understanding of thefunctioning of spruce monoculture forest ecosystems, to identify the principal stress factors and the response of these forest ecosystems. These proceedings compile the selected, peer-reviewed papers of the workshop.