Waldviertel / Austria - Unnatural spruce plantation, dead due to bark beetle calamity and climate heating. Plantation collapse will spread.

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Non-natural spruce plantations in Europe's lowlands are highly vulnerable to heat, drought, and insect calamities. Dead trees are mostly removed, heating up bare areas spread as a consequence. Reforestation is uncertain, so ecosystem functions such as water storage and landscape cooling are at risk.

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Location: Ottenstein, Austria
Photo credit: © Matthias Schickhofer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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