MIXED FORESTS AS A STRATEGY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: THE FUTURE OF SILVICULTURE MANAGEMENT IN THE ORE MOUNTAINS
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41320%2F25%3A102584" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41320/25:102584 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.59269/ZLV/2025/3/766" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.59269/ZLV/2025/3/766</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.59269/ZLV/2025/3/766" target="_blank" >10.59269/ZLV/2025/3/766</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
MIXED FORESTS AS A STRATEGY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: THE FUTURE OF SILVICULTURE MANAGEMENT IN THE ORE MOUNTAINS
Original language description
Global climate change (GCC) underscores the need to increase the resistance of forest ecosystems, with mixed stands increasingly considered a key adaptation strategy for maintaining both productive and ecological stability. The study was conducted in the Ore Mountains (542-603 m a.s.l.) on 20 permanent research plots in 86-102-year-old stands of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.; BK) and Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst; SM). The aim was to evaluate the effect of species admixture on diversity and production potential in pure and mixed stands across five variants (admixture of 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100%). The results demonstrated significant differences (p < 0.001) between admixture variants for most of the studied parameters. Mixed stands showed 32.5% higher tree density, 47.4% higher basal area, and 54.1% higher stand volume (558 m(3) ha(-1)) compared to monocultures (362 m(3) ha(-1)), with the highest stand volume observed in the SM 50% + BK 50% variant (614 m(3) ha(-1)). In terms of production, species evenness proved to be the most important factor. Diversity indices of the tree layer revealed a strong advantage of mixtures, particularly in the SM 50% + BK 50% variant, which also reached the highest values of overall diversity (B 5.64), whereas spruce monocultures showed the lowest values (B 3.21). Mixed stands achieve higher production potential, carbon sequestration, and structural diversity compared to monospecific stands. The promotion of mixed beech-spruce stands can be recommended as a suitable silvicultural strategy to enhance stability, resilience, and multifunctionality of forests under GCC in similar site conditions.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40102 - Forestry
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Zprávy lesnického výzkumu
ISSN
0322-9688
e-ISSN
0322-9688
Volume of the periodical
70
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2025
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
129-141
UT code for WoS article
001593995400004
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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