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Ice storms, tree throw, and hillslope sediment transport in northern hardwood forests

Hellmer, Mark C., Rios, Bernardo A., Ouimet, William B., Sibley, Thomas R.·2015·Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
DOI 10.1002/esp.3690
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In December 2008, 694 trees uprooted within a 108 ha (1·08 km2) watershed in central Massachusetts due to a severe ice storm, resulting in the displacement of 1300 m3 of root material, unconsolidated sediment, and fractured bedrock. Overall, we find that uprooting and tree throw is often grouped in clusters and cascades; conifers displace more material than deciduous trees; areas with abundant mature hemlock and steep slopes are more susceptible to tree throw, with clusters as dense as 125 per hectare; and failure is predominantly downhill, suggesting that ice storms promote efficient downslope hillslope sediment transport in northern hardwood forests. Combining the recurrence interval of severe storms in New England (20–75 years) with the forest response presented here, we calculate a sediment transport rate of 2–5 × 10−5 m3 m−1 a−1 averaged over the entire watershed. Forest susceptibility to tree throw differed based on location in the watershed; some areas experienced up to 30× higher than average sediment transport rates, while others experienced no tree throw. Two severe storms following the 2008 ice storm (hurricane in 2011; snow storm in October 2012) did not result in significant tree throw within the study area, highlighting that the coupling of storm severity and forest susceptibility controls the amount of tree throw during a given forest disturbance. In addition to recent tree throw from the 2008 ice storm, widespread pit and mound microtopography in the study area indicates that tree throw is a recurrent process in this landscape. Two factors emerge that will influence future ice storms related hillslope sediment transport in the steep forested hillslopes of New England: regional climate gradients and changing climate determine the size, intensity and recurrence of ice storms; forest management practices and health control the tree age and type. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors
Hellmer, M. C., Rios, B. A., Ouimet, W. B., & Sibley, T. R.
Affiliations
  • Amherst College (US)
  • University of Connecticut (US)
Venue
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-01-13
Volume
40
Issue
7
Pages
901-912
ISSN
  • 0197-9337 (ISSN-L)
  • 1096-9837
DOI
10.1002/esp.3690
OpenAlex
W1665582523
Cited by
17
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 6 · 2018: 4 · 2016: 1
FWCI
0.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (publishedVersion)
Funders
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Forestry › Tree Root and Stability Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Landslides and related hazards
Keywords
ice storms, tree throws, tree uprooting, hillslope sediment transport, northern hardwood forest, sediment transport rate, hemlock, forest disturbance, forest management

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