Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) damage in the Zasavje district of Slovenia evaluated by two methods

Vidergar-Gorjup, Natalija (author), Strniša, Andrej (author), Batič, Franc (author)

The Zasavje district has been heavily affected by air pollution due to mining,the presence of a coal-fired power plant, and industry. The extent of forest damage differs according to location because of specific climatic and orographic characteristics. Norway spruce damage was estimated by two methods at 10 locations in the Zasavje district using the Slovenian forestry method for the estimation of forest damage (KOVA et al. 1995), and a Czech method forestimation of damage to the branching system and needle loss and discoloration (CUDLIN & CHMELIKOVA 1995). Comparison of the results obtained by the two methods gave similar damage assessments at heavily polluted sites, although the data obtained by the two methods differ due to several environmental parameters. The Czech method did not give as good results as wasexpected. A possible reason might be that spruce trees in the investigated locations are less damaged than those in the Czech Republic, where the method was developed.

• Language: English
• Keywords: air pollution, Norway spruce, Picea abies (L.), tree damage, Zasavje
• Work type: Not categorized
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: BF - Biotechnical Faculty
• Publisher: Inštitut za gozdno in lesno gospodarstvo
• Year: 2000
• Number of pages: Str. 27-47
• Numbering: Št. 61
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-63927
• UDC: 630
• ISSN on article: 0351-3114
• COBISS.SI-ID: 677798
• Publication date in RUL: 10.07.2015

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Zbornik gozdarstva in lesarstva. forest and wood science & technology
• Shortened title: Zb. gozd. lesar.
• Publisher: Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije, Biotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za gozdarstvo in obnovljive gozdne vire, Biotehniška fakulteta, Oddelek za lesarstvo
• ISSN: 0351-3114
• COBISS.SI-ID: 6206978

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Poškodovanost smreke (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) v Zasavju ocenjena na osnovi dveh metod

Abstract

Zasavje je zaradi rudarjenja, termoelektrarne in bazične industrije že od nekdaj močno onesnaženo. Stopnje poškodovanosti gozdov na posameznih lokacijah v tem območju se razlikujejo zaradi specifičnih klimatskih in orografskih značilnosti. Poškodovanost smreke (Picea abies (L.) Karst) smo ugotavljali na 10 zasavskih lokacijah z dvema metodama: slovensko gozdarsko metodo za ugotavljanje poškodovanosti gozdov (KOVAČ et al. 1995) in češko metodo za ugotavljanje poškodovanosti razvejitve in iglic (CUDLIN / CHMELIKOVA 1995). Na močno onesnaženih točkah so rezultati, ki smo jih dobili z uporabo posameznih metod, podobni, nekoliko se razlikujejo le zaradi nekaterih dejavnikov okolja. Rezultati češke metode so bili slabši od pričakovanj. Razlog bi lahko bilo dejstvo, da so smreke na obravnavanih lokacijah manj poškodovane kot smreke, ki so jih Čehi uporabili pri razvoju omenjene metode.

• Keywords: propadanje gozda, poškodovanost drevja, gozdno drevje, onesnaženost zraka, Zasavje, smreka, Picea abies (L.) Karst.