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forest is seen as an economic and ecological goal; herbivores roving over wide areas inflict economic damage and are therefore hunted. The grazing of wild megaherbivores is therefore limited, as a landscape conservation measure, to large nature reserves in which a species-rich and semi-open landscape is to be preserved and economic objectives are rated as less important.
356:, cannot be completely ruled out. The composition and dynamics of the old Central European forests must therefore be reconstructed from these relics, from forest research areas and natural forest cells after they have ceased to be used, and by comparison with forest types in similar climatic conditions that are still true virgin forests, especially the
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1331:) was more intensively used than in the unoccupied area. The construction of towns, such as Mainz, Trier, Cologne and Xanten, needed appropriate quantities of timber. A continual supply of large stocks of timber was needed for household heating and the operation of Roman baths with their extensive under-floor heating and hot water basins.
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east and southeast Europe. Unlike much of
Scandinavia and Russia, the Carpathians remained ice-free. So some species were also able to survive here. But the classic refuge remained the Mediterranean region, where the sea made for a balanced climate and highly rugged mountain ranges partitioned different residual populations.
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1086:). Most of these species were demanding, particularly in terms of their need for nutrients and warmth. The less shade-tolerant pine, in particular, was forced onto poorer sandy sites and moors. The oak, accompanied by the elm and lime, now formed the most predominant stands in Central Europe, the mixed oak forest.
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of the soils, including those suitable for agricultural, in the wake of which, fields and settlements had to be abandoned. The result was a shortage of supply, especially in time of war. Given the devastating effects of overexploitation arising for the reasons set out above, territorial lords imposed
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The consequences of medieval forest use may be summed up as follows: many cohesive forest areas were largely destroyed, due mainly to the felling of trees for firewood. Even the most remote forest areas were affected. What remained was a landscape whose devastation is still recognizable, for example,
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Settlement patterns in the formerly occupied
Germania changed. Permanent settlements were abandoned in favor of semi-sedentary settlement forms. If the forest and soil became exhausted around a settlement, its population moved on. As the population density decreased a succession of forest communities
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More recent works are increasingly often using their own pollen zone systems in order to better reflect local circumstances. The process of reforestation is fairly broadly consistent, but there are some regional differences due to local circumstances which are not discussed here in detail. Due to the
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Beekeeping in the Middle Ages was a major forest activity because honey was still the only sweetener for food until the 19th century. As a result, the rights for beekeeping were managed at a high level. This form of activity is mentioned, for example, in connexion with the
Nuremberg Imperial Forest.
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In the interglacials those species that had survived extinction gradually repopulated the region. These return migrations took place at different rates for different tree species. The determining factors for the speed with which tree species repopulated the clear areas, were e. g. the method of
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Forest flora was pushed back slowly by climatic change. The refuges of the last ice age were probably but not exclusively in southern Europe. A few species on today's
Atlantic coast between England and France could also have survived the cold spell of the forest steppes. Another area of retreat was
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by the use or sale of meat or fur from the animals killed. The hunting of deer is particularly necessary in
Central Europe, due to the absence of large carnivores. Without human intervention, certain plant species would be destroyed by selective feeding, which is already seriously endangering some
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near rivers (such as B. am Rhein) remained unsettled due to the unpredictability of the river. Water meadow woods further from the river were used. After 800, the pace of settlement and deforestation faltered in
Central Europe. The population did not increase significantly due to epidemics and the
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and woods on rich soils. Initial incursions were made in order to build the settlements themselves. Next woods were cleared for farming and grazing. Timber felling for heating led to the further thinning of natural stands of trees around the settlements. Various forms of use, such as wood pasture,
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American continent where mountain ranges are oriented in a north-south direction, the east-west running ranges in Europe blocked the retreat of forest species in the face of advancing ice sheets. This barrier led to the extinction of several species in Europe. In the
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argues that larger densities of game should therefore be permitted, because it would create a half-open and diverse landscape. Apart from red and roe deer there are no large herds of herbivores today and they have few natural predators. In today's cultural landscape, the establishment of permanent
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was carried out in all woods and forests. In woods that were closer to settlements greater care was taken to avoid forest fires and to use only lower value wood. In woods that were more distant from human habitation there were no such restrictions. Charcoal burning generally took place near small
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Even today, wood is still an important source of energy for mankind. In
Central Europe it was replaced by coal during the course of the 19th century. In the Middle Ages there were two quite different uses for firewood from the forests - local and non-local. Locally there was only one requirement
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beech trees were threatening the oak population in almost all areas. Aided by the humid, maritime climate of
Central Europe and an ability, even in old age, to add to its habitat, the beech (with its high crown plasticity) became the dominant tree species. On the drier sites (precipitation <
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of sheep and goats. The latter in particular are able to destroy older trees thanks to their climbing skills. The grazing of goats in the forest was therefore forbidden in early forest regulations. But the prohibition was often ignored because sheep and goats, as domestic animals of the poorer
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is one of the oldest forms of forest exploitation. The resin was collected from conifers, of which spruce and pine were preferred. Even this form of forest use caused considerable destruction. It hindered growth and weakened the vitality of entire stands of trees. As a result, early on resin
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Roman colonization saw the first, drastic impact on the forest communities of
Central Europe. It left forest-free areas that did not recover from grazing; the species structure in many forest communities was disrupted by selective use, and introduced species became part of the vegetation.
