EJPAU 2010. Lipka K. , Szewczyk G. , Malec M. THE GROWTH DYNAMICS OF THE ACROTELM LAYER OF THE RAISED BOG „BÓR ZA LASEM” IN THE ORAWSKO-NOWOTARSKA BASIN

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Issue 3

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Lipka K. , Szewczyk G. , Malec M. 2010. THE GROWTH DYNAMICS OF THE ACROTELM LAYER OF THE RAISED BOG „BÓR ZA LASEM” IN THE ORAWSKO-NOWOTARSKA BASIN, EJPAU 13(3), #06.
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THE GROWTH DYNAMICS OF THE ACROTELM LAYER OF THE RAISED BOG „BÓR ZA LASEM” IN THE ORAWSKO-NOWOTARSKA BASIN

Krzysztof Lipka¹, Grzegorz Szewczyk², Magdalena Malec¹
¹ Department of Soil Reclamation and Peat-Bog Protection, University of Agriculture, Cracow, Poland
² Department of Forest an Wood Utilization, University of Agriculture, Cracow, Poland

ABSTRACT

The paper presents assessment and results of research on the rate of annual increment of organic matter accumulated in the top, only slightly decomposed acrotelm layer of a raised bog, on the basis of the age of trees which grow there (Pinus sylvestris). Additionally, the plant cover was characterised. The research showed that the average annual increment
amounts to 4.70 mm. The research object is of outstanding environmental importance with considerable aesthetic and landscape values. It is proposed that the bog should become a protected area in the form of a reserve.

Key words: raised bog, acrotelm layer, plant cover, rate of annual increment.

Krzysztof Lipka
Department of Soil Reclamation and Peat-Bog Protection,
University of Agriculture, Cracow, Poland
Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Cracow, Poland

Grzegorz Szewczyk
Department of Forest an Wood Utilization,
University of Agriculture, Cracow, Poland
Al. 29-listopada 46, 31-425 Cracow, Poland

Magdalena Malec
Department of Soil Reclamation and Peat-Bog Protection,
University of Agriculture, Cracow, Poland
Al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Cracow, Poland

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