Influence of Elevation and Stand Age on the Abundance of the Beech Bark Beetle (Taphrorychus bicolor Her.) and Its Potential Threat to Beech Stands
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Study Sites and Design
2.2. Data Analysis
2.3. Spatial Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Number | Name | Stand Age | Area (km2) | Altitude (m a.s.l.) | Climate Type | Soil Type | Stand Density Index | Slope Aspect |
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1 | Olešnice | 52 | 12.31 | 874 | very cold | nutrient rich | 9 | North |
2 | Javůrek | 56 | 8.25 | 467 | warm | nutrient-medium | 10 | Northeast |
3 | Křivice | 78 | 1.65 | 426 | warm | nutrient rich | 9 | West |
4 | Nové Strašecí | 84 | 8.62 | 488 | mildly warm | nutrient-medium | 10 | Southwest |
5 | Litvínov | 100 | 3.15 | 356 | cold | nutrient-medium | 10 | Southwest |
6 | Přimda | 92 | 18.89 | 663 | cold | acidic | 8 | Southeast |
7 | Koryčany | 74 | 5.63 | 427 | warm | skeletal | 10 | West |
8 | Kyselka | 70 | 2.07 | 421 | cold | stony-colluvial | 9 | Northwest |
9 | Buková hora | 76 | 44.81 | 451 | mildly warm | stony-colluvial | 10 | West |
10 | Mísečky | 98 | 16.34 | 710 | cold | stony-colluvial | 10 | Northwest |
11 | Červenohorské sedlo | 52 | 7.08 | 954 | very cold | stony-colluvial | 8 | South |
12 | Semanín | 60 | 9.34 | 498 | mildly warm | nutrient-medium | 10 | South |
13 | Albrechtice | 96 | 5.00 | 527 | mildly warm | stony-colluvial | 7 | South |
14 | Sázava | 90 | 8.63 | 428 | mildly warm | nutrient rich | 10 | Northeast |
15 | Bělkovice | 190 | 8.20 | 405 | mildly warm | slope-stony | 9 | West |
16 | Bouzov | 150 | 1.14 | 349 | mildly warm | stony-colluvial | 9 | Southwest |
17 | Brloh | 100 | 3.79 | 688 | mildly warm | nutrient-medium | 10 | Southwest |
18 | Jihlava | 68 | 5.08 | 605 | cold | nutrient rich | 10 | Northeast |
19 | Oldřichov | 66 | 24.22 | 685 | mildly warm | slope-stony | 10 | North |
20 | Medonosy | 140 | 3.52 | 394 | mildly warm | nutrient-medium | 10 | West |
21 | Vápenný podol | 80 | 14.69 | 626 | mildly warm | nutrient-medium | 10 | East |
22 | Šárcova Lhota | 74 | 2.42 | 325 | warm | acidic | 8 | East |
23 | Malá Skála | 64 | 0.52 | 264 | cold | acidic | 9 | Southeast |
24 | Blansko | 39 | 6.05 | 432 | mildly warm | stony-colluvial | 10 | North |
Fixed Effect | Estimate | Std. Error | z | p |
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Intercept | 4.18 | 4.57 | 0.91 | 0.36 |
Elevation | –0.01 | 0 | –3.85 | 0.001 |
Climate region | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.42 | 0.67 |
Volume of beech | 73.7 | 46.46 | 1.59 | 0.11 |
Stand age | 0.03 | 0.01 | 2.04 | 0.04 |
Principal felling of beech | 987.66 | 1227.95 | 0.8 | 0.42 |
Thinning of beech | –13.56 | 8.1 | –1.67 | 0.09 |
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Špoula, J.; Véle, A.; Neudertová Hellebrandová, K. Influence of Elevation and Stand Age on the Abundance of the Beech Bark Beetle (Taphrorychus bicolor Her.) and Its Potential Threat to Beech Stands. Forests 2024, 15, 1595. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15091595
Špoula J, Véle A, Neudertová Hellebrandová K. Influence of Elevation and Stand Age on the Abundance of the Beech Bark Beetle (Taphrorychus bicolor Her.) and Its Potential Threat to Beech Stands. Forests. 2024; 15(9):1595. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15091595
Chicago/Turabian StyleŠpoula, Jakub, Adam Véle, and Kateřina Neudertová Hellebrandová. 2024. "Influence of Elevation and Stand Age on the Abundance of the Beech Bark Beetle (Taphrorychus bicolor Her.) and Its Potential Threat to Beech Stands" Forests 15, no. 9: 1595. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15091595