Datasets

  • AFF agricultural land change scenarios in Europe 2015-2050

    Disclaimer: this dataset is made available for peer-reviewing purposes only, Please do not use it for any other purpose. This dataset contains the spatial layers showing future...

  • Forest area by natural hazard

    For each natural hazard process according to FOEN’s SilvaProtectCH, the size of the forest area affected is given. One forest region may be affected by several different natural...

  • Yield of merchantable timber

    Wood volume of the stem (without bark and stump) and the branches (with bark) at least 7 cm in diameter (limit for coarse wood) from trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh that...

  • Net increment*

    Increment with ingrowth minus the mortality. *In the calculation no D7/tree height data were used. The values calculated like this have not been corrected for bias, but allow...

  • Yield of merchantable branches

    Wood volume of branches with bark at least 7 cm in diameter (limit for coarse wood) of all living trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh that were present in the pre-inventory...

  • Biomass of lying dead trees

    Dry weight (mass) of dead, lying trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh. This consists of the tree parts: roots, stemwood and also, depending on the degree of decomposition of...

  • Basal area

    Sum of the stem cross-section areas of all living trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh (standing and lying) at a height of 1.3 m (dbh measurement height). Citation: Abegg,...

  • Mass of needles or leaves of live trees

    Dry weight (mass) of the needles and leaves of the living trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh. Citation: Abegg, M.; Brändli, U.-B.; Cioldi, F.; Fischer, C.; Herold-Bonardi,...

  • Yield

    Volume of stemwood with bark of all trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh that were felled between two inventories. The correction for bias with the sample Tarif trees may be...

  • Volume of bole wood (HG 2000)

    Wood volume of the stem without bark or stump at least 7 cm in diameter (limit of coarse wood) of all trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh, based on the stem-form functions...

  • Basal area of dead wood

    Sum of the stem cross-section areas of all dead trees in a stand at a height of 1.3 m (dbh measurement height). Citation: Abegg, M.; Brändli, U.-B.; Cioldi, F.; Fischer, C.;...

  • Yield of live bole wood

    Volume of stemwood at least 7 cm in diameter (limit for coarse wood) without the bark and stump that were living trees or shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh in the pre-inventory and...

  • Area of shrub forest

    All plots classified as shrub forest according to the NFI forest definition. Citation: Abegg, M.; Brändli, U.-B.; Cioldi, F.; Fischer, C.; Herold-Bonardi, A.; Huber M.; Keller,...

  • Volume

    Volume of stemwood with bark of living trees and shrubs (standing and lying) starting at 12 cm dbh. This corresponds internationally to the "growing stock". The correction for...

  • Yield*

    Volume of stemwood with bark of all trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh cut between two inventories. *In the calculation no D7/tree height data were used. The values...

  • Bole wood mass of live trees

    Dry weight (mass) of the stemwood with bark of the living trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh. The correction for bias with the sample Tarif trees may be so drastic that...

  • Increment

    Increase in the volume of stemwood with bark of the trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh that have survived between two inventories and of the losses (modelled for the half...

  • Stand density (SDI)

    The Stand Density Index (SDI) is a general measure for the density of a stocking and is based on the number of stems/ha and the average diameter of the tally trees on the sample...

  • Root mass of live trees (Zell, Wutzler)

    Dry weight (mass) of the belowground part (roots) of living trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh. The dimensions of the roots are determined according to Zell and Wutzler....

  • Net increment

    Increment including ingrowth minus the mortality. The correction for bias with the sample Tarif trees may be so drastic that it results in negative values with small numbers...

  • Total stem number NFI1

    Number of stems of all living and dead trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh recorded according to the NFI1 method. In NFI1 only those dead trees were recorded whose wood...

  • Length of forest edge

    Length of the forest edge calculated on the basis of the forest boundary lines determined in the aerial photo. Citation: Abegg, M.; Brändli, U.-B.; Cioldi, F.; Fischer, C.;...

  • Twig mass of live trees

    Dry weight (mass) of branches with a diameter under 7 cm from living trees and shrubs starting at 12cm dbh. Citation: Abegg, M.; Brändli, U.-B.; Cioldi, F.; Fischer, C.;...

  • Yield and mortality

    Volume of stemwood with bark of all trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh that were felled, died or disappeared between two inventories. The correction for bias with the...

  • Salvage logging due to wind*

    Volume of stemwood with bark of all trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh removed from the forest as a result of damage occurring between two inventories, in this case...

  • Volume of dead wood NFI1

    Volume of stemwood with bark of all dead trees and shrubs (standing and lying) starting at 12 cm dbh recorded according to the NFI1 method. In NFI1 only those dead trees were...

