Combining Physiology which explains functions and mechanisms within a living system and Ecology, focusing on interactions among organisms and their environment, makes Ecophysiology more than merging two separate fields. The term was first mentioned in 1929, when BAILEY AND SPOEHR (1929) proposed development of the field, which would include the physiology of both individual trees and forest stands. One of main characteristics in ecophysiological studies is a trait-based approach, where the adequate traits reflecting species response to a given environmental driver are chosen. Today the cross-section of the published papers between ecophysiological studies and silviculture during 1980-2017 period indicates significant increase of works covering changes in site conditions worldwide. Some theoretical principles with examples of studies linking ecophysiology and silviculture are presented, as well as their main advantages and disadvantages.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 5466022Slivicultural measures under changed climatic conditions
D.08 Management and development of research activities
COBISS.SI-ID: 5477286The purpose of this master%s thesis was to evaluate the effectiveness of natural regeneration and planting on windthrow forest area from 2007 and 2008 following salvage logging on research objects in Žovnek (near Vransko) and Črnivec. The research has been carried out on 30 sample plots (10 % 10 m). Half of them were placed on the areas of artificial remediation with sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.), common oak (Quercus robur L.) and cherry (Prunus avium L.) trees, the other half on the areas that were left to natural regeneration. In 2013 we carried out the measurements of characteristics of dominant natural seedlings and plants. We also recorded the density and coverage of natural seedlings together with the coverage of herbs and shrubs. We registered 15 different tree species. The density of spontaneously developed seedlings on areas of natural regeneration and artificial regeneration on Žovnek was approximately 3500 trees ha-1 and on Črnivec approximately 10.400 ha-1. The percentage of climax species according to the density of the trees on Žovnek was approximately 20 % and on Črnivec approximately 80 %. We believe that low percentage of climax species on Žovnek was due to tall and dense ground vegetation and its species composition. A lot of area was covered by bramble (Rubus fruticosus) and wood small-reed (Calamagrostis epigejos), which made regeneration more difficult. In natural regeneration on Žovnek the ground vegetation was up to 1.8 m high. This may be...
D.09 Tutoring for postgraduate students
COBISS.SI-ID: 5511078