Dr. Janine Schweier

Function

teamleader

Forest Resources and Management

Sustainable Forestry

Contact

janine.schweier(at)wslto make life hard for spam bots.ch

+41 44 739 24 78+41 44 739 24 78

Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf

Site

Birmensdorf Bi GL B 05

Research interests

Ecosystem services; environmentally-friendly operations; digitalization; life cycle assessment; sustainability impact assessment; carbon costs; climate adapted forest management; forest operations; wood supply chains; ergonomics; unpredictable use of wood.

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Janine_Schweier.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Publications WSL

Further scientific publications

Bont, L.; Ramstein, L.; Frutig, F.; Moll, P.; Heinimann, H.; Schweier, J., 2020: A QGIS based workflow for optimized cable road layout planning.

Ramstein, L.; Bont, L.; Frutig, F.; Schweier, J., 2020: Validation of catenary based methods for cable road layout planning.

Schweier, J.; Zimmermann, S.; Thrippleton, T.; Holm, S.; Stadelmann, G.; Kurz, D.; Frutig, F., 2020: Nutrient sustainability in Swiss wood extraction.

Thrippleton, T.; Blattert, C.; Mey, R.; Zell, J.; Thürig, E.; Schweier, J., 2020: A decision support system for sustainable forest management and ecosystem service provisioning at the enterprise scale.

Leder, B.; Backs, E.; Darsow, C.; Flechsig, B.; Huchthausen, M.; Quitt, S.; Rose, K.; Sandrock, M.; Schimper, M.; Schmidt-Langenhorst, T.; Schulz, C.; Schweier, J.; Spathelf, P.; Stöger, N., 2020: Bestandesbegründung durch Saat. Verfahren - Technik - Kosten. kwf-Merkblatt, 24. 59 p.

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Magazine article and brochures

Schweier, J.; Bont, L.; Frutig, F., 2021: Seilkraneinsatz auf befahrungsempfindlichen Böden. Zürcher Wald, 30-33.

Schnorf, V.; Schweier, J.; Burg, V.; Frutig, F.; Thees, O., 2021: Energieholztransport in der Schweiz. Wald und Holz, 102, 1: 20-23.

Bont, L.; Ramstein, L.; Frutig, F.; Moll, P.; Schweier, J., 2020: Neue Grundlagen für eine effiziente Seillinienplanung. Infoblatt Arbeitsgruppe Waldplanung und -management, 20, 2: 2-5.

Ludowicy, C.; Schweier, J.; Zähringer, W.; Kirsten, H., 2020: Seilkraneinsatz in der Ebene: Hiebsmaßnahme in Südbaden. AFZ, der Wald, 75, 22: 43-46.

Schweier, J.; Klein, M.; Kirsten, H.; Jaeger, D.; Brieger, F.; Sauter, U.H., 2020: Produktivitäts- und Kostenanalyse von Seilkrananlagen. AFZ, der Wald, 75, 15: 23-26.

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Scientific publication article peer-reviewed

Holm, S.; Frutig, F.; Lemm, R.; Thees, O.; Schweier, J., 2020: HeProMo: a decision support tool to estimate wood harvesting productivities. PLoS One, 15, 12: e0244289 (19 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244289

Erni, M.; Burg, V.; Bont, L.; Thees, O.; Ferretti, M.; Stadelmann, G.; Schweier, J., 2020: Current (2020) and long-term (2035 and 2050) sustainable potentials of wood fuel in Switzerland. Sustainability, 12, 22: 9749 (30 pp.). doi: 10.3390/su12229749

Berendt, F.; Tolosana, E.; Hoffmann, S.; Alonso, P.; Schweier, J., 2020: Harvester productivity in inclined terrain with extended machine operating trail intervals: a German case study comparison of standing and bunched trees. Sustainability, 12, 21: 9168 (10 pp.). doi: 10.3390/su12219168

Schweier, J.; Ludowicy, C., 2020: Comparison of a cable-based and a ground-based system in flat and soil-sensitive area: a case study from Southern Baden in Germany. Forests, 11, 6: 611 (17 pp.). doi: 10.3390/f11060611

Schweier, J.; Klein, M.; Kirsten, H.; Jaeger, D.; Brieger, F.; Sauter, U.H., 2020: Productivity and cost analysis of tower yarder systems using the Koller 507 and the Valentini 400 in southwest Germany. International Journal of Forest Engineering, 31, 3: 172-183. doi: 10.1080/14942119.2020.1761746

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Projects

New basics for the forest management planning of staged forests

Based on forest roads, forest structures and ecosystem services to be provided, this project will develop new basics for the separation of management and operation units as a planning basis for mountain and permanent forests.

Impacts of climate change induced extreme windthrow events on forest management and economy of European forest enterprises (ExWiFE)

An increase of extreme environmental disturbances is expected, which is for different reasons a big challenge for forest stakeholders on the operating-, strategic-, financial- and environmental level. Using diverse methods, we aim to describe the complexity of the current problem.

Nutrient Sustainability in Swiss Wood Extraction

The project aims to determine the nutrient balance of various Swiss sites by means of comprehensive soil analyses and to develop nutrient balances aiming to maintain and promote soil fertility and biodiversity.

Bioenergy and circular economy: the biogas plant as a hub

In this transdisciplinary study, the bioenergy system is assessed from the perspective of the circular economy. The focus is on wet biomass, whereby the current cycle of the most important elements is investigated qualitatively and quantitatively. The anaerobic digestion serves as the central hub.

Optimized forest planning

An optimization model will be developed in the frame of this project to determine the optimal segregation of management strategies that can best fulfill the diverse services.

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Editorial activities

Guest Editor:

Guest Editor of the Special Issue "Technologies, Applications and Assessments for Proper Sustainable Forest Operations (SFO)", https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/SFO.
Guest Editor of the Special Issue “The role of forest operations in climate change affected forests”, International Journal of Forest Engineering.

Editorial board: International Journal of Forest Engineering.

Referee for scientific journals: Biomass and Bioenergy; Forests; Biosystems Engineering; International Journal of Forest Engineering; BioEnergy Research, Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering; Sustainability.

Other activites

Member of the expert committee “silviculture and forest technique” of the German Center for Forest Work and Technology (KWF)
S-WIN board member (Swiss Wood Innovation Network)
Habilitation candidate at the University of Freiburg, Faculty of Environment and Natural Ressources