European forests under global climate change: Review of tree growth processes, crises and management strategies

Z Vacek, S Vacek, J Cukor - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The ongoing global climate change is challenging all sectors, forestry notwithstanding. On
the one hand, forest ecosystems are exposed to and threatened by climate change, but on …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis of global soil data identifies robust indicators for short-term changes in soil organic carbon stock following land use change

S Eze, M Magilton, D Magnone, S Varga, I Gould… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The restoration of degraded lands and minimizing the degradation of productive lands are at
the forefront of many environmental land management schemes around the world. A key …

Production potential, biodiversity and soil properties of forest reclamations: Opportunities or risk of introduced coniferous tree species under climate change?

Z Vacek, J Cukor, S Vacek, R Linda… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
In the time of ongoing climate change and the increasing area of post-mining landscape, the
successful afforestation of reclamation sites by suitable adaptive tree species is gaining in …

Biomass productivity, forest stability, carbon balance, and soil transformation of agricultural land afforestation: A case study of suitability of native tree species in the …

J Cukor, Z Vacek, S Vacek, R Linda, V Podrázský - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing trend of afforestation is described in almost all European countries, however,
the knowledge of the growth parameters of particular tree species on abandoned …

Formation of new erosion-deposition patterns after farmland conversion: The major role of topography

S Zhou, P Li, Y Zhang, N Zhang, Y Cao - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The “Grain for Green” project has a profound impact on the allochthonous process
of erosion sediment stripping and transportation, which in turn interferes with the distribution …

Is European larch (Larix decidua Mill.) a suitable substitute for Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) for agricultural land afforestation?

A Zeidler, Z Vacek, J Cukor, V Borůvka, S Vacek… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The European larch (Larix decidua Mill.) is one of the most economically important
European coniferous species. With the expected decline of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) …

Shelterbelt poplar forests induced soil changes in deep soil profiles and climates contributed their inter-site variations in dryland regions, northeastern China

Y Wu, Q Wang, H Wang, W Wang, S Han - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The influence of shelterbelt afforestation on soils in different-depth profiles and possible
interaction with climatic conditions is important for evaluating ecological effects of large …

Comparison of growth and wood quality of Norway spruce and European larch: effect of previous land use

J Cukor, A Zeidler, Z Vacek, S Vacek… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Afforested farmland is a phenomenon of Central Europe. In this study, we evaluate the radial
growth of Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] and European larch (Larix decidua Mill.) in …

Silviculture as a tool to support stability and diversity of forests under climate change: study from Krkonoše Mountains

Z Vacek, A Prokůpková, S Vacek, J Cukor… - Central European …, 2020 - sciendo.com
In Europe, warming, droughts and the rise of extreme climate events have an increasing
significant negative effect on forest stands. Therefore, it is necessary to create appropriate …

Do agri-environment schemes enhance carbon sequestration? Quantifying the effort in the Czech Republic

A Svoboda, J Poláková, J Soukup - Ecological Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Czech Republic, there are several agri-environment schemes focused on
biodiversity and improved soil conditions with added benefits contributing to carbon …