Flepp, Gianluca; Robyr, Roger; Scotti, Roberto; Giadrossich, Filippo; Conedera, Marco; Vacchiano, Giorgio; Fischer, Christoph; Ammann, Peter; May, Alexander Dominik Ezuma; Schwarz, Massimiliano (2021). Temporal Dynamics of Root Reinforcement in European Spruce Forests Forests, 12(6), pp. 1-16. MDPI 10.3390/f12060815
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The quantification of post-disturbance root reinforcement (RR) recovery dynamics is of paramount importance for the optimisation of forest ecosystem services and natural hazards risk management in mountain regions. In this work we analyse the long-term root reinforcement dynamic of spruce forests combining data of the Swiss National Forest Inventory with data on root distribution and root mechanical properties. The results show that root reinforcement recovery depends primarily on stand altitude and slope inclination. The maximum root reinforcement recovery rate is reached at circa 100 years. RR increases continuously with different rates for stand ages over 200 years. These results shows that RR in spruce stands varies considerably depending on the local conditions and that its recovery after disturbances requires decades. The new method applied in this study allowed for the first time to quantify the long term dynamics of RR in spruce stands supporting new quantitative approaches for the analysis of shallow landslides disposition in different disturbance regimes of forests.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Multifunctional Forest Management School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences HAFL > Multifunctional Forest Management > Mountain Forests, Natural Hazards and GIS |
Name: |
Flepp, Gianluca; Robyr, Roger; Scotti, Roberto; Giadrossich, Filippo; Conedera, Marco; Vacchiano, Giorgio; Fischer, Christoph; Ammann, Peter; May, Alexander Dominik Ezuma  0000-0003-0753-5801 and Schwarz, Massimiliano 0000-0003-4652-8102 |
Subjects: |
S Agriculture > SD Forestry |
ISSN: |
1999-4907 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Gianluca Flepp |
Date Deposited: |
20 Jul 2022 08:16 |
Last Modified: |
20 Jul 2022 08:16 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/f12060815 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Picea abies (L.) Karst.; slope stability; disturbances; forest resilience; shallow landslides |
ARBOR DOI: |
10.24451/arbor.17201 |
URI: |
https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/17201 |
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