Mapping of mountain temperate forest recovery after natural disturbance: a large permanent plot established on Czech-German border

0521737 - BÚ 2021 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Červenka, J. - Bače, R. - Brůna, Josef - Wild, Jan - Svoboda, M. - Heurich, M.
Mapping of mountain temperate forest recovery after natural disturbance: a large permanent plot established on Czech-German border.
Silva Gabreta. Roč. 25, č. 1 (2019), s. 31-41. ISSN 1211-7420
EU Projects: European Commission INTERREG - 99
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : bark beetle * disturbances * spatial pattern
OECD category: Forestry
Method of publishing: Open access

We have established a large (20 ha) permanent research plot in mountain spruce forest of the Bohemian Forest Ecosystem in 2018, 20 years after one of the largest forest disturbances in Central Europe, left without forestry interventions. The spatial positions of all living trees and dead wood, including low stumps and young regeneration above 50 cm in height were recorded. The tree spatial structure of the pre-disturbance generation was more heterogeneous compared to a commercial forest. After the disturbance, it became even more heterogeneous, with very pronounced aggregation at all spatial levels, from meters to hundreds of meters. This implies that the spatial pattern of regeneration varies, even over the homogeneous environmental conditions. Explaining this large spatial variability is challenging. Current post-disturbance structure is hardly attainable by any human planting intervention. This shows the high value of non-interventional approach for nature conservation.
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