Journal of Forest Science, 2021 (vol. 67), issue 11
Methods for monetary valuation of ecosystem services: A scoping reviewReview
Egor Selivanov, Petra Hlaváčková
J. For. Sci., 2021, 67(11):499-511 | DOI: 10.17221/96/2021-JFS 
Adequate assessment of ecosystem services is important for the development of policies and management plans related to forestry activities and the environment. Carefully identified ecosystem values can determine which options policy makers should prioritize to provide the greatest benefit. There are numerous methods used by researchers to evaluate ecosystem services. The most widely applied methods are monetary valuation methods, they are often deemed to be the most pragmatic language when it comes to communication with political and business institutions. The main goal of this review is to analyse available literature using the methodology particular...
The impact of agricultural land afforestation on soil water content in Central BohemiaOriginal Paper
Jan Vopravil, Pavel Formánek, Darina Heřmanovská, Tomáš Khel, Karel Jacko
J. For. Sci., 2021, 67(11):512-521 | DOI: 10.17221/108/2021-JFS
In the Czech Republic, the afforestation of agricultural land has been supported by providing subsidies from the government and the European Union. Afforestation of less-productive agricultural land provides many benefits including carbon sequestration, soil erosion control, biodiversity, water retention, cooling, social benefits, decreasing noise and light pollution, increasing air quality, wind speed reduction, oxygen production, wood production and non-wood products. In some aspects, it is possible to produce wood of the same quality on former agricultural land compared to permanent forest land. In this study, we attempted to find out the course...
Norway maple (Acer platanoides) and pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) demonstrate different patterns of genetic variation within and among populations on the eastern border of distribution rangesOriginal Paper
Artur Akhmetov, Ruslan Ianbaev, Svetlana Boronnikova, Yulai Yanbaev, Aygul Gabitova, Aleksey Kulagin
J. For. Sci., 2021, 67(11):522-532 | DOI: 10.17221/78/2021-JFS
Norway maple (Acer platanoides L.) is a key species of broadleaved forests whose population genetics is poorly studied using modern genetic tools. We used ISSR analysis to explore genetic diversity and differentiation among 10 Russian populations on the eastern margin of the species range of distribution, and to compare the revealed patterns with the results of our population genetic studies of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.). In the first set comparatively high heterozygosity and allelic diversity were found (expected heterozygosity HE = 0.160 ± 0.033, number of alleles na = 1.440...
Comparison of Scots pine growth dynamics in Polissya and Steppe zone of UkraineOriginal Paper
Viktoriia Lovynska, Andriy Terentiev, Petro Lakyda, Svitlana Sytnyk, Olexander Bala, Yuriy Gritsan
J. For. Sci., 2021, 67(11):533-543 | DOI: 10.17221/93/2021-JFS
The goal of the study was to compare the dynamic changes in individual biometric indices of Scots pine in different natural zones of Ukraine, Polissya and Steppe. Scots pine stands were mainly concentrated in the Polissya zone, and their area was 3.6 times larger than that of forests in the Steppe zone, and the total wood stock by 4.6 times. The regression equations for biometric indices of artificial modal stands were developed. A comparison of the average height, diameter, and wood stock for pine stands of site index Іа, I, and II growing in Polissya and Steppe was made. It was found that the average differences in the average...