| dc.description.abstract | Forest edges generally represent a very important element of ecological stability. The goal
of this paper is to classify the types of anthropogenic forest edges in the area of Starohorské
Mountains and to analyse anthropogenic impacts on the selected attributes of forest edges.
We evaluated the attributes of abiocomplex, type of forest edge, its structure, consistence,
species composition and other factors. The differences in environment variables and anthropic
impact were influenced by singularities in the composition and species variability of
vegetation. In the monitored areas we defined seven types and four subtypes of forest edges
according to its vertical and horizontal structure. With the help of detrended correspondence
analysis (DCA) we also interpreted organization relevés and species by gradients of environment
variables, and with the help of canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) we tested their
statistical significance. From the results of our research, there is a clear tendency for high
diversity of living species in the forest edge. Environmental variables interpreting the highest
volume of species variability are the altitude and transect position. | en |
