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[GZ06] Deadwood
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Deadwood is an important animal and plant habitat that contributes to the biodiversity of forest ecosystems. According to Slovenia Forest Service data, the volume of standing and fallen trees without stumps and branches in 2022 was 21.3 m3/ha, which represented approximately 6% of the entire wood stock of forest stands. In virgin forests, however, the deadwood volume can be even several dozen times greater.

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Figure GZ06-1: Amount of dead wood biomass according to position (standing/ lying)
Sources:

Forest Institute of Slovenia (31.12.2022)

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The data are made as an assessment, except for the 2009 and 2019.

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standing [m3 pro hectare] lying [m3 pro hectare] sum [m3 pro hectare]
1990 3.29 3.43 6.72
2000 3.86 4.03 7.89
2009 4.84 5.05 9.89
2019 8.60 11.01 19.62
2022 9.27 11.98 21.25
Figure GZ06-2: Amount of dead wood biomass according to position (standing/ lying)
Sources:

Slovenian ForestService (31. 12. 2022)

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standing - 10 to 30 cm[m3 pro hectare] standing - 30 to 50 cm[m3 pro hectare] standing - over 50 cm[m3 pro hectare] lying - 10 to 30 cm[m3 pro hectare] lying - 30 to 50 cm[m3 pro hectare] lying - over 50 cm[m3 pro hectare]
listavci 2.42 1.22 0.39 2.36 1.13 0.36
deciduois trees 3.66 1.26 0.33 5.34 2.12 0.66
Figure GZ06-3: Comparison of dead wood biomass quantities between some European countries in 2020
Sources:

State of Europe’s Forests 2020, Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe - FOREST EUROPE (7. 05. 2021)

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  Unit Belarus  Portugal  Spain  Denmark  Finland  Poland  Ukraine  Montenegro  Norway  Sweden  Hungary  Ireland  Belgium  EU-28 Netherlands  Estonia  Turkey  Germany  Austria  Slovenia  Latvia  Switzerland  Czech Republic  Slovakia 
standing m3 pro hectare 1,10 1,00 2,00 3,40 1,80 2,70 3,90 3,10 2,90 3,30 6,40 3,50 4,30 4,10 6,40 6,30 9,00 4,70 8,50 6,10 9,20 11,80 8,70 8,70
lying m3 pro hectare 0,40 1,30 2,70 1,60 4,20 3,60 2,40 3,50 5,40 5,20 3,30 6,70 7,10 7,80 6,80 8,50 7,70 15,90 13,30 16,20 14,40 13,20 16,50 19,30
sum m3 pro hectare 1,50 2,30 4,80 4,90 6,00 6,30 6,30 6,70 8,30 8,40 9,70 10,10 11,50 11,90 13,20 14,80 16,60 20,60 21,80 22,30 23,60 25,00 25,20 28,00

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Date of data source summarization
Last modified
27.12.2023
Author(s)

M.Sc. Rok Pisek, Ph.D. Andreja Nève Repe, M.Sc. Matjaž Guček, Slovenia Forest Service