<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article deals with analysis and management of wood debris accumulation in the Morava River within the Special Area of Conservation Litovelske Pomoravi (Czech Republic). Wood debris creates interference of interests between nature conservation (requirements for keeping wood debris in the stream) and foresters as well as water managers (requirements for removing wood debris from the flow area of the river). Based on the presented analyses, there was a set of wood debris management measures proposed in Litovelske Pomoravi in order to respect dynamics of fluvial succession series of floodplain forest biotopes, which are included in the Natura 2000 system.</p></abstract>

The article deals with analysis and management of wood debris accumulation in the Morava River within the Special Area of Conservation Litovelske Pomoravi (Czech Republic). Wood debris creates interference of interests between nature conservation (requirements for keeping wood debris in the stream) and foresters as well as water managers (requirements for removing wood debris from the flow area of the river). Based on the presented analyses, there was a set of wood debris management measures proposed in Litovelske Pomoravi in order to respect dynamics of fluvial succession series of floodplain forest biotopes, which are included in the Natura 2000 system.

Wood Debris in Rivers - One of the Key Factors for Management of the Floodplain Forest Biotope of European Importance

ŠINDLAR EU, s.r.o., Býšť, Czech Republic

Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic

Journal of Landscape Ecology

The article deals with analysis and management of wood debris accumulation in the Morava River within the Special Area of Conservation Litovelske Pomoravi...

Wood Debris in Rivers - One of the Key Factors for Management of the Floodplain Forest Biotope of European Importance

Pubblicato online: 08 ago 2012

Pagine: 56 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10285-012-0019-y

Parole chiave
Floodplain biotopes, forest management, lowland river, Natura 2000, wood debris

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Wood Debris in Rivers - One of the Key Factors for Management of the Floodplain Forest Biotope of European Importance

Pubblicato online: 08 ago 2012

Pagine: 56 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10285-012-0019-y

Parole chiaveFloodplain biotopes, forest management, lowland river, Natura 2000, wood debris

This content is open access.

Parole chiave
Floodplain biotopes, forest management, lowland river, Natura 2000, wood debris