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Understanding forest abiotic and biotic risks and their interactions - Abiotic risks
Barry Gardiner
To cite this version:
Barry Gardiner. Understanding forest abiotic and biotic risks and their interactions - Abiotic risks.
Annual Conference “Our forests in the 21st century – ready for risks and opportunities?”, European Forest Institute (EFI). INT., Sep 2013, Nancy, France. �hal-02804181�
Understanding Forest Abiotic and Biotic Risks and Their Interactions
Abiotic Risks
Barry Gardiner 1 and Mart-Jan Schelhaas 2
1. INRA, Bordeaux, France
2. ALTERRA, Wageningen, Netherlands
Abiotic Risks to European Forests
• Examples of types of abiotic damage to forests
• Key current abiotic risks to European forests
• Changes in damage levels
• Example of predicting and mapping abiotic risk
• Tools and information available to help foresters and policy makers
• Summary
Forest Damage – Snow and Avalanche
Forest Damage ‐ Landslide
Forest Damage ‐ Fire
Thanks to José Ramon González‐ Olabarria
Forest Damage ‐ Drought
Forest Damage ‐ Wind
Stadelmann et al. (2013). Forest Ecology and Management, 305
Coupled Forest Damage – Bark Beetle after Wind
Damage Trends in European Forests
Major Hazards to European Forests
1. Wind 2. Fire
3. Bark beetles 4. Snow
5. Drought 6. Pathogens
7. Other biotic pests
European Storm Classification
Storm Damage as Percentage of Growing Stock
European Storm Classification
Selected Storm Tracks and Areas Affected
Kamimura et al. 2008 (Forestry)