Private Forest Owner Characteristics Affect European Spruce Bark Beetle Management under an Extreme Weather Event and Host Tree Density

In the last few decades, an increasing number and intensity of bark beetle outbreaks have plagued forests Europe North America. Bark management is directly related to forest owner characteristics, although this relationship not well understood. The purpose study was investigate influence characteristics on amount timing sanitary felling under different disturbance regimes quantities Norway spruce. We combined databases felling, for Slovenia from 2014 2018 analyzed in relation characteristics. found that winter were positively associated with distance owner’s residence parcel. Larger parcels more affected by beetles but did later cutting summer period as hypothesized. decreased property size, while probability effect depended ice storm size settlement, permanent address private owner, also Gender age important felling. Forest owners are factor effective management. This highlights ownership should be emphasized order fight event large-scale disturbances. Governments support who at greater risk less efficient managing outbreaks. Furthermore, landowner included when forecasting