The Journal "Agriculture and Forestry"
Časopis "Poljoprivreda i šumarstvo"
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Year 2014, Volume 60 Issue 4
| Year : | 2014 |
| Volume : | 60 |
| Issue : | 4 |
| Authors : | Aleksandr ROMANOV, Aleksandr KOCHKIN, Iuliia ROGIZNAYA, Oksana FOTINA |
| Title : | FOREST DEGRADATION AT WINTER RECREATION PLACES |
| Abstract : | Studies were conducted from January 2013 to April 2014. The object of our study is pine green-moss. It is 110-140 years old. The relative density of the investigated forest plot is 0.7. The object locates in an officially recognized faunal zone of an urban forest park. The studied ski trail includes three relief elements. These are the watershed, the western slope and the foot of the slope. Ski-run has a distinctive profile by two types of skiing. The first is the movement "skating move"; the second is the movement "classical course". Once a week snowmobiles went along the ski-run: it was prepared for the competition. We selected three typical points on each element of the relief. We have measured the snow conditions, the physical condition of the soil, litter and living ground cover at each point. The measurements were triplicated. The snow density on the ski run was 0.6 g/cm3. This value was more one of the area outside recreation. The high density of the snow on the track stretches its melting period for 2-3 weeks. At least, the snow melts on the watershed. This provokes the processes of water erosion on sloping sections of the route. There is no in the centre of the track. The soil freezes on the track. Field layer remains only at the edges of the track. Pine cores were measured for moisture in April 2014. The wood moisture of pines growing near the border of the track was lower than one of the pines growing away from the track. The difference was 10 %. |
| For citation : | Aleksandr ROMANOV, Aleksandr KOCHKIN, Iuliia ROGIZNAYA, Oksana FOTINA (2014): FOREST DEGRADATION AT WINTER RECREATION PLACES. Agriculture & Forestry, Vol. 60 Issue 4: 21-28, Podgorica |
| Keywords : | winter recreation, ski-run, green moss pinery, snow density, field layer, forest litter |
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