20.500.12556/DiRROS-15298 River distance, stand basal area, and climatic conditions are the main drivers influencing lying deadwood in riparian forests Riparian forests are among the most diverse terrestrial ecosystems, yet their biodiversity is increasingly threatened by habitat degradation, climate change, river regulation and invasive species. We investigated deadwood, widely recognized as an indicator for forest biodiversity, in riparian forests of the Mura-Drava-Danube Transboundary Biosphere Reserve. The Biosphere Reserve is a conservation area that spans five countries and three rivers located in south-eastern Europe. In detail, we analyzed the drivers of lying deadwood volume, occurrence and decay related to floodplain type, silvicultural management, and climatic conditions using regression models. Lying deadwood occurrence and volume significantly decreased as distance from the river edge increased, indicating that river dynamics likely play a role in deadwood accumulation in riparian forests. Deadwood volume was also positively influenced by stand basal area, a parameter that can be directly addressed by silvicultural management. Deadwood decay was affected positively by temperature and negatively by precipitation, highlighting the importance of climatic conditions on decay progression. However, in order to draw more accurate conclusions about the drivers and dynamics of deadwood in riparian forests, further monitoring efforts that consider river flooding and flow regime, deadwood transport and saproxylic organism activity in addition to forest management and site conditions, are needed. alluvial forest hardwood floodplain deadwood decay Mura-Drava-Danube transboundary biosphere reserve riparian area softwood floodplain UNESCO biosphere reserve wetlands poplavni gozd razkroj mrtvega lesa biosferni rezervat Mura-Drava-Donava mokrišče UNESCO true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Neznano 2022-07-18 11:43:24 2022-07-18 11:43:27 2022-08-21 03:36:37 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 18. 7. 2022; 8 str. art. 120415 Vol. 520 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 630*26 1872-7042 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120415 115647491 RAZ_Oettel_Janine_i2022.pdf RAZ_Oettel_Janine_i2022.pdf 1 F322A8D575D3405B44D7D24F9D8C09CC cdd177af026e9087cb0c83fe06afc20598300a1e1860d44c34c2d93175723459 f733419d-17b6-11ed-b6b8-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=20111 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112722004091 1 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=20110 Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije 0 0 0