Repeat recording of the state of vegetation and nature rejuvenation on clearing corridors of the Hüpflinger Alm (Gesäuse National Park)

Spruce forests in the middle layers are increasingly confronted with the infestation of bark beetles with increasing annual average temperatures in combination with expected dry phases. The study area should help to understand the regenerative capacity of anthropogenic spruce forests and in context with other factors such as wild pressure and climatic factors. Parameters such as deadwood, rejuvenation and bite were examined in more detail. Our forest ecosystems are merely by a wide variety of natural and anthropogenic influences. On the anthropogenic transformation areas, it was assessed how various management measures affected the development of vegetation and the forest structure, in order to be able to adopt derive management recommendations. The development of these transformation areas will be assessed with regard to vegetation composition, natural regeneration and forest structure.