THE WIND INFLUENCE ON THE FOREST LANDSCAPE IN THE UPPER BASIN OF MUREȘ RIVER
V. PARASCHIV
Abstract. The wind effects on the slopes bounding Giurgeu Depression manifest
themselves differently on the forestry landscape according to the features of
the abiotic components of environment: geological structure, exposition, slope,
configuration of secondary valleys, precipitation, drainage, local winds.
Forestry landscape of the lower part of the slopes in the depression suffers,
almost cyclically, the most visible changes due to wind, even though it is
situated in a concave area dominated by calm (60%), but which, by local and
occasional amplification of the wind, causes frequent ruptures and breakages of
trees (sometimes associated with biotic factors), with negative effects on the
activity of population in the area as well as to landscape as a whole.
Keywords: wind, ruptures, forestry landscape, Giurgeu Depression.