Windsnap in the Bavarian Forest National ParkAn old dried out Windthrow. Ystad.A large-scale event in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola windsnapped by Hurricane Irma.Young spruce group marginal windthrow area twelve years after KyrillVideo of windthrow in Tammneeme, Estonia
In forestry, windthrow refers to trees uprooted by wind. Breakage of the tree bole (trunk) instead of uprooting is called windsnap.[1]Blowdown refers to both windthrow and windsnap.
^Allen, Douglas C. (1999). "Identifying Trees at Risk from Ice and Wind" (PDF). New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Damage such as this often renders a tree bole susceptible to "windsnap" at the point of injury.
both windthrow and windsnap. Windthrow is common in all forested parts of the world that experience storms or high wind speeds. The risk of windthrow to...
perpendicular to the prevailing winds in order to minimize the possibility of windthrow. Clearcutting-with-reserves – removal of the majority of standing stems...
regrowing after natural disturbances such as fire, insect infestation, or windthrow because the dead trees remain to provide nutrients, structure, and water...
presence and growth of tree roots or when a large tree is blown over (as a windthrow) or has its stump pulled out which tears out a quantity of soil along...
water, and senescent trees supporting heavy ivy growth can be liable to windthrow damage. The UK's Woodland Trust says "Ivy has long been accused of strangling...
eastern savannas. In the northeast, where fire was infrequent and periodic windthrow represented the main source of disturbance, beech-maple forests dominated...
up blowdown in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Blowdown may refer to: Windthrow or forest blowdown, a felling of trees by windstorm Blowdown stack, a...
species, which rot the heartwood and eventually leave the tree liable to windthrow, and Rhizina undulata, which may kill groups of trees following minor...
When high winds knock down or uproot trees, the process is known as windthrow. This is most likely on windward slopes of mountains, with severe cases...
absent) is disturbed by human activity or by natural causes, e.g. the windthrow of trees (a property shared by the seeds of other Solanaceae in tribe...
trunk diameter and be more stable against threats like snow breakage or windthrow. Too much thinning too early in their lifespan could cause a site to overgrow...
roots are shallow and wide spreading, resulting in susceptibility to windthrow. In the northern part of its range, ice pruned asymmetric black spruce...
Baiersbronn on the B 500 in the Northern Black Forest. The name of the windthrow educational trail is derived from Hurricane Lothar, which tore through...
Governing body Multiple private Ecology WWF Classification Atlantic mixed forests Disturbance Wildfire, Windthrow, Logging Dominant tree species Maritime pine...
There are concerns associated with this silvicultural system due to windthrow and high costs as well as advantages due to improved aesthetics and cost...
Libidibia coriaria (divi-divi) Pinus mugo (scrub mountain pine) Reaction wood Windthrow "The subalpine ecosystem". National Park Service. Archived from the original...
damage to public and private buildings and major forest damage through windthrow. 20 Tornado reports were reported, including 2 F3 tornadoes as a result...
classification) in undisturbed areas. A history of disturbance, as from logging or windthrow, sees the Ae mixed with other horizons and only patchily visible. Kiidk'yaas...
western hemlock. Moreover, the trees left standing were often felled by windthrow; that is, they were often blown over by the wind. The coast redwood is...
agriculture. The moderate height allows easy harvesting and some resistance to windthrow (plants breaking due to strong winds). Plantations growing Grand Naines...
animal feeding. By predisposing large old trees to bole breakage and windthrow, stem decays serve as important small-scale disturbance regimes in these...
stand. As well as light other factors to be considered are wind to avoid windthrow, pathogens and fire risk. Positive benefits can also be gained if patches...
Typical disturbances colonized by paper birch are wildfire, avalanche, or windthrow areas where the wind has blown down all trees. When it grows in these...
trees near the memorial trail in a way they believed would mimic natural windthrow. In November 2010, the Forest Service blew up the trees with explosives...
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