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    • Operating Characteristics of a Timber Trailer with a Hybrid Drive 

      Zemánek, Tomáš; Procházka, Petr; Pazdera, Ivo; Neruda, Jindřich; Mergl, Václav; Vítek, Ondřej; Ulrich, Radomír; Staněk, Luboš (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2022)
      This paper deals with the design and operational evaluation of a timber tractor-trailer unit with a hybrid trailer drive. The source of electrical energy for the two induction motors driving the front wheels of the tandem ...
    • Overgrazing strongly impedes the natural regeneration of the endemic Boswellia species on Socotra Island 

      Hamdiah, Salem; Eler, Klemen; Van Damme, Kay Patrick S; Attorre, Fabio; La Montagna, Dario; De Sanctis, Michele; Shaneyehen, Mohammed; Amar, Mohammed; Marfo, Theodore Danso; Maděra, Petr (Česká akademie zemědělských věd, 2024)
      Frankincense trees (Boswellia spp.) worldwide are affected by a number of threats, including global warming and changing land management practices. On the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen), which harbours eleven endemic Boswellia ...
    • Overwinter Storage of European Beech and Norway Spruce Planting Stock: Effect of Different Methods and Temperature Conditions 

      Pantová, Petra; Houšková, Kateřina; Mauer, Oldřich (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2021)
      The aim of this research was to compare methods of overwinter storage of forest tree species planting stock and to specify of the optimal and the minimal temperature for freezing. Planting stock of European beech and Norway ...
    • The palaeoclimatic potential of recent oak tree-ring width chronologies from southwest Ukraine 

      Sochová, Irena; Kolář, Tomáš; Árvai, M.; Bošeľa, M.; Čufar, K.; Kern, Z.; Kyncl, J.; Marčiš, P.; Mészáros, I.; Morgós, A.; Mursa, A.; Popa, A.; Roibu, C-C.; Sopushynskyy, I.; Rybníček, Michal (Elsevier GmbH, Urban und Fischer Verlag GmbH, 2024)
      Better insights into spatio-temporal climate signals are needed to understand more clearly the applicability to palaeoclimatic analysis and dendrochronological dating of the long tree-ring oak chronologies currently being ...
    • Partial asynchrony of coniferous forest carbon sources and sinks at the intra-annual time scale 

      Silvestro, Roberto; Mencuccini, Maurizio; García-Valdés, Raúl; Antonucci, Serena; Arzac, Alberto; Biondi, Franco; Buttò, Valentina; Camarero, J. Julio; Campelo, Filipe; Cochard, Hervé; Čufar, Katarina; Cuny, Henri E.; de Luis, Martin; Deslauriers, Annie; Drolet, Guillaume; Fonti, Marina V.; Fonti, Patrick; Giovannelli, Alessio; Gričar, Jožica; Gruber, Andreas; Gryc, Vladimír; Kašpar, Jakub; Treml, Václav; Urban, Josef; Vavrčík, Hanuš; + 48 Authors (Nature Publishing Group, 2024)
      As major terrestrial carbon sinks, forests play an important role in mitigating climate change. The relationship between the seasonal uptake of carbon and its allocation to woody biomass remains poorly understood, leaving ...
    • Patterns of Ips cembrae (Herr) infestation on trap and standing trees of European larch (Larix decidua Mill.) 

      Špoula, Jakub; Kula, Emanuel (Northeast Forestry University, 2023)
      The large larch beetle, Ips cembrae, is a significant pest causing the death of larch. In 2020, the attack density of I. cembrae on larch trap trees and standing trees was evaluated using sample sections placed along the ...
    • Perception of Locals on Multiple Contributions of NTFPs to the Livelihoods of Forest Fringe Communities in Ghana 

      Asamoah, Obed; Danquah, Jones Abrefa; Bamwesigye, Dastan; Boakye, Emmanuel Amoah; Appiah, Mark; Pappinen, Ari (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2024)
      Forest-dwelling residents frequently collect non-timber forest products (NTFPs) for various reasons, such as food, medicine, firewood, religious reasons, or handicrafts. This study examines the multiple benefits derived ...
    • Phylogeography, origin and population structure of the self-fertile emerging plant pathogen Phytophthora pseudosyringae 

      Mullett, Martin; Harris, Anna R.; Scanu, Bruno; Van Poucke, Kris; LeBoldus, Jared; Stamm, Elizabeth; Bourret, Tyler B.; Christova, Petya K.; Oliva, Jonás; Redondo, Miguel A.; Talgø, Venche; Corcobado Sánchez, Tamara; Milenković, Ivan; Goncalves Horta Jung, Marília do Rosário; Webber, Joan; Heungens, Kurt; Jung, Thomas (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2024)
      Phytophthora pseudosyringae is a self-fertile pathogen of woody plants, particularly associated with tree species from the genera Fagus, Notholithocarpus, Nothofagus and Quercus, which is found across Europe and in parts ...
    • Physical Properties of Silver Fir (Abies alba L.) Wood Cladding Modified by Traditional Japanese Charring Method 

      Ebner, David Hans; Gryc, Vladimír; Barbu, Marius-Catalin; Čermák, Petr (North Carolina State University, 2023)
      Silver fir (Abies alba L.) wood samples were charred on one surface using an enhanced version of the traditional Japanese Yakisugi method. The 15 charred boards obtained from five charring chimneys were divided into three ...
    • Physical-Mechanical Properties of Peat Moss (Sphagnum) Insulation Panels with Bio-Based Adhesives 

