
Stand dynamics and silviculture
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Head: Dr. Martina Hobi
We study stand dynamics and how they can be influenced by man. We thereby focus
on the following topics:
- Growth and yield research, with a focus on continous-cover and plenter forests
- Forest dynamics in forest reserves
- Primary forest research in Ukraine
- Adaptation of forest trees to climate change
- Regeneration dynamics and young forest tending
- Forest-ungulate interactions and browsing
We maintain and manage a net of long-term permanent plots and use the data in simulation models of forest dynamics. Our research contributes to an ecologically, economically and socially sustainable forest management.
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Publications
Gillerot, L.; Forrester, D.I.; Bottero, A.; Rigling, A.; Lévesque, M., 2021: Tree neighbourhood diversity has negligible effects on drought resilience of European beech, silver fir and Norway spruce. Ecosystems, 24: 20-36. doi: 10.1007/s10021-020-00501-y
Forrester, D.I.; Dumbrell, I.C.; Elms, S.R.; Paul, K.I.; Pinkard, E.A.; Roxburgh, S.H.; Baker, T.G., 2021: Can crown variables increase the generality of individual tree biomass equations?. Trees: Structure and Function, 35: 15-26. doi: 10.1007/s00468-020-02006-6
Pretzsch, H.; Hilmers, T.; Uhl, E.; Bielak, K.; Bosela, M.; Del Rio, M.; Dobor, L.; Forrester, D.I.; Nagel, T.A.; Pach, M.; Avdagić, A.; Bellan, M.; Binder, F.; Bončina, A.; Bravo, F.; De-Dios-García, J.; Dinca, L.; Drozdowski, S.; Giammarchi, F.; ... Tognetti, R., 2021: European beech stem diameter grows better in mixed than in mono-specific stands at the edge of its distribution in mountain forests. European Journal of Forest Research, 140: 127-145. doi: 10.1007/s10342-020-01319-y
Mathys, A.S.; Brang, P.; Stillhard, J.; Bugmann, H.; Hobi, M.L., 2021: Long-term tree species population dynamics in Swiss forest reserves influenced by forest structure and climate. Forest Ecology and Management, 481: 118666 (10 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118666
Forrester, D.I., 2021: Does individual-tree biomass growth increase continuously with tree size?. Forest Ecology and Management, 481: 118717 (10 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118717
Haeler, E.; Bergamini, A.; Blaser, S.; Ginzler, C.; Hindenlang, K.; Keller, C.; Kiebacher, T.; Kormann, U.G.; Scheidegger, C.; Schmidt, R.; Stillhard, J.; Szallies, A.; Pellissier, L.; Lachat, T., 2021: Saproxylic species are linked to the amount and isolation of dead wood across spatial scales in a beech forest. Landscape Ecology, 36: 89-104. doi: 10.1007/s10980-020-01115-4
Del Río, M.; Vergarechea, M.; Hilmers, T.; Alday, J.G.; Avdagić, A.; Binderh, F.; Bosela, M.; Dobor, L.; Forrester, D.I.; Halilović, V.; Ibrahimspahić, A.; Klopcic, M.; Lévesque, M.; Nagel, T.A.; Sitkova, Z.; Schütze, G.; Stajić, B.; Stojanović, D.; Uhl, E.; ... Pretzsch, H., 2021: Effects of elevation-dependent climate warming on intra- and inter-specific growth synchrony in mixed mountain forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 479: 118587 (10 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118587
Bouwman, M.; Forrester, D.I.; Den Ouden, J.; Nabuurs, G.-J.; Mohren, G.M.J., 2020: Species interactions under climate change in mixed stands of Scots pine and pedunculate oak. Forest Ecology and Management, doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118615
Fabian, Y.; Holderegger, R.; Bollmann, K.; Brang, P.; Heiri, C.; Olschewski, R.; Rigling, A.; Stofer, S., 2020: Welche Informationsquellen nutzt die Naturschutzpraxis?. Natur und Landschaft, 95, 3: 179-184. doi: 10.17433/4.2020.50153795.179-184
Ouyang, S.; Xiang, W.; Gou, M.; Chen, L.; Lei, P.; Xiao, W.; Deng, X.; Zeng, L.; Li, J.; Zhang, T.; Peng, C.; Forrester, D.I., 2020: Stability in subtropical forests: the role of tree species diversity, stand structure, environmental and socio-economic conditions. Global Ecology and Biogeography, doi: 10.1111/geb.13235
Kupferschmid, A.D.; Brang, P.; Abegg, M., 2020: Wildeinfluss auf die Eiche in der Schweiz. Bündnerwald, 73, 3: 34-37.
