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Energy, carbon and economic balance of Norway spruce moncultures and near-natural forests
Plch, Radek ; Pecháček, O. ; Vala, V. ; Pokorný, Radek ; Bednář, V. ; Cudlín, Pavel
The assessment of energy, carbon and economic balances, completed by environmental load computation using the Life Cycle Assessment method, could be a useful tool for sustainable forest management examination. Th ese methods were used to compare forest stands with diff erent management in the Novohradské Mountains (Czech Republic). For this purpose, one of the main forest management set of stands in the research area was chosen. Th e diff erences between energy and carbon effi ciency were small while the diff erences between economic effi ciency were considerable for all the alternatives. From all the alternatives, higher energy, carbon and economic effi ciency for Norway spruce monoculture were achieved; however, abiotic and biotic disturbances have not been included in the calculation yet. Th e main part of energy inputs and carbon emission consists of silviculture and timber transport.
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Deposition ozone flux over a Norway spruce forest and correlation with
Zapletal, M. ; Cudlín, Pavel ; Chroust, P. ; Urban, Otmar ; Pokorný, Radek ; Edwards-Jonášová, Magda ; Czerný, Radek ; Janouš, Dalibor ; Taufarová, Klára ; Medlen, A. ; Večeřa, Zbyněk ; Mikuška, Pavel ; Skácel, F.
Measured and modelled results of ozone deposition and stomatal flux to a Norway spruce forest in locality Bílý Kříž in July and August 2008 were compared. Enhanced concentration of ozone decreased net ecosystem production, especially at higher temperatures and high intensity of global radiation.
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Comparison of gradient measurement and modelling of deposition rate of ozone to spruce forest in locality Bílý Kříž.
Zapletal, M. ; Chroust, P. ; Večeřa, Zbyněk ; Mikuška, Pavel ; Cudlín, Pavel ; Urban, Otmar ; Pokorný, Radek ; Czerný, Radek ; Janouš, Dalibor ; Taufarová, Klára ; Marek, Michal V. ; Hůnová, I. ; Černikovský, L. ; Medlen, A.
Comparison of measured and modelled deposition rate of ozone to spruce forest in locality Bílý Kříž. Estimation of daily changes in deposition and stomatal flux of ozone into spruce forest.
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The effect of elevated air CO2 concentration on water regime and transpiration of Norway spruce
Valouch, Ludvík ; Pokorný, Radek ; Tomášková, Ivana
Under the elevated CO2 air concentration, changes in physiological processes and morphology were evident in relatively short time. Direct measurement via heat pulse method proved reduction of specific sap flux throw the stem in the first year of cultivation in elevated CO2. SSF in both treatments was comparable in the next tree years. During the sixth year of fumigation, higher transpiration rate in trees growing under elevated CO2 was recorded. It was implication of larger bearing leaf area, larger conducting vessels area on the in crosscut stems section and larger root absorbed area. Continuously sap flow measuring of sun and shaded part of the crown was found that SSF of higher crown part was higher in both treatments. Average hydraulic conductance soil-leaf (GTsa) was 1,4 times higher in sunny part of the crown than estimated for the whole crown in ambient treatment A (ambient [CO2] concentration). Difference in hydraulic conductance between the upper and lower crown part of the E treatment (doubled [CO2] concentration of A treatment) was not so pronounced.
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