Natural and artificial threats of forests in the Ujsoły Forest District Cover Image

Naturalne i sztuczne zagrożenia lasów w Nadleśnictwie Ujsoły
Natural and artificial threats of forests in the Ujsoły Forest District

Author(s): Dominika Bednarz
Subject(s): Agriculture, Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: stands; forest management; forest; Ujsoły Forest District; forest threats;

Summary/Abstract: This article includes an overview of factors affecting the decay of forest in the Ujsoły Forest District and presents ways to combat these factors, carried out by the Forest District. It was shown that there are natural and artificial hazards that have a negative impact on the health condition of forests in the Ujsoły Forest District. Their evaluation was based on the materialsmade available by the Forest Inspectorate, the results of the interview with its employees and survey information obtained from the local population, as well as own field observations. The research shows that the most negative impact on the health condition of forests in the Ujsoły Forest District are insects, mainly spruce bark beetle. Pests are fungi, animals, as well as someclimatic factors. Their disposal is difficult, but it can be weakened by properly managed forest management by both the forest inspectorate and private forest owners.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 44-63
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish