Project results

Until now, the project members authored or co-authored 19 papers (16 in journals listed in ISI WoS) and additional papers are currently under preparation. The first section of the list below points out papers addressing key questions of the project. Click on the title of article to see its brief introduction. If you are interested in reading some of our papers (and you are not a subscriber to respective editorial house), do not hesitate to send an email to corresponding author or emil.cienciala@ifer.cz

Key publications:

  • Inventory data-based study

Cienciala E, Russ R, Šantrůčková H, Altman J, Kopáček J, Hůnová I, Štěpánek P, Oulehle F, Tumajer J, Stahl G (2016): Discerning environmental factors affecting current tree growth in Central Europe. Science of the Total Environment 573: 541-554

      • Tree-ring studies

Altman A., Fibich, P., Santruckova H., Dolezal J., Štěpánek P., Kopacek J., Hunova I., Oulehle F., Tumajer J., Cienciala E. (2017): Environmental factors exert strong control over climate-growth relationship of Picea abies in Central Europe. Science of The Total Environment 609: 506-516.

Cienciala E, Altman J, Doležal J, Kopáček J, Štěpánek P, Ståhl G, Tumajer J (2018): Increased spruce tree growth in Central Europe since 1960s Science of The Total Environment 619-620: 1637-1647.

Tumajer J, Altman J, Štěpánek P, Treml V, Doležal J, Cienciala E (2017): Increasing moisture limitation of Norway spruce in Central Europe revealed by forward modelling of tree growth in tree-ring network. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 247: 56-64.

      • Modeling of nitrogen deposition

Hůnová I., Kurfürst P., Stráník V., Modlík M (2017) Nitrogen deposition to forest ecosystems with focus on its different forms. Science of the Total Environment 575, 791–798.

Oulehle, F., Kopáček, J., Chuman, T., Černohous, V., Hůnová, I., Hruška, J., Krám, P., Lachmanová, Z., Navrátil, T., Štěpánek, P., Tesař, M, Evans D.C. (2016). Predicting sulphur and nitrogen deposition using a simple statistical method. Atmospheric Environment, 2016, 140: 456–468.

 

Additional publications in journals with IF:

Altman J, Fibich P, Doležal J, Aakala T (2014) TRADER: A package for Tree Ring Analysis of Disturbance Events in R. Dendrochronologia 32: 107-112.

Altman J., Doležal J. & Čížek L. (2016) Age estimation of large trees: new method based on partial increment core tested on an example of veteran oaks. Forest Ecology and Management 380: 82-89

Cienciala E, Tumajer J, Zatloukal V, Beranová J, Holá Š, Hůnová I, Russ R (2017): Recent spruce decline with biotic pathogen infestation as a result of interacting climate, deposition and soil variables. European Journal of Forest Research 136: 307-317.

Čada V., Šantrucková H., Šantrucek J., Kubištová L., Seedre M., Svoboda M. (2016) Complex physiological response of Norway spruce to atmospheric pollution – decreased carbon isotope discrimination and unchanged tree biomass increment. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7(51), 805 

Doležal J., Lehečková E., Sohar K. & Altman J. (2016) Oak decline induced by mistletoe, competition and climate change: a case study from central Europe. Preslia 88: 323-346

Hůnová I., Kurfürst P., Vlček O., Stráník V., Stoklasová P., Schovánková J., Srbová D. (2016) Towards a Better Spatial Quantification of Nitrogen Deposition: A Case Study for Czech Forests. Environmental Pollution (2016) 213, 1028–1041.

Kopáček J., Hejzlar J., Krám P., Oulehle F., Posch M. (2016) Effect of industrial dust on precipitation chemistry in the Czech Republic (Central Europe) from 1850 to 2013. Water Research, 103: 30–37.

Stepanek, P., Zahradnicek, P., Farda, A., Skalak, P., Trnak, M., Meitner, J, Rajdl, K. (2016) Projection of drought-inducing climate conditions in the Czech Republic according to Euro-CORDEX models. Climate Research, 70,179-193

Šantrůček J, Vráblová M, Simková M, Hronková M, Drtinová M, Květoň J, Vrábl D, Kubásek J, Macková J, Wiesnerová D, Neuwithová J, Schreiber L (2014): Stomatal and pavement cell density linked to leaf internal CO2 concentration. Annals of Botany 114: 191-202.

Šantrůček J, Kubásek J, Neuwirthová J, šantrůčková H, Hrádková M, Altman J, Cienciala E (in preparation): Acclimation of intrinsic water use efficiency, Ci/Ca ratio and stomatal conductance in Norway spruce in response to century-long gradual CO2 elevation.

Vilén, T., Cienciala, E., Schelhaas, M.J., Verkerk, P.J., Lindner, M., Peltola, H. (2016). Increasing carbon sinks in European forests: effects of afforestation and changes in mean growing stock volume. Forestry (Oxford) 89: 82-90

 

Additional publications in journals without IF:

Černý M, Cienciala E, Zatloukal V (2015): Inventarizace krajiny CzechTerra. Co ukazuje opakované šetření z let 2008/2009 a 2014/2015? Lesnická práce, 10: 14–16.

Cienciala E, černý M, Russ V, Zatloukal V (2015): Inventarizace krajiny CzechTerra. Vybrané výsledky šetření z let 2008/2009 a 2014/2015. Lesnická práce, 12 pp.

Šantrůčková H., Malý S., Cienciala E. (2014) Půdní organická hmota a vodní retenční kapacita půd. Povodně a sucho krajina jako základ řešení. Sborník příspěvků ze seminářů KŽP AV ČR. BU AV ČR., 2014, s. 41-48