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ANALYSIS OF FOREST DAMAGE: 20-YEAR STUDY IN SERBIA

Autor

PODUŠKA, Zoran
STAJIĆ, Snežana
PAVLOVIĆ, Branka
CVETKOVIĆ, Jovana

Publisher

Opis (eng)

Abstract Forest damage causes an alarming volume of affected trees. In this article we analyze the forest damage in the first 20 years of the XXI century on the territory of Serbia. The data are taken from the Statistical Yearbook. The results are presented according to the volume of damaged trees in five categories based on the main cause: by humans, by insects, weather disturbance, by plant diseases and forest fires. The results show that 1,8 million m3 were damaged in the period under observation. The lowest volume of damage was recorded in 2006 with a total of 29.505 m3 and the highest in 2016 with a total of 223.469 m3. The most common cause of damage was weather disturbance (39%), followed by man-made damage (22%) and insects, plant diseases and fire (13% each). A trend towards an increase in the volume of damage can be observed for all types of damage, with the exception of fire damage. The largest volume of damage caused by humans was recorded in 2011 (28.285 m3), by insects and plant diseases in 2016 (40.520; 37.249 m3), by weather disturbance in 2015 (116.431 m3), and by forest fires in 2012 (63.118 m3). Forest damage is a complex phenomenon in which natural and anthropogenic factors play a role and lead to a loss of forest trees of up to 0,08% of the total volume and up to 3,4% of the total volume increment. This conclusion must be taken into account in future forest management plans.

Jezik

engleski

Datum

2024

Licenca

© All rights reserved

Predmet

natural disturbance, climate change, biotic, abiotic

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