Dr. Leo Bont

Fonction

collaborateur technique

Ressources et gestion forestières

Gestion forestière durable

Contact

leo.bont(at)wslto make life hard for spam bots.ch

+41 44 739 26 67+41 44 739 26 67

Institut fédéral de recherches sur la forêt, la neige et le paysage WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf

Site

Birmensdorf Bi GL A 05

Research interests

Ecosystem services; spatial optimization; forest inventory & statistics; remote sensing; sustainable forest management; forest planning; timber harvesting; forest opening up; engineering; cable mechanics; biomass and bioenergy.

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leo_Bont2.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Projects

Forest road network

We develop a method that allows cantons, forest districts and forest enterprises to evaluate the quality and the economic efficiency of the forest road network and to optimize the forest road network.

Digiforest

The mission of DIGIFOREST is to develop the technology needed to achieve sustainable digital forestry. It includes fundamental science for mobile robotic navigation (multi-sensor motion tracking, 3D mission planning etc.) and data-driven semantic mapping.

MountEx

The MountEx project, part of the WSL research program Extremes, aims to develop guidance and tools for managing spruce-dominated mountain forests under the influence of previously unthinkable, extreme disturbances.

HeProMo (2021-2024)

With the help of the timber harvesting productivity models (HeProMo), the productivity and costs for different timber logging processes can be pre-calculated on the basis of some important input variables.

ONEforest

ONEforest develops a multi-criteria planning system for strategic decision makers from forestry, politics and industry and provides information regarding potential social, ecologic and ecologic and economic impacts of alternative forest management options in a medium to long-term perspective.

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Publications WSL

Scientific publication article peer reviewed

Janssen, S.; Pretzsch, H.; Bürgi, A.; Ramstein, L.; Bont, L.G., 2023: Improving the accuracy of timber volume and basal area prediction in heterogeneously structured and mixed forests by automated co-registration of forest inventory plots and remote sensing data. Forest Ecology and Management, 532: 120795 (23 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120795

Thrippleton, T.; Blattert, C.; Bont, L.G.; Mey, R.; Zell, J.; Thürig, E.; Schweier, J., 2023: Forstplanung in Zeiten von Klimawandel und Multifunktionalität: ein neues Werkzeug für Schweizer Forstbetriebe. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 174, 1: 32-39. doi: 10.3188/szf.2023.0032

Bont, L.G.; Ramstein, L.; Frutig, F.; Schweier, J., 2022: Tensile forces and deflections on skylines of cable yarders: comparison of measurements with close-to-catenary predictions. International Journal of Forest Engineering, 33, 3: 195-216. doi: 10.1080/14942119.2022.2051159

Mederski, P.S.; Schweier, J.; Đuka, A.; Tsioras, P.; Bont, L.G.; Bembenek, M., 2022: Mechanised harvesting of broadleaved tree species in Europe. Current Forestry Reports, 8: 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s40725-021-00154-7

Bont, L.G.; Fraefel, M.; Frutig, F.; Holm, S.; Ginzler, C.; Fischer, C., 2022: Improving forest management by implementing best suitable timber harvesting methods. Journal of Environmental Management, 302: 114099 (18 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114099

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Further scientific publications

Schweier, J.; Werder, M.; Sanginés de Carcér, P.; Bowman, G.; Bont, L.G., 2022: Impacts des phénomènes extrêmes de chablis induits par le changement climatique sur la gestion forestière et l'économie des entreprises forestières européennes.

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.

Bont, L.; Moll, P.; Ramstein, L.; Heinimann, H.R.; Knobloch, C., 2019: A QGIS plugin for optimized cable road layout planning.

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Magazine article and brochures

Fraefel, M.; Bont, L.; Fischer, C., 2022: Güte der Walderschliessung für die Holzernte in der Schweiz. Infoblatt Arbeitsgruppe Waldplanung und -management, 1-3.

Brantschen, D.; Schweier, J.; Griess, V.; Bont, L., 2022: Reengineering von Waldstrassennetzen in befahrbaren Lagen. Erarbeitung einer Entscheidungshilfe basierend auf GIS-gestützten Modellen. Infoblatt Arbeitsgruppe Waldplanung und -management, 2-5.

Bont, L.; Muhmentaler, J.; Ramstein, L.; Schweier, J., 2022: Optimierung der Waldplanung für die Bereitstellung von Biodiversität und Ökosystemleistungen. Infoblatt Arbeitsgruppe Waldplanung und -management, 5-8.

Werder, M.; Thees, O.; Bont, L.G.; Schweier, J., 2022: Ein neues Instrument zur Schätzung von Zeitbedarf und Kosten der Rückegassenplanung. Zürcher Wald, 54, 6: 25-26.

Schweier, J.; Werder, M.; Bont, L.G., 2022: Erfahrungen mit dem Seilkraneinsatz auf befahrungssensitiven Standorten. Zürcher Wald, 54, 6: 18-21.

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