Assetto strutturale e qualità dei fusti in cedui di faggio in conversione nel Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso-Monti della Laga (AP)

In three sites correspondent to different steps of the conversion process (abandoned coppice, stands with first and second thinning) we have measured forest structure and assessed timber quality of stems. The vertical structure is very similar in the three sites, but stem damages increase with the number of thinnings. Current management does not seem suitable to guarantee both timber supply (mainly fuelwood) and nature conservation.