The changes in the values of ecological-stabilization functional potentials of forests in the model area Český les

Abstract

The aim of the work was to quantify the ecological-stabilization forest function by the method of VYSKOt et al. (2003). The importance of living forests for sustainable development was discussed on many ministerial conferences. If we preserve forests, we will preserve life. Our study was pursued in a model area - a part of the protected landscape area Český les. The objective was to evaluate the real potentials of ecological-stabilization forest function and to see how these potentials are distributed in the individual forest management intervals. According to these results, we can discuss the previous management in the area. Both nature conservation and forest function needs require the quantification in both aspects. For the zones with declared protection, the needs of nature conservation have been defined, but the forest functions-related ones have not been included. The map of the distribution of real potentials for evolving ecological-stabilization forest function has been created.