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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-049-8-0150

EXPERIMENT S VÝCHOVNÝM ZÁSAHEM VE SMRKOVÉM POROSTU A VLHKOST PŮDY / FOREST TENDING EXPERIMENT IN SPRUCE FOREST STAND AND SOIL MOISTURE

Ondřej Špulák1, David Dušek1
1 Výzkumný ústav lesního hospodářství a myslivosti, Výzkumná stanice Opočno, Na Olivě 550, 517 73 Opočno, Česká republika

The importance of water in forest ecosystems is increasing in the context of climate change. The aim of the described experiment is, among other objectives, to verify the effect of a thinning intervention in a young Norway spruce stand originating from natural regeneration on soil water content. Four subplots were established within a stand with a density exceeding 11,000 trees per hectare, each equipped with six soil moisture sensors. Precipitation and soil moisture were also monitored on a nearby clear-cut area. Following a calibration period, intensive thinning treatment was applied to two of the subplots. The intervention led to an increase in soil moisture on the treated plots. The difference was more pronounced during the first than the second growing season, but it was also evident during the winter period.

Keywords: výchova lesních porostů, růstové prostředí, voda v půdě

pages: 150-154, Published: 2025, online: 2025



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