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<p>In the 1970s and 1980s, the concept of ecological networks was developed in the Czech Republic. The first biocorridors were established on arable land in the beginning of the 1990s. One of them was the Vracov biocorridor. This paper deals with the growth and development of trees on two permanent research plots in the period from 1993–2021. In the biocorridor, repeated inventories of woody plants and monitoring of biometrical parameters of trees and shrubs were carried out. The number of woody plants has been decreasing as the level of stand canopy has increased. Moreover, mean heights and diameters of skeleton (<italic>Quercus robur</italic>, <italic>Tilia cordata</italic>) and filling (<italic>Acer campestre</italic>, <italic>Prunus avium</italic>) trees and shrubs (<italic>Cornus sanguinea</italic>, <italic>Ligustrum ovalifolium</italic>) were compared. Under the given conditions, the growth of these tree species can be positively evaluated.</p>
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In the 1970s and 1980s, the concept of ecological networks was developed in the Czech Republic. The first biocorridors were established on arable land in the beginning of the 1990s. One of them was the Vracov biocorridor. This paper deals with the growth and development of trees on two permanent research plots in the period from 1993–2021. In the biocorridor, repeated inventories of woody plants and monitoring of biometrical parameters of trees and shrubs were carried out. The number of woody plants has been decreasing as the level of stand canopy has increased. Moreover, mean heights and diameters of skeleton (Quercus robur, Tilia cordata) and filling (Acer campestre, Prunus avium) trees and shrubs (Cornus sanguinea, Ligustrum ovalifolium) were compared. Under the given conditions, the growth of these tree species can be positively evaluated.

Thirty Years of Growth of Woody Plants in a Biocorridor Established on Agricultural Land: Case Study From Vracov (Czech Republic)

Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department of Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocoenology

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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In the 1970s and 1980s, the concept of ecological networks was developed in the Czech Republic. The first biocorridors were established on arable land in the...

Thirty Years of Growth of Woody Plants in a Biocorridor Established on Agricultural Land: Case Study From Vracov (Czech Republic)

Published Online: Dec 08, 2022

Page range: 54 - 81

Received: Sep 02, 2022

Accepted: Oct 05, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2022-0018

Keywords
Biocorridor, tree inventory, tree growth, game damage, TSES

© 2022 Boleslav Jelínek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Thirty Years of Growth of Woody Plants in a Biocorridor Established on Agricultural Land: Case Study From Vracov (Czech Republic)

Published Online: Dec 08, 2022

Page range: 54 - 81

Received: Sep 02, 2022

Accepted: Oct 05, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2022-0018

KeywordsBiocorridor, tree inventory, tree growth, game damage, TSES

© 2022 Boleslav Jelínek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Biocorridor, tree inventory, tree growth, game damage, TSES