The aim of this thesis is to investigate the species richness and abundance of epigeic arthropods (spiders, ground beetles, centipedes, millipedes, woodlice) in relation to different age structure and types of forest management. The arthropods were sampled from four different age classes (clearings, young, middle-aged and old forest stands), while within two of them (clearings and old forest stands) the influence of management was also evaluated. According to comparison of stages of forest succession most species were found in clearings without any mechanical soil preparation. On the other hand younger age classes hosted the least amount of arthropod species. The highest abundances of species were detected within young forest stands whereas the lowest in middle-aged stands. The results of forest management impacts indicate that soil milling is not suitable for any investigated group of organisms. The response to management of the old stands varied for different arthropod groups. The results reveal high importance of diversified silviculture in form of various age classes, a regulation is also necessary to restrict large area milling of clearings and for both managed and unmanaged forest stands the continuity must be maintained.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:428609 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Staněk, Luboš |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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