      Morandini, Marco; Kain, Guenther; Eckardt, Jonas; Petutschnigg, Alexander; Tippner, Jan (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2022)
      Rising energy and raw material prices, dwindling resources, increased recycling, and the need for sustainable management have led to growth in the smart materials sector. In recent years, the importance and diversity of ...
    • Phytophthora, Nothophytophthora and Halophytophthora diversity in rivers, streams and riparian alder ecosystems of Central Europe 

      Corcobado Sánchez, Tamara; Cech, Thomas L.; Daxer, Andreas; Ďatková, Henrieta; Janoušek, Josef; Patra, Sneha; Jahn, Daniella; Hüttler, Christine; Milenković, Ivan; Tomšovský, Michal; Goncalves Horta Jung, Marília do Rosário; Jung, Thomas (Springer Heidelberg, 2023)
      Waterways are ideal pathways for Phytophthora dispersal and potential introduction to terrestrial ecosystems. While many Phytophthora species from phylogenetic clades 6, 9 and 10 are predominant oomycetes in watercourses ...
    • Plastic deformation assessment of sawdust-rPET composites under bending load 

      Hosseini, Seyyed Behnam; Gaff, Milan; Smardzewski, Jerzy (Elsevier Science BV, 2024)
      Due to the scarcity of raw wood materials and the current state of the market's economic growth, the development of novel composite materials utilizing alternate raw material sources is crucial. Sawdust and waste polymers, ...
    • Population dynamics of the common shrew (Sorex araneus) in Central European forest clearings 

      Dokulilová, Martina; Krojerová, Jarmila; Heroldová, Marta; Čepelka, Ladislav; Suchomel, Josef (Springer New York, 2023)
      The population dynamics of shrews (Soricidae) are not well known even though they form an important part of forest ecosystems and represent suitable bioindicators of ecosystem quality. The aim of this study was to evaluate ...
    • Predicted occurrence of ancient coppice woodlands in the Czech Republic 

      Maděra, Petr; Machala, Martin; Slach, Tomáš; Friedl, Michal; Černušáková, Linda; Volařík, Daniel; Buček, Antonín (Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology, 2017)
      Coppicing started in the Neolithic period and has been practiced throughout European history. This traditional silvicultural system was abandoned in many European countries during the 20th century. The Czech Republic now ...
    • Production and soil restoration effect of pioneer tree species in a region of allochthonous Norway spruce dieback 

      Martiník, Antonín; Adamec, Zdeněk; Houška, Jakub (Česká akademie zemědělských věd, 2017)
      The paper analyses the growth, structure, production and soil chemistry of different tree species stands 20 years after allochthonous spruce dieback. The experiment was carried out at lower altitudes (300 m a.s.l.) at rich ...
    • Properties of lightweight particleboard made with sunflower stalk particles in the core layer 

      Bekhta, Pavlo; Kozak, Ruslan; Gryc, Vladimír; Pipíška, Tomáš; Sedliačik, Ján; Reh, Roman; Ráheľ, Jozef; Rousek, Radim (Elsevier Science BV, 2023)
      In this study we assessed the efficacy of manufacturing lightweight particleboards using sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) stalk particles. Three-layer lightweight particleboards with target densities of 350, 450 and 550 ...
    • Properties of Plywood Panels Composed of Thermally Densified and Non-Densified Alder and Birch Veneers 

      Bekhta, Pavlo; Pipíška, Tomáš; Gryc, Vladimír; Sedliačik, Ján; Král, Pavel; Ráheľ, Jozef; Vaněrek, Jan (MDPI AG (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute-MDPI), 2023)
      Ukrainian companies mainly use birch in the manufacture of plywood, but species, such as black alder, are not yet widely used in the manufacture of plywood due to their poorer properties. It is well known that thermal ...
    • Proposal of a method for the evaluation of the employment possibilities for people with special needs on woodworking machines 

      Gerbrich, Ondřej; Král, Pavel (Mendelova univerzita v Brně, 2017)
      The employment opportunities for people with special needs in the field of woodworking have not yet been mapped out in the Czech Republic. All the current experience in this area has been directly acquired from individual ...
    • Prostorová závislost bazické saturace na zrnitostním a chemickém složení lesních půd v individuálním nebo typologickém členění 

      Samec, Pavel; Tišlerová, Anna; Horáček, Matěj; Tomášová, Gabriela; Kučera, Miloš (Česká geografická společnost, 2023)
      Půdní bazická saturace (BS) je fyzikálně-chemickou vlastností využívanou při klasifikaci suchozemských ekosystémů. V této studii jsme se zaměřili na porovnání půdní BS a prostorově souvisejících fyzikálních a chemických ...
    • The Protection of Ash Trees Against Ash Dieback by Tree Injections 

      Rozsypálek, Jiří; Martinek, Petr; Palovčíková, Dagmar; Jankovský, Libor (Elsevier GmbH, 2023)
      Ash dieback caused by a non-native pathogenic fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus has been decimating populations of European Fraxinus species for over 30 years. Nevertheless, there is still a considerable amount of valuable ...