%0 Journal Article
%T Basic knowledge for forest restoration: the Pomieri forest case study (Madonie regional park, Sicily)
%A Bagnato S
%A Merlino A
%A Mercurio R
%A Solano F
%J Forest@
%D 2012
%I Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)
%R 10.3832/efor0679-008
%X The purpose of this paper is to highlight a case study of forest restoration in the Pomieri Wood area (Madonie regional park, Sicily), consisting of a relict population of sessile oak (Quercus petraea subsp. austrothyrrenica Brullo, Guarino & Siracusa). To assess the functionality of the stand some biological indicators were taken into consideration: dendrometric-structural, floristic-vegetation, ecological, fructification, natural regeneration, disturbances. They reveal a state of degradation after a long period of overexploitation of resources. Forest restoration would lead to the regaining of the cultural value of the Pomieri wood by management authorities and local populations. Then a series of measures are to be carried out providing for the removal of degradation factors (grazing, illegal cuttings) and restoring stand density, biodiversity and ecological functionality.
%K Forest restoration
%K biodiversity
%K Quercus petraea
%K Sicily
%U http://www.sisef.it/forest@/contents/?id=679&lang=en