Evaluation of Abiotic Controls on Windthrow Disturbance Using a Generalized Additive Model: A Case Study of the Tatra National Park, Slovakia

Evaluation of Abiotic Controls on Windthrow Disturbance Using a Generalized Additive Model: A Case Study of the Tatra National Park, Slovakia

Windthrows are the most important type of disturbance occurring in the forests of Central Europe. On 19 November 2004, the strong northeastern katabatic winds caused significant damage and land cover change to more than 126 km<sup>2</sup> of spruce forests in the Tatra National Park. The...

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Main Authors: Vladimír Falťan, Stanislav Katina, Jozef Minár, Norbert Polčák, Martin Bánovský, Martin Maretta, Stanislav Zámečník, František Petrovič
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
spruce forests
wind disturbances
climate change
abiotic factors
generalized additive model
biodiversity conservation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/11/12/1259

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