Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2015, 63(4), 1121-1131 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201563041121

The Location and Extent of Systematic Drainage in Relation to Land Use in the Past and at Present and in Relation to Soil Vulnerability to Accelerater Infiltration in the Protected Landscape Area Železné Hory

Petr Karásek1,2, Lenka Tlapáková3, Jana Podhrázská2
1 Research Institute for Soil and Water Conservation, Lidická 25/27, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic
2 Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
3 Research Institute for Soil and Water Conservation, Boženy Němcové 2625, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic

This study searched for associations between the extent of hydromelioration systems and the land use (in the past and at present), degree of nature conservation, and infiltration of water through soil profile in the Protected Landscape Area (PLA) Železné hory. According to the available evidence, 34.6% of arable land and 32.1% of permanent grasslands in this area are drained by the drainage systems. Analysis of the original design documentations of drainage structures indicate, that the extent of drained areas can actually be even higher. The hydromelioration systems were built namely in the second half of the 20th century. The drainage also affected alluvial meadows, wetlands, and ecologically valuable stations. After establishment of PLA Železné hory in 1991, the protected area was divided into four zones according to their significance and protection regime. This study has revealed the presence of areas drained by systematic drainage systems (101 ha of grasslands) even in the zones of highest landscape protection degree (1st and 2nd protection zones). The inadequately executed drainage systems should be eliminated and the character of the land should be brought closer to its natural conditions. On the model part of the PLA we also performed a study of historical changes in the landscape in three time horizons (1839, 1950, 2014) to show differences in land use before building of drainage, at the time of building, and at present.

Keywords: drainage area, land use, protected landscape area, accelerated infiltration, design documentation
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The paper was supported by Project No. MZE0002704902 of Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic and project No. QJ1220052.

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Karásek, P., Tlapáková, L., & Podhrázská, J. (2015). The Location and Extent of Systematic Drainage in Relation to Land Use in the Past and at Present and in Relation to Soil Vulnerability to Accelerater Infiltration in the Protected Landscape Area Železné Hory. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 63(4), 1121-1131. doi: 10.11118/actaun201563041121
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