  • Amount of dead wood

    Wood volume of all deadwood recorded according to the NFI3 method. For standing trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh, the volume of stemwood reduced due to stem breakage is...

  • Stem number of dead wood NFI1

    Number of stems of dead trees and shrubs (standing and lying) starting at 12 cm recorded according to the NFI1 method. In NFI1 only those dead trees were recorded whose wood...

  • Stem count of young forest

    191# Number of regeneration trees starting at 10 cm tall up to 11.9 cm dbh recorded in NFI’s regeneration survey. Citation: Abegg, M.; Brändli, U.-B.; Cioldi, F.; Fischer,...

  • Mortality*

    Volume of stemwood with bark of all trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh that died or disappeared between two inventories, but were not cut. *In the calculation no D7/tree...

  • Diversity of woody species

    Index based on the number of tree and shrub species starting at 12 cm dbh in the upper layer and the occurrence of especially ecologically valuable tree and shrub species...

  • Number of forest edges

    Number of forest edges according to the NFI definition. Citation: Abegg, M.; Brändli, U.-B.; Cioldi, F.; Fischer, C.; Herold-Bonardi, A.; Huber M.; Keller, M.; Meile, R.;...

  • Total stem number by type of damage

    Number of all living and dead trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh where a particular type of damage (including no damage, dead or lying) was observed. One tree may have more...

  • Stem number

    Number of stems of living trees and shrubs (standing and lying) starting at 12 cm dbh. Citation: Abegg, M.; Brändli, U.-B.; Cioldi, F.; Fischer, C.; Herold-Bonardi, A.; Huber...

  • Salvage logging

    Volume of stemwood with bark of all trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh removed from the forest due to damage occurring (e.g. windthrow, avalanches, insects or rockfall),...

  • Biomass of live trees

    Dry weight (mass) of living trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh. This consists of the tree parts: roots, stemwood, branch coarse wood, brushwood/twigs and needles/leaves....

  • Yield and mortality*

    Volume of stemwood with bark of all trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh that were used, died or disappeared between two inventories. *In the calculation no D7/tree height...

  • Length of forest roads

    The length of forest roads corresponds to the length of the NFI forest roads. This length was calculated according to the method of the specific NFI concerned. Citation: Abegg,...

  • Number of woody species (from 40 cm height)

    Number of species of living trees and shrubs starting at 40 cm plant height that occur within a 200 m2 sample plot. Citation: Abegg, M.; Brändli, U.-B.; Cioldi, F.; Fischer,...

  • Basal area of dead wood NFI1

    Sum of stem cross-section areas of all dead trees in a stand at a height of 1.3 m (dbh measurement height) recorded according to the NFI1 method. Citation: Abegg, M.; Brändli,...

  • Mortality

    Volume of stemwood with bark of all trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh that died or disappeared between two inventories and that were not harvested. The correction for bias...

  • Salvage logging due to insects*

    Volume of stemwood with bark of all trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh removed from the forest as a result of damage occurring between two inventories, in this case...

  • Mass of merchantable branches of live trees

    Dry weight (mass) of branches with a diameter of at least 7 cm from living trees and shrubs starting at 12cm dbh. Citation: Abegg, M.; Brändli, U.-B.; Cioldi, F.; Fischer, C.;...

  • Total stem number

    Number of stems of all living and dead trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh. Citation: Abegg, M.; Brändli, U.-B.; Cioldi, F.; Fischer, C.; Herold-Bonardi, A.; Huber M.;...

  • Number of forest plots

    Number of forest sample plots (Plots). Citation: Abegg, M.; Brändli, U.-B.; Cioldi, F.; Fischer, C.; Herold-Bonardi, A.; Huber M.; Keller, M.; Meile, R.; Rösler, E.; Speich,...

  • Total stem number by cause of damage

    Number of all living and dead trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh where a particular cause of damage (including no damage, dead or lying) was determined. One tree may have...

  • Forest area by forest function

    The forest area refers to all areas classified as forest according to NFI’s forest definition. The forest definition includes shrub forest. For each forest function (including...

  • Stem number of dead wood

    Number of stems of dead trees and shrubs (standing and lying) starting at 12 cm dbh. Citation: Abegg, M.; Brändli, U.-B.; Cioldi, F.; Fischer, C.; Herold-Bonardi, A.; Huber...

  • Volume of bole wood (HG 2010)

    Wood volume of the trunk without bark or branches at least 7 cm in diameter (limit for coarse wool) of all trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh, based on the stem-form...

  • Biomass above ground of live trees

    Dry weight (mass) of the aboveground parts of living trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh. This consists of the tree parts: stemwood, branch coarse wood, brushwood/twigs and...