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Fig. 1 Point dendrometers automatically measure changes in the radius of tree trunks.

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Growth and drought stress – physiological characterisation of Swiss forest trees

The monitoring network TreeNet uses automatic sensors on tree stems – so-called point dendrometers – to study the water balance and growth of forest trees at around 70 sites in Switzerland (incl. 13 (...)

02/2025

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Trends in atmospheric deposition and effects on soil water quality and tree nutrition

Long-term forest ecosystem research (LWF) in Switzerland provides detailed results on the impacts of air pollution and climate change on forest soils and tree nutrition. Since the 1980s, sulphur (...)

02/2025

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25 years of growth development in 19 Swiss forests under increasing drought

Forests are an important carbon sink but are under increasing pressure due to more frequent climate extremes such as heat and drought. After 25 years of monitoring at the 19 sites of the Long-Term (...)

02/2025

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Aims and financial situation of legal entities with forest property

The management of Swiss forests is characterised by legal entities or corporations that own forests. In the last two decades, a large number of surveys of corporations regarding their relationship (...)

01/2025

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Changes in forest understorey vegetation over 25 years at LWF sites

The understorey vegetation is a major component of the biodiversity in forest ecosystems. Its species composition has been recorded since the mid-1990s at intervals of two to ten years within the (...)

02/2025

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Investigation of the productivity of plantings at ten Swiss forest enterprises

Disturbances in Swiss forests are likely to increase. Active planting can therefore be appropriate where there is insufficient natural regeneration. Here the focus lies on introducing species (...)

06/2024

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Cluster management in a changing climate: possibility of thinning

In the context of climate change, mountain forests constrained by temperature limitations are experiencing higher soil temperatures, promoting the growth of spruce (Picea abies). In the subalpine (...)

06/2024

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Management and governance of forestry operations: two theories for practitioners

Forest management is a complex task, which is carried out by a large number of stakeholders. Differing interests and information asymmetries often lead to challenges in cooperation resulting in (...)

01/2025

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Selected results of ten years of medical and sports assessments of forestry workers in Valais

Michaël Duc 1 , Pierre-Etienne Fournier 1 , Philippe Vuistiner 1 , Christina Giesch 2,* 1 Clinique romande de réadaptation, Sion (CH) 2 Forêt Valais, Sion (CH) Following a survey in 2010 which (...)

Michaël Duc
Pierre-Etienne Fournier
Philippe Vuistiner
Christina Giesch

04/2025

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Influence of browsing on tree regeneration in Switzerland: overview based on cantonal data

Andrea Doris Kupferschmid 1,2,3,* , Esther R. Frei 2,4 1 AG Wald und Wildtiere, Schweizerischer Forstverein SFV 2 Schweizerischer Forstverein SFV 3 Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und (...)

Andrea Doris Kupferschmid
Esther R. Frei

03/2025

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Growth and drought stress – physiological characterisation of Swiss forest trees

Trends in atmospheric deposition and effects on soil water quality and tree nutrition

25 years of growth development in 19 Swiss forests under increasing drought

Aims and financial situation of legal entities with forest property

Changes in forest understorey vegetation over 25 years at LWF sites

Investigation of the productivity of plantings at ten Swiss forest enterprises

Cluster management in a changing climate: possibility of thinning

Management and governance of forestry operations: two theories for practitioners

Selected results of ten years of medical and sports assessments of forestry workers in Valais

Influence of browsing on tree regeneration in Switzerland: overview based on cantonal data