Zmiany w zasięgu lasów w Górach Świętokrzyskich w ostatnich 200 latach
Changes in forest coverage of the Holy Cross Mountains during last 200 years

Summary/Abstract: In this work we discuss the forest area and coverage stability in the Holy Cross Mountains in Poland. We analyzed data from the beginning of the 19th century to 2011. The analysis was based on the comparative cartographic methodology in GIS using four archival and one contemporary maps showing forest coverage in 1800, 1900, 1930, 1983, and 2011. The area of the highest forest coverage stability, where the presence of forest was documented on every analyzed map is 21,0% of the Holy Cross Mountains. The area corresponding to 28,9% of the Holy Cross Mountains was periodically covered by forest. Forests in the Holy Cross Mountains are natural landscape dominants, covering mostly mountain ranges and hilltops.

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