Effect of gap size on tree species diversity of natural regeneration - case study from Masaryk Training Forest Enterprise Křtiny

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/62156489:43660/20:43918437

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.17221/78/2020-JFS" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.17221/78/2020-JFS</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/78/2020-JFS" target="_blank" >10.17221/78/2020-JFS</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Effect of gap size on tree species diversity of natural regeneration - case study from Masaryk Training Forest Enterprise Křtiny

Original language description

Forest gaps remain the optimal forest management practice in modern forestry. Upon all the physical pr-operties of forest gaps, the &apos;gap size&apos; feature stands out as an essential property. The effect of gap size on tree species composition and diversity of natural regeneration in forest gaps of different sizes was investigated. Eight research forest gaps were selected from the Training Forest School Enterprise, also called Masaryk Forest in Křtiny, a temperate mixed forest in the Czech Republic. By given gap sizes, small (&lt; 700 m2) and large gaps (GREATER-THAN OR EQUAL TO 700 m2) were defined. Forty-one (41) regeneration microsites (RSs) of 1 m2 circular area at 2 m intervals were demarcated within each forest gap. These RSs served as data collection points.From the total of eleven (11) species enumerated, large gaps obtained higher species composition (10) and diversity (Simpson = 0.5 1-D; Shannon = 1.0 H and Pielou&apos;s evenness = 0.5 J indices) records, yet, small gaps presented favourable conditions for prolific natural regeneration significantly. Light-adapted species demonstrated no significant difference (P &gt; 0.05) between small and large gaps, however, intermediate and shade-to-lerant species were significantly higher (P &lt; 0.05) in small gaps. There were progressive declines in height growth of natural regeneration from 0-20 cm to 21-50 cm and 51+ cm in small and large gaps at R2 = 99% and 88%, respectively. The development of herbaceous vegetationin small and large gaps had positive and negative effects on the natural regeneration of Fagus sylvatica and Abies alba species, respectively.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Project

<a href="/en/project/QK1810415" target="_blank" >QK1810415: Influence of forest stands species composition and structure on the microclimate and landscape hydrology.</a><br>

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

Journal of Forest Science

ISSN

1212-4834

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

66

Issue of the periodical within the volume

10

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

407-419

UT code for WoS article

000588956400002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85095712365