LWF Chironico long-term research site
LWF Plot Chironico
- Community: Chironico / canton TI
- Date of installation: 29 August 1995
- Size of the plot: 2 ha
- Altitude: 1342-1387 m
- Mean slope: 35%
- Geology (in German): Untergrund: Penninikum; Paragneisse u. Glimmerschiefer - Oberfläche: Quartär; karbonatfreie Moräne, Hängeschutt
- Provisional soil type (WSL) : Distric Cambisol
- Woodland association after EK72: 47: Calamagrostio villosae-Abietetum
- Main tree species: Picea abies
- Management system: high forest
- Silvicultural system: group selection
- Top-height diameter (quadratic average diameter of the 100 thickest trees per ha): 54.1 cm
- Number of trees BHD >= 12 cm (2011): 750
- Maximum tree age: Picea abies: 160-180 yr - Abies alba: 140-160 yr
More Information: https://www.wsl.ch/en/forest/forest-development-and-monitoring/long-term-forest-ecosystem-research-lwf/sites/chironico.html
| Identifier | |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.16904/envidat.614 |
| Metadata Access | https://www.envidat.ch/api/action/package_show?id=67e14643-c7f2-4190-ae6e-c8c94f1c5f01 |
| Provenance | |
|---|---|
| Creator | Flurin, Sutter, 0000-0001-6201-5791; Peter, Waldner, |
| Publisher | EnviDat |
| Publication Year | 2019 |
| Funding Reference | WSL, |
| Rights | wsl-data; WSL Data Policy |
| OpenAccess | true |
| Contact | envidat(at)wsl.ch |
| Representation | |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Resource Type | Dataset |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Discipline | Environmental Sciences |
| Spatial Coverage | (8.812 LON, 46.447 LAT); Switzerland |
| Temporal Coverage Begin | 1995-08-29T00:00:00Z |
| Temporal Coverage End | 2045-01-01T00:00:00Z |