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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2 datasets found

  • Resurveyed vegetation releves of beech forests in the Swiss Jura Mountains

    EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal
    Education, culture and sport

    This dataset comprised 254 historical (1937 – 1948) and resurveyed (2019 – 2022) vegetation relevés of beech-dominated forests sites in the Swiss Jura mountains. The data contains...

    Last updated: February 21, 2024

    • XLS
    • air-pollution
    • climate-change
    • fagus-sylvatica
    • forest
    • forest-management
    • ground-vegetation
  • Steigerwald_Artificial_Dendrotelms

    EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal
    Education, culture and sport

    This dataset comprises environmental and insect larval data from 24 artificial dendrotelms (water-filled tree holes) created in beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) in six old-growth...

    Last updated: October 29, 2025

    • XLS
    • body-size
    • dendrotelms
    • diversity
    • european-beech
    • fagus-sylvatica
    • forest
    • germany
    • insects
    • invertebrates
    • metacommunity
    • old-growth-islands
    • steigerwald
    • stepping-stones
    • trems
    • water-filled-tree-holes