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Poplar
2021, Issue 208, p. 39-56

Review paper
DOI: 10.5937/topola2108039S
UDC: 630*9:551.583

Climate change within Serbian forests: current state and future perspectives


Dejan B. Stojanović 1*, Saša Orlović 1,2, Milica Zlatković 1, Saša Kostić 1, Verica Vasić 1, Boban Miletić 3, Lazar Kesić 1, Bratislav Matović 1, Danijela Božanić 4, Lazar Pavlović 2, Marina Milović 1, Saša Pekeč 1, Vladimir Đurđević 5


1 University of Novi Sad, Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, Novi Sad, Serbia
2 University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad, Serbia
3 University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Agriculture, Istočno Sarajevo, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 Climate change expert, Belgrade, Serbia
5 University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physics, Belgrade, Serbia

Corresponding author:
Dejan B. Stojanović, E-mail: dejan.stojanovic@uns.ac.rs


Abstract

Extreme weather conditions, namely droughts, heat waves, heavy rains, floods, and landslides are becoming more frequent globally and in Serbia as a result of climate change. Generally, various parts of human society are affected by changing climate conditions. Forest ecosystems are one of the most sensitive systems to weather and climate. In that sense, small changes may lead to large disturbances including forest decline, outbreaks of insect pests and diseases and eventually mortality. In Serbia, the average temperature in forest ecosystems of the most important and abundant forest tree species has risen for more than 1°C in the last thirty years (1990-2019) in comparison to the previous period (1961-1990). During the last thirty years, the northern and western parts of Serbia experienced an increase in precipitation as opposed to the southern and eastern parts of the country. If one takes a closer look at the climate within a particular forest stands, it would seem that the effect of precipitation decrease is stronger in less humid parts of a tree species range. In this paper, we discuss various aspects of climate change impacts on forests and forestry, including forest ecology, genetics, physiology, pests and diseases, ground vegetation, monitoring, reporting and verification system, climate change litigation and perspectives of forests in the 21st century in Serbia. 


Keywords: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, European beech, Norway spruce, Silver fir, Scots pine
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