| Autor: |
P. Matulewski, A. Buchwal, A. Zielonka, D. Wrońska-Wałach, K. Čufar, H. Gärtner |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
Ecological Indicators, Vol 121, Iss , Pp 107095- (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1470-160X |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107095 |
| Popis: |
The impact of hiking in forested areas is one of the main factors affecting the condition of tree growth along hiking trails. Trampling causes common exposure of roots and quantification of the human impact on root radial growth and wood anatomy requires careful assessment. To accurately identify the radial growth changes in Pinus sylvestris roots, we conducted a stepwise cross-dating using trampled roots from a hiking trail and reference roots. Such approach was previously not applied in a lowland area. In addition, we investigated the factors that influence the root-stem radial growth coherency, including soil properties, root and trail morphology. Changes in radial growth and wood anatomy were examined in three parts of the root system: buried, transition and trampling zone. The radial growth for each root zone was compared with corresponding stem and reference root and stem chronology. In total, we investigated 204 roots and 97 tree stems for the common period 1970–2015. Missing rings were found to be a common phenomenon in all root zones, except in the exposed lateral roots in the trampling zone. The highest number of wedging and missing rings was observed in the trampling and transition zones, respectively. The total number of wedging rings increased with an increasing distance from the stem. The events of root exposure in the trampling zone were highly coupled with the formation of scars (r = 0.51, p |
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