Background
Many beech stands were extensively exploited in the post-war period causing the drastic decline of yew (Taxus baccata L.) and common holly (Ilex aquifolium L.). With the setting up of the forestry commission area of Taburno, forest cover was re-established with artifical plantations of Abies alba, Larix decidua, Picea abies (L.) Karsten, Pseudo ...