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a mixed mountain forest developed as beech invaded it. The extremely shade-tolerant fir also succeeded in gaining a foothold in these forests and in several areas ousted the spruce and beech. It is possible that at this time the establishment of
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A land whose forests probably covered 70% of its surface, and which was climatically very different, clearly impressed Roman observers. This impression can be seen in the names they gave it. Mountain ranges like the Black Forest were called
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First to advance were woody pioneer species that were quick to spread, such as birch and pine. They were followed by heat-loving species such as oak and elm. Finally they were followed by slower migrating woody species that evolved into a
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Usually the soil yielded crops for no longer than a year. It was then turned into grazing land until trees grew up again from the stumps or from seed. This form of agriculture had a considerable impact on the composition of forest trees.
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The Romans gradually gave way to growing pressure from the Germanic tribes. First, settlements on the right bank of the Rhine were abandoned after the defeat of Varus. And from the 2nd century several tribes broke through the border (the
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Today's forest communities in central Europe are influenced by the usefulness of the individual tree species. Apart from a few remnants of "near-natural forest" the vast majority of today's Central European forests are either artificial
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As a result of falling average temperatures the distribution areas, e.g. of the downy oak, became divided. From now on the influence of settled human forms of settlement becomes increasingly noticeable. This gives us our modern
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in North Germany. Before salt was discovered it was surrounded by dense forests, but during the course of salt mining all the woods were cleared. Only a heath landscape remained, a countryside that was further devastated by
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Historical and contemporary human activity has profoundly influenced the composition of forests in the densely populated region of Central Europe. Remaining forest in Central Europe today is not generally considered
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and other ecologically significant factors, or the forest as a social space. The use of forest to provide a protective function is today the third major component alongside economic forestry for wood products and
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form of forest use, whereby cattle were driven into the forest for pasture. Depending on how intensively this was done, the forest was either thinned or died out. Woody plants that are not readily eaten, such as
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the first taxes were imposed on forests for their use in the mining industry. Forests in mining regions enjoyed a special status and, early on, their primary use for mining purposes was firmly established.
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collecting was restricted to stands that were not easily felled and transported i.e. those that were a long way from rivers. Because resin was a popular base material, such bans were ignored everywhere.
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In selecting sites for their settlements, the Romans also avoided dense coniferous forests, although mixed forest areas may still have been attractive. They prized softwood, however, especially that of
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or whose present composition has arisen as a result of active or passive human intervention. By far the most common are commercial timber forests, which may be more or less near-natural, with
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species. For the same reason the goal of ecological forest management, which is moving away from monocultures towards stable mixed forests, has been threatened by high levels of deer. Often
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that had an unrestricted priority: the use of firewood for home fires. In addition, a range of industry processes required firewood as an energy source or as a raw material, for example:
1400:). These species had died out in North Europe during the ice age. The trees were valued for their fruit. In addition, the robust timber of sweet chestnuts was used in wine growing.
909:). By comparison, in North America there are over 80 species of oak. Other types lost considerably in their intraspecific genetic diversity during the return migration such as the
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which, compared to other tree species is less robust, experiences problems trying to rejuvenate itself on most sites where it grows today after having been artificially planted.
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Two intensive periods of forest clearing can be distinguished. The first lasted from about 500 to about 800 and the second from about 1100 to about 1300, the beginning of the
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The importance of these forms of economy increased during the pre-industrial period. They were constantly improved and formed an elaborate system of secondary forest uses (
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seed distribution, the duration of flowering, degree of frost resistance and their ability to absorb nutrients. The picture of these migrations can be reconstructed using
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lived. Glassworks needed a particularly large supply of wood and were often described in contemporary reports as "wood-eating businesses". Glassworks also needed
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also led to the strong afforestation of formerly agricultural lands, in many parts of Germany the population only recovered to its 1600 level by 1800 or later.
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began again in many areas, which had been strongly influenced by the economies of the Roman settlers. The pollen analyses from this period show that the beech (
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in prehistoric times, only conjecture. According to many forest scientists and a number of hunters, perpetual forest structures, which are advantageous for the
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Commercial forests today can be divided into various types, although due to the modern forestry industry, most people today only have mature forests in mind:
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era, those areas that had already been developed by the Romans were resettled. Next, areas that were easily accessible and had fertile soils were colonized.
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operations helped to protect the forest. Tree species such as lime, pussy willow, fir and also pine were particularly favoured by this type of work.
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is characterised by thousands of years of exploitation by people. Thus a distinction needs to be made between the botanical natural history of the
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forests for centuries through grazing and to make straw. At the end of the 18th century, there were hardly any forests left in Germany (see
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The Romans brought familiar species of tree with them to Germania from the Mediterranean region; these included sweet chestnut (
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migration rate (which for beech was about 260 metres/year) there is a temporal delay in the various phases from south to north.
