Table 1 Description of the six measuring positions
From: Snow gliding on a south-facing slope covered with larch trees
Location | Altitude | Aspect | Inclination | Characterization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Open slope | 1,880 m | SSE | 30° | |
2. Open stand | 1,875 m | SSW | 30° | Nearest trees located 3 m to the west (a single larch with a height of 12.5 m and stem diameter of 31 cm) and 3 m to the east (a single larch with a height of 7.5 m and stem diameter of 10 cm); the extrapolated number of stems was estimated to be about 200 to 250 stems/ha. |
3. Dense forest | 1,870 m | S | 30° | Nearest trees located 3 m in a westerly direction (two large larches with heights of 17 m and stem diameters of 35 and 41 cm, respectively) and 4 m to the north (a single larch with a height of 16.5 m and stem diameter of 35 cm); further trees were located to the east (two small larches, each with a height of 7.5 m and stem diameter of 11 cm) and to the south; the extrapolated number of stems was estimated to be approximately 300 to 350 stems/ha. |
4. Small clearing with dimensions of 8 m × 8 m | 1,875 m | SSE | 30° | Two major larches on the western edge (height 16 m; stem diameter 39 cm), and several smaller larches on the north and north-eastern edge; on the south-eastern edge, a few major larches (the tallest tree having a height of 20 m and stem diameter of 53 cm) delimitate the clearing; the extrapolated number of stems was estimated to be about 100 stems/ha. |
5. Boundary of a large clearing with dimensions of 20 m × 30 m | 1,875 m | SSE | 30° | Larches with heights of 16 m (30 cm in diameter) on the western edge and some smaller larches (between 3.5 and 6 m tall) on the northern edge, four larches with heights of 14 m (23 cm diameter) on the north-eastern edge; the larches on the southern edge of the clearing reach heights of about 14 m; the extrapolated number of stems was estimated to be approximately 50 to 60 stems/ha. |
6. Centre of a large clearing with dimensions of 20 × 30 m | 1,870 m | SSE | 30° | The larches on the north-western edge reach heights of 14 m (23 cm diameter); on the eastern and south-eastern edge of the clearing larches with a height of 16 to 20 m (up to 6 cm diameter); the larches on the south-western edge reach heights of 11 to 20 m; the extrapolated number of stems was estimated to be about 35 to 40 stems/ha. |