Inland drift sand landscapes

0357899 - BÚ 2011 RIV NL eng M - Monography Chapter
Fanta, J. - Prach, Karel - Ujházy, K.
Woody species behaviour during primary succession in an inland drift sand area.
Inland drift sand landscapes. Zeist: KNNV Publishing, 2010 - (Fanta, J.; Siepel, H.), s. 301-319. ISBN 9789050113502
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60050516
Keywords : woody species * sand-dunes * succession
Subject RIV: EH - Ecology, Behaviour

The first forest generation in the stabilized drift sand area is formed by Scots pine stands structured in age, heights, dimensions and spatial pattern. Successful establishment of broadleaved tree species (birch, oak, rowan, beech and others), which are expected to form the second forest generation under the canopy of Scots pine, depends on seed dispersal and animal browsing. Under favorable conditions, the second generation can be a forest closely resembling the potential natural forest communities of Betulo-Quercetum and/or Fago-Quercetum, indigenous to this area. However, elimination of broadleaves from spontaneous regeneration by ungulates leads again to dominance of Scots pine in the second generation.
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