Brang, P., 2020: Eine App für die Baumartenwahl im Klimawandel. Bündnerwald, 73, 6: 37-39.
Krumm, F.; Rigling, A.; Bollmann, K.; Brang, P.; Dürr, C.; Gessler, A.; Schuck, A.; Schulz-Marty, T.; Winkel, G., 2020: Synthesis: Improving biodiversity conservation in European managed forests needs pragmatic, courageous, and regionally-rooted management approaches. In: Krumm, F.; Schuck, A.; Rigling, A. (eds), 2020: How to balance forestry and biodiversity conservation. A view across Europe. Birmensdorf, European Forest Institute (EFI); Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL). 609-633.
Bernsconi, A.; Brüllhardt, M.; Hobi, M.; Keller, F.; Reutimann, K.; Rudow, A., 2020: Waldlabor Zürich - the Zürich Forest Lab. A unique forest area in Switzerland to illustrate forest management to a large audience. In: Krumm, F.; Schuck, A.; Rigling, A. (eds), 2020: How to balance forestry and biodiversity conservation. A view across Europe. Birmensdorf, European Forest Institute (EFI); Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL). 380-383.
Lindner, M.; Nikinmaa, L.; Brang, P.; Cantarello, E.; Seidl, R., 2020: Enhancing resilience to address challenges in forest management. In: Krumm, F.; Schuck, A.; Rigling, A. (eds), 2020: How to balance forestry and biodiversity conservation. A view across Europe. Birmensdorf, European Forest Institute (EFI); Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL). 147-155.
Krumm, F.; Bollmann, K.; Brang, P.; Schulz-Marty, T.; Küchli, C.; Schuck, A.; Rigling, A., 2020: Context and solutions for integrating nature conservation into forest management: an overview. In: Krumm, F.; Schuck, A.; Rigling, A. (eds), 2020: How to balance forestry and biodiversity conservation. A view across Europe. Birmensdorf, European Forest Institute (EFI); Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL). 10-25.
Xiang, W.; Li, L.; Ouyang, S.; Xiao, W.; Zeng, L.; Chen, L.; Lei, P.; Deng, X.; Zeng, Y.; Fang, J.; Forrester, D.I., 2020: Effects of stand age on tree biomass partitioning and allometric equations in Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) plantations. European Journal of Forest Research, doi: 10.1007/s10342-020-01333-0
Brang, P.; Erhardt, E.; Frehner, M.; Huber, B.; Rutishauser, U., 2020: Eine App für die Baumartenwahl im Klimawandel. Wald und Holz, 101, 11: 13-15.
Brang, P.; Erhardt, E.; Frehner, M.; Huber, B.; Rutishauser, U., 2020: Tree App aide à choisir des essences adaptées. Forêt, 73, 11: 13-15.
Record, S.; Dahlin, K.M.; Zarnetske, P.L.; Read, Q.D.; Malone, S.L.; Gaddis, K.D.; Grady, J.M.; Costanza, J.; Hobi, M.L.; Latimer, A.M.; Pau, S.; Wilson, A.M.; Ollinger, S.V.; Finley, A.O.; Hestir, E., 2020: Remote sensing of geodiversity as a link to biodiversity. In: Cavender-Bares, J.; Gamon, J.A.; Townsend, P.A. (eds), 2020: Remote sensing of plant biodiversity. Cham, Springer. 225-253. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-33157-3_10
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Links
- Research programme Forests and climate change
- Monitoring natural forest reserves in Switzerland