EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

From Fagus sylvatica’s rate of spread
(150 – 350 m/a), the onset of fructifi
cation with 40 – to 50 years in
the case of free standing trees and
60 – 80 years in closed stands, leaps
of expansion of 6 – 22 km can be
derived according to LANG (1994).
Th is is made possible by the relatively
voluminous and highly oleiferous
fruits being disseminated by animals,
most notably birds. Beeches produce
full masts at 6 to 7 year intervals, i.e.
it took them 10 to 30 seed generations
to cross Central Europe from south
to northwest (POTT 1992).
7,000 - 6,000 years BP
7,500 - 6,500 years BP
8,000 - 7,000 years BP
up to 8,000 years BP
up to 8,500 years BP
9,000 years BP
Beechnuts
2. DESCRIPTION
Fig. 2.18: Advance of Neolithic
cultures in Europe (from
LANG 1994)
As for forest continuity and
regenerative potential, the
nominated component
parts contain the largest
contiguous and most nearnatural
beech forests north
of the Alps and in complement
of the Carpathian
World Natural Heritage.
Jasmund and Kellerwald
are moreover home to
the last surviving primeval
forest relics.
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