Back to Search
Start Over
Engineering Methods of Forest Environment Protection against Meteorological Drought in Poland
- Source :
- Forests, Vol 11, Iss 614, p 614 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2020.
-
Abstract
- The forest cover in Poland reaches almost 30% of the country’s area. Polish forests are characterized by high biodiversity. Unfortunately, in recent years, the forests of Central Europe have been affected by climate change problems, in particular meteorological drought. In Poland, even those stands which consist of species that were widely recognized as drought tolerant and easily adaptable to environmental changes are beginning to die. The article presents engineering methods applicable to forest environment protection, largely developed at the University of Life Sciences in Poznań and implemented by the State Forests—National Forest Holding in Poland, to minimize the effects of drought. Among the issues raised are ways to protect forests against fires, modern technologies for fire road surface construction and small-scale water retention in forests. A comprehensive solution to problems related to progressive drought is a must. Scientists and foresters are observing the dying of large areas of stands and, at the same time, intensification of wildlife migration due to the search for new habitats as a consequence of the drought. Therefore, the issue of building animal crossings during the current dynamic expansion of the road network in Poland has also been presented in the paper. Another subject pointed to in the text is forest tourism. Forests provide opportunities for recreation and rest to society. However, the increasing tourist pressure in some regions may cause adverse environmental effects. Finally, the paper shows some examples of supporting forest environment protection using remote sensing techniques. Generally, the aim of the paper is to present experiences and comprehensive solutions implemented in Poland.
- Subjects :
- 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
0208 environmental biotechnology
Drought tolerance
Biodiversity
Wildlife
Climate change
drought
02 engineering and technology
01 natural sciences
small water retention
wildlife migration
Recreation
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
business.industry
Environmental resource management
Forestry
lcsh:QK900-989
020801 environmental engineering
fire roads
Geography
Habitat
Road surface
lcsh:Plant ecology
business
environment
Tourism
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19994907
- Volume :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Forests
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....82a6285ea959b0d73c683183cc4310f1