Vývoj a struktura přirozeného zmlazení v NPR Razula

The National Nature Reserve Razula is a heritage of a fir-beech forest primeval character with an admixture of European spruce and sycamore maple, typical for the area of the Western Carpathians. This bachelor thesis deals with the analysis of the structure and dynamics of natural regeneration. The analysis was conducted on circular investment area, regularly situated in a square net over the entire area of the reservation. Work focuses the presence of natural regeneration of silver fir because of long term decline of its representation in the forests. Although fir is the most naturally regenerative tree species in the reservation, the individual growth rarely reaches the height of 0.5 m. The main factor is the damage by wild animals. The damage reaches nearly 60 % of individual trees higher than 0.15 m. Today there is a strong representation of beech, which thanks to its amount of natural regeneration at these habitats and ability to compensate for grazing