Is it possible and necessary to control European spruce bark beetle <i>Ips typographus</i> (L.) outbreak in the Białowieża Forest?

Hilszczański, Jacek; Starzyk, J. R.

doi:10.1515/frp-2017-0009

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“…This finding could be explained by the fact that in the BNP Strict Reserve, a significant portion of the trees susceptible to spruce bark beetle feeding were killed during the earlier infestation of 2000-2004 [51]. From 2012 to 2016, more than one million m 3 of spruce deadwood were recorded in the managed forests as a result of the activity of bark beetles [5]. However, no clear relationship was found between the occurrence of droughts and the volume of wood cut in sanitary cuts in the Bialowieza Forest District in the years 2002-2015.…”

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Climate Warming and Drought in the Bialowieza Forest from 1950–2015 and Their Impact on the Dieback of Norway Spruce Stands

Boczoń

Kowalska

Ksepko³

et al. 2018

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The Bialowieza Primeval Forest (BF) is one of the well-known forests in Central Europe. The most common tree species in BF was Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst), comprising 26%. However, a mass dieback of spruce has occurred during recent years. The spruce dieback in Bialowieza Forest is directly caused by the spruce bark beetle. However, the mass appearance of this pest can be a consequence of global warming and drought. Changes in air temperature were presented and drought indices were calculated as follows: standardized precipitation index, Palmer drought severity index, climatic water balance and soil water storage deficit. The warming of the climate of Bialowieza from 1950 to 2015 is comparable to that observed throughout central Europe. The temperature increased by 1.27 °C. The occurrence of drought from 1950 to 1966 and from 1985 to 2015 had a similar frequency. From 1963 to 1966, the volume of removed deadwood from the managed part of Bialowieza Forest was 27 thousand m3 but from 2012 to 2016, the volume was more than one million m3.

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“…The spruce dieback in Bialowieza Forest is directly attributed to the spruce bark beetle [5]. However, the mass appearance of this pest is often a consequence of global warming [6].…”

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Climate Warming and Drought in the Bialowieza Forest from 1950–2015 and Their Impact on the Dieback of Norway Spruce Stands

Boczoń

Kowalska

Ksepko³

et al. 2018

Water

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“…Fahse and Heurich 2011;Temperli et al 2014), especially in the areas under (active) nature protection (e.g. Müller et al 2008;Markovic and Stojanovic 2010;Hilszczański and Starzyk 2017).…”

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The European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus (L.) in wind-damaged stands of the eastern part of the Tatra National Park – the population dynamics pattern remains constant

Grodzki

Fronek

2019

Folia Forestalia Polonica

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In March 2017, in the eastern part of the Tatra National Park in Poland, large windthrowns affected the passively and actively protected Norway spruce Picea abies stands. In early 2018, a set of 12 small research plots (20 trees on each plot) was established in the Norway spruce stands next to the windblown area – 6 in the stands under active nature protection (broken and fallen trees processed in 2017), and 6 in the stands under passive nature protection (trees left on the ground). Living trees on the plots were regularly checked during the growing season in order to identify and register the spruces infested by Ips typographus, which were dissected in 2 or 4 half-meter sections. 155 spruces (64%) infested by I. typographus were recorded on all 12 plots: 118 out of 120 (98%) in passive and 37 out of 120 trees (31%) in active protection. Mean infestation density calculated on 128 samples from 47 trees was higher under passive than under active protection (1.23 and 0.92 mating chamber per 1 dm2, respectively). Among 1709 gallery systems, those with 2 maternal galleries prevailed (63.0%); the mean share of females was higher in passive than in active protection zone (63.1 and 59.6% respectively). The mean number of progeny per one female was higher in active than in passive protection zone (20.23 and 19.12 respectively). I. typographus attack on standing trees had lower intensity in the stands previously subjected to the processing and removal of fallen and broken trees, which indicates positive effect of implemented active protection procedures. The parameters describing I. typographus population on attacked trees, as well as low activity of natural enemies, demonstrate its reproduction potential and resulting high risk of a new outbreak, according to the pattern known earlier from the other areas in Poland and Europe.

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“…Increase in tree mortality due to droughts has been reported in various local studies across Poland (e.g. Michalski et al, 2004;Durło et al, 2015;Bokwa et al, 2021) as well as in studies on a nationwide scale (Boczoń et al, 2016). However, the drought phenomenon is complex and drought-related tree mortality remains unclear.…”

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Investigation of Trees' Sensitivity to Drought: A Case Study in the Opole Region, Poland

Benisiewicz,

Pawełczyk,

Niccoli

et al. 2024

Geochronometria

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Pinus sylvestris L. is the most common tree species growing in Poland. Trees of this species are considered to be resistant to difficult meteorological conditions; however, in the past decades, many of them have died and been cut down by foresters. The measurements of the annual tree ring width can provide information on how trees respond to drought events. This study aimed to investigate the potential differences between healthy and declining trees (identified as trees to be cut down by foresters). For this purpose, we collected samples of five trees from each group and analysed them using dendrochronological and quantitative wood anatomy approaches. We measured ring width index (RWI) chronologies for healthy and declining trees and compared them with climate data. Additionally, we compared some anatomical features of trees from both groups as cell wall thickness (CWT) and lumen area (LA). The conducted analyses showed significant differences between healthy and declining trees. In particular, declining trees were characterised by lower RWI, LA and CWT values, especially in the past 20 years, and showed greater sensitivity to changes in temperature and humidity than healthy trees.

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Is it possible and necessary to control European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus (L.) outbreak in the Białowieża Forest?

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

Climate Warming and Drought in the Bialowieza Forest from 1950–2015 and Their Impact on the Dieback of Norway Spruce Stands

Climate Warming and Drought in the Bialowieza Forest from 1950–2015 and Their Impact on the Dieback of Norway Spruce Stands

The European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus (L.) in wind-damaged stands of the eastern part of the Tatra National Park – the population dynamics pattern remains constant

Investigation of Trees' Sensitivity to Drought: A Case Study in the Opole Region, Poland

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