The UNESCO Dolni Morava Biosphere Reserve – A model for cultural landscape management

Čupa, Petr; Maděra, Petr

doi:10.1553/eco.mont-11-2s36

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“…Bird diversity in urban parks is more associated with natural factors than anthropogenic factors, however man is a key biological species in these man-made habitats (Liu et al, 2020). This is very similar to ecological conditions in hardwood floodplain forests, which are considered as man-made habitats as urban park (Cupa & Madera, 2019).…”

Section: Discussion and Conclusion Comparison Of Bird Diversity In Urban Parks And Floodplain Forests In The Czech Republicmentioning

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Floodplain Forests and Urban Parks – A Brief Comparison of Bird Diversity

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Praus³

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Journal of Landscape Ecology

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Urbanization in cultural landscapes generally tends to select for omnivorous, granivorous, and cavity/hole nesting bird species in green urban areas. Studies on bird diversity in the cities are important to better understanding to the ecology of urban and sub-urban landscapes. The aim of this study was research on bird diversity in urban parks in Olomouc city in order to brief comparison with bird diversity in hardwood floodplain forest habitats based on our older above-mentioned study. Bird diversity in urban parks was very similar to the bird diversity in some localities of floodplain forests from the Czech Republic. Comparison between urban parks and hardwood floodplain forests in the vicinity of the city revealed a high similarity of alpha-diversity and diversity indexes. These results indicated that large urban parks have nearly the same importance for bird diversity such as managed hardwood floodplain forests. Results highlighted an importance of urban green areas for biodiversity maintaining in European cultural landscapes.

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Section: Discussion and Conclusion Comparison Of Bird Diversity In Urban Parks And Floodplain Forests In The Czech Republicmentioning

confidence: 98%

Floodplain Forests and Urban Parks – A Brief Comparison of Bird Diversity

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Poprach

Praus³

et al. 2021

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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“…The Morava river originates in the Kralicky Sneznik Mountains, near the state border between the Czech Republic and Poland. The length of the Morava river, from its source to the confluence with the Dyje River at the border of the Czech Republic, is about 270 km [20]. The Morava River feeds the Danube river in Slovakia by an average flow of 120 m 3 × s −1 .…”

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Ranking the Key Forest Habitats in Ecosystem Function Provision: Case Study from Morava River Basin

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Machar

Kilianová

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Floodplain forests are considered important forest ecosystems, and providers of ecosystem functions and services. The subject of this research was to assess the level of provision of five selected ecosystem functions (climate regulation and regulation of short water cycle, biomass production, oxygen production, and carbon sequestration) and biodiversity by relevant groups of forest habitats, and their mutual comparison. Assessment of ecosystem functions was performed in biophysical units based on published data, our own research, and expert knowledge. The results showed the high importance of floodplain forests. In the majority of the services that were studied, this habitat reached high values and, in comparison with the other habitats, took one of the leading positions. When comparing the ranking in the provision of individual ecosystem functions per unit area, the best-assessed habitat in all assessed functions was floodplain and wetland forests, followed by ravine forests and beech forests, but the analysis of the rate of ecosystem function provision, related to the total area of interest, showed a different order of values. Understanding the context of the individual ecosystem functions of natural ecosystems and those close to nature, in comparison with anthropogenically altered ecosystems is a suggested route for ecologically and economically balanced landscape decision-making, which may increase the efficiency of nature and landscape protection.

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“…This study was carried out in the floodplain forests of the Thaya River near its confluence with the Morava River in the Czech Republic (Central Europe) (Figure 1). Our study area represents one of the best-preserved floodplain forest ecosystems in Central Europe [39] and is located within the Lower Morava UNESCO Biosphere Reserve established in 2003 [40]. The average elevation of our study site is 160 m a.s.l.…”

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Species-Specific Effects of Groundwater Level Alteration on Climate Sensitivity of Floodplain Trees

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Horák

Kvasnica

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European floodplain forest is facing increasingly frequent and severe drought events related with ongoing climate change. Moreover, this ecosystem type was frequently affected by river regulation, leading to groundwater table lowering; however, river revitalization has, in some locations, achieved some restoration of groundwater levels. In this study, we investigated the growth–climate sensitivity and growth modulation after groundwater-level manipulation for Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl. and Quercus robur L. in one of the most important floodplain forest complexes in Central Europe. We constructed three different types of tree ring chronologies to reflect the high frequency variability, medium-low frequency variability, and basal area increment. We found F. angustifolia to be more sensitive than Q. robur to both drought and groundwater level fluctuations. Moreover, F. angustifolia showed more pronounced short-term and long-term growth decreases after artificial ground water level alteration than did Q. robur. We also found that the groundwater level increase due to river revitalization reduced the climate sensitivity for both F. angustifolia and Q. robur. The decrease in climate sensitivity associated with revitalization was more pronounced for F. angustifolia which, moreover, showed a greater basal growth after river revitalization. Our results suggest that F. angustifolia will be more threatened than Q. robur by the diminution in groundwater availability and increase in drought with ongoing climate change. They also show that river revitalization can be a suitable management tool to help the adaptation to climate change.

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The UNESCO Dolni Morava Biosphere Reserve – A model for cultural landscape management

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

Floodplain Forests and Urban Parks – A Brief Comparison of Bird Diversity

Floodplain Forests and Urban Parks – A Brief Comparison of Bird Diversity

Ranking the Key Forest Habitats in Ecosystem Function Provision: Case Study from Morava River Basin

Species-Specific Effects of Groundwater Level Alteration on Climate Sensitivity of Floodplain Trees

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