The Mechanical Stability of Pure Norway Spruce Stands along an Altitudinal Gradient in the Czech Republic
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F23%3A43923817" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/23:43923817 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00020702:_____/23:N0000029
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/f14081558" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3390/f14081558</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f14081558" target="_blank" >10.3390/f14081558</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Mechanical Stability of Pure Norway Spruce Stands along an Altitudinal Gradient in the Czech Republic
Original language description
Norway spruce stands are established and managed along various site conditions in central Europe. Currently, spruce often grows at locations outside of its ecological optimum, resulting in extensive damage elicited by harmful abiotic and biotic factors, which relatively shortens the time to change this adverse status in the adaptation frame by foresters. Except for the rapid change in species composition through clear-cuts, another way is possible, i.e., stabilising current (especially young) spruce stands to extend the time required to implement adaptation measures. The assumption that different site conditions will have to be respected as part of this adaptation was confirmed by our study based on NFI data of the Czech Republic. A semiparametric generalized linear model (GAM) was used to model the relationship between the height-to-diameter ratio and forest stand age, differentially considering particular forest vegetation zones. Spruce stands with lower elevations attain a lower stability (expressed by their height-to-diameter ratio; HDR) than those in the mountains. The HDR culminated in lower and middle altitudes in the first half of the rotation period, representing the most critical timing and effectivity of silvicultural measures. Contrary to previous findings, we found higher HDR values at nutrient-rich sites than those at acid ones, especially up to 50-60 years old. Therefore, more research should be devoted to the issue concerning the same thinning regime under different site conditions.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - 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
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/QK21020307" target="_blank" >QK21020307: Optimization of silviculture procedures for adaptation of forest ecosystems to climate change</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Forests
ISSN
1999-4907
e-ISSN
1999-4907
Volume of the periodical
14
Issue of the periodical within the volume
8
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
14
Pages from-to
1558
UT code for WoS article
001056090900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85168791306