Growth trends reveal the forest structure during Roman and Medieval times in Western Europe:: a comparison between archaeological and actual oak ring series (Quercus robur and Quercus petraea)
Growth trends reveal the forest structure during Roman and Medieval times in Western Europe:: a comparison between archaeological and actual oak ring series (Quercus robur and Quercus petraea)
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DOI：
10.1051/forest:2005085
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发表时间：
2005-12-01
影响因子：
3
通讯作者：
Beeckman, H
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作者：
Haneca, K;Van Acker, J;Beeckman, H
在某个时间点，人类几乎影响了西欧所有的森林。大部分原始森林覆盖已被改造成可耕地和牧场，或被砍伐以供应柴火和建筑木材。为了获得可持续的柴火来源，经常改变剩余森林的结构。特别是欧洲橡木在罗马时代和中世纪变得越来越受欢迎。从罗马时代和中世纪定居点记录了橡树的环形宽度系列。为了提取有关过去森林结构和管理的更详细信息，将这些系列与当代橡树的生长模式进行比较。这些现代橡树是在比利时北部佛兰德斯（Flanders）的森林遗址上选择的，它们的结构和管理都很有名。在生长模式上观察到一些显著的相似之处。这些发现产生了关于过去森林结构和管理的初步假设。
At some point in time, man has influenced nearly all forests in Western Europe. Most of the original forest cover has been converted to arable land and pastures, or has been cut for the supply of firewood and construction timber. In order to secure a sustainable source of firewood, the structure of the remaining forests was often altered. Especially coppice of European oak became increasingly popular during the Roman era and the Middle Ages. Ring-width series of oak trees from Roman times and Medieval settlements were recorded. In order to extract more detailed information regarding past forest structure and management, those series were compared to growth patterns of contemporary oak. The modern oaks were selected on forests sites in Flanders (northern Belgium) with well-known structure and management. Some remarkable similarities in growth patterns were observed. These findings yield tentative assumptions regarding past forest structure and management.