Ungulate impact on natural regeneration in spruce-beech-fir stands in Černý důl nature reserve in the Orlické hory Mountains, case study from central sudetes

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The paper presents the results of a study on tree regeneration of forest stands in the Cernỳ dul Nature Reserve, which is situated in the Orlické hory Mountains Protected Landscape area in the Czech Republic. Research was conducted in a spruce-beech stand with an admixture of silver fir, sycamore maple and rowan on two comparative permanent research plots (PRPs) (PRP 1-fenced enclosure and PRP 2-unfenced). Typological, soil, phytosociological and stand characteristics of the two PRPs are similar. The results showed that ungulate browsing is a limiting factor for successful development of natural regeneration of autochthonous tree species. The population of tree species of natural regeneration on the fenced plot (PRP 1) is sufficient in relation to the site and stand conditions. However, natural regeneration on PRP 2 is considerably limited by browsing. Damage is greatest to fir, sycamore maple and rowan; less severe to beech; and the least to spruce.

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Vacek, Z., Vacek, S., Bílek, L., Král, J., Remeš, J., Bulušek, D., & Králícek, I. (2014). Ungulate impact on natural regeneration in spruce-beech-fir stands in Černý důl nature reserve in the Orlické hory Mountains, case study from central sudetes. Forests, 5(11), 2929–2946. https://doi.org/10.3390/f5112929

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