Regeneration-degeneration processes in the inland dune forests in protected areas of central Poland (Kampinos National Park)

• Authors: Anna Kowalska , Ewa Kołaczkowska

Abstracts

EN

The aim of our study was to quantify the differences in the regeneration-degeneration processes in pine and mixed oak-pine forest habitats in the Kampinos Forest (central Poland). We investigated whether the regeneration rate depends on habitat type, whether there is a relationship between the bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) cover and the degree of community deformation, and which habitat type has been most invaded by alien plant species. Our results indicate that the constant loss of pine forest habitats, which has been observed since the 1970s, is continuing. The less deformed communities generally have more bilberry coverage, the stands in pine forest habitats are older and less deformed, and the stands in mixed oak-pine forest habitats are more susceptible to the spread of alien species, but are able to regenerate faster after a disturbance. These results are in line with observations from other parts of Poland and other European countries.

Keywords

EN

Pine forests; mixed oak-pine forests; regeneration; inland dunes; Kampinos National Park; central Poland

• Publisher: Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 56-63

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

author

Anna Kowalska

• Institute of Geography and Spatial Organisation PAS, Poland

author

Ewa Kołaczkowska

• Institute of Geography and Spatial Organisation PAS, Poland

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