Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research LWF

  • Community: Visp / canton VS
  • Date of installation: 13 March 1996
  • Size of the plot: 2 ha
  • Altitude: 657-733 m
  • Mean slope: 80%
  • Geology: Penninic, Jurassic, Graubunden schist; calcareous phyllites, hanging debris
  • Provisional soil type (WSL): Calcaric Cambisol

     

  • Woodland association after EK72: =~= 38: Arabidi turritae-Quercetum pubescentis
  • Main tree species: Pinus sylvestris
  • Management system: high forest
  • Silvicultural system: unmanaged
  • Top-height diameter (quadratic average diameter of the 100 thickest trees per ha): 53.9 cm
  • Number of trees BHD >= 12 cm (2011): 650
  • Maximum tree age: Pinus sylvestris uneven-aged 40-80 yr

New measured values from stations in and outside the Forest (stand and open land) are shown under the following link:

Real-time data

Atmospheric deposition

Kontakt: Peter Waldner, Anne Thimonier, Maria Schmitt, WSL.

Foliar analysis

Kontakt: Peter Waldner, Anne Thimonier, Maria Schmitt, WSL.

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