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Degree of damage according to causes is at an average value of 18.9%, while for the conifers it is
19.2% and for the broadleaved species is 18.3%. The highest levels are found in other broadleaved
species such as oak, hornbeam and box, where a considerable area of these species is suffering from
water deficit due to the high and prolonged temperatures.
Discoloration: This is the basic indicator of the complex factors which are reflected in the change
of colour through to the dying of the leaves. Referring to the classification according to category,
it is obvious that this indicator has a notable increase in the second and third categories (26 – 60%
and 61-99% with respective values of 15.42 and 1.48%), compared to last years (in the category 26
– 90% it was 9. 9% while in category 61 – 99% it was 0.98%) .
The pest with the highest intensity in the leaf species is: Tortrix viridana L. 1 .0%, Saperda charcharis L.
22.0% and Ceratostomella at the poplar and elm-trees 19.0%.
The disease causing a high intensity of damage in the leaf species is Cryphonectria parasitica 25.3%.
Degree of damage according to causes is at an average value of 18.9%, while for the conifers it is
19.2% and for the broadleaved species it is 18.3%.
In future, with better coordination between all stakeholders working in forestry, such as the
specialists of the FSD, communes, others entities that work in forests and cooperate with observing
and signalling staff are to be allocated and share some important monitoring duties.
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Many of protected areas are covered by European beech, mainly pure but also mixed with others
forest species. Greatest evidence of this is in the national parks, where European beech is one of the
main forest trees as follows:
“Shebenik-Jabllanica” national park which was approved in 2008 with a surface area of 33,928 ha and
is 80 km from the capital Tirana.
National park “Mali I Dajtit”, was extended with a large surface area added last year and is also very
near to Tirana. This national park has a very rich flora that includes Mediterranean shrubs (Arbutus
unedo), oaks and at high altitude beech forest pure and mixed with conifers.
“Thethi” national park is another park in the Albania Alps, where beech created pure or mixed forest
stands; this is 0 – 5 km distant from Shkodra city.
National park “Lura” in Dibra district, 55 km from Peshkopi city, 30 km from Kurbnesh and 0 km
from Burrel city. This area has many pure and mixed stands of beech with conifers such as Bosnian
and Balkan.
“Lugina e Valbones” national park lies in Tropoja district, 25 km from Barjam Curri city and is part
of the Albanian Alps. Some parts of this area has virgin forests where beech grows pure and mixed
with others species such as Norway spruce (Picea abies) which is the only area of Norway spruce
growing in Albania.
“Zall Gjocaj” national park, Mati district, 40 km from Burrel city, has a high level of biodiversity and
some part with virgin forests which are covered by different forest trees pure or in mixture such as
beech, black pine, fir, Bosnian pine, ash, maple etc.
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