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Phenological Observation Treatment in the Landscape Mapping

of the Vysoké Pole Experimental Site

Aleš VÁVRA

First InDOG Doctoral Conference, 29th October - 1st November 2012, Olomouc

Landscape observation and mapping – Why is important? Landscape - selected part of the earth's surface with a typical

combination of natural and cultural elements The basic components of the landscape include topography,

soil, waters, climate, vegetation cover, fauna and human - all components interact on each other

Landscape can be – natural or cultural

It is important to observe and understand relationships in the landscape - prevent to negative intervention and ensure sustainability

First InDOG Doctoral Conference, 29th October - 1st November 2012, Olomouc

Phenology is the study of periodic cycle of plants life events and how these are influenced by seasonal and interannual variations of climate.

Phenology is part of the bioclimatology.

Phenological phases (signs) of plants - Phenological phases (phenophases) is well recognizable and annually recurring state of the development of plants.

We observe several phenophases in the growing season on each plant.

Phenology

First InDOG Doctoral Conference, 29th October - 1st November 2012, Olomouc

Growing season - Timeframe in which the good climatic conditions (enough heat, plenty of rainfall) allow progress of the major life functions of plants.

Usually lasts from March to November.(it depands on location and conditions)

The most important phenological phases (at a wood plants):- Bud burst - Inflorence emergency-First leaves - Beginning of flowering-Yellowing of leaves - End of flowering-Leaves fallen - Fruit ripennes

Phenological observation

First InDOG Doctoral Conference, 29th October - 1st November 2012, Olomouc

The results are applied in:

Agriculture and forestry – Research of vegetation cycles and determination of their time of sowing, harvesting, yields

Climate models and predictions – creation of phenological models and comparison with climate models

Human health – important for determining the onset, duration and location of pollen situations

Applications of phenological observations

First InDOG Doctoral Conference, 29th October - 1st November 2012, Olomouc

Phenological observations are in direct relation to climatic influences - phenological maps can be compared with climate maps

Phenological mapping can express spatial aspect of data from observation

Based on phenological map, we can predict future phenologic development

Several methods of phenological mapping, depand on: number of observed phenological data spatial arrangement of input data scale of mapping

Phenological mapping

First InDOG Doctoral Conference, 29th October - 1st November 2012, Olomouc

Focused on comprehensive approach to phenological mapping of the landscape

Practically verify integration of several methods of data collection for the study of landscape

Phenological activities are observed in several different periods

Result will be time serie of observations, can be useful for predictive modelling of phenological conditions of the studied area

Aims of research

First InDOG Doctoral Conference, 29th October - 1st November 2012, Olomouc

Experimental site is the location of the Vysoké Pole village.

The location lies at an altitude of 423 m, about 7 km northwest of the town Valašské Klobouky (Zlín Region).

Site is using for research and study purposes

Several method of monitoring oflandscape in this area

Study area - Experimental Site Vysoké Pole

First InDOG Doctoral Conference, 29th October - 1st November 2012, Olomouc

1. Phenological observation 3 sites with different conditions Observation of 4 wild species Collection of data from June –

it will continue in the spring

2. Monitoring of abiotics factors by network of sensors

Monitoring of air temperature, air moisture and precipitation

Places with sensors are near of sites of pnenological observation

Methods

First InDOG Doctoral Conference, 29th October - 1st November 2012, Olomouc

3. Remote sensing from UAV Device for small-scale photography Visible part of part spectrum Infrared part spectrum

4. Analyses of DEM DEM from laserscaning We can analyse terrain properities Using for vizualization

Methods

First InDOG Doctoral Conference, 29th October - 1st November 2012, Olomouc

First InDOG Doctoral Conference, 29th October - 1st November 2012, Olomouc

Observations in several periods for 14 days Choosing of 3 locations and 4 species Identify of phenophases make photo documentation Consulting with experts on phenology

Current phonological observations

First InDOG Doctoral Conference, 29th October - 1st November 2012, Olomouc

First InDOG Doctoral Conference, 29th October - 1st November 2012, Olomouc

Spatial and statistical analyses of phenological observation

Compared with data from official phenological station (with similar characteristics)

Integration with other method of monitoring in our site Correlation of with measured abiotics results from sensor

network Compare with UAV images

Vizaulization at the polythematical map

Future works

First InDOG Doctoral Conference, 29th October - 1st November 2012, Olomouc

Aleš VÁVRA, 30. 10. 2012, KGI UP Olomoucales.vavra@upol.cz

Thank you for attention