Investigation of the Success of Natural Regeneration Fields by Multi-Criteria Decision Making Technique

Abstract

Natural regeneration management is one of the most important steps of silvicultural practices, and it is important for the short-term regeneration of forests that have completed their natural cycles. Sustainability of forests is possible with the correct determination of the problems and the implementation of the correct plans. In this study, the most successfully assessed area has proven to be accurately determinable with the PROMETHEE method, which is an effective ranking method that works by taking numerical data from the determined trial areas in the natural Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) regeneration area of a forest management directorate. Among the criteria used in the numerical method, we can find the average height, average root neck diameter, and an average number of natural youths. For these criteria, weighting was done with the help of the entropy method. Within the scope of these findings, it has been seen that the success in natural Scotch pine regeneration areas to be realized in other regions is tangibly seen in the numerical data. In addition, this numerical method is important in terms of time efficiency, labor, and economic outputs allocated to these studies.