Ecological impact of a microburst windstorm in a northern hardwood forest

We quantified damage by a microburst windstorm to a northern hardwood forest (Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire). These storms may be important in regulating the structure and composition of forests of the northeastern United States, but few studies of damage patterns from microbursts...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Canadian journal of forest research 2017-12, Vol.47 (12), p.1695-1701
Hauptverfasser:	Battles, John J, Cleavitt, Natalie L, Saah, David S, Poling, Benjamin T, Fahey, Timothy J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acer rubrum Analysis Betula alleghaniensis Birch trees Blowdown Canopies Canopy gaps chute d’arbres Damage patterns Deciduous forests dynamique des trouées Ecology Environmental aspects Environmental impact analysis Forests forêt expérimentale d’Hubbard Brook gap dynamics Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest Impact analysis intermediate disturbance Methods Microbursts (meteorology) orage perturbation intermédiaire Plant species Prunus pensylvanica Recruitment Regeneration Storm damage Storms Studies thunderstorm treefall Trees United States Wind Windstorms
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Zusammenfassung:	We quantified damage by a microburst windstorm to a northern hardwood forest (Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire). These storms may be important in regulating the structure and composition of forests of the northeastern United States, but few studies of damage patterns from microbursts have been reported. In the 600 ha area most heavily impacted by the microburst at Hubbard Brook, 4.6% of the canopy was removed. Although most disturbances were small (
ISSN:	0045-5067 1208-6037
DOI:	10.1139/cjfr-2017-0206