Rainfall interception in a disturbed montane spruce (Picea abies) stand in the West Tatra Mountains

Bartík, Martin; Jančo, Martin; Střelcová, Katarína; Škvareninová, Jana; Škvarenina, Jaroslav; Mikloš, Michal; Vido, Jaroslav; Dagsson-Waldhauserová, Pavla

doi:10.1515/biolog-2016-0119

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“…Interception also changes the spatial distribution of precipitation under the canopy (e.g. Bartík et al, 2016;Lundberg et al, 1998). On the contrary, horizontal precipitation captured by the forest can represent an important component of the water and hydrochemical balance (Elias et al, 1995;Fišak et al, 2001;Minďáš and Škvarenina, 1995).…”

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Influence of Mountain Spruce Forest Dieback on Snow Accumulation and Melt

Bartík

Holko

Jančo

et al. 2018

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

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Large-scale forest dieback was reported in recent decades in many parts of the world. In Slovakia, the most endangered species is Norway spruce (Picea Abies). Spruce dieback affects also indigenous mountain forests. We analysed changes in snow cover characteristics in the disturbed spruce forest representing the tree line zone (1420 m a.s.l.) in the Western Tatra Mountains, Slovakia, in five winter seasons 2013-2017. Snow depth, density and water equivalent (SWE) were measured biweekly (10-12 times per winter) at four sites representing the living forest (Living), disturbed forest with dead trees (Dead), forest opening (Open) and large open area outside the forest (Meadow). The data confirmed statistically significant differences in snow depth between the living and disturbed forest. These differences increased since the third winter after forest dieback. The differences in snow density between the disturbed and living forest were in most cases not significant. Variability of snow density expressed by coefficient of variation was approximately half that of the snow depth. Forest dieback resulted in a significant increase (about 25%) of the water amount stored in the snow while the snowmelt characteristics (snowmelt beginning and time of snow disappearance) did not change much. Average SWE calculated for all measurements conducted during five winters increased in the sequence Living < Dead < Meadow < Open. SWE variability expressed by the coefficient of variation increased in the opposite order.

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Influence of Mountain Spruce Forest Dieback on Snow Accumulation and Melt

Bartík

Holko

Jančo

et al. 2018

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

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“…Changes in the chemical composition of precipitation also significantly affect the biogeochemical cycles in forest and aquatic ecosystems and can contribute to changes in habitat diversity and biocenoses as well as changes in biomass production (e.g., changes in nitrogen content in atmospheric precipitation). In areas with sufficient precipitation, long-term changes in the chemical composition of precipitation will gradually be reflected in the chemical regime of surface and groundwater [35][36][37]. The issue of the economic effects of air pollution and precipitation quality, which may take on a different dimension in climate change, must not be forgotten either [38].…”

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Long-Term Temporal Changes of Precipitation Quality in Slovak Mountain Forests

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Hanzelová

Škvareninová

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The paper is focused on the evaluation of long-term changes in the chemical composition of precipitation in the mountain forests of Slovakia. Two stations with long-term measurements of precipitation quality were selected, namely the station of the EMEP (European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme) network Chopok (2008 m a.s.l.) and the station of the ICP Forests (International Co-operative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests) network Poľana-Hukavský grúň (850 m a.s.l.). All basic chemical components were analyzed, namely sulfur (S-SO4), nitrogen (N-NH4, N-NO3), and base cations (Ca, Mg, and K) contained in precipitation. The time changes of the individual components were statistically evaluated by the Mann–Kendall test and Kruskal–Wallis test. The results showed significant declining trends for almost all components, which can significantly affect element cycles in mountain forest ecosystems. The evaluated forty one-year period (1987 to 2018) is characterized by significant changes in the precipitation regime in Slovakia and the obtained results indicate possible directions in which the quantity and quality of precipitation in the mountainous areas of Slovakia will develop with ongoing climate change.

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“…Further detailed characteristics of the resorts' climatic and natural conditions are given in Table 1, which has been processed according to the Climate Atlas of Slovakia [36] and Hrvol' et al [37]. As we can see from the Table 1, the number of days with snow cover and the average snow depth increase with increasing altitude [38][39][40]. The potential natural vegetation is described in terms of Skvarenina et al [41].…”

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Density of Seasonal Snow in the Mountainous Environment of Five Slovak Ski Centers

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Škvarenina

Jančo

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Climate change affects snowpack properties indirectly through the greater need for artificial snow production for ski centers. The seasonal snowpacks at five ski centers in Central Slovakia were examined over the course of three winter seasons to identify and compare the seasonal development and inter-seasonal and spatial variability of depth average snow density of ski piste snow and uncompacted natural snow. The spatial variability in the ski piste snow density was analyzed in relation to the snow depth and snow lances at the Košútka ski center using GIS. A special snow tube for high-density snowpack sampling was developed (named the MM snow tube) and tested against the commonly used VS-43 snow tube. Measurements showed that the MM snow tube was constructed appropriately and had comparable precision. Significant differences in mean snow density were identified for the studied snow types. The similar rates of increase for the densities of the ski piste snow and uncompacted natural snow suggested that the key density differences stem from the artificial (machine-made) versus natural snow versus processes after and not densification due to snow grooming machines and skiers, which was relevant only for ski piste snow. The ski piste snow density increased on slope with decreasing snow depth (18 kg/m³ per each 10 cm), while snow depth decreased 2 cm per each meter from the center of snow lances. Mean three seasons maximal measured density of ski piste snow was 917 ± 58 kg/m³ the density of ice. This study increases the understanding of the snowpack development processes in a manipulated mountainous environment through examinations of temporal and spatial variability in snow densities and an investigation into the development of natural and ski piste snow densities over the winter season.

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Rainfall interception in a disturbed montane spruce (Picea abies) stand in the West Tatra Mountains

Cited by 13 publications

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Influence of Mountain Spruce Forest Dieback on Snow Accumulation and Melt

Influence of Mountain Spruce Forest Dieback on Snow Accumulation and Melt

Long-Term Temporal Changes of Precipitation Quality in Slovak Mountain Forests

Density of Seasonal Snow in the Mountainous Environment of Five Slovak Ski Centers

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