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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-904-4-0116

INFLUENCE OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOREST WILD BOAR ROOTING

Jakub Drimaj, Marie Balková, Jakub Špoula, Jiří Kamler, Ondřej Mikulka, Radim Plhal, Miloslav Homolka

The wild boar is a widely distributed and locally very numerous animal. The same is true in the conditions of Central Europe. Outside the growing season, it concentrates in forests, where it also actively searches for food sources. During this activity, it disturbs the soil surface, thereby significantly affecting the dynamics of the ecosystem. From an economic point of view, it limits the natural renewal of tree species, but from an ecological point of view, it changes habitat conditions and thus helps to increase biodiversity. Factors influencing the distribution of rooting across forest stands may be different. In this paper, we focused on the human factor and its influence on the rooting activity of wild boar in the Hodonínská Dúbrava, National natural monuments.

Keywords: disturbance, wildlife, soil surface, animal activity, diversity

pages: 116-118, Published: 2023, online: 2023



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