o:10240 The effect of stand characteristics on the occurrence of ice breakage and uprooted trees by ice in eastern Serbia Uticaj sastojinskih karakteristika na pojavu ledoloma i ledoizvala u istočnoj Srbiji en Abstract: The subject of this paper is the analysis of the influence of stand characteristics on the damage caused by the cold wave in the winter of 2014/2015 in the area of Eastern Serbia. The research is focused on the areas where, due to the high degree of damage, clear felling was carried out after the ice breakage, and therefore it was not possible to carry out assessment of damage at the level of individual trees. For that reason, the degree of damage was observed indirectly, through the scope of area covered by clear felling as a remedial measure in cases of permanently impaired stand stability. The research was carried out within forest management units in Moravian Forest Area, where the stands with the most severe consequences of the ice breakage were recorded. Key stand forms that affect their sensitivity to extreme weather events were identified through analysis of stand characteristics. The results indicate that mixed and structurally uneven-aged stands are more resistant to ice breakage compared to pure even-aged untended stands, and above all artificially established stands of conifers. The research results can contribute to better understanding of action mechanisms of ice breakage, as well as the improvement of forest management measures in order to increase forest resistance to increasingly frequent extreme climatic events. Sažetak: Predmet ovog rada jeste analiza uticaja sastojinskih karakteristika na oštećenja izazvanih ledenim talasom u zimu 2014/2015. godine na području istočne Srbije. Istraživanje je usmereno na površine na kojima je, usled visokog stepena oštećenja, nakon ledoloma sprovedena čista seča, zbog čega nije bilo moguće izvršiti procenu oštećenja na nivou pojedinačnih stabala. Iz tog razloga, stepen oštećenja posmatran je posredno, kroz obim površina obuhvaćenih čistom sečom kao merom sanacije u slučajevima trajno narušene stabilnosti sastojina. Istraživanje je sprovedeno u okviru gazdinskih jedinica u Moravskom šumskom području, gde su evidentirane sastojine sa najtežim posledicama ledoloma. Analizom sastojinskih karakteristika identifikovani su ključni sastojinski oblici koji utiču na njihovu osetljivost na ekstremne vremenske nepogode. Rezultati ukazuju da mešovite i strukturno raznodobne sastojine imaju veću otpornost na ledolome u odnosu na čiste, jednodobne i nenegovane sastojine, a pre svega veštački podignute sastojine četinara. Rezultati istraživanja mogu doprineti boljem razumevanju mehanizama delovanja ledoloma, kao i unapređenju mera gazdovanja šumama u cilju povećanja njihove otpornosti na sve učestalije ekstremne klimatske događaje. Keywords: ice breakage, uprooted trees by ice, stand characteristics, Eastern Serbia. Ključne reči: ledolomi, ledoizvale, sastojinske karakteristike, istočna Srbija 1552101 1821-1046 1552099 10.5937/SustFor2693077P 2026-09-03T12:43:34.121Z 44 yes 46 Branka Pavlović 0000-0002-7507-2231 46 Vlado Čokeša 0000-0003-1940-2598 46 Violeta Babić 46 Snežana Stajić 0000-0001-9023-3542 46 Zoran Poduška 0000-0003-0593-0103 46 Branko Kanjevac 46 Ljiljana Brašanac-Bosanac 0000-0002-3324-674x application/pdf 747174 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:10240 no yes 16 70 92000001 71A07 Sustainable forestry 77 86 Kneza Višeslava 3 Beograd: Institut za šumarstvo 2026