Publications and references

Bebi, P. Kulakowski, D. and C. Rixen. 2009. Snow avalanche disturbances in forest ecosystems – state of research and implications for management. Forest Ecology and Management 257: 1883-1892

Bonan, G.B. 2009. Forests and Climate Change: Forcings, Feedbacks, and the Climate Benefits of Forests. Science 320: 1044-1449.

Casteller, A., Ricardo Villalba a, Diego Araneo a, Veronika Stöckli. Reconstructing temporal patterns of snow avalanches at Lago del Desierto, southern Patagonian Andes. Cold Regions Science and Technology 67 (2011) 68–78

Höller, P., Fromm, R. and Leitinger, G. 2009. Snow forces on forest plants due to creep and glide. Forest Ecology and Management 257 (2009) 546–552

McClung, D.M. 2003. Magnitude and Frequency of Avalanches in Relation to Terrain andForest Cover. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 35: 82-90.

Rutter, N. Essery, R. and Pomeroy J. 2009Evaluation of forest snow processes models (SnowMIP2). Journal of Geophysica Research. D06111

Schneebeli, M. and Bebi, P. 2004: Hydology: Forest and Snow and Avalanche Control: pp 397 – 402 In: Burley, J., J. Evans and J. A. Youngquist (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Forest Science. Elsevier, London

Tanaka, A., Yamamura, and  T. Nakano. 2008. Effects of forest-floor avalanche disturbance on the structure and dynamics of a subalpine forest near the forest limit on Mt. Fuji. Ecol Res (2008) 23: 71–81

Teich, M. and P. Bebi. 2009. Avalanche protection forest in GIS-based risk analyses – a case study in 'The Bannwald of Andermatt', Switzerland. Forest Ecology and Management 257: 1910-1919.

Viglietti, D. Letey, S., Motta, R.Maggioni, M. and  M. Freppaz.2010 Snow avalanche release in forest ecosystems: A case study in the Aosta Valley Region (NW-Italy). Cold Regions Science and Technology 64 (2010) 167–173

Voiculescu, M. Snow avalanche hazards in the Fagaras massif (Southern Carpathians): Romanian Carpathians—Management and perspectives. Nat Hazards (2009) 51:459–475

Weir, P. 2003. Snow Avalanche – Management in forested terrain. Res. Br., B.C. Min.For., Victoria, B.C. Land Manage. Handb. No. 55. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Lmh/Lmh55.htm


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