Provision of forest ecosystem services is influenced by site and stand characteristics as well as forest management practices. In order to evaluate the influence of forest management on ecosystem services provision, two artificial black pine forests located in Central Italy were studied where two different thinning approaches (traditional and selective) were applied under the SelPiBio LIFE project. Four main ecosystem services were selected and assessed: timber and bioenergy production, carbon sequestration, forest stand stability-protection, and biodiversity conservation. Even if not supported by statistical evidence, results highlighted an interesting trend just 2 years after treatment. The selective thinning was able to enhance the majority of ecosystem services compared to the traditional one. A higher growth rate of selected crop trees was measured (i.e., carbon sequestration). The slenderness ratio was sensibly reduced (i.e., mechanical stability) with a positive implication on soil retention and the prevention of landslides. Moreover, valuable and interesting commercial assortments have been proven to be retrieved from the stands with the selective approach. Larger and also better formed trees were harvested, given the impact of selective thinning on the co-dominant class. The Shannon index increased only with the selective thinning intervention. In conclusion, the provided results and methods are encouraging and might represent the basis for novel and longer monitoring efforts.

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Forest Landscape Management Plan (FLMP) is intended to have an intermediate role between forest management plans on a regional level and forest management on a unit level. FLMP addresses long-term management issues, with special attention to social and environmental functions, normally not meticulously considered when working on a single forest property level. This paper presents a method to evaluate forest multifunctionality, in order to define management guidelines and support forest planning. A FLMP was conducted in a district of the Basilicata region (Italy). A total of 92 inventory plots comprising the main forest types: i) turkey oak, Hungarian oak, and sessile oak forests (Quercus cerris L. dominant), ii) downy oak forests (Quercus pubescens Willd. dominant), iii) Mediterranean evergreen oak forests (Quercus ilex L. dominant), were considered. Technicians evaluated the multifunctionality of each area by estimating-in the context of an Index of Importance of Function (I)-the capacity of each forest to fulfil different functions. The index was successively aggregated according to forest type and forest system (high forest and coppice). The results showed that the higher level of multifunctionality was found in the high forests. According to the synthetic indicators of multifunctionality, the turkey oak forests obtained the highest values among all forest types. The last part of the paper illustrates an approach to multi-functional forest management, analysing how different silvicul-tural systems are able to fulfil the main forest functions. This method, as shown in the results, seems to provide a useful support for technicians to evaluate multifunctionality related to forest types and different silvicultural treatments. Key words: forest multifunctionality; forest landscape management plan; index of function importance; silvicul-tural system; Collina Materana district (Italy). Resumen Multifuncionalidad en la planificación del paisaje forestal: una aplicación/un estudio de caso en el Sur de Italia El Plan de Manejo del Paisaje Forestal (PMPF) tiene un papel de intermediario entre los planes de manejo forestal a nivel nacional y regional y los planes de ordenación forestal a nivel de cada propriedad forestal. El PMPF toma en consideración de aspectos de gestión a largo plazo, con especial atención a las funciones sociales y ambientales, que por lo general no son consideradas cuidadosamente en caso de planificación a nivel de propriedad forestal individual. El trabajo presenta un método para evaluar la multifuncionalidad del bosque, con el fin de definir las directrices de gestión y de apoyar el proceso de planificación forestal. En un distrito de la región de Basilicata, en el Sur de Italia, un PMPF ha sido desarrolado y levado a cabo. En el Plan se consideraron un total de 92 áreas de estudio que abarcan los principales tipos de bosques: i) bosques de roble turco, roble húngaro y roble albar (Quercus cerris L. dominante) ii) bosques de roble pubescente (Quercus pubescens Willd. dominante), y iii) bosques de...

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