Considerations concerning the evolution of the forest area in the west side of The Central Moldavian Tableland

Abstract

The areal evolution of the forests from the west side of
The Central Moldavian Tableland was influenced by some historical events that encouraged deforestations. The reducing process rate of the forests surfaces increased at beginning with the XVI century to XIX century, them this process decreased very much. This paper presents some definitely stages in forests areal evolution, reconstitute from maps and satellite images, in completion with terrain observations made in last years.