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in 9 AD) the Romans switched to a defensive strategy. This, too, demanded large quantities of timber. The construction of the
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came to an end however as human settlement spread across Central Europe and large herds of herbivores were roaming around.
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huge quantities of timber were tied together to form rafts and exported to the Netherlands, where the wood was needed for
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structures, the power over and ownership of forests was not at all clear for many centuries, which resulted in widespread
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ensuring a correspondingly low density of these herbivores. Excessive stocks of deer do not only harm the forest as a
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the average temperature fell further. Beech trees advanced into the hitherto oak-dominated woods. During the
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agriculture. During the 20th century much of the area to the southwest of LĂĽneburg became a British
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Forstgeschichte. Ein Grundriss fĂĽr Studium und Praxis
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2495:Forests and woodlands of Germany
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1980:An even-aged forest in the mist.
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877:In addition, of the numerous
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2465:History of paleontology
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721:Effects of ice ages
665:Battle of Trafalgar
524:Historical Overview
407:Forms of forest use
285:last glacial period
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2515:Forests of Romania
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2098:Common land
1989:High forest
1914:glassmaking
1833:Middle Ages
1825:water power
1735:ash burners
1704:Middle Ages
1672:glassmaking
1616:Waldfeldbau
1538:Carolingian
1487:Middle Ages
1479:during the
1447:Middle Ages
1290:Mons Abnoba
1190:During the
1146:Picea abies
1020:postglacial
1016:Paleolithic
973:postglacial
895:sessile oak
887:English oak
856:Pseudotsuga
852:Douglas fir
844:tulip trees
836:arborvitaes
828:Sciadopitys
812:Liquidambar
793:Extinctions
731:Pleistocene
713:Waldsterben
704:fertilizers
653:Holländerei
535:Effects of
484:Middle Ages
269:communities
211:archaeology
195:Paleobotany
151:introducing
2449:Categories
2421:Nach Cäsar
2317:Literature
2250:References
2199:Bundeswald
2189:Landeswald
2138:Privatwald
2048:Mittelwald
1961:inter alia
1854:Baltic Sea
1774:Sudpfannen
1714:Glassworks
1641:or wheat.
1417:Marcomanni
1377:by rafting
1373:Abies alba
1369:silver fir
1278:home fires
1226:life zones
1200:1000 B. C.
1192:Bronze Age
1185:Abies alba
1181:silver fir
1048:Mesolithic
965:Quaternary
915:Abies alba
899:Q. petraea
681:from 1700:
584:Reichswald
508:Schutzwald
494:Recreation
488:modern era
451:brown bear
377:herbivores
238:Baltic Sea
134:references
2417:Vor Cäsar
2070:Waldäcker
2036:See also
2021:Like the
2017:coppicing
1993:Kernwachs
1895:Hohenlohe
1813:pit props
1778:saltworks
1776:) of the
1745:Saltworks
1708:Erdmeiler
1702:. In the
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1543:The high
1122:downy oak
1099:Neolithic
1091:Neolithic
1044:Preboreal
911:white fir
903:downy oak
808:sweet gum
757:ice sheet
698:crude oil
659:from the
645:saltworks
595:saltworks
571:wildbanns
439:wild boar
419:dominate
389:commodity
273:hand axes
242:Black Sea
230:North Sea
224:The term
199:Neolithic
159:June 2024
97:June 2024
2206:See also
2116:Markwald
2102:Allmende
2078:forestry
2062:Hudewald
2058:Hutewald
1821:charcoal
1815:and the
1785:LĂĽneburg
1700:charcoal
1661:Firewood
1635:Lohrinde
1429:castella
1421:Lombards
1329:Inferior
1325:Superior
1250:Germanic
1196:Iron Age
1173:hornbeam
1118:Fraxinus
1012:9,500 BC
969:Holocene
735:ice ages
727:Pliocene
686:charcoal
679:forestry
641:smelting
578:Markwald
553:Germania
546:Germanic
531:ice ages
519:hunting.
435:red deer
431:roe deer
421:forestry
393:browsing
385:roe deer
354:browsing
277:hemeroby
248:Overview
240:and the
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2027:Hauwald
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2011:Low or
1957:hunters
1931:In the
1924:and in
1918:tanning
1907:Holznot
1901:Holznot
1890:erosion
1880:Summary
1874:Austria
1790:plaggen
1760:In the
1566:Magyars
1562:Normans
1502:disease
1467:on the
1465:juniper
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868:hickory
860:Hemlock
820:Sequoia
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690:lignite
672:Holznot
476:juniper
443:red fox
427:Hunting
373:hunting
327:forests
306:Due to
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281:ice age
219:ecology
207:history
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1951:Today
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1425:Limes
1361:carrs
1353:limes
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1306:Fagus
1246:Roman
1165:beech
1138:carrs
1130:Alder
1106:Maple
1084:Ulmus
1032:Pinus
1024:Salix
947:(see
872:Carya
864:Tsuga
840:Thuja
775:birch
542:Roman
331:beech
2435:ISBN
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1866:bows
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