Extensive orchards in the agricultural landscape: Effective protection against fraying damage caused by roe deer

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43210%2F19%3A43915959" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43210/19:43915959 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41320/19:80915

Result on the web

<a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11133738" target="_blank" >https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11133738</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11133738" target="_blank" >10.3390/su11133738</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Extensive orchards in the agricultural landscape: Effective protection against fraying damage caused by roe deer

Original language description

The objective of this research was to determine the efficiency of different types of protective barriers and how they protect against fraying damage in extensive fruit tree orchards. Orchards in open agricultural land are the target of fraying damage caused by roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.). We assessed the effectiveness of four protective barriers: a rabbit-proof fence, a standard plastic tube commonly used in forestry, and an innovative plastic tube-variants with and without an additional rendering fat application. The study was situated in three extensive orchards in the southeastern part of Moravia in the Czech Republic. We analyzed the ratio of damaged trees, stem circumference damage, the length and height of damage on tree stems, the time periods with the most observed damage, and finally, the economic efficiency of each studied barrier. Most of the damage was observed in April and July. The most effective protective barrier was the innovative tube with rendering fat application (up to 100%) followed closely by the innovative tube without rendering fat application (95%). The standard plastic tube had an effectiveness of 49%, while the rabbit-proof fence was the least effective at 25%. In terms of the mean damage-lengths on tree stems, we found no significant differences between the rabbit-proof fence and the standard plastic tubes (21-22 cm). The usage of the innovative plastic tube without rendering fat reduced the average damage-length by half (10 cm) as compared to standard types (rabbit-proof fence, standard tube) of protection. The damage-heights on tree stems showed no significant differences among all variants (53-58 cm from the ground). Our analysis of economic parameters showed that rabbit-proof fencing had the worst cost efficiency, while the innovative tubes without rendering fat, had the best cost efficiency. We recommend starting the installation of protective barriers on trees in March, since we recorded relatively high activity of male roe deer in the following months.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Project

<a href="/en/project/QJ1530348" target="_blank" >QJ1530348: Prevention and Reduction of Damage Caused by Game and to Game During the Agricultural Activities by Means of Legislative Measures and New Technical Solutions</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Sustainability

ISSN

2071-1050

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

11

Issue of the periodical within the volume

13

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

3738

UT code for WoS article

000477051900228

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85068705739