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				<p>The paper summarises the results concerning the effects of cultivation of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii /Mirb./ Franco), especially
in the last decades, on the intensity of production as well as non-production forest functions in the conditions of the Czech Republic and
Slovak Republics. It analyses the research outcomes from the point of volume and value production in comparison with other native
tree species, from the point of species effects on the soil and on the ground vegetation diversity, and from the point of stability and
cultivation in the last period. The main aim was to compare this species with Norway spruce, which can be replaced by Douglas fir in
suitable conditions. Douglas fir can have a favourable impact on the amount and the value of timber production, as well as on the soil and
the biodiversity of ground vegetation. The stability of forest stands can also be considerably supported in this way. Hence, Douglas-fir
represents a suitablealternative to Norway spruce at lower and middle altitudes and it can contribute to greater competitiveness of the
Czech as well as Slovak forestry.</p>
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The paper summarises the results concerning the effects of cultivation of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii /Mirb./ Franco), especially
in the last decades, on the intensity of production as well as non-production forest functions in the conditions of the Czech Republic and
Slovak Republics. It analyses the research outcomes from the point of volume and value production in comparison with other native
tree species, from the point of species effects on the soil and on the ground vegetation diversity, and from the point of stability and
cultivation in the last period. The main aim was to compare this species with Norway spruce, which can be replaced by Douglas fir in
suitable conditions. Douglas fir can have a favourable impact on the amount and the value of timber production, as well as on the soil and
the biodiversity of ground vegetation. The stability of forest stands can also be considerably supported in this way. Hence, Douglas-fir
represents a suitablealternative to Norway spruce at lower and middle altitudes and it can contribute to greater competitiveness of the
Czech as well as Slovak forestry.

Results of the research of Douglas-fir in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: a review

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Fakulta lesnická a dřevařská, Kamýcká 129, CZ – 165 21, Praha 6 – Suchdol,
Česká republika

Národné lesnícke centrum - Lesnícky výskumný ústav Zvolen, T. G.Masaryka 2175/22, SK – 960 92 Zvolen, Slovenská republika

Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Lesnická a dřevařská fakulta, Zemědělská 3, CZ – 613 00 Brno, Česká republika

Central European Forestry Journal

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The paper summarises the results concerning the effects of cultivation of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii /Mirb./ Franco), especially
in the last decades,...

Results of the research of Douglas-fir in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: a review

Pubblicato online: 26 lug 2014

Pagine: 116 - 124

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2014-0012

Parole chiave
Douglas-fir, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, growth, effect on soil, effect on herb layer, economics

© Jiří Kubeček, Igor Štefančík, Vilém Podrázský, Roman Longauer

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

Results of the research of Douglas-fir in the Czech Republic and Slovakia: a review

Pubblicato online: 26 lug 2014

Pagine: 116 - 124

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2014-0012

Parole chiaveDouglas-fir, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, growth, effect on soil, effect on herb layer, economics

© Jiří Kubeček, Igor Štefančík, Vilém Podrázský, Roman Longauer

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

Parole chiave
Douglas-fir, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, growth, effect on soil, effect on herb layer, economics