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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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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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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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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 (...)