The spruce bark beetle outbreak in Sweden following the January-storms in 2005 and 2007

Abstract

In January 2005, southern Sweden was struck by the largest storm-felling that ever has been recorded in Sweden. During 8-9 January, wind speeds exceeding 30 m/s were recorded over large areas in Gotaland, southern Sweden, resulting in huge areas of storm-felled forests. The Swedish Forest Agency estimated that 75 million m