Landslide-induced changes of vessel shape in Betula pendula Roth. : a preliminary study
Goal of this study was to analyze vessel lumen length (LL) and width (LW) change on 49 microsections prepared from 15 landslide-disturbed-birches, because very little is known yet about change of the shape characteristics of vessels of Betula
pendula as a result of different mass movements. Overall, the highest values of annual change index (ACI) were calculated in microsections sampled in the direction of slope distribution – side of reaction wood production, where ACI2010/11 average value