Erosion processes initialized by use of heavy equipment in mountain forests of the Wilczy Potok catchment, Silesian Beskids

• Autorzy: Łukasik W. , Kubiesa P. , Staszewski T.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/aep-2016-0010

Warianty tytułu

PL

Procesy erozji zapoczątkowane przez użycie ciężkiego sprzętu w górskich lasach zlewni Wilczego Potoku w Beskidzie Śląskim

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Forest stand decomposition of the Silesian Beskids which is followed by the tree cutting has been observed since the beginning of the 21st century. Changes in forest management due to the introduction of heavy machines for forest work mainly for skidding have been observed in the Silesian Beskids for the last decade. The paper presents results of a three-year investigation of erosion gullies forming in mountain forest after the skidding performed with use of heavy equipment. In the Wilczy Potok catchment comprising an area of above 100 ha 40 gullies were identified. The measurement of the length and depth of gullies showed that the total volume of soil and rock material removed from the catchment area due to erosion accelerated by skidding exceeded 9 000 m³. The year erosion rate for deep gullies was found to be 10%. The presented results show that necessary protective actions and preventive measures should be taken to mitigate the soil degradation processes.

PL

W ciągu ostatniej dekady, w Beskidzie Śląskim, zaobserwowano zmiany w gospodarce leśnej spowodowane wprowadzeniem ciężkiego sprzętu do prac leśnych, głównie do zrywki drewna. W artykule przedstawiono wyniki trzech lat badań rynien erozyjnych powstających w lesie górskim po zrywce wykonanej przy stosowaniu ciężkiego sprzętu. W zlewni Wilczego Potoku, o powierzchni powyżej 100 ha zinwentaryzowano 40 rynien erozyjnych. Pomiar długości i głębokości wąwozy wykazały, że całkowita objętość gleby i materiału skalnego usuniętego ze zlewni w wyniku erozji – przyspieszonej przez prace zrywkowe – wynosi ponad 9 000 m³. Roczne tempo erozji rynien zrywkowych wynosi 10%. Przedstawione wyniki pokazują, że niezbędne jest podjęcie działań ochronnych i zastosowanie środków zapobiegawczych w celu ograniczenia procesów degradacji gleby.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

mountain forest; skidding; soil erosion; erosion gullies; forest management

PL

las górski; zrywka drewna; erozja gleby; rynna erozyjna; gospodarka leśna

• Wydawca: Institute of Environmental Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Archives of Environmental Protection
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 42, no. 1
• Strony: 80--86
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 16 poz., fot., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Łukasik W.

• Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas, Poland

autor

Kubiesa P.

• Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas, Poland

autor

Staszewski T.

• Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas, Poland

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