Cooperation

In the field of seed, nursery and forest tree selection

Analysis of the variability of forest trees, testing the progeny of forest base material. Assessment of the growth and development of basic forest material. Analysis of nursery production in the conditions of an open nursery and with the use of intensive production methods. Assessment of the production potential of forest seed resources. Testing and developing of resistance and incremental characteristics of forest tree seedlings. Verification of the rules for the use of Forest Propagating Material outside the regions of occurrence. Adaptive selection of forest trees in the conditions of climate change. Soil revitalization in ground forest nurseries.

In the field of silviculture

Natural forests as a model for close-to-nature silviculture: possibilities and limitations. Protection of biodiversity in the conditions of developed forests. Creating multifunctional stands with high adaptability in relation to the occurring and forecasted environmental and socio-economic changes. Silvicultural, economic and ecological aspects of alternative (innovative) methods of restoration and maintenance of stands. Regulation of utilization and silvicultural planning in complex stands (inventory, data collection and analysis, breeding management guidelines). Improving the methods of restoration and maintenance of stands based on the principle of biological rationalization. Conversion of stands that do not meet the objectives of multifunctional forest management.

In the field of forest meteorology and climatology

Analysis of weather and climatic conditions, including extreme phenomena. Consequences of climate change in forest ecosystems (change in the length of the growing season and its potential effects). Analysis of the microclimatic conditions of the forest, regeneration areas and forest nurseries in the aspect of possible short-term and long-term changes. Assessment of the degree of danger of a given area to drought in the light of various drought indicators. Analysis of trends in thermal, rainfall and humidity conditions in a given area. Forecasting changes in climatic conditions based on a selected climate change scenario.

In the field of dendrochronology

The impact of climate change (temperature rise, changes in rainfall regime, increased risk of drought) on the radial growth of individual species and stands. The impact of silvicultural treatments on the radial growth of individual species. Tree mortality analyzes based on radial increment patterns. Estimation of tree vitality and mortality based on radial increment analyzes. Reconstruction of the growth and increment of single-species and mixed trees and stands by dendrochronological methods.

Field-Map technology (www.fieldmap.cz), electronic calipers, ultrasonic altimeters, laser rangefinders, Postex set – effective collection and processing of tree stand data.

Incremental drills, large format scanner, CDendro, WinDendro, Tree-Ring software programs, DPL package – dendrochronological research and analysis, reconstruction of tree growth and increment.

Basic equipment for performing meteorological tests in the field (stationary and portable certified measuring instruments).

Weather station at Rogów Experimental Forest (Central Poland) with a very long observation line (from 1923).

Climate databases and data homogenization programs (Multiple Analysis program from Series for Homogenization). Original program for the analysis of the basic parameters of the thermal and forest growing season.

Laboratory dryer MEMMERT UV110 l, max. temp 300oC. Distiller Type DEM 11. Santhorius laboratory balance type M2F PRECISA BALANCES laboratory balance, type 300-9334/C 160M. Radwag Laboratory Balance Model: PS 4500.R2. HandyLab 100 pH-meter. WinRHIZO Reg 2017 scanner and computer program – laboratory tests, with particular emphasis on seed and forest nursery.

Canon 5 digital camera with Sigma Sigma 8 mm F3.5 EX DG hemispherical lens – characteristics of under-hood radiation (light) conditions.

Permanent, long-term experimental plots established in the Experimental Forests of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Rogów (also in other parts of Poland), used in provenance studies, in the field of establishingand maintenance of young stands, thinnings and forming of two-story stands. These areas also play the role of didactic and training facilities.