Sentence examples for the windthrow from inspiring English sources
noun
The uprooting and/or overthrowing of a tree caused by the wind
The windthrow problem has been investigated at different levels: landscape; forest community; and fallen tree ecosystem.
However, under conditions of high wind velocity the change in surface roughness caused a locally significant increase in the windthrow risk.
An assessment of the sample size required to detect future SOC changes revealed that at the windthrow sites a similar sample size is required as in the undisturbed reference forest.
We created a cross-boundary forest database covering 54 974 ha and containing information about tree species composition and age, and the severity of the 1868 1870 disturbance, considering the cumulative effect of the windthrow, subsequent bark beetle outbreak, and salvage logging.
Species composition and age class structure, i.e. tree heights, significantly influence the windthrow risk on a regional scale.
For forest management, in order to anticipate adaptation measures, it is more meaningful to investigate the windthrow probability of the most vulnerable stands or cohort of trees than looking at the mean risk value.
All age classes had significantly smaller basal circumference measurements compared to the windthrown dead category.
No loss in soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks was detected at the two windthrow sites with three inventories over the 3.5 years after the storm event.
Increasing C/N ratios at the harvested windthrow site indicate that newly established herbaceous vegetation compensated the decline in tree litter input.
Thus, we can interpret the calculated windthrow probabilities by anticipating how many storm incidents will occur during the period regarded.
Next to the high windthrow risk of Norway spruce and Douglas-fir, Scots pine contributes the biggest share of endangered volume with a windthrow probability of 60%to70%0% under the reference as well as the biodiversity strategy in 2070.
