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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,... -
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.;... -
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... -
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... -
Forest area
The forest area is the total sum of all areas classified as forest according to NFI’s forest definition. The forest definition includes shrub forest. This theme is also used to... -
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... -
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... -
Biomass of total dead wood
Dry weight (mass) of all deadwood. This consists of the standing dead trees and shrubs starting at 12cm dbh and the lying deadwood starting at 7cm in diameter. Citation:... -
Biomass of standing dead trees
Dry weight (mass) of dead, standing trees and shrubs starting at 12 cm dbh. This consists of the tree parts: roots, stemwood and also, depending on the degree of decomposition,... -
Biomass of lying dead wood (LIS)
Dry weight (mass) of lying deadwood starting at 7 cm in diameter that does not fulfil the criteria for a tally tree (measurement location of dbh not identifiable or the dbh is... -
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... -
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.... -
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... -
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.;... -
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,... -
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,... -
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...
