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				<p>The paper addresses the occurrence of incidental felling caused by wind in relation to selected morphometric characteristics. The investigation
was conducted in the Nízke Tatry Mts. and Kozie chrbty Mts. (Slovakia) in the period of 1984–2003. A frequency of incidental
felling in response to the elementary morphometric factors - altitude, slope and aspect – was evaluated. The assessment was based on the
probability analysis. The results describe the probability of incidental felling occurrence in the prescribed categories of used morphometric
factors across the study area. The most susceptible forest stands were found to be distributed in the elevation range from 731 – 1,120 m
a.s.l. (48.13% of the research area); on slopes less than 58% (75.89% of the research area); with the aspect from 106 to 40° (53.06% of the
research area). The proposed methodology can be used for the assessment of the effect of diverse factors on the occurrence of incidental
felling caused by various forest disturbances. The results can be used as input data for risk models supporting forest management.</p>
			</abstract>

The paper addresses the occurrence of incidental felling caused by wind in relation to selected morphometric characteristics. The investigation
was conducted in the Nízke Tatry Mts. and Kozie chrbty Mts. (Slovakia) in the period of 1984–2003. A frequency of incidental
felling in response to the elementary morphometric factors - altitude, slope and aspect – was evaluated. The assessment was based on the
probability analysis. The results describe the probability of incidental felling occurrence in the prescribed categories of used morphometric
factors across the study area. The most susceptible forest stands were found to be distributed in the elevation range from 731 – 1,120 m
a.s.l. (48.13% of the research area); on slopes less than 58% (75.89% of the research area); with the aspect from 106 to 40° (53.06% of the
research area). The proposed methodology can be used for the assessment of the effect of diverse factors on the occurrence of incidental
felling caused by various forest disturbances. The results can be used as input data for risk models supporting forest management.

Effect of selected morphometric characteristics on the incidence of wind
damage to forest in the Low Tatras Mts. (Slovakia)

Výskumný ústav meliorací a ochrany půdy, v.v.i., Žabovřeská 250, CZ – 156 27 Praha 5 – Zbraslav, Česká republika

Technická univerzita vo Zvolene, Lesnícka fakulta, T. G. Masaryka 24, SK – 960 53 Zvolen, Slovenská republika

Central European Forestry Journal

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The paper addresses the occurrence of incidental felling caused by wind in relation to selected morphometric characteristics. The investigation
was conducted...

Effect of selected morphometric characteristics on the incidence of wind damage to forest in the Low Tatras Mts. (Slovakia)

Published Online: Jul 26, 2014

Page range: 88 - 93

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2014-0009

Keywords
harmful agent, wind damage, damage probability, wind throw

© Vladimír Papaj, Maroš Sedliak, Ján Tuček

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effect of selected morphometric characteristics on the incidence of wind damage to forest in the Low Tatras Mts. (Slovakia)

Published Online: Jul 26, 2014

Page range: 88 - 93

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/forj-2014-0009

Keywordsharmful agent, wind damage, damage probability, wind throw

© Vladimír Papaj, Maroš Sedliak, Ján Tuček

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
harmful agent, wind damage, damage probability, wind throw