Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2014, 62(1), 213-224 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201462010213

Assessment of Management Strategy for Hardwood Floodplain Forest Ecosystem in Protected Area

Jaroslav Simon1, Ivo Machar2
1 Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Palacky University, Žižkovo nám. 5, 771 40 Olomouc, Czech Republic

The floodplain forests of lowland rivers in the temperate zone of Europe are an important biota refuges in the cultural landscape. Most of these forest ecosystems are included to the national systems of protected areas and ecological networks. The paper deals with innovative method for assessment of management strategy for hardwood floodplain forest ecosystems. The presented method is based on a combination of results from historical research with the application of growth simulation model. This method enables to predict a future development of the forest ecosystem studied and assess the forest management strategy. This can be a useful tool for correction of management plan of protected area. The method was applied in study site Vrapac National Reserve within the Morava River basin (Litovelske Pomoravi Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic).

Keywords: forest history, forest management, management plan, management strategy, nature reserve
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The paper has been supported by a grant from the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic: TARMAG - Biodiversity and target management of coppice and coppice-with-standards forests in the frame of NATURA 2000 network.

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Simon, J., & Machar, I. (2014). Assessment of Management Strategy for Hardwood Floodplain Forest Ecosystem in Protected Area. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 62(1), 213-224. doi: 10.11118/actaun201462010213
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