A5033096929- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Forest Management and Policy
- Forest ecology and management
- Regional Development and Management Studies
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Heavy metals in environment
- Marine and environmental studies
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Botanical Studies and Applications
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Agriculture and Biological Studies
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies
University of Banja Luka
2014-2024
Austrian Research Centre for Forests
2021
Changes in climate, land use, and management impact the occurrence severity of wildland fires many parts world. This is particularly evident Europe, where ongoing changes use have strongly modified fire patterns over last decades. Although satellite data by European Forest Fire Information System provide large-scale statistics across countries, there still a crucial need to collect summarize in-depth local analysis understanding condition associated challenges Europe. article aims general...
Wetlands are multifunctional systems performing as nature-based solutions (NBS) for water management. This paper provides an overview of natural and constructed wetlands their potential to support the regulation hydrological fluxes quality. can modulate peak flows by storing runoff slowly releasing it over time, with positive impacts on soil moisture. They also change overall balance influencing evapotranspiration, infiltration, groundwater recharge. enhance resilience a catchment floods...
Human-caused landscape transformation represents a danger to conserving the Earth’s natural habitats. Landscape fragmentation (LF) caused by transportation infrastructure and urban development poses threat human environmental health increasing traffic noise pollution, reducing size viability of wildlife populations, facilitating spread invasive species, recreational qualities landscape. It is especially noticeable in metropolitan areas developing countries due rapid unsupervised sprawl. In...
Understanding the importance of grassland management is crucial for predicting effects on forage production, pasture and ecosystem stability. Studies about impact in temperate humid environments soil, erosion aboveground biomass properties are lacking. This study investigates effect different managements—no grazing, moderate grazing heavy grazing—on soil properties, hydrological responses herbage quality an organic farm located Croatia. The results showed that significantly increased...
Abstract Floods are a widespread natural hazard affecting people and their assets in regions worldwide, including Southern Europe. Besides coastal floods, the Mediterranean region is highly prone to flash floods driven by short but intense precipitation events. With increasing flood risk due climate change socio‐economic conditions, governments under pressure reinforce protection measures, which could be great challenge for weak economies of non‐EU developing countries. This particular...
The paper presents the physical and chemical properties of brown soil on limestone, as well dystric silicate substrates. Research was conducted in western part Republic Srpska, territory forest management area "Mrkonjićko" three units four compartments. aim work is to analyze cambic soils different ecological vegetation conditions mentioned research area. Forests beech, fir spruce (Piceo-Abieti-Fagetum) are most represented type object. A total basic pedological profiles were opened,...
Environmental Education is essential to promote awareness and facilitate the development of environmental citizens. To contribute enhancement awareness, Iceland, Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Romania have collaborated in joint educational projects which aim at building capacities on sustainable development, delivering teaching lectures, developing open resources. This article presents past ongoing collaborations between mentioned countries, assesses status education, highlights benefits...
Wildfires are an important driver of land degradation, with detrimental impacts on soil properties, usually leading to decreasing fertility and erosion, which affect vegetation recovery. This study investigates the long-term impact wildfires topsoil horizons in Bosnia Herzegovina, where degradation is causing significant economic ecological losses. Ten years after a wildfire, 12 plots were installed areas affected by low- medium-severity fire, unburned areas. Morphological, physical chemical...
This paper presents the main characteristics of soils under degraded beech forests on Mt. Javor and possibility reintroduction spruce fir that had been cut during previous negative human activity. Research into forest soil before reforestation is not common practice in Republic Srpska, very often successful because it has established which environment conditions are most appropriate for a particular tree species. Soil degradation attributed to improper management unplanned deforestation some...
Abstract Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is a developing country facing extensive land degradation. BiH exists as decentralized state, where all (e.g., agricultural forest soils) water resources are under exclusive jurisdiction of two entities one district, rather than state‐level legislation. Complex land‐related administration occurs between that function independently from each other. The lack coordination among frequently leads to political conflicts over limited data exchange which may...
This study aimed to analyze the N storage capacity of litterfall and its impact on C mineralization in beech forests. The research was conducted at 15 sample plots under European stands located different ecological conditions territory Serbia. More than half (53%) are characterized by low very content (<8 g·kg −1 ; 9–12 ), a wide C/N ratio, which indicates slow decomposition organic soil layer. These results could be useful indicators dynamics context preserving biodiversity, stability,...
The paper presents the results of pedological research in area forest management unit "Mala Ukrina", "Usorsko-ukrinsko". covered five compartments. In each compartment, a basic profile was opened, detailed study external and internal morphology carried out, as well sampling genetic horizons for laboratory physical chemical properties. According to Soil Classification Yugoslavia (Škorić et al., 1985) distinguished three types soil: ranker, dystric brown soil ilimerized soil. geological...
Rad opisuje fizičke i hemijske osobine krečnjačko-dolomitnih crnica na šumsko-privrednom području „Mrkonjićko“, jer je ovo jedan od najzastupljenijih tipova šumskog zemljišta ovog područja. Da bi se moglo pravilno upravljati gazdovati šumama, najvažnijih koraka procjena ekološko-proizvodnih potencijala zemljišta. Bez otvaranja pedoloških profila, opisivanja osobina terenu laboratorijskih proučavanja karakteristika, nemoguće izvršiti procjenu ekološko-proizvodne vrijednosti za neko zemljište....