eng University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor application/pdf 433375 bytes 2022 All rights reserved https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:2638 The paper presents the characteristics of the winter temperature regime (December, January and February) in the spruce forest on Kopaonik. In addition, a comparative analysis of temperature conditions during the winter in spruce forest and open space was performed. The average, minimum and maximum temperatures during the winter in the period 2012-2018 at two meteorological stations in the Kopaonik National Park were studied: an automatic weather station in a spruce stand (ICP Forests - International Cooperative Programme on Forest Condition Monitoring in Europe - Level II sample plot) and the main meteorological station Kopaonik, which is located in the open space. Average monthly, average minimum, as well as average maximum temperatures are significantly higher in the spruce forest in all winter months compared to the open space. The obtained results indicate that higher temperatures occur in the spruce forest during the winter period, as well as that the forest canopy has the potential to alleviate temperature extremes during the winter months. info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceProceedings winter temperature regime, spruce forests, NP Kopaonik, Serbia Babić, Violeta Kanjevac, Branko Milenković, Milan , Snežana Stajić Vukin, Marina Stavretović, Nenad Račić, Miloš 29th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ECOLOGICAL TRUTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH – EcoTER’22 CHARACTERISTCS OF WINTER TEMPERATURE REGIME IN SPRUCE FOREST ON KOPAONIK