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The article is a contribution to solutions of monitoring the storage of carbon in the woods and i... more The article is a contribution to solutions of monitoring the storage of carbon in the woods and its emissions. Four permanent research plots were established in the area of the Chřiby uplands in the Czech Republic and became subject of targeted measurement. The plots are made of forest stands with nearly 100 % of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). The stands form simple spatial structures of about the same age (about 180 years). They represent however varying site conditions (dwarf acid beech stands, herb-rich beech stands, and transitions between them). For quantification of carbon storage, standard dendrometric methods and the Field-Map technology were used. The total amount of carbon was established as the sum of further documented carbon storages in the in the aboveground biomass, the belowground biomass, woody debris and the forest soil. Total carbon storage per hectare of stand is in average 370.2 t. Obtained outcomes support the quantitative results of latest research relat...

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2018

Public participation in decision‑making process is an important function of the process called En... more Public participation in decision‑making process is an important function of the process called Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The respect for the public right in the participation of environmental impact assessment and the right to information are generally controlled by non‑governmental organizations (NGOs) in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment. The support of public is provided in the cases in which queried entity tries not to give the requested information in the appropriate range. NGOs do not follow how the public is involved in the EIA process, and how the comments are relevant or incorporated and whether the final standpoint is influenced. This standpoint is not monitored by Czech Statistical Office. The article deals with the involvement of the general public in the EIA process of wind power plants in the Czech Republic. In selected regions (Moravskoslezský, Olomoucký, Ústecký and Jihomoravský), not only the quantity but also the relevance of the comments in...

The article presents habits and activities of visitors to the Moravian Karst PLA in relation to p... more The article presents habits and activities of visitors to the Moravian Karst PLA in relation to potential and actual impacts of recreation on protected areas and ecosystems. Methodology of the work is based on a standard questionnaire survey, conducted in the summer and autumn of 2013. The objectives of the survey were to find recreational activities, habits and preferences of visitors to PLA Moravian Karst in relation to nature and landscape protection and secondary also regional development. The length of stay in the summer and autumn survey differs significantly. In autumn there are the most frequent one day trips, and if tourists stay for several days, then usually only for a weekend. While in summer they are here for a longer period of time. Visitor survey shows that most tourists do not feel limited by conservation measures.

Map of Real effect of soil-protection function - value expression, Central part of Chřiby hills, ... more Map of Real effect of soil-protection function - value expression, Central part of Chřiby hills, Czech Republic. Methodology: Vyskot, I. et al., 2003 Published in: Schneider, J., Kupec, P., Vyskot, I., Rebrošová, K. Atlas of Forest Functions. Chřiby hills, Czech republic. Mendel University in Brno, 2008. 94 p. ISBN 978-80-7375-257-6.

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis

Natural Monument “Máchova dolina” represents a unique sample of dwarfed acidic beech forests in C... more Natural Monument “Máchova dolina” represents a unique sample of dwarfed acidic beech forests in Chřiby hills (Buček, Lacina; 2002). It comprises more than 180 years old beech stand time, where according to certain characters (the basal part of deformation strain, frequent occurrence of damage) we can infer that, with the vegetation stool origin. As a result of adverse site conditions and the influence of origin to the emergence of the crop trees have a shape looks like an apple. Forest biocoenoses “Máchova dolina” is bounded to the board and limited site conditions ecosystem surface is less than 0.5 ha. As part of this unique site was established a permanent research area rectangle of dimensions 50 x 100 meters and by the Field-Map technology has been carried out measurements dendrometric variables (see below). The aim of the research was to compare different spatial structures (a total of 4 plots) in beech forest stands in Chřiby hills and knowledge of the functional effects of str...

Beskydy, 2014

Water coursess are segments in the country increasing its recreational potential. The current goa... more Water coursess are segments in the country increasing its recreational potential. The current goal of revitalization measures in the landscape primarily consists of the optimization of landscape water regime, incl. flood control measures and the promotion of biodiversity, but the current philosophy speaks of multifunctional land usage. In the society there has been indicated the necessity for recreation, because a large part of the population lives in urban settlements and is employed in an artificial technical environment that has largely inadequate sanitary conditions (unfavourable microclimate, noise, dust, etc.). Recreation as a social phenomenon is therefore a permanent part of the lifestyle in economically developed countries. However, the revitalization is currently underappreciated in the Czech Republic and it is important to increase recreational potential of the landscape. The subject of this article is evaluation of regulated watercourse Ostravice river in Ostrava urban a...

