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1 August 2009 Assessment of Tree Mortality After Windthrow using Photo-Derived Data
Kajar Köster, Kaljo Voolma, Kalev Jõgiste, Marek Metslaid, Diana Laarmann
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Abstract

We used sequential surface photography and photo-derived data to evaluate tree mortality in a windthrow area in eastern Estonia, where a storm occurred in 2001. The study is based on photographs taken from the edge of three completely destroyed areas with total canopy destruction in which wind-felled spruce trees (Picea abies) were left after disturbance. In total, 137 spruce trees were observed over a five-year period. We used a transition matrix to examine tree mortality dynamics and patterns. At the end of the five-year period, only 25% of the spruce trees survived in areas surrounding the windthrow. The mortality was highest in the second year after disturbance and the probability of a tree falling was surprisingly high over the entire study period. According to local observations, Ips typographus caused most of the tree deaths, but the co-influences of other factors were also important as there was a large proportion of falling trees in the area.

© Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board 2009
Kajar Köster, Kaljo Voolma, Kalev Jõgiste, Marek Metslaid, and Diana Laarmann "Assessment of Tree Mortality After Windthrow using Photo-Derived Data," Annales Botanici Fennici 46(4), 291-298, (1 August 2009). https://doi.org/10.5735/085.046.0405
Received: 20 August 2008; Accepted: 1 February 2009; Published: 1 August 2009
KEYWORDS
Ips typographus
Norway spruce
Picea abies
repeat photography
transition matrix
windthrow
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