Forestry Aridity Index in Vojvodina, North Serbia
In investigating aridity in Vojvodina (a region in the northern part of Serbia), the Forestry Aridity Index (FAI) was used. This index was chosen due to being one of the most suitable indices for the analysis of the interaction of climate and vegetative processes, especially in forestry. The spatial...
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doaj-ded899f2d2fe49d981c99e34f1adf8f62021-09-05T20:50:50ZengDe GruyterOpen Geosciences2391-54472019-08-0111136737710.1515/geo-2019-0029geo-2019-0029Forestry Aridity Index in Vojvodina, North SerbiaGavrilov Milivoj B.0Lukić Tin1Janc Natalija2Basarin Biljana3Marković Slobodan B.4Chair of Physical Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000Novi Sad, SerbiaChair of Physical Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000Novi Sad, Serbia415 Old Trail Rd, Baltimore, Maryland 21212, United States of AmericaChair of Physical Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000Novi Sad, SerbiaChair of Physical Geography, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000Novi Sad, SerbiaIn investigating aridity in Vojvodina (a region in the northern part of Serbia), the Forestry Aridity Index (FAI) was used. This index was chosen due to being one of the most suitable indices for the analysis of the interaction of climate and vegetative processes, especially in forestry. The spatial distribution of the FAI for annual and decennial periods, as well as its annual trend, is analysed. Satisfactory compatibility between the low (forest) and high (steppe) FAI values with the forest and steppe vegetation on the Vojvodina terrains was obtained. The calculated values of the FAI showed that there was no particular annual trend. These results correspond to the earlier calculated values of the De Martonne aridity index and the Pinna combinative index. Therefore, it can be concluded that there were no recent changes in aridity during the observed period. Results of the correlation indicate weak linearity between the FAI, and the North Atlantic Oscillation and El-Niño South Oscillation.https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2019-0029aridity in vojvodinaaridity trendaridity climate classificationclimatological hazardnaoenso |
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Forestry Aridity Index in Vojvodina, North Serbia |
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Forestry Aridity Index in Vojvodina, North Serbia |
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In investigating aridity in Vojvodina (a region in the northern part of Serbia), the Forestry Aridity Index (FAI) was used. This index was chosen due to being one of the most suitable indices for the analysis of the interaction of climate and vegetative processes, especially in forestry. The spatial distribution of the FAI for annual and decennial periods, as well as its annual trend, is analysed. Satisfactory compatibility between the low (forest) and high (steppe) FAI values with the forest and steppe vegetation on the Vojvodina terrains was obtained. The calculated values of the FAI showed that there was no particular annual trend. These results correspond to the earlier calculated values of the De Martonne aridity index and the Pinna combinative index. Therefore, it can be concluded that there were no recent changes in aridity during the observed period. Results of the correlation indicate weak linearity between the FAI, and the North Atlantic Oscillation and El-Niño South Oscillation. |
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