The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research is concerned with the use, development and protection of natural and urban spaces. The focus of our research is on solving problems to do with the responsible use of landscapes and forests and a prudent approach to natural hazards, especially those common in mountainous countries. WSL occupies a leading position internationally in these research areas. We also provide groundwork for sustainable environmental policies in Switzerland.

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3 datasets found

  • Above- and below-ground herbivore communities along elevation

    EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal
    Education, culture and sport

    Despite the common role of above- and below-ground herbivore communities in mediating ecosystem functioning, our understanding of the variation of species communities along natural...

    Last updated: September 27, 2023

    • TXT
    • alps
    • community-indices
    • elevation
    • environmental-gradients
    • functional-traits
    • herbivores-communities
    • plant-herbivore-interactions
  • Long-term biomass dynamics of temperate forests in Europe after cessation of management

    EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal
    Education, culture and sport

    This dataset documents the analyses and the plot generation for the manuscript Long-term biomass dynamics in temperate forests in Europe after cessation of management. We...

    Last updated: January 11, 2024

    • OCTET
    • SERVICE
    • biomass-dynamics
    • carbon-storage
    • environmental-gradients
    • forest-inventory
    • forest-reserves
  • Urban birds point counts data

    EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal
    Education, culture and sport

    The study area included the cities of Basel, Lugano and Zurich. The sampling design reflected four main city districts related to four categories of tree cover (Figure 1): 1)...

    Last updated: October 28, 2025

    • XLS
    • biodiversity
    • birds
    • environmental-gradients
    • periurban
    • spatially-distributed-sampling
    • urban