Influence of tourism on dwarf pine (Pinus mugo) communities in the Vysoké Tatry Mountains

Kubíček, F.; Šomšák, L.; Šimonovič, V.; Majzlanová, E.; Háberová, Izabela; Rybárska, Veronika

doi:10.1007/bf02857262

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“…With the exception of Sphagnum warnstorfii, most disappearing bryophytes were small, brittle species with low abundance and scattered occurrences. Sphagnum species are fragile and commonly eliminated by heavy trampling (KubiEek et al 1983;Forbes 1994), but may recover from dormant axillary buds if fragments survive (Clymo & Hayward 1982). This did not seem to be the case in the heavily trampled zone of the track in locality 70.…”

Section: Resistancementioning

confidence: 95%

Vegetation dynamics following trampling in rich fen at Sølendet, Central Norway; a 15 year study of recovery

Arnesen

1999

Nordic Journal of Botany

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In Sølendet nature reserve in the upper boreal of central Norway, the effects of controlled trampling from 1977 to 1981 were observed in four rich fen localities. The vegetation recovery was monitored on permanent plots on 3–4 occasions during the period 1981–1995. During trampling the vegetation cover was reduced and bare peat increased, particularly in a wet fen expanse locality. Woody species and herbs disappeared or were considerably reduced in cover, while some graminoids (e.g. Carex spp. and Eriophorum angustifolium) and bryophytes (e.g. Campylium stellatum and Scorpidium cossonii), appeared to be quite tolerant. Equisetum palustre and Eriophorum angustifolium increased in cover on two tracks. Several bryophytes survived trampling, but Sphagnum warnstorfii was eradicated. Campylium stellatum and Tomentypnum nitens were able to increase after the decrease in S. warnstorfii. The recovery was dependent on which species were present at the outset and which species arrived early. Further development seemed to depend largely on the species' capacity for rapid increase in cover. Eventually, the more vulnerable dominants of the untrampled vegetation (e.g. Thalictrum alpinum, Trichophorum cespitosum and Sphagnum warnstorfii) increased in abundance. After 15 years the tracks still contained fewer species and had less vegetation cover than the surroundings.

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Section: Resistancementioning

confidence: 95%

Vegetation dynamics following trampling in rich fen at Sølendet, Central Norway; a 15 year study of recovery

Arnesen

1999

Nordic Journal of Botany

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“…Literature summarizing the data about the amounts of dwarf pine biomass (of single specimens or entire stands) is scarce. The authors more often address the biomass of the herbal (moss) growth under the dwarf pine -e.g., Kubíček et al (1983), Kubíček (2001) or the total aboveground biomass of the community. Bliss (1962) provided a production of tundra ecosystems within one growing season and the productivity of the natural tundra communities was evaluated by Malinovskij (1984) and Archibold et al (1995).…”

Section: Overview Of the Literature On Dwarf Pine Growth And The Formmentioning

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Determination of the biomass of Pinus mugo stands

Špinlerová¹

2015

Dendrobiology

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Abstract:The dwarf pine stands on unoriginal sites in mountainous areas of the Czech Republic are a current topic of scientific discussion. One of these sites is on the summits of the Hrubý Jeseník Mts. Various proposals for dwarf pine removal have been hindered by the absence of charts or tables that could be used to calculate how much biomass would need to be removed. Therefore, we created a methodology for dwarf pine biomass determination and applied it to five research transects of different ages. Based on the biomass estimates, we created trend curves illustrating the increase in biomass (dependent on age) as well as equations that could be used to roughly estimate the biomass of any dwarf pine stand, regardless of age or canopy level, for sites above the timberline in Hrubý Jeseník Mts. The equations for biomass calculations could also be applied to other mountain ranges where artificially planted dwarf pines of the same seed origin or the same morphological appearance as those existing in the Hrubý Jeseník Mts. are found.Additional key words: dwarf pine, aboveground biomass, issue of indigeneity (originality problem), removal Address: Z. Špinlerová, Mendel University in Brno,

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