The Impact of the Method of Reclamation of the Coal Ash Dump from the “Adamów” Power Plant on the Survival, Viability, and Wood Quality of the Introduced Tree Species
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Characteristics of the Plots | ||
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Plot Number | Layer Name | Cover Thickness |
1 | ash | 0 |
2 | ash | 0 |
3 | ash | 0 |
4 | sewage sludge | 25 |
5 | sewage sludge | 25 |
6 | sewage sludge | 25 |
7 | sewage sludge | 50 |
12 | clay | 50 |
13 | clay | 50 |
14 | clay | 50 |
15 | clay | 50 |
16 | clay | 50 |
17 | sewage sludge | 50 |
Cover Name | Species | Features of Trees | Average | Min | Max | Standard Deviation | Coefficient of Variation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S25 | BL | DBH (cm) | 13.9 | 7.0 | 25.0 | 4.05 | 29.09 |
H (m) | 12.3 | 10.6 | 14.8 | 0.79 | 6.43 | ||
V (m3) | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.35 | 0.07 | 69.09 | ||
ALM | DBH (cm) | 11.0 | 7.0 | 22.0 | 3.48 | 31.56 | |
H (m) | 11.6 | 10.3 | 14.0 | 0.76 | 6.56 | ||
V (m3) | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.25 | 0.05 | 84.60 | ||
CM | DBH (cm) | 14.4 | 11.0 | 20.0 | 2.90 | 20.12 | |
H (m) | 12.3 | 11.3 | 13.5 | 0.61 | 4.99 | ||
V (m3) | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 50.82 | ||
S50 | BL | DBH (cm) | 15.2 | 7.0 | 25.0 | 3.79 | 24.93 |
H (m) | 13.7 | 11.5 | 16.7 | 1.07 | 7.79 | ||
V (m3) | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.40 | 0.07 | 58.21 | ||
ALM | DBH (cm) | 12.8 | 7.0 | 24.0 | 4.23 | 33.05 | |
H (m) | 13.1 | 11.4 | 16.4 | 1.20 | 9.16 | ||
V (m3) | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.34 | 0.08 | 88.71 | ||
CM | DBH (cm) | 13.7 | 7.0 | 22.0 | 3.66 | 26.65 | |
H (m) | 13.4 | 11.4 | 15.8 | 1.07 | 7.94 | ||
V (m3) | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.29 | 0.07 | 65.81 | ||
C50 | BL | DBH (cm) | 14.8 | 8.0 | 30.0 | 3.91 | 26.38 |
H (m) | 13.7 | 10.4 | 20.8 | 1.73 | 12.61 | ||
V (m3) | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.64 | 0.09 | 76.04 | ||
ALM | DBH (cm) | 11.6 | 7.0 | 26.0 | 3.81 | 32.97 | |
H (m) | 12.4 | 9.3 | 19.3 | 1.76 | 14.12 | ||
V (m3) | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.80 | 0.10 | 132.26 | ||
CM | DBH (cm) | 11.0 | 7.0 | 21.0 | 3.04 | 27.60 | |
H (m) | 12.0 | 9.1 | 15.5 | 1.27 | 10.54 | ||
V (m3) | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.24 | 0.05 | 80.42 | ||
AS | DBH (cm) | 9.7 | 7.0 | 23.0 | 3.1 | 31.98 | |
H (m) | 11.7 | 9.3 | 18.4 | 1.5 | 12.71 | ||
V (m3) | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.36 | 0.06 | 131.00 |
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Szadek, P.; Pająk, M.; Michalec, K.; Wąsik, R.; Otremba, K.; Kozłowski, M.; Pietrzykowski, M. The Impact of the Method of Reclamation of the Coal Ash Dump from the “Adamów” Power Plant on the Survival, Viability, and Wood Quality of the Introduced Tree Species. Forests 2023, 14, 848. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040848
Szadek P, Pająk M, Michalec K, Wąsik R, Otremba K, Kozłowski M, Pietrzykowski M. The Impact of the Method of Reclamation of the Coal Ash Dump from the “Adamów” Power Plant on the Survival, Viability, and Wood Quality of the Introduced Tree Species. Forests. 2023; 14(4):848. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040848
Chicago/Turabian StyleSzadek, Paweł, Marek Pająk, Krzysztof Michalec, Radosław Wąsik, Krzysztof Otremba, Michał Kozłowski, and Marcin Pietrzykowski. 2023. "The Impact of the Method of Reclamation of the Coal Ash Dump from the “Adamów” Power Plant on the Survival, Viability, and Wood Quality of the Introduced Tree Species" Forests 14, no. 4: 848. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040848