Influence of Improving Materials of Forest Roads on the Surrounding Environment

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F20%3A43918047" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/20:43918047 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/115272" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/115272</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/115272" target="_blank" >10.15244/pjoes/115272</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Influence of Improving Materials of Forest Roads on the Surrounding Environment

Original language description

Ensuring the efficiency of forest management and the availability of landscape areas requires a quality transport network. However, any structure and its subsequent use generally contributes to a certain disruption of surrounding ecosystems, soil degradation, erosion and changes in vegetation. The presented study analyzes the effects and impacts of the five types of improving materials used to improve the load-bearing capacity of low-volume roads. Two basic types of analyses were performed: the classification of mechanical properties of soil for determining fine clay particle proportions and the chemical testing for pH and carbonate determination. The samples were always collected at three distances from the roadside, at two height levels and in two years: 2012 and 2017. The aim of the study was to quantify the effects of improving materials on the pH changes as well as the carbonate levels, and to compare their changes over the course of five years. Also, we have highlighted the possibilities of &quot;biological tools&quot; (vegetation) to control and minimize the impact of human activities. Vegetative control, or phytoremediation, increases soil resistance to erosion, improves water retention in a landscape and maintains the original balance. It seems to be an effective tool for reduction of the impact of pavement construction materials and technologies on the surrounding environment.

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

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

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

Name of the periodical

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

ISSN

1230-1485

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

29

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5

Country of publishing house

PL - POLAND

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

3821-3830

UT code for WoS article

000539752000033

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85087159872