Torben Hilmers (Author), Admir Avdagić (Author), Leszek Bartkowicz (Author), Kamil Bielak (Author), Franz Binder (Author), Andrej Bončina (Author), Laura Dobor (Author), David I. Forrester (Author), Martina Hobi (Author), Aida Ibrahimspahić (Author), Matija Klopčič (Author), Thomas Andrew Nagel (Author)

Abstract

Mixed mountain forests of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst), and silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) cover a total area of more than 10 million hectares in Europe. Due to altitudinal zoning, these forests are particularly vulnerable to climate change. However, as little is known about the long-term development of the productivity and the adaptation and mitigation potential of these forest systems in Europe, reliable information on productivity is required for sustainable forest management. Using generalized additive mixed models this study investigated 60 long-term experimental plots and provides information about the productivity of mixed mountain forests across a variety of European mountain areas in a standardized way for the first time. The average periodic annual volume increment (PAI) of these forests amounts to 9.3 m3 ha1 y1 . Despite a significant increase in annual mean temperature the PAI has not changed significantly over the last 30 years. However, at the species level, we found significant changes in the growth dynamics. While beech had a PAI of 8.2 m3 ha1 y1 over the entire period (1980-2010), the PAI of spruce dropped significantly from 14.2 to 10.8 m3 ha1 y1 , and the PAI of fir rose significantly from 7.2 to 11.3 m3 ha 1 y1 . Consequently, we observed stable stand volume increments in relation to climate change.

Keywords

klimatske spremembe;mešani gozdovi;gorski gozdovi;produkcija gozdih sestojev;rast;Abies alba;Picea abies;Fagus sylvatica;smreka;jelka;bukev;mountain forests;climate change;production of forest stands;growth;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL BF - Biotechnical Faculty
UDC: 630*22(045)=111
COBISS: 5412006 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 0015-752X
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: klimatske spremembe;mešani gozdovi;gorski gozdovi;produkcija gozdih sestojev;rast;Abies alba;Picea abies;Fagus sylvatica;smreka;jelka;bukev;
Pages: str. 512-522
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ92
Issue: ǂiss. ǂ5
Chronology: 2019
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpz035
ID: 11411857