Claim · model-written summary
Under assumed global warming in northern latitudes, the risk of snow damage could increase.
- Taxon
- treest0
- Treatment
- assuming global warming in northern latitudese6
- Outcome
- risk of snow damagee6
- Direction
- increasee6
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Verbatim
t0“Factors affecting snow damage of trees”
e6“In the future, assuming global warming in northern latitudes, the risk of snow damage could increase”
Title
Factors affecting snow damage of trees with particular reference to European conditions.
Marja-Leena Nykänen; Marianne Broadgate; Seppo Kellomäki; et al. Silva Fennica 1997. doi:10.14214/sf.a8519
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation In the European Community, snow damage affects an estimated 4 million m3 of timber every year.
- Association Slightly tapering stems, asymmetric crowns and rigid horizontal branching are associated with high risk of snow damage.
- Association Coastal locations and moderate to high elevations experience large snow accumulations on trees.
- Association Forest management through choice of regeneration, tending, thinning and rotation can alter the risk of snow damage, but its absolute effect cannot yet be quantified.
- Recommendation An integrated risk model is required to assess the locational and silvicultural factors affecting snow damage of trees.
- Association Trees suffering snow damage are more prone to consequential damage by insect or fungal attacks.