Four decades of forest succession in the oak-dominated forest reserves in Slovakia

Saniga, Milan; Balanda, M.; Kucbel, Stanislav; Pittner, Ján

doi:10.3832/ifor0996-007

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“…Saniga et al (2014) found the displacement of oak species by shade-tolerant species in three Slovakian oak forest reserves (Boky, Kasivarova and Bujanov) on the basis of a study of four-decade succession. Petritan et al (2013Petritan et al ( , 2014 found similar processes in the mesic virgin Q. petraea stands of Runcu-Grosi Natural Reserve in Romania.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The concept was developed for the lowlands of Europe; its applicability was investigated and challenged for the Central European oak forests (Bobiec et al 2011, Saniga et al 2014). …”

Section: Shade-tolerant Species Gain Ground In the Sub-canopy Layermentioning

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“…Numerous papers discuss their composition (Chiavetta et al 2012), amount of large trees (Nilsson et al 2002), dead wood characteristics (Bobiec 2002;Nilsson et al 2002, Christensen et al 2005, Piovesan et al 2005, Vandekerkhove et al 2009), stand structure (Piovesan et al 2005, Westphal et al 2006, Horváth et al 2012, biodiversity (Ódor et al 2006, Heilmann-Clausen et al 2014, dynamics and history (Koop & Hilgen 1987, Korpeľ 1995, Standovár & Kenderes 2003. On the contrary, virgin or old-growth oak stands are extremely rare in Europe, especially on dry and dry-mesic sites (Parviainen 2005, Rahman et al 2008, Veen et al 2010, Petritan et al 2013, Saniga et al 2014). …”

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“…The majority of the European examples are mesic Quercus robur L. dominated forests, like Białowieża in Poland (Faliński 1986), and mesic Q. petraea forests, as Kasivárová and Bujanov in Slovakia (Saniga et al 2014), mixed Q. petraea forest of Runcu-Grosi Natural Reserve, Romania (Petritan et al 2012), and most of the stands of Lange-Leitn Natural Forest Reserve in Austria (Rahman et al 2008). Well-documented old-growth forests on dry-mesic sites are the most relevant references, as the virgin Q. petraea dominated Boky National Nature Reserve in Slovakia (Saniga & Shütz 2002, Halamová & Saniga 2006, Saniga et al 2014, the mature Q. robur-Q. suber L. and Q. pyrenaica Willd.-Arbutus unedo L. mixed-oak forests in thermo-temperate, dry and sub-humid climate in Portugal (Carvalho 2011), and some of the drier Q. petraea-Q.…”

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First signs of old-growth structure and composition of an oak forest after four decades of abandonment

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“…The concept was developed for the lowlands of Europe; its applicability was investigated and challenged for the Central European oak forests (Bobiec et al 2011, Saniga et al 2014). …”

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“…a substantial increase in canopy closure and formerly common open woodlands were replaced by closed-canopy forests in most of the temperate Europe, which led to a decline in light-demanding woodland species (Bugalho, Caldeira, Pereira, Aronson, & Pausas, 2011;Hartel et al, 2013;Lindbladh et al, 2007;Müllerová, Szabó, & Hédl, 2014;Szabó, 2010). The increased canopy closure affected commercial as well as protected forests across the continent (Bürgi, 1999;Miklín & Čížek, 2014;Saniga, Balanda, Kucbel, & Pittner, 2014).…”

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Past levels of canopy closure affect the occurrence of veteran trees and flagship saproxylic beetles

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Aim Open woodlands are biologically highly diverse habitats, and veteran (i.e., old, senescent) trees are key structures supporting their biodiversity. Open canopy structure had been maintained by both natural‐ and human‐induced disturbances. In the past two centuries, suppression of such disturbances, together with forestry intensification, has turned most lowland woodlands into closed‐canopy forests. We investigated the effect of increased canopy closure on veteran trees and several threatened beetles associated with them. Location Floodplain woodlands along the lower Dyje and Morava rivers, Czech Republic. Methods We used an approach combining the study of aerial photographs with on‐ground survey of veteran trees and associated endangered beetles. The aerial images were used to obtain the information on historical (1938) and recent (2009) canopy closure in the area of 146 km2, where we mapped large oaks (d.b.h. >70 cm), hollow trees and three associated beetles including the hermit beetle (Osmoderma barnabita), the great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo) and the jewel beetle Eurythyrea quercus. Results The presence of large oaks, hollow trees and their associated beetle species are negatively related to recent high canopy closure, and the historical level of canopy closure matters, as in nowadays closed‐canopy stands, the beetles and veteran trees are more common in places that were rather open in 1938 than in the places with closed canopy already in 1938. Moreover, the health state of veteran trees highly depends on the canopy closure. Main conclusion The negative effect of canopy closure on veteran trees and their endangered inhabitants is several decades delayed and may thus often go undetected. In the forests, however, large and hollow trees and their associated biodiversity are relics of the past, more open conditions. The restoration of open woodlands is therefore vital for preventing their further decline. Conservation management planning needs to take this into account wherever, veteran trees and associated biota are concerned.

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Initial understory response to experimental silvicultural treatments in a temperate oak-dominated forest

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Four decades of forest succession in the oak-dominated forest reserves in Slovakia

Cited by 23 publications

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First signs of old-growth structure and composition of an oak forest after four decades of abandonment

First signs of old-growth structure and composition of an oak forest after four decades of abandonment

Past levels of canopy closure affect the occurrence of veteran trees and flagship saproxylic beetles

Initial understory response to experimental silvicultural treatments in a temperate oak-dominated forest

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