Folia Oecologica

The article presents methodology and results of ecological damage evaluation with using the Geogr... more The article presents methodology and results of ecological damage evaluation with using the Geographic Information System (GIS). Valuated ecological damage arose from wind calamity in part of National Park High Tatras (TANAP) in November 2004. Ecological damage on highland forests is evaluated by ecosystem method Quantification and Evaluation of Forest Functions (Vyskot, I. et al., 2003) as the loosing (reduction) of the ecosystem functions in consequence with the wind calamity causing the damage. There are also determined the damage classes and forest stands are distributed to them. GIS was used in the first step for wide data set proceeding; in the second step for some special analyses. GIS software special analyses were concerned with multi criteria determination of forest stands resistance to wind ecological damage, where different parameters of forest stand biotic and abiotic conditions were combined. Results presented in the article shows validity of usage of GIS software for ...

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2015

The article presents the views and needs of visitors on a model example of a protected landscape ... more The article presents the views and needs of visitors on a model example of a protected landscape area Moravian Karst. It analyses their view of nature conservation as a factor in the development of tourism and recreation. The results also present the habits and activities of visitors in relation to potential and actual impacts of recreation on protected areas and ecosystems. Methodology of the work is based on a standard questionnaire survey, conducted in the summer and autumn of 2013. Together with the management of the Moravian Karst locations with intense traffic were selected. These locations were then analysed by visible manifestations and impacts of recreational activities on the site.

Pokračování - další etapa v řešení rozsáhlého projektu kvantifikace a kvantitativní hodnocení cel... more Pokračování - další etapa v řešení rozsáhlého projektu kvantifikace a kvantitativní hodnocení celospolečenských funkcí lesa jako podklad pro jejich oceňování. Obsahovou náplní této etapy řešení je odvození ekologické újmy způsobené škodami zvěří na lesních ekosystémech. Jde o následující dílčí úkoly: zhodnocení současného stavu posuzování škod zvěří z ekologických hledisek, strategie, koncepce a struktura aplikace metody kvantifikace a hodnocení újmy na funkcích lesů v ekosystémovém hodnocení škod zvěří, metodologie postupových kroků řešení, návrh modifikace metody pro specifika finančního hodnocení ekosystémových škod zvěří, modelové ověření na monitorovacích plochách

Moravian Geographical Reports, 2018

An optional leisure activity in the countryside for wheelchair users is subject to discussion b i... more An optional leisure activity in the countryside for wheelchair users is subject to discussion b in this article. Geo-caching is a leisure activity on the borders between tourism and sport, which appeals to a growing proportion of peoples globally. It can become a prospective part of social tourism as a leisure activity for persons with disabilities: this paper devotes attention to wheelchair users. In this research project we analysed how terrain difficulty and its markings reflect on the availability of caches to be gained by wheelchair users. The aim of the field survey was to verify if the caches indicated by the difficulty of the terrain (terrain level: 1 and 1.5) can be considered available for disabled people. The availability of the caches was also assessed based on the presence (aid) of an assistant. We found that access to most of the easily available caches contains small but critical constraints for wheelchair users – from path bumps to the very cache locations which are ...

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2016

Ekológia (Bratislava), 2015

Evaluation of microclimate characteristics of a protective shelterbelt in Obelisk enclosure in 20... more Evaluation of microclimate characteristics of a protective shelterbelt in Obelisk enclosure in 2010. Vegetation performs indispensable functions in the landscape. Protective shelterbelts are important landscape elements. Individual interventions to these ecosystems should be made with the intention to increase the retention capacity of the landscape, the biodiversity, and the stability of individual landscape elements and the landscape as a whole. This article presents the results of the measuring of the effect of model forest vegetation in the proximity of Obelisk in the Lednice-Valtice area on the microclimate. The protective shelterbelt, declared as a forest stand, is located in the cadastral area of Lednice, Podivin and Rakvice. A set of weather stations, supplied by AMET- Litschmann and Suchy Velke Bilovice, was used for the measuring. The stations measured wind velocity (m/s), soil temperature in depths of 5 and 10 cm (°C), air temperature (°C), radiation (W.m

Map of Real effect of sanitary-hygienic forest function - value expression. Central part of Chřib... more Map of Real effect of sanitary-hygienic forest function - value expression. Central part of Chřiby hills, Czech Republic. Methodology: Vyskot, I. et al., 2003 Published in: Schneider, J., Kupec, P., Vyskot, I., Rebrošová, K. Atlas of Forest Functions. Chřiby hills, Czech republic. Mendel University in Brno, 2008. 94 p. ISBN 978-80-7375-257-6.

