| Name of article: | Tis červený (Taxus baccata L.) a jeho význam v přírodě blízkém obhospodařování lesů v podmínkách klimatické změny – review |
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| DOI: | 10.59269/zlv/2025/1/753 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Author: | Michal Bledý, Stanislav Vacek, Zdeněk Vacek, Aleš Zeidler, Jakub Černý, Jan Cukor, Michal Kuběnka, Karol Tomczak, Ivan Lukáčik, Ivo Králíček |
European yew (Taxus baccata L.) is a key tree species in forest ecosystems, contributing to biodiversity and ecosystem stability. However, its populations have declined significantly due to historical overexploitation, habitat fragmentation, and increasing environmental pressures, particularly under ongoing climate change. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the ecological characteristics, distribution, and silvicultural management of yew, emphasising its role in close-to-nature forest management. It discusses the species’ resilience to drought, shade tolerance and potential for adaptation to changing environmental conditions. Conservation strategies including natural and artificial regeneration, site-specific silvicultural interventions and the need for wildlife management to mitigate herbivore damage are also reviewed. The economic and pharmacological importance of yew, particularly as a source of taxanes for anticancer treatment, is also highlighted. The review also examines the sensitivity of the species to biotic and abiotic stressors and predicts its future distribution under climate change scenarios. The results highlight the need for targeted conservation measures, assisted migration, and adaptive forest management to sustain yew populations. Future research should integrate genetic diversity studies, climate modelling, and field-based silvicultural experiments to increase the species’ viability and ecological functions in European forest ecosystems.
