Restoration of inland dunes and dry grasslands in military areas - LIFE+ Military Habitats project in

Southern Poland

Wojciech Mróz Kraków, Poland

DISTRICT BOARD OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN KRAKÓW

LIFE platform meeting on restoration of sand dune habitats NH Hotel, Zandvoort, the Netherlands, 15-17 June 2016

National Environment Monitoring: MONITORING OF NATURA HABITATS 2006-2014

2006: basic monitoring: 944 localities

2007: basic and detailed monitoring: 689 localities

2008: detailed and integrated monitoring : 262 localities

2009: integrated monitoring : 800 localities

2010: integrated monitoring : 800 localities

2011: integrated monitoring : 800 localities

2013: integrated monitoring : 1600 localities (new localities and first repeating of survey)

2014: integrated monitoring : 1300 localities (new localities and first repeating of survey)

Together

In 2006-2014

79 types of natural habitats

Final number of localities repeated each 6 ys – 5600 field sites!

National Environment Monitoring: MONITORING OF NATURA HABITATS 2006-2014

Parameter Conservation status

FV

Favourable ('green')

U1 Unfavourable –

Inadequate ('amber')

U2 Unfavourable -

Bad ('red')

XX Unknown

(insufficient information to mak

an assessment) Range

Area

Specific structure and functions Future prospects

General assessement

All FV or 3 FV and

1 XX

One or more U1 and no U2 One or more U2 2 or more XX with FV,

all XX

Field survey – 1 transect = 1 locality = 3 releves + observations on transect

Tran

sect

(2

00

m)

Releve 1

Releve 2

Releve 3

PARAMETER: SPECIFIC STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

indicators for 2330 and 6120 habitats

2330 – Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands

6120 – Xeric sand calcareous grasslands

Structure and

functions

Characteristic species Characteristic species

Alien invasive species Alien invasive species

Expansive species Expansive species

Expansion of trees and shrub Expansion of trees and shrub

Occurence of eolic procesess Fragementation

Area of habitats Ecotone structure

Characteristice dry grassland species

Other disturbances

6120 – Xeric sand calcareous grasslands (Koelerion glaucae)

Fot. 5. Murawy napiaskowe z strzęplicą siną Koeleria glauca.

6120 – Xeric sand calcareous grasslands (Koelerion glaucae)

• Class Koelerio glaucae-Corynephoretea canescentis

• Order Corynephoretalia canescentis

• Alliance Koelerion glaucae

• Associations:

• Corynephoro-Silenetum tataricae

• Sileno otitis-Festucetum

• Festuco psammophilae-Koelerietum glaucae

• Koelerio-Astragaletum arenarii

• Festuco-Elymetum arenarii

• Cerastio-Androsacetum septentrionalis

• Kochietum arenariae

• Diantho arenarii-Festucetum polesiacae

• Thymo-Potentilletum puberulae

6120 – Xeric sand calcareous grasslands

results of art. 11 monitoring on the level of continental region in Poland

Zagrożenia K02.01 zmiana składu gatunkowego (sukcesja) K02.02 nagromadzenie materii organicznej E01.03 zabudowa rozproszona D01.02 drogi, autostrady C01.01 Wydobywanie piasku i żwiru G01.02 turystyka piesza, jazda konna i jazda na pojazdach niezmotoryzowanych G01.03.02 rajdowe kierowanie pojazdami zmotoryzowanymi

Podsumowanie (ocena stanu zachowania na koniec okresu raportowania)

Zasięg Stan: właściwy (FV)

Powierzchnia Stan: zły (U2)

Specyficzna struktura i funkcje (z uwzględnieniem typowych gatunków)

Stan: niezadowalający (U1)

Perspektywy zachowania w przyszłości Stan: niezadowalający (U1)

Ocena ogólna stanu zachowania Stan: zły (U2) pogarszający się

Corynephorus canescens

2330 – Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands

• Class Koelerio-Corynephoretea canescentis -

• Order Corynephoretalia canescentis -

• Alliance Corynephorion canescentis

•

Association Spergulo vernalis-Corynephoretum

2330 – Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands

2330 – Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands.

Typical species

Corynephorus canescens

Polytrichum piliferum

Lichens: Cladina sp and Cornicularia aculeata

Natura 2000 site Pustynia Błędowska PLH120014

Natural habitats on Błędowska Desert

Introduced alien species

Salix acutifolia

Elymus arenarius

0

1

2

3

4

FV U1 U2

Eolic processes

0

1

2

3

4

FV U1 U2

Other disturbances

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

FV U1 U2

Alien species – caspian willow

0

1

2

3

4

FV U1 U2

Tree and shrub expansion

Management priorities

375 ha

300 ha

Area of trees and shrub removal

COMMUNE – LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENTAL OFFICE OPEN FOR TOURISTS

LIFE PROJECT 2011-2014

MILITARY TRAINING AREA – PARACHUTE JUMPING

NO PUBLIC ACCESS LIFE PROJECT 2013-2017

Obszar Natura 2000 Pustynia Błędowska PLH120014

Pustynia Błędowska – Image November 2015

9892 pcs of misfires / danger materials found and collected

exploaded, destroyed…

Clear-cutting 375 ha of pine,

forest/shrub/scarce vegetation on dunes and grasslands

Removal of cut wood

Pine logs collection

„point”removal of remaining roots

Field visit monitoring…

Preliminary results…

Safer jumping…

Better conditions for training

• TROUBLES / OBSTACLES

• Secondary succession– ASPEN!, – root suckers, birch

• Clearing the area of remaining small pieces of roots, bark, etc.

• Very difficult conditions for tree cutting and clearance – high temperature,

machine defects – sand!, difficulties in timber transport

Complicated field coordination – active military traing area, removal of misfires, removal of trees, monitoring of nature

Huge ecological experiment –

eolic processes, population dynamics, unknown rate of succesion –

lots of questions

MONITORING and DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT after the project

Wojciech Mróz

Kraków, Poland

wojtek@habitats.pl