Description
The proposed project deals with the analysis and monitoring of the condition of the ecosystems in the natural forests of the Czech Republic. The subject and basic objective of the project is to obtain data for repeated evaluations of condition of the natural forest locations based on detailed biological, mensurational and pedological surveys in selected, freely developing reference forest locations, as well as to determine the impact of broader landscape context on changes in the natural forest biodiversity. The project will be split into three parts: a) monitoring and analyzing of the development of natural freely developing forests, b) monitoring and analyzing of model groups of organisms in selected natural forest locations, c) monitoring and analyzing of landscape dynamics. The project outputs will not only contribute to better understanding the natural forest ecology. It will also establish the framework for an objective assessment and evaluation of the condition and trends of biodiversity development towards the environmental risk factors, including the anthropogenic burden in form of the landscape fragmentation.
Summary of project results
The project provided detailed data complemented by the monitoring of the status of biotopes provided by the AOPK CR with impact on EC reporting and practical provision of state obligations at national level and contributed to the strengthening of knowledge about population characteristics of model groups of organisms. Data on community diversity related to the dendrometric characteristics of the monitored sites have brought interesting findings with overlapping into conservation biology and forest management in protected areas. The outputs of the project were elaborated in the form of a comprehensive research report, which includes three research and analysis sections. An integral part of the reports are the individual monitored sites that contain an analysis of the state of the environment, communities and recommendations for site care. It was also studied the wider area of the site from the point of view of the natural conditions of the environment as well as from the dynamics of the landscape, changes in the structure of the landscape cover and anthropogenic pressure. The results of the project will be further used by representatives of nature conservation authorities and land managers for the future protection of specific localities. The objective of the project was to achieve the objective of re-evaluating the NATURA 2000 forest habitat status. By creating a framework for the most objective assessment of the state and possible trends of biodiversity development in relation to environmental risk factors, the project contributed to professional support to the environmental sector. The lessons learned from the project management are applicable to the representatives of the target groups for the formulation of management measures in the framework of the protection of European important habitats and species. The implementation of the project has become a prerequisite for long-term cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment, the AOPK CR and the forest managers in the field of administration of specially protected areas.
Summary of bilateral results