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Table 1 Characteristics of four Austrian Federal Forests management units which provided data for the analysis

From: Developing predictive models of wind damage in Austrian forests

Forest management unit

Traun-Innviertel

Steyrtal

Waldviertel-Voralpen

Steiermark

Elevation range [m a.s.l.]

500–700

400–1,600

500–1,600

600–1,600

Bedrock

Acidic

Calcareous and flysch

Calcareous

Acidic and calcareous

MAT

7.6–10.9

1.1–10.4

0.8–10.2

1.9–10.1

Precip

845–1,742

890–2,274

934–2,434

740–1,834

Number of districts

2

6

2

5

Number of compartments

126

408

145

385

Number of sub-compartments

929

1,920

943

2,223

Picea abies [%]

73

62

67

80

Fagus sylvatica [%]

16

26

17

7

Other conifers [%]

7

9

13

12

Other broadleaves [%]

4

3

3

1

  1. Species proportions are based on volume.MAT and Precip values are from the period 1999–2008 and are at compartment level (they are related to the elevation range)
  2. MAT mean annual temperature [°C], Precip annual precipitation [mm]