Acidification of forest soils in Slovakia - causes and consequences
In Slovakia, soil acidification remains an environmental and forestry related issue despite a sharp decrease in the S02. Recent monitoring of critical acid loads of Slovak forests show that around one third of Slovak forests are directly affected by acidification. In this situation, an increased bio...
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| description | In Slovakia, soil acidification remains an environmental and forestry related issue despite a sharp decrease in the S02. Recent monitoring of critical acid loads of Slovak forests show that around one third of Slovak forests are directly affected by acidification. In this situation, an increased biomass extraction from forests for energy generation purposes, considered by some decision-makers, poses a serious threat to geobiochemical cycles and may further aggravate the effect of the emissions on soils. In other parts of the country however, the drop in pH value means a soil degradation in sense of soil forming processes rather than in reference to forest production. This fact is also confirmed with the values of growing stock in Slovak forests, continually increasing since 1920. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34ba251ebb654ada857526a4bd1834712023-02-23T03:41:46ZengCzech Academy of Agricultural SciencesJournal of Forest Science1212-48341805-935X2006-12-0152Special IssueS23S2710.17221/10156-JFSjfs-200620-0002Acidification of forest soils in Slovakia - causes and consequencesV. Pichler0E. Bublinec1J. Gregor2Faculty of Forestry, Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovak RepublicInstitute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Zvolen, Slovak RepublicFaculty of Forestry, Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovak RepublicIn Slovakia, soil acidification remains an environmental and forestry related issue despite a sharp decrease in the S02. Recent monitoring of critical acid loads of Slovak forests show that around one third of Slovak forests are directly affected by acidification. In this situation, an increased biomass extraction from forests for energy generation purposes, considered by some decision-makers, poses a serious threat to geobiochemical cycles and may further aggravate the effect of the emissions on soils. In other parts of the country however, the drop in pH value means a soil degradation in sense of soil forming processes rather than in reference to forest production. This fact is also confirmed with the values of growing stock in Slovak forests, continually increasing since 1920.https://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/jfs-200620-0002_acidification-of-forest-soils-in-slovakia-causes-and-consequences.phpsoil acidificationforest ecosystemcritical stressutilization biomass |
| spellingShingle | V. Pichler E. Bublinec J. Gregor Acidification of forest soils in Slovakia - causes and consequences Journal of Forest Science soil acidification forest ecosystem critical stress utilization biomass |
| title | Acidification of forest soils in Slovakia - causes and consequences |
| title_full | Acidification of forest soils in Slovakia - causes and consequences |
| title_fullStr | Acidification of forest soils in Slovakia - causes and consequences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acidification of forest soils in Slovakia - causes and consequences |
| title_short | Acidification of forest soils in Slovakia - causes and consequences |
| title_sort | acidification of forest soils in slovakia causes and consequences |
| topic | soil acidification forest ecosystem critical stress utilization biomass |
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