Significance of Establishment of Forest Tree and Shrub Plantations for the Stability and Sustainable Development of Ecosystems in Vojvodina
Petar Ivanišević 1*, Zoran Galić 1, Savo Rončević 1, Branislav Kovačević 1, Miroslav Marković 1
1 University of Novi Sad, Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, Novi Sad, Serbia
Autor za korespodenciju:
Petar Ivanišević, E-mail: perai@uns.ac.rs
Izvod
This paper analyses the state of forest cover percentage in Vojvodina and the potentials of establishment of forest tree and shrub plantations on the new areas, aiming at the dynamic balance and sustainable development of its ecosystems. Forests occupy about 137 000 ha, or 6.37% of the total area in Vojvodina, i.e. on the average 1.5% in the zone of agricultural region, and even below 1% in some regions. Consequently, this area belongs to the category of agricultural-steppe-forest regions, as the example of extremely endangered ecosystems. The estimated ideal forest cover percentage in Vojvodina accounts for 14.3% of the total area.
Ključne reči: ecosystem, site resource, the percentage of forest cover, forest communities