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The influence of slope exposure and altitude on the height of trees in the stands of the Carpathian beech forest Dentario glandulosae-Fagetum in the lower montane zone in the Bieszczady National Park

Wójcik Weronika, Romusiak Robert

Annals of Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW. Forestry and Wood Technology

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2023

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No. 122

160--168

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The influence of slope exposure and altitude on the height of trees in the stands of the Carpathian beech forest Dentario glandulosae-Fagetum in the lower montane zone in the Bieszczady National Park. The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of slope exposure and elevation above sea level on the average height of trees in the stands of the Carpathian beech forest Dentario Glandulosae-Fagetum in the lower montane zone of the Bieszczady National Park. The research material consisted of measurements made as part of a grid of permanent research plots of the Bieszczady National Park with a size of 4 ares, arranged in a grid of squares with a spacing of 500 x 500 m. Using a two-factor analysis of variance, the average height of beech trees in two height zones (600-800 and 800-1000 m above sea level) and at two slope exposures (north and south) were compared. The influence of the interaction between the two factors was also studied. The height of beech stands was mainly determined by the altitude and the interaction between the exposure of the slope and the altitude. It was not found that the exposure of the slope significantly differentiated the average heights of beech trees in the lower montane zone in the Bieszczady National Park.

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Wpływ ekspozycji stoku i wysokości nad poziomem morza na wysokość drzew w drzewostanach buczyny karpackiej Dentario Glandulosae - Fagetum w reglu dolnym na terenie Bieszczadzkiego Parku Narodowego. Celem pracy było zbadanie wpływu ekspozycji stoku oraz wysokości nad poziomem morza na średnie wysokości drzew w drzewostanach buczyny karpackiej Dentario Glandulosae - Fagetum w reglu dolnym na terenie Bieszczadzkiego Parku Narodowego. Materiał badawczy stanowiły pomiary wykonane w ramach siatki stałych powierzchni badawczych Bieszczadzkiego Parku Narodowego o wielkości 4 arów, rozmieszczonych w siatce kwadratów o więźbie 500 x 500 m. Za pomocą dwuczynnikowej analizy wariancji porównano średnią wysokość buków w dwóch strefach wysokości (600-800 i 800-1000 m n.p.m.) oraz przy dwóch ekspozycjach stoku (północnym i południowym). Zbadano również wpływ interakcji między tymi dwoma czynnikami. Wysokość drzewostanów bukowych była determinowana głównie przez wysokość n.p.m. oraz interakcje między eskpozycją stoku a wysokością nad poziomem morza. Nie stwierdzono by ekspozycja stoku istotnie różnicowała średnie wysokości buków w reglu dolnym w Bieszczadzkim Parku Narodowym.

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Determination of fibre saturation point of selected tropical wood species using different methods

Jankowska A., Kozakiewicz P.

Drewno : prace naukowe, doniesienia, komunikaty

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2016

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vol. 59, nr 197

89--97

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The main objective of this research was to determine the fibre saturation point of tropical wood. Two different methods were used to achieve this aim: the logarithm of strength properties versus moisture content and volumetric shrinkage-moisture content plot to zero shrinkage. The test included selected wood species from Africa: Opepe, Iroko, African padouk, and Wenge, and South America: American mahogony and Ipe. For comparison, selected domestic wood species of a similar structure – European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) – were also tested. Determination of the fibre saturation point of the selected wood species using two methods delivered similar results (the small differences were not significant). The results showed that, generally, the fibre saturation point of the tropical wood species was lower than in the case of the European wood species. The lowest values of the fibre saturation point were shown by the African padouk and Ipe (approx. 17 %). Moreover, it was found that in the case of the tropical wood, the basic density had a significant influence on the sorption properties of the tested wood species.

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Effect of Tree Layer and Microsite on the Variability of Natural Regeneration in Autochthonous Beech Forests

Vacek Z., Vacek S., Podrázský V., Bílek L., Štefančík I., Moser W. K., Bulušek D., Král J., Remeš J., Králíček I.

Polish Journal of Ecology

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2015

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Vol. 63, nr 2

233--246

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The present study describes natural regeneration on five permanent research plots (PRP) in juvenile growth and development phases (regrowth and advanced growth) in autochthonous beech forests in Broumovské stěny National Nature Reserve located in the Protected Landscape area in the northeast part of Czech Republic. The stands of herb-rich beech forests were studied in the optimum to break-up stage. Natural regeneration was not evenly spaced but rather was clustered. Mean regeneration density ranged from 1,472 to 44,888 recruits per ha. European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) made up 78.5–98.0% of all regeneration. Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) was also relatively abundant. Regeneration dominance and abundance responded to the mature stand canopy, soil skeleton, microrelief, ground vegetation cover, and surface characteristics. The results suggest a relationship between recruit height and microrelief in 4 out of 5 PRPs. We found statistically significant differences in height of natural regeneration (F(2,18843) = 191.8, P <0.001) on mounds (74.0 cm), on slopes (119.5 cm) and on pits (121.0 cm) due to high soil skeleton content on mounds with numerous rock outputs, minimum amount of fine earth and lower water retention, both necessary for recruit growth. In addition to the character of microrelief, the growth of natural regeneration was negatively influenced by mature stand density and canopy indicators.

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Altitudinal variability of the soil water content in natural and managed beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests

Pichler V., Durkovic J., Capuliak J., Pichlerova M.

Polish Journal of Ecology

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2009

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Vol. 57, nr 2

313-319

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European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) ranks as one of the most adaptive species among European indigenous trees. Variable interactions between the trees and soil water depend on both phenotypic plasticity of the species and natural conditions. They are controlled through stomatal regulation and the ability of beech trees to accelerate quickly their growth if available resources increase. However, the effect of forest density at various altitudes on the soil water content in beech stands has been studied rather scarcely. Therefore, we monitored soil moisture by means of Time Domain Reflectometry in series of natural and managed stands located on sites representing the lower altitude (200-550 m a.s.l.), middle altitude (550-1050 m a.s.l.) and higher altitude (1050-1300 m a.s.l.) zones of the natural beech belt in the Western Carpathians, Slovakia. Forest stand density, expressed in terms of basal area, i.e. the sum of cross section areas of the tree stems at 1.30 m height, was unchanged in natural stands, but it was reduced by 60% in the shelterwood stands. In the clear-cuts, all trees were removed. Total soil water content (SWC) under forest stands was calculated in mm as the product of soil moisture and soil depth, the latter acquired by electrical resistivity tomography. SWC differences between natural and shelterwood stands of the lower altitude, middle altitude and higher altitude zones averaged 18 mm, 36 mm and -3 mm, respectively. According to the Friedman test on ranks, followed by post-hoc multiple comparison testing, the difference was only significant within the middle altitude zone. In it, soil water consumption by the natural stand was limited only by the hormonally controlled seasonal regulation. The comparatively low water loss in the shelterwood stand resulted from a small rainfall interception by forest canopy and a decreased soil water uptake due to reduced basal area, leaf area index and simple age-size forest structure. In the lower altitude zone, the precipitation deficit and limited extractability of soil water were responsible for the absence of larger SWC differences. As opposed to that, low potential evapotranspiration prevented any noticeable SWC differences within the higher altitude zone.