The Example of State Forestry Information System (SFIS) Data Application to Prognosis of Changes in Pine Forests

W pracy pokazano zastosowanie danych z podsystemu «Las» Systemu Informatycznego Lasów Państwowych (SILP) w Polsce do prognozowania zmian lasów sosnowych. Zaprezentowano specjalnie opracowany blok «GAP TAKSACYJNY» modelu komputerowego pozwalający na automatyczne wczytywanie uśrednionych danych taksacyjnych dla wydzieleń leśnych i przeprowadzenie prognoz na przykładzie nadleśnictwa Tuczno z Wielkopolski.The paper shows the application of data from the subsystem «Forest» State Forestry Information System (SILP) in Poland for forecasting changes in pine forests. There was presented a specially designed block «GAP TAKSACYJNY» of computer model that allows the automatic loading of sub-compartment forests data and carrying out prognosis on the example of forest district Tuczno in Wielkopolska

Comparision of the variability of pine stand appraisal properties in areas with different levels of industrial pollution in the Polish Lowlands

The paper contains the results of the analyses of four properties (average tree height, average dbh, standing volume, average stand volume growth) of pine stands growing on poor sites in the territory of the Polish Lowlands. The comparison of four relative values of the analysed properties among four 20−year age classes was performed. The obtained results were referred to the level of industrial pollution

Equations for predicting age of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) based on the tree circumference

In Poland black locust grows generally in parks, gardens and along roads and in forests as well. During dendrological inventories specialists often need information about age of a tree. Simple noninvasive methods utilize mainly relation between age and size of a tree. One of such methods is mathematical formula describing relation between tree's diameter (or circumference) and its age. The main objectives of the presented paper is to elaborate such formulae for trees growing either in forests stands or in an open space (single tree, trees alley or small groups). Relations between tree's age and circumference were analyzed on the background of measured trees growing in forests administrated by the State Forests National Forest Holding from a whole territory of Poland. The formulae describing relation between tree's age and circumference were developed based on 20,302 database records for trees growing in forest stands and 6267 records for trees growing in an open space. In both cases power functions showed the best matching (tab. 1) in 95% confidence interval and which lead to construction of the age tables (tab. 2 and 3). Both elaborated formulae were tested and checked out with four series of measurement data. Three control series (1 – ‘Siemianice', 2 – ‘WPN' and 3 – ‘Zielonka') show compatibility with analysed formulae, while the fourth one (4 – ‘Poznan') differed substantially. The probable reason of such situation lies in the fact that this series represented trees growing in urban conditions and having completely different growth rate

Foraging activity of bats in Scots pine stands in different growth stages

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) is economically the most important tree species in Polish forestry. Congeneric pine stands have a quite low level of biodiversity, and logging with clear sites may even cause their further decline. It is very important to discover the influence of clear−cuttings in managed pine stands on different groups of organisms. One of them are bats which play an important role in forest biotopes as a regulator of insect pests. The aim of this paper is to compare the foraging activity of bats in pine stands of different stages of growth. The study was carried out in three complexes of pine forests in western Poland: Drawska Forest, Notecka Forest and Dolnośląskie Forests. Four types of growth phases were studied: clear−cut sites (Z), young plantations in the age 2−5 years (U), 41−60−years−old stands (III) and mature stands in the age over 80 years (V). The study of the foraging bat activity was conducted with broadband ultrasound detectors Pettersson D−1000X within 3 hours after sunset in summer periods of 2013 and 2014. The recordings were analyzed with BatSound software. Total 19 180 bat passes were recorded on all 120 sampling plots. 11 bat species: Nyctalus noctula, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Eptesicus serotinus, P. nathusii, Myotis myotis, P. pygmaeus, M. nattereri, Barbastella barbastellus, N. leisleri, E. nilssonii and Vespertilio murinus and four groups of species: NEV (Nyctalus, Eptesicus, Vespertilio), MSP (Myotis), PSP (Pipistrellus), and PLE (Plecotus) were recognized (tab. 1). The dominant was common noctule N. noctula (71.5%). The highest foraging activity of bats was recorded in open areas: clear sites and plantations (fig. 1), next in mature stands and middle−aged stands. The obtained results suggest that bats can adapt to a mosaic of habitats created by clear−cutting harvesting system in managed pine forests