<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of our study was to quantify the differences in the regeneration-degeneration processes in pine and mixed oak-pine forest habitats in the Kampinos Forest (central Poland). We investigated whether the regeneration rate depends on habitat type, whether there is a relationship between the bilberry (<italic>Vaccinium myrtillus</italic>) cover and the degree of community deformation, and which habitat type has been most invaded by alien plant species. Our results indicate that the constant loss of pine forest habitats, which has been observed since the 1970s, is continuing. The less deformed communities generally have more bilberry coverage, the stands in pine forest habitats are older and less deformed, and the stands in mixed oak-pine forest habitats are more susceptible to the spread of alien species, but are able to regenerate faster after a disturbance. These results are in line with observations from other parts of Poland and other European countries.</p></abstract>

The aim of our study was to quantify the differences in the regeneration-degeneration processes in pine and mixed oak-pine forest habitats in the Kampinos Forest (central Poland). We investigated whether the regeneration rate depends on habitat type, whether there is a relationship between the bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) cover and the degree of community deformation, and which habitat type has been most invaded by alien plant species. Our results indicate that the constant loss of pine forest habitats, which has been observed since the 1970s, is continuing. The less deformed communities generally have more bilberry coverage, the stands in pine forest habitats are older and less deformed, and the stands in mixed oak-pine forest habitats are more susceptible to the spread of alien species, but are able to regenerate faster after a disturbance. These results are in line with observations from other parts of Poland and other European countries.

Regeneration-degeneration processes in the inland dune forests in protected areas of central Poland (Kampinos National Park)

Institute of Geography and Spatial Organisation PAS, Poland

Miscellanea Geographica

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The aim of our study was to quantify the differences in the regeneration-degeneration processes in pine and mixed oak-pine forest habitats in the Kampinos...

Regeneration-degeneration processes in the inland dune forests in protected areas of central Poland (Kampinos National Park)

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 56 - 63

Received: Jan 08, 2015

Accepted: Nov 25, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2015-0028

Keywords
Pine forests, mixed oak-pine forests, regeneration, inland dunes, Kampinos National Park, central Poland

© 2015 Anna Kowalska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Regeneration-degeneration processes in the inland dune forests in protected areas of central Poland (Kampinos National Park)

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 56 - 63

Received: Jan 08, 2015

Accepted: Nov 25, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgrsd-2015-0028

KeywordsPine forests, mixed oak-pine forests, regeneration, inland dunes, Kampinos National Park, central Poland

© 2015 Anna Kowalska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Pine forests, mixed oak-pine forests, regeneration, inland dunes, Kampinos National Park, central Poland