The study presents problems of the management and present functional state of buffer zones (as we... more The study presents problems of the management and present functional state of buffer zones (as we understand areas surrounding the protected areas in ecosystem and socio-political aspects) in the selected small-scale especially protected forest areas. We focused on the regions of Hostýn Hills (15), Chřiby Hills (18), Beskydy Mountains (11), Bonzov Highlands (5), Moravian Karst (10) and Drahany Highlands (18) in the Czech Republic and used the methodology of evaluation of present state and management in small-scale specially protected areas according to SVÁTEK & BUČEK (2005). Results of evaluation of sixty-eight small-scale specially protected forest areas within the regions are summarized. The most important phenomenon in the buffer zones is the occurrence of non-native woody species, which does not correspond to particular sites. This may affect the actual subject of protection. Often-prevailing clear cutting management practices, which may result in adverse impact on climatic cond...

Map of Real effect of bioproduction forest function - % of real potential. Central part of Chřiby... more Map of Real effect of bioproduction forest function - % of real potential. Central part of Chřiby hills, Czech Republic. Methodology: Vyskot, I. et al., 2003 Published in: Schneider, J., Kupec, P., Vyskot, I., Rebrošová, K. Atlas of Forest Functions. Chřiby hills, Czech republic. Mendel University in Brno, 2008. 94 p. ISBN 978-80-7375-257-6.

Ekologia, 2015

The submitted scientific statement is a contribution to solutions of monitoring the storage of ca... more The submitted scientific statement is a contribution to solutions of monitoring the storage of carbon in the woods and its emissions. Four permanent research plots were established in the area of the Chřiby uplands in the Czech Republic. The plots are made of forest stands with nearly 100% of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.). The stands form simple spatial structures of about the same age (about 180 years). They represent, however, varying site conditions (dwarf acid beech stands, herb-rich beech stands and transitions between them). For quantification of carbon storage, standard dendrometric methods and the Field-Map technology were used. The total amount of carbon was established as the sum of further documented carbon storages in the aboveground biomass, the belowground biomass, woody debris and the forest soil. Determination of total amount of carbon was addressed in a version manner. In the first version, the estimate of the total amount of carbon was established based on Wu...

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2014

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2018

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis

Beskydy, 2014

Folia Oecologica

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2015

Moravian Geographical Reports, 2018

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2016

Ekológia (Bratislava), 2015

Ekologia, 2015

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2014

Řeky ve městech Kniha ŘeKy ve městech vznikla jako výstup projektu č. ehP-cZ02-Ov-1-032-2015 " Zv... more Řeky ve městech Kniha ŘeKy ve městech vznikla jako výstup projektu č. ehP-cZ02-Ov-1-032-2015 " Zvyšování povědomí a propagace významu funkcí lesů v krajině a přírodě blízkých koryt vodních toků v městském prostředí jako součást ekosystémových služeb povodí " , pracovně nazývaného RaFA. cílem autorů bylo představit široké veřejnosti řeky ve městech v České republice a jejich ekosystémové služby. Pod tímto pojmem chápeme užitky, které přináší přírodní systémy člověku. Ať už se jedná o hlavní životazáchovné procesy, nebo o přínosy, podporující společenský blahobyt. Jedním z těchto přínosů je i rekreační potenciál řek a říčního prostoru v lidských sídlech. tým pracovníků Fakulty regionálního rozvoje a mezinárodních studií mendelovy univerzity v Brně mapoval třicet měst po celé České republice a hodnotil současný stav vodních toků a jejich bezprostředního okolí z hlediska vhodnosti pro různé druhy rekreačních aktivit. hlavní část knihy přináší souhrnné poznatky z tohoto mapování. Závěrečná kapitola prezentuje zkušenosti z norského Osla. Je zaměřena na popis řeky Akerselvy a stručně seznamuje čtenáře s možnostmi využití ekosystémových služeb v rozhodovacím procesu a územním plánování města. Další výsledky a informace o projektu jsou k dispozici na webových stránkách

