Changes in Climate Characteristics of Forest Altitudinal Zones within the Czech Republic and their Possible Consequences for Forest Species Composition

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Čermák, P. - Mikita, T. - Trnka, Miroslav - Štěpánek, Petr - Jurečka, František - Kusbach, A. - Šebesta, J.
Changes in Climate Characteristics of Forest Altitudinal Zones within the Czech Republic and their Possible Consequences for Forest Species Composition.
Baltic Forestry. Roč. 24, č. 2 (2018), s. 234-248. ISSN 1392-1355. E-ISSN 1392-1355
Grant CEP: GA MŠMT(CZ) LO1415
Institucionální podpora: RVO:86652079
Klíčová slova: data quality-control * fagus-sylvatica l. * forest altitudinal zone * climate change * long-term planning * risk * forest management
Obor OECD: Forestry
Impakt faktor: 0.754, rok: 2018
Způsob publikování: Open access
https://www.balticforestry.mi.lt/ojs/index.php/BF/article/view/153

Forest altitudinal zones are important ecological units of forest classification within the Czech Republic. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the changes in climate characteristics of forest altitudinal zones (FAZ) during climatic seasons of 1961-1990 and 1991-2014 within the Czech Republic. Based on these changes, the risks in forestry are identified and it is evaluated whether the current concept of FAZ is still applicable to the differentiation of forest management in the face of climate change. The most important changes from the perspective of growth conditions occurred after 1990 from the 1st to 3rd FAZs, where temperatures increased significantly, spring precipitation decreased, and both the number of days with absolute maximum temperature above 30 degrees C and reduced water availability in the soil increased. The detected changes in climate parameters of forest altitudinal zones are an important factor affecting the FAZs application in forest management used in the forestry practice.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0295504