Impact of Artificial Snow on Ski Slope Vegetation at Košútka Ski Resort - Veporské Vrchy MTS

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Impact of Artificial Snow on Ski Slope Vegetation at Košútka Ski Resort - Veporské Vrchy MTS

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Although most of the ski resorts in Slovakia are dependent on the snowmaking, there are just few studies on the relationship between artificial snow and vegetation. To assess the effect of artificial snow and related management activities on the ski slope vegetation, we measured snowpack properties and compared the changes in species richness, diversity, evenness, species pool and herb-layer coverage of plant communities under artificial and natural snow. After natural snow had melted away in the surrounding landscape of the ski slope, the depth and the density of the artificial snowpack was still very high. The depth of artificial snow was dependent on the position towards the snow lances. The statistical analyses confirmed significant differences in the characteristics of plant communities under natural and artificial snow. Significantly lower average species richness and herb-layer coverage but higher species evenness and percentage of bare soil was found under artificial snow. The differences in the species pool and diversity were not significant. Snowmaking in a low elevation ski resort of Košútka guarantees the operation of the ski slope during winter seasons. High production of artificial snow affects ski slope vegetation both directly (changed snowpack properties) as well as indirectly (management activities as ski slope grooming, grading, mowing etc.).

Název v anglickém jazyce

Impact of Artificial Snow on Ski Slope Vegetation at Košútka Ski Resort - Veporské Vrchy MTS

Popis výsledku anglicky

Although most of the ski resorts in Slovakia are dependent on the snowmaking, there are just few studies on the relationship between artificial snow and vegetation. To assess the effect of artificial snow and related management activities on the ski slope vegetation, we measured snowpack properties and compared the changes in species richness, diversity, evenness, species pool and herb-layer coverage of plant communities under artificial and natural snow. After natural snow had melted away in the surrounding landscape of the ski slope, the depth and the density of the artificial snowpack was still very high. The depth of artificial snow was dependent on the position towards the snow lances. The statistical analyses confirmed significant differences in the characteristics of plant communities under natural and artificial snow. Significantly lower average species richness and herb-layer coverage but higher species evenness and percentage of bare soil was found under artificial snow. The differences in the species pool and diversity were not significant. Snowmaking in a low elevation ski resort of Košútka guarantees the operation of the ski slope during winter seasons. High production of artificial snow affects ski slope vegetation both directly (changed snowpack properties) as well as indirectly (management activities as ski slope grooming, grading, mowing etc.).

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

40102 - Forestry

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název statě ve sborníku

Public recreation and landscape protection - with nature hand in hand: Conference proceeding

ISBN

978-80-7509-487-2

ISSN

2336-6311

e-ISSN

2336-632X

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

145-152

Název nakladatele

Mendelova univerzita v Brně

Místo vydání

Brno

Místo konání akce

Brno

Datum konání akce

1. 5. 2017

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

EUR - Evropská akce

Kód UT WoS článku

000411915000024