The publication is a summarising outcome of a part of a project financed by EEA fund “Increasing ... more The publication is a summarising outcome of a part of a project financed by EEA fund “Increasing of awareness and propagation of significance of functions of forests in landscape and nature-close water course basins in urban areas asa part of ecosystem services of drainage areas” (EHP -CZ02-OV -1-032-2015). The project was solved during January 2015 till September 2016. The project shows a multidisciplinary approach, professionals from various fields – environmentalism, water management, geography, sociology, statistics, and economy – cooperated in order to solve the project. The interconnection of river area into a functional and spatial urban structure is a research subject from the point of view of town planning and urbanism. A historical development of cities depended on mutual influence with a river and its closer and broader surrounding. It is the development of functional organisation of river area that determines its recreation character and potential. The main part of the book therefore deals with possibilities of its evaluation and results of research in the selected cities of the Czech Republic. Perception of recreation potential of rivers by general public, mainly city inhabitants, demonstrated correctness of selected research as well as an outline of suitable future measures.

Ecosystem services are a thorough system enabling quantification of the generally perceived impor... more Ecosystem services are a thorough system enabling quantification of the generally perceived importance of natural and anthropogenic ecosystems to societies, excluding, of course, the very essence of human existence and life-saving unity that are beyond any evaluation. Ecosystem services can play a plethora of different roles in planning and decision-making processes in a number of areas (forestry, water management, agriculture, and others) and can also be found of great use in management of natural resources (e.g. during leisure time activities). Information regarding the dynamisms within ecosystem services may constitute an information basis for both urbanism and regional development.
The aim of this book, which is titled Ecosystem services and functions of forests, is to provide a summary of the issues addressed in the title as well as to introduce these issues to both laymen and professionals. Individual chapters present a theoretical framework of ecosystem services and an overview of forestry disciplines which have an impact on how the society can use and benefit from the forests. This overview acquaints readers with the four basic ecosystem types in the Czech Republic. Attached is a results section presenting evaluations of functional criteria in model areas all over the Czech Republic. The localities were selected in such a way as to represent natural conditions of forests in the Czech Republic. The final fourth of the text provides a description of the importance of ecosystem services and forests functions to society and delineates ways in which these services and functions can be used. It acquaints the public with particular ways of perceiving the forests. The large number of photographs, which are included in the book, as well as specific examples seek to make the text and the issues it addresses more immediately relevant.
The publication aims to summarise the outcome of a part of a project financed by the EEA fund called “Increasing of awareness and propagation of significance of functions of forests in landscape and nature-close water course basins in urban areas as a part of ecosystem services of drainage areas” (EHP-CZ02-OV-1-032-2015).
Project web pages: http://rafa.frrms.mendelu.cz/en

The atlas presents the map set which interprets potential functional ability and actual functiona... more The atlas presents the map set which interprets potential functional ability and actual functional effectiveness mostly of floodplain forests managed by Forest Enterprise Zidlochovice, Forest District Lanzhot, generally called Soutok. Locality Soutok is situated in the South Moravia close to the Morava and Dyje rivers junction. The river junction forms the character of locality, mostly flat with reach fertilize soils, where floodplain forests compounded of oaks, ashes, limes, elm trees and maples prevail.
Valuated area contains about 8900 ha of floodplain forests, where the sets of forest type 1L and 1U (elm tree floodplain forests and wilow alder woodlands) prevail. Climatic conditions are defined by occurring climatic district T4 – muggy climatic district. The soil of the Soutok area was created on the quarter sediments of the Morava and Dyje rivers.
Potential functional ability and actual functional effectiveness of forest in Soutok area were evaluated by the method Quantification and Evaluation of Forest Functions (Vyskot, I. et al., 2003) by parameters Real potential of forest functions (potential functional ability) and Real effect of forest functions (actual functional effectiveness).
All of the smallest management units presented in valid Forest management plan for Forest Management Complex Zidlochovice (2000 – 2009) were evaluated by those two parameters. Six complex forest functions (bio-production, ecological-stabilizing, hydric-water management, edaphic-soil protection, social-recreational and sanitary- health hygienic) potential functional ability and actual functional effectiveness were differentiated for the management units.
Real potential of forest functions (potential functional ability of forests) was evaluated according to the used method by so called value grades (0 – 6; 0 means unsuitable and 6 means extraordinary functional potential) in frame of site conditions (functional management groups) and tree species composition (forest types).
Real effect of forest functions (actual functional effectiveness) was evaluated by reduction of the Real potential by using so called Function-reduction criteria – forest age, stocking and health status and was presented in percentage of Real potential of forest functions.