COST Action E 52 - vTI - Bund.de

In agreement with the Law on Natural State Protected Areas Fund adopted by the Parliament of the
Republic of Moldova No. 1538 – XIII in February 25, 1998, these protected areas were reconfirmed
and attributed to several categories of protected area status. Thus were established: two scientific
reserves (Plaiul Fagului/The Beech Region, Codrii), one monument of nature (Harjauca – Sipoteni),
two landscape reserves (Căbăieşti – Pârjolteni, Cazimir – Milesti) and four nature reserves (Cabac,
Bogus, Sadova, Leordoaia - Palanca).
ForesT research
The beech forests were studied by several groups of researchers. During 1949 – 1951 one group of
researchers from Sankt-Petersburg guided by B. Soceava investigated the spread of beech forests in
Moldova. The results of this research were published in a number of articles by Soceava et Lipatova
(1952).
The researchers from the Agriculture University of Chisinau under the guidance of G. Tishkevici
investigated the biological, ecological and physiological properties, systematic position, natural
regeneration and productivity of beech during the period 19 0 – 1980. These results were published
in the monograph “Okhrana i vosstanovleniye bukovikh lesov” [Conservation and reconstruction of
beech forests] (Tishkevici 1984) and in a number of articles.
Other research activities regarding different aspects of the beech tree and beech forests were
performed within the Botanical Garden (Institute) from the Academy of Sciences of Moldova.
During 1966 – 1969, T. Gheideman investigated the plant associations, microclimatic conditions,
hydric regime of beech trees and other components of beech forests. The results of these investigations
were published in the monograph “Bukovaya dubrava Moldavskoi S. S. R. [Beech forests of
Moldova S. S. R.] (Gheideman 1969).
Later, during 199 – 2000, a group of researchers under the guidance of Professor Gh. Postolache,
performed important research studies on the identification of beech genetic resources (Fagus
sylvatica) within the collaborative project with Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania “Genetic resources
of broadleaved forest tree species in southeastern Europe” initiated by IPGRI (International Plant
Genetic Resources Institute). The selection of beech forest genetic resources was performed by means
of a methodical selection of forest areas which included exploration, sampling and classification.
Based on this research the monograph of “Genetic resources of Fagus spp. in southeastern Europe”
was prepared and published by Turok et al. (2000).
Postolache (2004) in his work ”State of Forest and Tree Genetic Resources in the Republic of
Moldova” presented information regarding the forest genetic resources of beech. Postolache and
Chirtoaca (2005) investigated beech forests in the scientific reserve “Plaiul Fagului”/The Beech
Region that was attributed to the association Carpino-Fagetum sylvaticae Pauca 1941. They show the
floristic and phytocenological composition of beech forest communities.
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