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Dobrudjea Plateau, located in south-east Romania, is characterized by low altitudes, old rocks, a temperate-continental climate and a silvosteppe and steppe vegetation. Pubescent oak is one of the tree species characteristic for this area. With average dimensions, this tree fulfils numerous ecosystem functions. The concept of “Climate-Smart Forestry – CSF” is recent and was adapted in this article for the pubescent oak characteristic for this area; clear and measurable criterions were also identified and applies for this species in order to identify the smart stands. Smart pubescent oak forests represent 3% of all this specie’s stands and are more common in the north part of Dobrudjea Plateau. They are characterized by advanced ages (61-70 years), 20%-30% compositions and even-aged structures. The forests are located on relatively small distances from forest roads, at altitudes of 100m - 250 m, and on west and east expositions. The present study has showed that smart pubescent oak forests can be established by taking into account 14 site (flora, soil or forest type) and stand conditions (pruning, vitality, average diameter and height, functional group and category, litter). The identification of these stands is extremely important for their protection as well as for applying the appropriate silvicultural measures.

From the oldest times, the forest has been the main food, shelter and energy source, playing an essential role in the development of human societies. Old stands are characterized by their long life, large heights and diameters and by their help in conserving biodiversity. The surfaces occupied by old stands have decreased lately because of their wood mass high value which leads to exploitation. This is furthermore coupled with climate changes, urbanization and human influences. These stands occupy a surface of 128.500 ha in the forests from Dobrogea’s Plateau, where broad-leaved species are preponderant (Quercus sp., Fraxinus ornus, Tilia tomentosa, Acer sp.). As such, the present paper intends to characterize the oldest stands from Dobrogea’s Plateau with the help of forest management plans realized during 1993-2007. The main characteristics analyzed in this study for stands older than 120 years were: location, surface, height, diameter, structure, forest type, soil type, altitude, exposition, slope and consistency. Stand older than 100 years occupy only 4% of the total surface and are composed of linden, brown oak and pedunculate oak which grow and develop on common luvisols.

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Within the Carpathians, the Southern Carpathians are located in the South part and contains the largest number of peaks situated at over 2500 meters altitude. Aspen (Populus tremula L.) is a pioneer species with a rapid growth, usually found in the temperate and boreal areas from Eurasia. In our country, the species is present in hill and mountain areas, up to 1600 m in altitude and in mixture forests. The purpose of this article is to analyze aspen strands from the Southern Carpathians from the point of view of site and growth conditions. In order to achieve this, we have used data from forest management plans realized during 1982 -2006 for 35 forest districts located in this area. The stand and site characteristics that were analyzed were the following: location, pruning, current growth, production class, structure, slope, exposition, altitude and forest type. The surface occupied by aspen stands in the Southern Carpathians is of 2302 ha, with the majority located in the southeast part. Aspen stands from this area are characterized by a mixt or intimate mixture, low pruning, current growth of 0.4-0.8 m 3 /year/ha, medium and inferior production classes, and an even-aged, relatively even-aged and relatively unevenaged structure. They vegetate on fields with a high or very high slope, at average altitudes between 700 and 1100 m, in mountain common beech stands or fir, Norway spruce and common beech mixtures.