Enhancing chestnut coppices: silvicultural management and socio-economic context.

• DOI: 10.12899/asr-824
• Publication Date: 2010-01-01
• Authors: Maria Chiara Manetti; E. Amorini; Claudia Becagli; Francesco Pelleri; Roberto Fratini; Enrico Marone
• Keywords: Silviculture

Castanea sativa is one of the most important species for timber production in Italy but, both management system, ownership type and wood chain structure, aren’t able to enhance enough market value assortments. Although high demand quality timber, internal heavily reduced, mainly as far concerned because lack suitable sizes. In this context, experimental trials have been approached identify verify which silvicultural methods are best suited reach yields depending investments needed local socio-economical condition. Two technical approaches were evaluated: stand silviculture single-tree oriented silviculture. As aspects, a few demographic indexes examined first-phase processing enterprises acting area analyzed. The goals paper evaluate biological response applied silviculture, analyze problems arisen estimate applicability proposed relation different socio-economic contexts. research has carried out Tuscany two forest areas - Monte Amiata Colline Metallifere young chestnut coppices characterized by an homogeneous density good site index. districts showed some similarities but they highlighted differences about social structure concerns characteristics. typified higher residents then only 1/3 population employed agro-forest sector. addition, district sized less than 2 hectares main species. On contrary, sector (57% workers) sources income communities medium-sized noteworthy present. Chestnut stands here marginal role, oaks dominant prevailing assortment firewood. From viewpoint, studied quite potentiality, st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:Tabella normale; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;}