Predicted occurrence of ancient coppice woodlands in the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F17%3A43911808" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/17:43911808 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor2295-010" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor2295-010</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3832/ifor2295-010" target="_blank" >10.3832/ifor2295-010</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Predicted occurrence of ancient coppice woodlands in the Czech Republic

Original language description

Coppicing started in the Neolithic period and has been practiced throughout European history. This traditional silvicultural system was abandoned in many European countries during the 20th century. The Czech Republic now has a very low proportion of coppice woods (CW), as more than 1000 km2 CW were converted into high forests after World War II. Nevertheless, many CW were maintained as stored coppices, which could be the last remainders of ancient coppice woods (ACW) in the Czech Republic. Knowledge of area and distribution of stored coppices is currently missing in the Czech Republic, because they are recorded as high forests in forest management plans. Many stored forests are currently approaching the maturity age, with a high risk that these last ACW remainders will be lost; therefore, an inventory of ancient coppice woods is necessary. In our study, we develop an index of likelihood of coppice occurrence (COP) based on the distribution of habitats favourable for coppices, as well as on past and current occurrence of CW in the Czech Republic from historical maps. COP index values were then used to generate a map showing the relative likelihoods of occurrence of ACW, which can serve as a baseline to support the compilation of an ACW inventory and their mapping in the field. Our results can help prioritize forest areas to be inventoried based on their higher probabilities of ACW occurrence.

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

40102 - Forestry

Project

<a href="/en/project/DF13P01OVV015" target="_blank" >DF13P01OVV015: Ancient coppice forests, their significance and sustainability in the cultural landscape</a><br>

Continuities

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

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

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

Name of the periodical

iForest

ISSN

1971-7458

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

10

Issue of the periodical within the volume

October

Country of publishing house

IT - ITALY

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

788-795

UT code for WoS article

000412312800001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85029811010