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In a network of permanent observation plots in Switzerland,the storm ‘Lothar’ uprooted 18.7% of Fagussylvaticaand 14.8% of Picea abies. The percentage of uprootingwas significantly inversely correlated with actual soil basesaturation (NH4Cl-extract). At a base saturation of≤40% (calculated as an average over 0–40cm depth) uprootingwas increased by a factor of 4.8 in beech and by a factor of3.6 in Norway spruce compared to less acidic soils. In beech,the percentage of uprooted trees was also significantlycorrelated with nitrogen concentration in the leaves(positively) and with coarse pore volume in the soil(negatively). There was neither a relation with seasonalozone dose nor a relation with crown transparency, stemdiameter, crown size, slenderness, social position andposition within the stand. The results suggest thatanthropogenic stress factors play an important role in theextent of the ‘Lothar’ damages in Switzerland.
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Braun, S., Schindler, C., Volz, R. et al. Forest Damages by the Storm ‘Lothar’ in Permanent Observation Plots in Switzerland: The Significance of Soil Acidification and Nitrogen Deposition. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 142, 327–340 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022088806060
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