Bark Stripping by Red Deer: the Possible Effect of Recreational Use of the Landscape

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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Bark Stripping by Red Deer: the Possible Effect of Recreational Use of the Landscape
Original language description
We studied the effect of recreational use of the landscape on the intensity of red deer bark damage to spruce forest stands. We determined the damage in two recreationally attractive areas: Beskydy Mountains (Beskydy) and Ore Mountains (Ore). In total we studied 31 forest stands (Beskydy: 17, Ore: 14) with 1379 trees. The aim was to find out whether the tourism can reduce the intensity of deer damage in forest stands located in tourist attractive areas. Three scenarios have been considered: 1) the long term disturbances by tourists lead to lower density of deer and lower damage, 2) the disturbances by tourists lead only to avoiding the most disturbed places by deer. The local population of deer concentrate in less disturbed places and cause here extensive damage and 3) disturbance of deer results in longer presence of deer in dense spruce stands. Deer consume higher proportion of spruce bark and the extent of the damage per one deer is higher. The results proved the validity of the scenario 1. It can be concluded that the deer adapted to intense tourist pressure by adjusting its spatial behaviour and focuses its occurrence on areas where it is not so stressed.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection
Public recreation and landscape protection – with nature hand in hand!: Conference proceeding
ISBN
978-80-7509-550-3
ISSN
2336-6311
e-ISSN
2336-632X
Number of pages
4
Pages from-to
69-72
Publisher name
Mendelova univerzita v Brně
Place of publication
Brno
Event location
Křtiny
Event date
May 2, 2018
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
000434239900010

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