Localised damage patterns to oak during severe UK storms in winter 2021

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 562; p. 121942
• Main Authors: Halstead, Kate, Gaulton, Rachel, Sanderson, Roy, Suggitt, Andrew, Quine, Christopher
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.06.2024
• Subjects: administrative management; bark; climate change; England; forest ecology; forest management; LiDAR; Parkland; Q. petraea; Q. robur; Quercus petraea; Quercus robur; Remote sensing; species; storm damage; storms; Terrestrial laser scanning; wind speed; windthrow; England; MIDAS; LiDAR; CHM; GNR; DBH; Q. robur; Parkland; Remote sensing; Q. rosacea; AOD; ATI; HDR; COD; TLS; Terrestrial laser scanning; Q. petraea

There has been a recent (< 20 years) increase in the recurrence of windstorm disturbances in European forests, likely due to accelerating anthropogenic climate change. Across Europe, there remains a paucity of studies documenting storm damage to trees at a local scale. In the aftermath of two suc...