The Infona portal uses cookies, i.e. strings of text saved by a browser on the user's device. The portal can access those files and use them to remember the user's data, such as their chosen settings (screen view, interface language, etc.), or their login data. By using the Infona portal the user accepts automatic saving and using this information for portal operation purposes. More information on the subject can be found in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By closing this window the user confirms that they have read the information on cookie usage, and they accept the privacy policy and the way cookies are used by the portal. You can change the cookie settings in your browser.
The aim of the study was to analyse (on the basis of the data from the State Forests Information System) the changes occurring in the Bieszczady forests in the period of 2007−2016. One of the processes taking place in the study area is the withdrawal of grey alder stands and the appearance of natural regeneration of mainly beech and fir, and in a smaller proportion spruce (fig. 1). Another natural...
In the context of climate change and global warming, a growing number of studies reported lengthening of the growing season for most of the Northern Hemisphere, which is associated with increase of air temperature. Evidences of the increase of the growing season length were noted through satellite data and phonological and meteorological observations. This article presents the studies on the temporal...
Armillaria root disease is one of the most important diseases causing losses in forestry, horticulture, pomiculture and agriculture. Fungi from Armillaria spp. infest roots and stem base in trees and shrubs, causing white wood rot. In Poland the most common species include Armillaria ostoyae (Romagn.) Herink, found both in coniferous and deciduous stands, and A. gallica Marxm. et Romagn. found in...
OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a collaborative project covering the whole World with topographic data. Data are edited by volunteer users on the basis of satellite images, ortophotomaps and GPS traces, therefore are of diversified quality, especially completeness and positional accuracy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usability of OSM forest data for Poland. We proved that positional accuracy,...
The paper presents the ideas of sustainable development with regard to the specific forest issues and management of its resources. We consider two main directions of forest use, which have the greatest impact on the condition of forest environment, i.e. logging and recreational use of the forest. This confrontation shows how effective the instruments of sustainable development are in collision with,...
Nanoparticles are gaining ever−wider application in plant production (for both agriculture and forestry), in the role of pesticides, as well as stimulators of plant growth and resistance. We sought to determine the efficacy of silver and copper nanoparticles (AgNPs and CuNPs respectively), used as seed dressings or subjected to foliar application, in affording protection from parasitic damping−off...
European mistletoe (Viscum album L.) is a semi−parasitic plant attacking selected tree species. It adversely affects the functioning of its hosts especially at water management level. Scots pine infestation by mistletoe subspecies Viscum album ssp. austriacum becomes more and more common. Mistletoe has been proven to have a negative impact on Scots pine cones, seedlings and seeds quality. Thus, we...
Cavities are important, natural components of forest ecosystems, conditioning the high level of biodiversity. They are formed either as a result of a natural process of wood decay caused by fungi or as excavations made by woodpeckers Picidae. Distribution and density of cavity trees are regionally diversified and dependent on species composition and age of the stands as well as the management way...
The purpose of the research was to develop and evaluate the accuracy of various methods for determining the volume of the butt−end (from 0 to 6 m) and middle (from 6 to 12 m) logs of silver birch. The material was collected on 84 samples plots established throughout Poland. On each plot, 2 to 10 trees (722 in total) were felled and measured using a cross−section method. The average age of the measured...
Invasive tree species are one of the most important threats to the riparian ecosystems. We aimed to check (1) whether invasive tree species have wider annual radial increments than native species and (2) which climatic factors (describing annual variability of air temperature and precipitations) influence radial growth of the investigated species. The study was conducted in the Warta river valley...
The aim of the study was to determine the effect of small forest water reservoirs on the radial increment of Scots pine and Norway spruce. We selected four small water reservoirs that were reconstructed in autumn 2006 in the Maskulińskie Forest District (northern Poland). Around each reservoir we placed transects according to the cardinal directions. At those transects we set up 10×10 m sample plots...
Wood waste in Europe is produced on a large scale. Production from all 28 European Union countries accounts for around 50.2 Mt. In many countries, wood waste management does not fully utilize this potential, which is in part due to the lack of proper law and regulations. Currently there is no uniform policy on wood waste in the European Union. There is also a lack of accurate statistics on the production...
Coppice belongs to the oldest forestry models in Europe and is still cultivated in some regions. Despite the smaller productivity compared to high forests, coppice forests are important for protection of natural values, cultural heritage, production of small−sized timber, mitigation of climate changes, provision of non−wood products as well as providing a protective and recreational function. The...
Root−feeding insects are an increasingly studied group of herbivores, whose impact on plant productivity and are some of the most damaging forest pests in Europe. Due to the mass feeding on the roots of seedlings and older trees in young plantation and stands, Melolonthinae larvae are classified as pests, which are the most dangerous on the land dedicated to afforestation. The research was located...
The fallow deer is a species with a wide range of occurrence that primarily inhabits deciduous and mixed forests in Europe and North America. However, it also inhabits boreal environments that are rich in understory, fields, and meadows. Some parts of Poland have a high density of fallow deer due to human activities. Despite its extensive distribution, many aspects of this species ecology remain unexplored...
The aim of this study was to measure the weight of timber obtained from freshly cut trees and compare it with the applicable legal provisions pertaining the capability of transporting heavy loads by hand and also to indicate a problem significant for the occupational safety and health protection of employees working at wood harvesting. In Poland, about 40 million m³ of timber is harvested annually...
The article presents the results of a questionnaire survey that aimed at determining social preferences in relation to running as an active form of leisure in the forests. In 2016 the internet survey covered 346 people living in Poland, and 294 people from the Czech Republic, interested in running and jogging. The questionnaire included questions such as: the frequency of running events in the forest...
Alternative methods of oak cultivation aim at reducing the cost of establishment of young plantations and decrease in the expenditure on their tending. In these methods, the corridors consisting of oak seedlings planted in the rows or isolated groups of twenty six seedlings are enclosed by stripes or patches without intervention left for natural succession. The restriction in site preparation on these...
Current forest protection related to the economic use of natural resources is compatible with the modern understanding of nature conservation as a whole – protection of ecosystems, biodiversity, natural and anthropogenic processes occurring in nature. It is also consistent with the principles of sustainable development. Forest protection is governed by a number of legal acts. Historical reasons underlay...
Set the date range to filter the displayed results. You can set a starting date, ending date or both. You can enter the dates manually or choose them from the calendar.