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@article{1122612, author = {Vild, Ondřej and Roleček, Jan and Hédl, Radim and Kopecký, Martin and Utinek, Dušan}, article_number = {15 December 2013}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.07.056}, keywords = {Restoration experiment; Endangered species; Species diversity; Thinning; Traditional woodland management; Woodland conservation}, language = {eng}, issn = {0378-1127}, journal = {Forest Ecology and Management}, title = {Experimental restoration of coppice-with-standards: Response of understorey vegetation from the conservation perspective}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112713005148}, volume = {310}, year = {2013} }
TY - JOUR ID - 1122612 AU - Vild, Ondřej - Roleček, Jan - Hédl, Radim - Kopecký, Martin - Utinek, Dušan PY - 2013 TI - Experimental restoration of coppice-with-standards: Response of understorey vegetation from the conservation perspective JF - Forest Ecology and Management VL - 310 IS - 15 December 2013 SP - 234-241 EP - 234-241 PB - Elsevier SN - 03781127 KW - Restoration experiment KW - Endangered species KW - Species diversity KW - Thinning KW - Traditional woodland management KW - Woodland conservation UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112713005148 L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112713005148 N2 - A substantial part of European lowland woodlands was managed as coppices or wood pastures for millennia. However, traditional management forms were almost completely abandoned in Central Europe by the middle of the 20th century. Combined with the effects of nitrogen deposition and herbivore pressure, shifts in management resulted in biodiversity loss affecting particularly light-demanding oligotrophic plant species. Experimental thinning was applied in a former oak coppice-with-standards in an attempt to restore vanishing understorey plant communities. Two levels of thinning intensity and zero management as control were used on 90 plots. Ten years after the treatment, significant changes in species composition and diversity were observed in heavily thinned plots, while moderate thinning had mostly insignificant effects. Light-demanding oligotrophic species significantly increased, indicating positive consequences of restoration. However, heavy thinning also brought about the expansion of native ruderal species. Alien species remained unchanged. We conclude that the restoration of coppice-with-standards can be an efficient tool to support vanishing light-demanding woodland species. Combined with biodiversity benefits, the increasing demand for biofuel may contribute to the renaissance of traditional management forms in forestry. ER -
VILD, Ondřej, Jan ROLEČEK, Radim HÉDL, Martin KOPECKÝ and Dušan UTINEK. Experimental restoration of coppice-with-standards: Response of understorey vegetation from the conservation perspective. \textit{Forest Ecology and Management}. Elsevier, 2013, vol.~310, 15 December 2013, p.~234-241. ISSN~0378-1127. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2013.07.056.
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