Comparison of growth and wood quality of Norway spruce and European larch: effect of previous land use

Cukor, Jan; Zeidler, Aleš; Vacek, Zdeněk; Vacek, Stanislav; Šimůnek, Václav; Gallo, Josef

doi:10.1007/s10342-020-01259-7

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“…https://doi.org/10.17221/108/2021-JFS sible to produce wood of the same quality on former agricultural land compared to permanent forest land, which is significant plus speaking in favour of afforestation; it may become one of the main reasons for further afforestation (Cukor et al 2020). Vopravil et al (2015Vopravil et al ( , 2017a defined criteria (based on soil depth, stoniness, slope, waterlogging, gullies) and identified areas suitable for afforestation of agricultural land in the Czech Republic [see maps in the publications by Vopravil et al (2015Vopravil et al ( , 2017a].…”

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The impact of agricultural land afforestation on soil water content in Central Bohemia

Vopravil¹,

Formánek²,

Heřmanovská³

et al. 2021

J. For. Sci.

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In the Czech Republic, the afforestation of agricultural land has been supported by providing subsidies from the government and the European Union. Afforestation of less-productive agricultural land provides many benefits including carbon sequestration, soil erosion control, biodiversity, water retention, cooling, social benefits, decreasing noise and light pollution, increasing air quality, wind speed reduction, oxygen production, wood production and non-wood products. In some aspects, it is possible to produce wood of the same quality on former agricultural land compared to permanent forest land. In this study, we attempted to find out the course of temperatures and volumetric water content as well as some other physical soil properties (at depths of 20, 40 and 60 cm) 9 years after the afforestation of agricultural land (warm, mild dry region of the Czech Republic) with a mixture of broadleaved tree species (Quercus robur L., Quercus rubra L. and Acer platanoides L.) or monospecific Pinus sylvestris L. stand; the study was performed in the period from April to the beginning of November 2020. Concerning the studied physical soil properties, the value of bulk density was higher (and total porosity lower) at a depth of 20 cm in Pinus sylvestris L. compared with agricultural land or the mixture of broadleaves; the water stability of soil aggregates was higher after the afforestation with the mixture of broadleaves. The temperature was lower in the soil of afforested plots (at all studied depths) compared to the agriculturally used land. Differences in rainfall interception, transpiration, soil (and forest floor) properties and other factors could influence the obtained values of water content in the soil of the studied plots. The average volumetric water contents were the highest in the plots with Scots pine (depth of 20 cm) and broadleaves (depth of 40 cm), and on the control plot (depth of 60 cm). The volumetric water content at a soil depth of 20 cm was not significantly (P > 0.05) different when the plot with Scots pine and agriculturally used land were compared. In all other cases and depths, the differences between plots were significant (P < 0.05).

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The impact of agricultural land afforestation on soil water content in Central Bohemia

Vopravil¹,

Formánek²,

Heřmanovská³

et al. 2021

J. For. Sci.

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“…in relation to climate (Vacek et al 2019b). A considerable negative effect of drought on spruce radial increment was confirmed by Bolte et al (2010) and Cukor et al (2020), who observed a decrease of spruce growth in the Orlické hory Mts. Mäkinen et al (2001) similarly documented that a pronounced decrease of spruce growth was due to the negative correlation of summer temperatures.…”

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Dynamics of mixed lowland forests in Central Bohemia over a 20-year period

Vančura¹,

Prokůpková²,

Balušek³

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The paper deals with the effect of environmental factors and management on various mixed lowland forests in the Medník National Natural Monument, Czech Republic, over a 20-year period. The objectives were to evaluate the structure, production, dynamics and radial growth in relation to climatic conditions in the mixed hornbeam-oak, herb-rich beech and spruce forest stands. The tree density decreased by 8.5% (to 120–1,364 trees·ha–1), while stand volume increased by 28.0% (to 244–767 m3·ha–1) from 1998 to 2018. Large-leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllos Scop.) and Norway spruce (Picea abies /L./ Karst.) showed high variability and sensitivity to climatic factors in radial growth compared to stability and resistance in sessile oak (Quercus petraea /Matt./ Liebl.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). April, June and July were determined as the most significant months in relation to diameter increment. The synergism of precipitation deficit and high air temperature was a limiting factor of growth in the studied lowland area. The frequency of negative pointer years with extremely low radial growth has been increasing recently. Generally, hornbeam-oak stands are characterized by rich structure, high density and lower productivity, herb-rich beech stands represent rich structured productive forests and spruce forests are very productive stands but with low ecological stability.

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“…It is interesting to note that the occurrence of fungi on spruce stumps and trees growing on an old arable soil was more numerous and diverse than on forest soils. This is probably due to the greater fertility of arable soils, which favors the formation of a wider annual increment [66,67], as well as to different fungal communities present in the environment of both types of stands in the past and today [68,69].…”

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Fungi Occurring in Norway Spruce Wood Decayed by Heterobasidion parviporum in Puszcza Borecka Stands (Northeastern Poland)

Szczepkowski

Kowalczuk²,

Sikora

et al. 2022

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In many spruce stands, trees are frequently attacked by the pathogen Heterobasidion parviporum, albeit without visible symptoms in the crown. In the present work, the results of the presence of stem rot, assessed by PICUS Sonic Tomography, and the fungal biota on trees and stumps in eight plots in the Puszcza Borecka Forest are described. The plots were located in stands on original forest soil (4) and on post-agricultural soil (4), where around a stump with H. parviporum symptoms (signs of internal rot and basidiocarps), 30 trees were selected and examined for internal rot. Wood samples were collected from two selected trees for fungal molecular analysis. A total of 79 fungal taxa were found, including 57 taxa in plots on post-agricultural soil and 45 on forest soil. There were 395 fungal records on stumps and 22 records on trees, therein, from the inner parts of felled trunks. Significant differences in the Chao-1 diversity index indicate that the origin of the soil—post-agricultural or forest soil—influenced the alpha diversity of the fungal communities in the forests studied. The values of the Shannon and Simpson indices show that the two communities were similar in terms of species numbers. The presence of basidiomata of H. parviporum and two species of Armillaria (mainly A. cepistipes) in samples on all plots is striking, although Armillaria spp. was detected more frequently. Most of the species identified were typical saprotrophs, although rare species were also found, such as Entoloma byssisedum, Onnia tomentosa, Physisporinus vitreus, Postia ptychogaster, and Ramaria apiculata. The presence of H. parviporum in the inner woody parts was confirmed by PCR analysis, and decay was detected even up to a stem height of 6 m. Armillaria was the dominant genus in the studied stands and plays a significant and underestimated role in heartwood decay of old spruce trees in Puszcza Borecka Forest.

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Comparison of growth and wood quality of Norway spruce and European larch: effect of previous land use

Cited by 23 publications

References 81 publications

The impact of agricultural land afforestation on soil water content in Central Bohemia

The impact of agricultural land afforestation on soil water content in Central Bohemia

Dynamics of mixed lowland forests in Central Bohemia over a 20-year period

Fungi Occurring in Norway Spruce Wood Decayed by Heterobasidion parviporum in Puszcza Borecka Stands (Northeastern Poland)

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