Christo Nikolov

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present simple geographic information system (GIS) techniques available to forest managers for the detection and mapping of bark beetle infestations in Tatra National Park.

TL;DR: The results suggest that efficient removal of windfelled trees up until the start of the second summer after a major windfall is important to avoid a transition into a patch-driven bark beetle outbreak that is very difficult to manage.

TL;DR: For example, Forzieri et al. as discussed by the authors presented a new database of wind disturbances in European forests (FORWIND), comprised of more than 80,000 areas in Europe that were disturbed by wind in the period 2000-2018 and describes them in a harmonized and consistent geographical vector format.

TL;DR: A review of the spread and distribution of Xylosandrus germanus across Europe, before and after 2000, along with a review of its habitat preferences is provided in this article.

TL;DR: The population levels of I. amitinus in recently invaded northern areas are still lower than those in core areas of Central Europe, although the population development in Central Europe indicates that future bark beetle outbreak periods may boost the I.Amitinus populations in Northern Europe as well.