The core area of the Žofín virgin forest has been a part of world network ForestGEO (former SIGEO) since 2012. Research network ForestGEO is the only standardized global network of forest-ecological research dealing with all biomes. Research plots included in the network represent circa 80% of forests covering the Earth. The network was established in 1980 and initially focused only on tropical forests ( CTFS). Later, it included sub-tropical forests and forests from other biomes.
ForestGEO Network
- 70 sites included (see map above)
- within 27 countries
- 6 milions of trees registered
Tree Record
- All alive individuals of d.b.h. 1 cm and more to be recorded
- --Survey tree position (coordinates)
- --Measurement of d.b.h.
- --Tagging tree by the identifier
- All procedure should be repeated after 5 years
References
- CTFS - Center for Tropical Forest Science
- ForestGEO - Forest Global Eearth Observatory
- Zofin Forest Dynamics Plot - Žofín Plot
Publications
Vašíčková I., Šamonil P., Ubilla A.E.F. Kral K., Danek P., Adam D. 2016 . True response of Fagus sylvatica L. to disturbance: a basis for empirical inference of release criteria for temperate forests. Forest Ecology and Management 374: 174-185.
Janik D., Vrška T., Král K., Adam D., Hort L.; Šamonil P., Unar P., McMahon S. 2016 . Tree spatial patterns of Fagus sylvatica expansion over 37 years. Forest Ecology and Management 375: 134-145.
Kim D., Hirmas D.R., McEwan R.W., Mueller T.G., Jin Park S., Šamonil P., Thompson J.A., Wendroth O. 2016 . Predicting the Influence of Multi-Scale Spatial Autocorrelation on Soil–Landform Modeling. Soil Science Society of America Journal 80 (2): 409-419.
Šamonil P., Timková J., Vašíčková I. 2016 . Uncertainty of the detection of disturbance spatial pattern in temperate forests. Dendrochronologia 37: 46-56.
Šamonil P., Daněk P., Schaetzl R.J., Vašíčková I., Valtera M. 2015 . Soil mixing and evolution as affected by tree uprooting in three temperate forests. European Journal of Soil Science 66: 589-603.
Šamonil P., Kotík L., Vašíčková I. 2015 . Uncertainty of disturbance history detection in forest ecosystems using dendrochronology. Dendrochronologia 35: 51-61.
Anderson-Teixeira K. et al. 2015 . CTFS-ForestGEO: a worldwide network monitoringforests in an era of global change. Global Change Biology 21: 528-549.
Šamonil P., Vašíčková I., Daněk P., Janík D., Adam D. 2014 . Disturbances can control fine-scale pedodiversity in old-growth forest: Is the soil evolution theory disturbed as well? Biogeosciences. 11, 5889-5905.
Král K., McMahon S.M., Janík D., Adam D., Vrška T. 2014 . Patch mosaic of developmental stages in central European natural forests along vegetation gradient. Forest Ecology and Management 330: 17–28.
Král K., Valtera M., Janík D., Šamonil P., Vrška T. 2014 . Spatial variability of general stand characteristics in central European beech-dominated natural stands – Effects of scale. Forest Ecology and Management 328: 353–364.
Šamonil P., Doleželová P., Vašíčková I., Adam D., Valtera M., Král K., Janík D., Šebková B. 2013 . Individual-based approach to the detection of disturbance history through spatial scales in a natural beech-dominated forest. Journal of Vegetation Science 24: 1167-1184.
Šamonil P., Schaetzl R.J., Valtera M., Goliáš V., Baldrian P., Vašíčková I., Adam D., Janík D., Hort L. 2013 . Crossdating of disturbances by tree uprooting: Can treethrow microtopography persist for 6,000 years? Forest Ecology and Management 307: 123-135.
Trochta J., Král K., Janík D., Adam D. 2013 . Arrangement of terrestrial laser scanner positions for area-wide stem mapping of natural forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 43 (999): 355-363.
Vrška T., Král K. 2013 . Žofínský prales kráčí do světa. Ochrana přírody 68 (6): 22-23.
Šebková B., Šamonil P., Valtera M., Adam D., Janík D. 2012 . Interaction between tree species populations and windthrow dynamics in natural beech-dominated forest, Czech Republic. Forest Ecology and Management 280: 9–19.
Šamonil P., Valtera M., Bek S., Šebková B., Vrška T. Houška J. 2011 . Soil variability through spatial scales in a permanently disturbed natural spruce-fir-beech forest. European Journal of Forest Research. 130: 1075-1091.
Král K., Janík D., Vrška T., Adam D., Hort L., Unar P., Šamonil P. 2010 . Local variability of stand structural features in beech dominated natural forests of Central Europe: Implications for sampling. Forest Ecology and Management 260: 2196–2203.
Král K., Vrška T., Hort L., Adam D., Šamonil P. 2010 . Developmental phases in a temperate natural spruce-fir-beech forest: determination by a supervised classification method. European Journal of Forest Research 129: 339–351.
Boublík K., Lepší M., Lepší P. 2009 . Vegetation of the Žofínský Prales nature reserve (Novohradské Hory Mts., Czech Republic). Silva Gabreta 15: 121–141.
Hofmeister J., Hruška J. 2009 . A comparison of soil conditions in the Žofínský Prales nature reserve with adjacent spruce monocultures. Silva Gabreta 15: 87–96.
Kenderes K., Král K., Vrška T., Standovar T. 2009 . Natural gap dynamics in a Central European mixed beech-spruce-fir old-growth forest. Ecoscience 16: 39–47.
Kučera J. 2009 . Bryoflora of the Žofínský Prales nature reserve (Novohradské hory Mts., South Bohemia). Silva Gabreta 15: 97–120.
Modlinger R., Holuša J., Liška J., Knížek M. 2009 . Population of spruce bark beetle Ips typographus (L.) in the Žofínský Prales nature reserve (Novohradské Hory Mts., Czech Republic). Silva Gabreta 15: 143–153.
Unar P. 2009 . Changes in the vegetation of the Žofínský Prales nature reserve in the period 1975–2008. Silva Gabreta 15: 155–172.
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