Living with storm damage to forests
Windstorms are a major disturbance factor for European forests. In the past six decades wind storms have damaged standing forest volume, which on a yearly average equals about the size of Poland's annual fellings. The evedence also indicates that the actual severity of storms in the wake of climatic changes may increase during next decades.Windstorms damages have many environmental, economic and social implications.
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Book editorial biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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European Forest Institute
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| Subjects: | climatic change, europe, forests, inventories, risk assessment, wind damage, bossen, europa, inventarisaties, klimaatverandering, risicoschatting, windschade, |
| Online Access: | https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/living-with-storm-damage-to-forests |
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| Summary: | Windstorms are a major disturbance factor for European forests. In the past six decades wind storms have damaged standing forest volume, which on a yearly average equals about the size of Poland's annual fellings. The evedence also indicates that the actual severity of storms in the wake of climatic changes may increase during next decades.Windstorms damages have many environmental, economic and social implications. |
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