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Abstract: Forest microclimate is strongly affected by local topography and management activities, as these directly alter overstory structure. In the present work we analysed the dependence of observed patterns of spatio-temporal microclimatic variations on topographic, canopy- and management-related factors. A forestry experiment was conducted in managed fir-beech forests in the Dinaric Mountains (Slovenia), which are characterized by rugged karstic terrain with numerous sinkholes. In 2012, cutting treatments representing a range in the intensity of overstory removal were performed: uncut controls (CON), 50% cut of stand growing stock (intermediate management intensity % IMI) and 100% cut (high management intensity % HMI) creating 0.4 ha canopy gaps. Fine-scale variation in aspect and slope and its effects on microclimate was assessed by comparing central, south-facing and north-facing within-sinkhole positions. We measured microclimatic variables (air temperature % T, relative humidity % RH) 0.5 m above the ground over three consecutive post-treatment growing seasons. Microclimatic variables showed an increase (T and vapour pressure deficit % VPD) or decrease (RH) with management intensity. Daily Tmax and VPDmax in HMI treatment were up to 5.9°C (on average 3.5°C) and up to 1.4 kPa (on average 0.6 kPa) higher than those in CON treatment, respectively, whereas daily RHmin was up to 22.7 (on average 13.0) percentage points lower. Regarding intra-seasonal patterns, microclimatic differences between treatments were largest during the summer. South-facing plots in the HMI treatment overall exhibited the most extreme conditions, i.e. the highest Tmax and lowest RHmin. Differences in microclimate between treatments were strongly modulated by canopy cover. The results also suggest that overstory removal increases topography-mediated variation in microclimate, as evidenced by significant differences in T, RH and VPD along the fine-scale topographic gradient within the created canopy gaps.
Keywords: tree cutting, air temperature, relative humidity, vapour pressure deficit, karst topography, canopy cover
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Abstract: Raziskovali smo poškodovanost drevja zaradi snega v pretežno mešanih gozdnih sestojih na bukovih rastiščih v Sloveniji. V analizo smo vključili 22.609 oddelkov s prevladujočimi bukovimi rastišči, v katerih je bil delež bukve vsaj 10 % lesne zaloge sestojev. Delež iglavcev v sanitarnem poseku je bil večji pri snegolomih in vetrolomih, pri žledolomih sta bila deleža listavcev in iglavcev skoraj enaka. V bukovih gozdovih je zaradi snega najbolj poškodovano drevje v mlajših in srednjedobnih razvojnih fazah debelin 20%40 cm. Na podvzorcu 363 oddelkov, za katere smo pridobili podatke o lastnostih snežne odeje, smo z binarno logistično regresijo izdelali model verjetnosti pojava snegoloma. V model smo vključili spremenljivke količine snega v spomladanskih mesecih, fitoregijo, skalnatost, naklon terena in matično podlago. Najpomembnejša spremenljivka je bila količina snega v spomladanskih mesecih. Razlog za relativno visok sanitarni posek v bukovih gozdovih je povečan delež smreke v gozdnih sestojih, bukev je veliko manj dovzetna za poškodbe zaradi snega kot smreka. Za povečanje odpornosti sestojev predlagamo pogostejša klasična redčenja nižjih jakosti ali uvedbo situacijskih redčenj v sestojih mlajših in srednjedobnih sestojih.
Keywords: Fagus sylvatica, bukova rastišča, binarna logistična regresija, pojav poškodbe, snegolomi, naravne motnje, gozdovi
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Keywords: sanitarno inženirstvo, sanitarni inženirji, slovenski dnevi sanitarnega inženirstva, 2018, razstava, mestni muzej ljubljana
Published in DiRROS: 18.08.2020; Views: 2198; Downloads: 911
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Keywords: varstvo gozdov, monitoring, stanje gozdov, zdravstveno stanje krošenj, popis povzročiteljev poškodb, meteorološke meritve, osutost dreves, poročila, Slovenija
Published in DiRROS: 04.08.2020; Views: 2950; Downloads: 1033
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