ASSESSMENT OF INTENSITY OF EROSION AND NATURAL COVERAGE OF TRACTOR ROADS IN POST-EXPLOITATION PERIOD
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54652/rsf.2013.v43.i1.115Keywords:
tractor roads, post-exploitation period, erosion degree, natural coverageAbstract
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Tractor roads are often, due to un-implementation of appropriate rehabilitation measures, exposed to erosion processes of various intensity. These processes can be particularly expressed upon completion of forest harvesting works if natural conditions also have such character which favors intensification of erosion process. Intensification of erosion processes on tractor roads in post-exploitation period most often occur in cases when surface water appears on ruts. More intensive coverage occurs in cases when tree crowns do not cover tractor roads, i.e. if larger opening (of forest crop) is in close vicinity of tractor road, which enables larger presence of light and more intensive vegetation growth. This document applies erosion process intensity degree method and assessment of degree of coverage or coverage by litter. For assessment we used a scale from 1 to 5 (REBULA, 1991). Erosion intensity degree on observed locations goes from 1,86 to 3,73. Coverage of tractor roads by grass vegetation or coverage by litter is in range from 4,91 to 1,86.
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