Database Report

Database of Czech Forest Site Classification System

Tadeas Sterba

GIVD Database ID: EU-CZ-002	Last update: 2020-11-09
Database of Czech Forest Site Classification System	Web address:
Database manager(s): Tadeas Sterba (sterba.tadeas@uhul.cz)
Owner: Forest Management Institute Brandys nad Labem UHUL Brandys nad Labem Nabrezni 1326 250 01 Brandys nad Labem Czech Republic
Scope: Data of forest ecosystems from the Czech Republic. The numeric data of the forest sample plots contains: • vegetation data (TURBOVEG); • basic environmental and dentrometry data of the forest plots (MS Access); • soil data (Excell) – only a part of the relevés has soil analysis. The position of the forest plots is managed in GIS.
Abstract: The database of the Czech Forest Site Classification System (DCFCS) is focused on data about ecological conditions and structure of forest ecosystems in the territory of the Czech Republic. This database is managed by Forest Management Institute Brandýs nad Labem. DCFCS consists of two parts – there are numeric database and the GIS data. The numeric database includes all descriptive data of forest sample plots. Each plot is characterized by characteristics of ecotope (information about geomorphology, climate, pedology etc.) and vegetation data (information of composition and structure). Forest classification site maps with the position of sample plots represent GIS data.
Availability: according to a specific agreement	Online upload: no	Online search: no
Database format(s): TURBOVEG, MS Access, Excel	Export format(s): TURBOVEG, MS Access, Excel
Plot type(s): normal plots, time series	Plot-size range (m²): 5 to 9600
Non-overlapping plots: 39609	Estimate of existing plots: 41000	Completeness: 97%	Status: completed and continuing
Total no. of plot observations: 48977	Number of sources (biblioreferences, data collectors): 1	Valid taxa: 0
Countries (%): CZ: 100
Formations: Forest: 124% = Terrestrial: 124%
Guilds: [NA]
Plot size categories (%): 1-10 m2: 0,06%; 10-100 m2: 0,2%; 100-1000 m2: 96,9%; 1000-10000 m2: 2,8%; unknowmn: 0,1%;
Environmental data (%): altitude: 99; slope aspect: 82; slope inclination: 98; microrelief: 63; surface cover other than plants (open soil, litter, bare rock etc.): 0; other soil attributes: 99; soil pH: 12; land use categories: 100; other attributes: 12% of forest plots have a comprehensive soil chemical analysis
Performance measure(s): cover: 100%; measurements like diameter or height of trees: 80%
Geographic localisation: point coordinates less precise than GPS, up to 1 km: 100%; political units or only on a coarser scale ( above 10 km): 0%
Sampling periods: 1920-1929: 0,01%; 1930-1939: 0,01%; 1950-1959: 25,7%; 1960-1969: 36,4%; 1970-1979: 27,9%; 1980-1989: 2,1%; 1990-1999: 5,0%; 2000-2009: 2,8%
Information as of 2026-05-12; further details and future updates available from http://www.givd.info/ID/EU-CZ-002

Tadeas Sterba* (sterba.tadeas@uhul.cz)
Forest Management Institute, branch Brno, Vrazova 1, 61600 Brno, CZECH REP.
* corresponding author