Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2015, 63(4), 1133-1140 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201563041133

Impact of Forest Operation on Soil Compaction - San Rossore Case Study

Miroslav Kleibl, Radomír Klvač, Josef Pohořalý
Department of Forest and Forest Products Technology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic

The paper presents the assessment of compaction grade caused by machinery used in forest biomass for energy harvesting. The main aim was to determinate unaffected soil conditions, the compaction grade exactly after harvesting activities, the return of soil after couple of years and compaction grade in stands, which were not harvested but affected by skidding and seed collection activities. Therefore four different compaction grades were evaluated. To ensure as much as possible uniform soil conditions also soil samples were evaluated. Soil samples were collected using Kopecky physical metal rings and followed characteristics of soil were determined i.e. moisture content, bulk density and porosity, respectively. In San Rossore national park 24 plots were identified of which 8 were harvested in 2011 year (H2011), 8 were harvested in 2005 year (H2005), 7 were not harvested but were affected by other activities (NH) and 1 was unaffected (U). On each plot 50 repetition of measurement were carried out. The results display both: significantly different compaction grade of soil and return of the soil towards the original conditions after 6 years.

Keywords: soil compaction, San Rossore, forest biomass, soil return, penetration resistance
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The paper was prepared within the framework of research projects of the Internal Grant Agency of Mendel University in Brno 19/2012, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Czech Republic OC10041 and COST Action FP0902. The authors also wish to express their thanks to director of San Rossore national park for providing a possibility of data collection.

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Kleibl, M., Klvač, R., & Pohořalý, J. (2015). Impact of Forest Operation on Soil Compaction - San Rossore Case Study. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 63(4), 1133-1140. doi: 10.11118/actaun201563041133
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