Production-ecological analysis of the broad-leaved forest ecosystems herb layer biomass in the Zalostinska vrchovina upland and Zamcisko (Western Slovakia)

Kollár, Jozef; Kubíček, F.; Šimonovič, V.; Kanka, Róbert; Balkovič, Juraj

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“…compared with the aboveground biomass of other types of forest communities (Kubíček, Jurko 1975), Aegopodio-Alnetum glutinosae is the most productive forest community here regarding the herb layer. This statement was supported by Kollár et al (2010).…”

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“…They used the combined method of indirect sampling and phytocoenological relevés, which can lead to certain variations and inaccuracies. Kollár et al (2010) reported 53.6 g·m -2 in the Žalostínska vrchovina Hills. Kotrla (2007) presented the average dry matter of 57.12 g·m -2 produced by the herb layer in floodplain forests in Ďulov Dvor.…”

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Ecological functions of vegetation as potentials of ecosystem services (floodplain alder forest in the Tríbeč microregion)

Eliáš¹,

Mariničová²

2017

J. For. Sci.

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Abstracteliáš P., Mariničová P. (2017): ecological functions of vegetation as potentials of ecosystem services (floodplain alder forest in the tríbeč microregion). J. for. sci., 63: 126-135.ecological functions of a black alder riparian forest (Aegopodio-Alnetum glutinosae) as capacities for the provision of ecosystem services were analysed and indicated by an inductive (bottom-up) approach. in July 2015, species richness and diversity of the forest stand were analysed in Hlboká valley, near Husárka water reservoir, tríbeč Mountains, western slovakia, by phytocoenological relevé, aboveground biomass of the herb layer and litter mass were estimated by a harvest method. The quantitative data obtained for the forest vegetation were used for estimation of capacities (potentials) of the floodplain forest to provide non-market ecosystem services. The forage, melliferous and therapeutic potential were estimated and calculated by Jurko's methods of ecological and socio-economic evaluations of vegetation. Aboveground biomass (production potential) of the forest understorey community was relatively high (seasonal maximum standing crop 59.03 g·m -2 in dry mass). The result of evaluation of the forage potential of the alder forest was higher than 50%, it means medium forage quality community. The melliferous potential was evaluated close to 190% (= high potential). The share of medicinal plants in the studied plant community was higher than 30%, referred to as extremely rich therapeutic potential. The analyses confirmed that the forest community represents high potentials for providing production ecosystem services.

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Ecological functions of vegetation as potentials of ecosystem services (floodplain alder forest in the Tríbeč microregion)

Eliáš¹,

Mariničová²

2017

J. For. Sci.

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“…The geographical coordinates are in the WGS 84 system. To compare the gathered data with those considered to represent the oak-hornbeam forests in the Little Carpathians and the adjacent regions, the following studies were used: Kubíček, Jurko (1975), Kubíček, Šimonovič (1975), Kubíček, Šimonovič (1980), Šomšák, Kubíček (1995), Kollár et al (2009), and Kollár et al (2010). The exact binomial test was used to prove whether the aboveground biomass in forests on the former vineyards (Ao) is lower than the aboveground biomass in the reference forests (Aref).…”

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Impact of the Former Vineyard Land Use on the Productivity of Secondary Forest Herb Layer in the Little Carpathians (SW Slovakia)

Zima

Kollár

Vykouková

2016

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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The Little Carpathians Mountains include a vineyard region with long tradition that dates back up to the Roman Empire period (and according to some opinions, even earlier). In the late 19th century, it was strongly impacted by the phylloxera epidemic, and the vineyard area has significantly reduced here. Large areas of the former vineyards are covered by forests, which mostly have formed spontaneously, but some of them were also planted. This contribution is focused on the impact of the former vineyard land use on the productivity (aboveground, belowground, and total biomass) of such forest herb layer. Research included also the forests, which occupy rocky mounds formed by rock gathering and their placement on the vineyard borders. There were sampled by following four stands, mostly differed by tree composition, origin, age, and succession stage: (i) up to 100 years old spontaneously formed thermophilous acidophilous oak forest on the former vineyard on the granite substrate, (ii) up to 100 years old spontaneously formed oak-dominated forest on the rocky (granite) mounds (borders between the former vineyards formed by rock gathering), (iii) 40–60 years old planted ash stands on the gneiss bedrock, and (iv) 40–60 years old planted ash-dominated stands on the rocky (gneiss) mounds. According to our results, the former land use modified original relief, where the former vineyards have modified soil profile and new relief forms rocky mounds were created. These mounds with no or just shallow soils are usually much less covered by vegetation, thus production of herb layer biomass is lower here than in the adjacent former vineyards. Moreover, rocky mounds show a higher ratio of synanthropic species and apophytes than the adjacent former vineyards, and same as for ratio of therophytes. The younger the stands on the former vineyards, the higher is the ratio of synanthropic species, apophytes, and therophytes. On the other hand, when estimating the production quantity, the values of herb layer production on the former vineyards are similar to those in natural oak-hornbeam forests found in the Little Carpathians Mts. and the adjacent regions, except for the rocky mounds covered by old oak forests, which are less productive. In other words, the former vineyard land use affects the herb layer production quality rather than quantity.

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“…The seasonal maximum biomass production was 59.03 g m -2 in the herblayer. Kubíček and Jurko (1975) present their results of seasonal biomass production of the herb-layer as follows: 136.33 g m -2 in Stellario -Alnetum in Malé Karpaty Mts., Kollár et al (2010) recorded 53.6 g m -2 in Žalostínska vrchovina (the westernmost part of Biele Karpaty Mts.). Kotrla (2007) estimated the average total herb biomass production of 57.12 g m -2 in Ďulov Dvor (in the alluvium of the Váh river).…”

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The Role of Phytodiversity in Riparian Alder Forests in Supporting the Provision of Ecosystem Services

Mariničová

Eliáš

2016

Acta Regionalia Et Environmentalica

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Nature, ecosystems and biodiversity provide human society with many benefits known as ecosystem services. Functional diversity is an important aspect of biodiversity. In this paper, we applied inductive approach to the identification, mapping and evaluation of ecosystem services of the Aegopodio-Alnetum glutinosae community in Tribeč Mts. The results from 2015 show that the alder floodplain forest represents one of the most productive forest ecosystems with seasonal maximum production of 59.03 g m -2 , species diversity of N 0 = 40 and functional diversity of FD = 10. The forage potential of this community is medium, the melliferous potential is high and the therapeutic potential was estimated as extremely rich in medicinal plants. From the functional groups for providing ecosystem services, woody plants and hemicryptophytes play the most significant role.

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Production-ecological analysis of the broad-leaved forest ecosystems herb layer biomass in the Zalostinska vrchovina upland and Zamcisko (Western Slovakia)

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Ecological functions of vegetation as potentials of ecosystem services (floodplain alder forest in the Tríbeč microregion)

Ecological functions of vegetation as potentials of ecosystem services (floodplain alder forest in the Tríbeč microregion)

Impact of the Former Vineyard Land Use on the Productivity of Secondary Forest Herb Layer in the Little Carpathians (SW Slovakia)

The Role of Phytodiversity in Riparian Alder Forests in Supporting the Provision of Ecosystem Services

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