Research on regeneration and certain soil parameters of the Dune forest of Vartholomio after the fire of 2007
The Dune Forest of Vartholomio extends in the N.W. part of Peloponnesus and covers an area of 1337 ha. It was originally planted on 1950 for aesthetic and soil conservation purpose. The main species are Pinus maritima and Pinus pinea. A part of the forest was party destroyed after the forest fires of the summer of 2007. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the natural regeneration of the pines and investigate certain soil parameters such as soil organic matter and pH. An intense natural regeneration was noticed in the burned area. Soil pH was slightly but statistically different in the burned area whereas soil organic matter was not affected by the fire.
ΤΕΙ Lamias, Forestry and Natural Environment Management Department, 361 00 Karpenissi, e-mail pantera@teilam.gr
Keywords:Regeneration, Pinus maritima, pH, soil organic matter
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Book:RANGE SCIENCE AND PROTECTED AREAS - Proceedings of the 6th Panhellenic Rangeland Congress in Leonidio Arcadia Peloponnesus, 2-4 October 2008 (Edited by: Konstantinos Th. Mantzanas, Vasillios P. Papanastasis)
