Geographical forest zonation: Perspectives, history and use
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F24%3A43925377" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/24:43925377 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.17221/5/2024-JFS" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.17221/5/2024-JFS</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/5/2024-JFS" target="_blank" >10.17221/5/2024-JFS</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Geographical forest zonation: Perspectives, history and use
Original language description
The rate of climate change advancement and its predicted impact are valid reasons for intense discourse on the topic of choosing the most suitable silvicultural and adaptation measures for the longevity and sustainability of forest communities. Changes in growth conditions of plants can be expected in both vertical (altitudinal) and horizontal (geographical) directions. The anticipated occurrence rate of these changes should, according to climate models, be higher than the natural adaptability rate of longevous tree species. This study focuses on the possibility of utilising regional geographical units of the Czech Republic (Central Europe) - Natural Forest Areas (NFAs) - for introducing the principles of assisted forest migration to national silviculture policies in order to find solutions for the predicted climate change scenarios. The primary objectives are (i) to review the history of the NFA concept, (ii) to discuss the perspectives of NFAs with regard to climate change, and (iii) to propose possible solutions for further development in comparison with alternative approaches to horizontal classification of the Czech Republic. This study is the first of its kind that provides a complete textual and graphic overview of the NFAs' history from 1959 to 2018, highlighting the purpose of NFAs as both frameworks for the maintenance of the genetic potential of forest tree species' populations and frameworks for long-term strategic management planning. Further development of the concept is discussed in connection with the main principles of assisted forest migration and the possibility of employing geospatial modellation analyses for a more precise definition of current NFA borders. An assessment of the areas' potential is also debated, mainly with an emphasis on the zonality of forest sites.
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
10618 - Ecology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Forest Science
ISSN
1212-4834
e-ISSN
1805-935X
Volume of the periodical
70
Issue of the periodical within the volume
7
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
18
Pages from-to
335-352
UT code for WoS article
001261778000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85200547543