Resourse management of renewable energy of forest fuel in south-west forest districts of Romania

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper was to describe the patterns of the forest fuels in the Berzasca and Moldova Noua forest districts. After the carried out investigations in the mentioned forest districts, there can be observed a lack of concern regarding the fire-affected trees removal as well as the reforestation of the burned areas. During the field observations, a large amount of chaotic growth vegetation was observed, which can represent a determinant of the fire spread. Following the experimental research on forest structure, there were established 6 types of forest fuel models which best fit the studied territory. In this context, the forest fuel models were obtained by classifications realised by considering the type, coverage, horizontal and vertical distribution of the vegetation, elements which were evaluated in the field as well as on the basis of the field-taken photographs. Forest fuels analysis was implemented in order to obtain cartographic data of the specific vegetation in the studied area using FARSITE and FlamMap computer programs.