Journal of Forest Science, 2023 (vol. 69), issue 3
Vital rates and their multidecadal trends in the fir-beech old-growth forest of Badínsky pralesOriginal Paper
Ladislav Šumichrast, Peter Jaloviar, Matúš Komendák, Samuel Targoš, Stanislav Kucbel
J. For. Sci., 2023, 69(3):93-100 | DOI: 10.17221/167/2022-JFS 
The study aimed to quantify annual mortality and recruitment rates on permanent research plots in the Badínsky prales old-growth forest. The data measured in four stands originate from six censuses, which together cover a 48-year period. The mean annual mortality rate reached 4.2% (DBH > 2 cm) or 2.3% (DBH > 8 cm). The mortality peaked in the first part of the observation period, probably indicating an intermediate disturbance activity, and the subsequent declining trend led to minimum annual mortality during the last 20 years. We found substantially higher fir mortality in comparison with beech, primarily during the first...
The factors limiting the venison market in the Czech Republic and options for limiting their impact on the ForestryOriginal Paper
Martin Němec, Andrea Skřivánková, David Vaca, Jan Novák, Marcel Riedl, Roman Dudík, Vilém Jarský
J. For. Sci., 2023, 69(3):101-113 | DOI: 10.17221/142/2022-JFS
This article focuses on the development possibilities of the venison market in the Czech Republic. The main factors affecting the primary game market were investigated, both production limitations on the side of the hunters and on the side of the game production purchase prices. These factors were analysed in the context of the consumer prices of general meat production and the purchase prices of common meat (beef, pork). Furthermore, the size of the total game market was estimated, taking into account the export and import of this commodity. The potential venison market size for the Czech Republic was also established in the study. The gap between...
Are they both the same shit? Winter faeces of roe and red deer show no difference in nutritional componentsOriginal Paper
Stipan Čupić, Miloš Ježek, Francisco Ceacero
J. For. Sci., 2023, 69(3):114-123 | DOI: 10.17221/19/2023-JFS
Herbivorous ungulate diets affect population performance and overall forest health through balanced interactions on plant-herbivore relations; therefore, understanding them is critical. Faeces are frequently used in ungulate nutritional ecology because they can provide information about animals’ digestive efficiency. Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) have different morpho-physiological and ecological constraints, and these differences should be reflected in their faeces. On the other hand, the lack of information about the animal (sex, age, reproductive status, diet selection, etc.) may be challenging...
Use of bioreactors RITA® in the propagation of Pinus patula Schiede ex Schltdl. & Cham.Short Communication
Arturo Alonso Armas Silva, Lourdes Georgina Iglesias Andreu, Marco Antonio Ramírez Mosqueda
J. For. Sci., 2023, 69(3):124-126 | DOI: 10.17221/189/2022-JFS
The objective of the present work was to evaluate the efficacy of use of the RITA® temporary immersion system in the large-scale propagation of P. patula. The effects of four concentrations (0.00 µM, 4.50 µM, 9.00 µM, and 13.51 µM) of 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) on 10 hypocotyl explants were studied using a completely randomised design with three replicates per treatment. Five hypocotyl explants were grown in 250 mL RITA® containers of Woody Plant Culture Medium (WPM) supplemented with 20 g·L–1 sucrose and 10 mg·L–1 vitamins from Murashige and Skoog...