Resistance and resilience of European beech forests (Fagus sylvatica L.) after forest fire

Tables 2.1 Ecological requirements of beech with optimum, minimum, and maximum ranges for temperature, precipitation and soil pH-values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 2.2 Expected climate changes of different regions in the distribution area of beech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 5.1 Investigated burns in the study region . . . . . . . .64 5.2 Explanatory variables used in models for beech mortality and regeneration densities and heights . . . . .80 6.1 Distribution of pre-fire existing tree species in the burned and unburned forests . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 6.2 Results of the mixed-logit models explaining beech mortality in the burned and unburned forests . . . .101 6.3 Regeneration densities of woody species in the burned (B) and unburned (UB) beech forests . . . . . . . . .105 6.4 Results of mixed-effect models for beech seedling and sapling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 6.5 Results of the generalized linear model explaining beech saplings height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 6.6 Mean protective capacity for the different scenario specifications grouped by burn severity . . . . . . . .