Available Energy Partitioning During Drought at Two Norway Spruce Forests and a European Beech Forest in Central Europe

2019 ◽  
Vol 124 (7) ◽  
pp. 3726-3742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan McGloin ◽  
Ladislav Šigut ◽  
Milan Fischer ◽  
Lenka Foltýnová ◽  
Shilpi Chawla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Beech Forest ◽  
Energy Partitioning ◽  
Spruce Forests ◽  
Available Energy

Conversion of Norway spruce forests in the face of climate change: a case study in Central Europe

2017 ◽  
Vol 136 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 1013-1028 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomáš Hlásny ◽  
Ivan Barka ◽  
Joerg Roessiger ◽  
Ladislav Kulla ◽  
Jiří Trombik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Spruce Forests ◽  
The Face

scholarly journals Growth resistance and resilience of mixed silver fir and Norway spruce forests in central Europe: Contrasting responses to mild and severe droughts

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Bottero ◽  
David I. Forrester ◽  
Maxime Cailleret ◽  
Ulrich Kohnle ◽  
Arthur Gessler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Silver Fir ◽  
Spruce Forests

scholarly journals Impacts of landscape-scale windthrow and subsequent, variable reforestation on bird communities in Central Europe

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Kamp ◽  
Johanna Trappe ◽  
Luca Dübbers ◽  
Stephanie Funke
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Secondary Succession ◽  
Forest Disturbance ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Bird Communities ◽  
Long Distance

AbstractWith climate change, the area affected by and the intensity of forest disturbances such as windthrow, insect outbreaks and fire will be increasing. Post-disturbance forest management will be varied, and it is difficult to predict how much natural succession will be allowed in comparison to reforestation. Both, disturbance and reforestation will affect forest biodiversity globally, but potential shifts in species distribution, abundance and community composition are poorly understood.We studied the response of breeding bird communities to windthrow and different reforestation strategies in one of Central Europe’s largest contiguous windthrow areas created by storm Kyrill in 2007. A decade after the disturbance, we compared bird species diversity, population densities and community composition on plots in replanted beech, replanted conifers and secondary succession (all salvage-logged after the storm), with undisturbed old Norway spruce Picea abies as a control, in the setting of a natural experiment.Of the stands blown down, 95% were Norway Spruce. Reforestation strategies varied, with Spruce and non-native conifers planted on twice the area that was replanted with European Beech Fagus sylvestris. Large areas were still dominated by successional tree species a decade after the storm, especially birch, mirroring recommendations of sub-national forestry agencies to include secondary succession in future forest development. Birds responded strongly to windthrow, with a pronounced community turnover. Species associated with high conifer stands reached significantly lower densities on sample plots in disturbed areas. Replanted areas were characterized by mostly ubiquitous bird species. Areas dominated by secondary succession, especially birch Betula spp., were characterized by high densities of long-distance migrants (often species of conservation concern) and shrubland species, among them several indicator species.Our results suggest that an increase of forest disturbance across Central Europe will lead to a pronounced reorganisation of biodiversity. Strategies that allow more secondary succession, and avoid replanting allochthonous tree species are likely to benefit populations of depleted bird species, even at salvage-logged and cleared disturbance sites.

Snow disturbances in secondary Norway spruce forests in Central Europe: Regression modeling and its implications for forest management

2011 ◽  
Vol 262 (12) ◽  
pp. 2151-2161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomáš Hlásny ◽  
Štěpán Křístek ◽  
Jaroslav Holuša ◽  
Jiří Trombik ◽  
Naděžda Urbaňcová
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Regression Modeling ◽  
Spruce Forests

Bark stripping, the crucial factor affecting stem rot development and timber production of Norway spruce forests in Central Europe

2020 ◽  
Vol 474 ◽  
pp. 118360
Author(s):  
Zdeněk Vacek ◽  
Jan Cukor ◽  
Rostislav Linda ◽  
Stanislav Vacek ◽  
Václav Šimůnek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Norway Spruce ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Stem Rot ◽  
Timber Production ◽  
Bark Stripping ◽  
Spruce Forests
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