History of Deforestation and Reforestation in the Dinaric Karst
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5877255 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrej Kranjc (Karst Research Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-23 |
| Publication date | 2009-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-5863 • E-ISSN: 1745-5871 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2008.00552.x |
| OpenAlex | W1982921853 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
The term karst derives from the Kras plateau, which is in the northwestern part of the area now known as the Dinaric Karst. The landscape consists mostly of Mesozoic carbonate rocks and stretches along the Adriatic Sea coast for a distance of 600 km. Although the region lies parallel to the sea, the Mediterranean temperature influence is limited to a narrow coastal belt, except for the amount of precipitation, which can reach 5000 mm yr−1. Forests belonging to the Mediterranean and Euro-Siberian - North American region, covered the primary Dinaric Karst. Human deforestation of the Karst began during the Neolithic period, 6500-6000 BC. Throughout history there have been two main reasons for deforestation; economic (the requirements of new land, pastures, timber use and trade), and social (local increases in population, mass migration, wars, raids). Mankind's perception of forest protection and preservation can be traced through documents going back to the 12th century. Reforestation is mentioned in some of them, but successful reforestation did not begin until the 1850s. Nowadays dense natural forests, extensive forest plantations, dry karst shrublands and also completely barren karst areas can all be found on the Dinaric Karst
Agroforestry · Archaeology · Ecosystem · Geography · Karst · Mediterranean climate · Physical geography · Population · Reforestation · Shrubland · Sinkhole · Botany and Plant Ecology Studies · Environmental Science · Plant Ecology and Soil Science · Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies · Ecology · Forestry · Geology
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |