LWF Schänis long-term research site

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LWF Plot Schänis

  • Community: Schänis / canton SG
  • Date of installation: 17 September 1997
  • Size of the plot: 2 ha
  • Altitude: 693-773 m
  • Mean slope: 60%
  • Geology (in German): Tertiär. Subalpine Molasse, Oligocaen, Chattien, Kalknagelfluh
  • Soil types (WSL) : n.d.
  • Woodland association after EK72: 13: Cardamino-Fagetum tilietosum
  • Main tree species: Fagus sylvatica
  • Management system: high forest
  • Silvicultural system: group selection
  • Top-height diameter (quadratic average diameter of the 100 thickest trees per ha): 55.8 cm
  • Number of trees BHD >= 12 cm (2011): 611
  • Maximum tree age: Abies alba130-150 yr - Fraxinus excelsior 130-150 yr - Fagus sylvatica 130-150 yr

More Information: https://www.wsl.ch/en/forest/forest-development-and-monitoring/long-term-forest-ecosystem-research-lwf/sites/schaenis.html

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.16904/envidat.623
Metadata Access https://www.envidat.ch/api/action/package_show?id=b21e7c90-7d1f-4940-82ab-d29c0dcf5fcf
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 (9.067 LON, 47.165 LAT); Switzerland
Temporal Coverage Begin 1997-09-17T00:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2045-01-01T00:00:00Z