Predicted occurrence of ancient coppice woodlands in the Czech Republic

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F17%3A43911808" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/17:43911808 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor2295-010" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor2295-010</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3832/ifor2295-010" target="_blank" >10.3832/ifor2295-010</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Predicted occurrence of ancient coppice woodlands in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Coppicing started in the Neolithic period and has been practiced throughout European history. This traditional silvicultural system was abandoned in many European countries during the 20th century. The Czech Republic now has a very low proportion of coppice woods (CW), as more than 1000 km2 CW were converted into high forests after World War II. Nevertheless, many CW were maintained as stored coppices, which could be the last remainders of ancient coppice woods (ACW) in the Czech Republic. Knowledge of area and distribution of stored coppices is currently missing in the Czech Republic, because they are recorded as high forests in forest management plans. Many stored forests are currently approaching the maturity age, with a high risk that these last ACW remainders will be lost; therefore, an inventory of ancient coppice woods is necessary. In our study, we develop an index of likelihood of coppice occurrence (COP) based on the distribution of habitats favourable for coppices, as well as on past and current occurrence of CW in the Czech Republic from historical maps. COP index values were then used to generate a map showing the relative likelihoods of occurrence of ACW, which can serve as a baseline to support the compilation of an ACW inventory and their mapping in the field. Our results can help prioritize forest areas to be inventoried based on their higher probabilities of ACW occurrence.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Predicted occurrence of ancient coppice woodlands in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

Coppicing started in the Neolithic period and has been practiced throughout European history. This traditional silvicultural system was abandoned in many European countries during the 20th century. The Czech Republic now has a very low proportion of coppice woods (CW), as more than 1000 km2 CW were converted into high forests after World War II. Nevertheless, many CW were maintained as stored coppices, which could be the last remainders of ancient coppice woods (ACW) in the Czech Republic. Knowledge of area and distribution of stored coppices is currently missing in the Czech Republic, because they are recorded as high forests in forest management plans. Many stored forests are currently approaching the maturity age, with a high risk that these last ACW remainders will be lost; therefore, an inventory of ancient coppice woods is necessary. In our study, we develop an index of likelihood of coppice occurrence (COP) based on the distribution of habitats favourable for coppices, as well as on past and current occurrence of CW in the Czech Republic from historical maps. COP index values were then used to generate a map showing the relative likelihoods of occurrence of ACW, which can serve as a baseline to support the compilation of an ACW inventory and their mapping in the field. Our results can help prioritize forest areas to be inventoried based on their higher probabilities of ACW occurrence.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

40102 - Forestry

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/DF13P01OVV015" target="_blank" >DF13P01OVV015: Starobylé výmladkové lesy, jejich význam a udržitelnost v krajině</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

iForest

ISSN

1971-7458

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

10

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

October

Stát vydavatele periodika

IT - Italská republika

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

788-795

Kód UT WoS článku

000412312800001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85029811010