| Objective (Subject) | Adaptation strategies of beech forests to changing environmental conditions with different management intensity (NaWi) |
| Content | The importance of stand structure is a controversial topic with regard to the productivity of forests and its significance for the vulnerability to biotic and abiotic disturbances. Until a few years ago, clear statements on the significance of stand structure for productivity and stability were not possible for methodological reasons, since an appropriate measuring technique for the quantitative description of stand structure was not available. This has changed significantly with the use of modern laser scanning technology. Stand structure (e.g. space-filling, structural complexity) can be recorded in quantitative way. In this project, various structural measures will be derived from the laser scans. We will investigate whether they are related to the management intensity or the growth response of the trees. With the help of a mobile laser scanner, in addition to the stand structure of all study plots, the above-ground stocks are to be determined. |
| Appropriation period | 01.02.2020 - 31.01.2023 |
| Funded by | Waldklimafonds |
| Project-leader | Dr. Dominik Seidel |
| Persons in charge | Liane Neudam |
| Publications | <Neudam L, Fuchs JM, Mjema E, Johannmeier A, Ammer C, Annighöfer P, Paul C, Seidel D (2023). Simulation of silvicultural treatments based on real 3D forest data from mobile laser scanning point clouds. Trees, Forests and People 11, 100372 DOI:10.1016/j.tfp.2023.100372 Neudam L, Annighöfer P, Seidel D (2022) Exploring the Potential of Mobile Laser Scanning to Quantify Forest Structural Complexity. Frontiers in Remote Sensing. DOI:10.3389/frsen.2022.861337 Annighöfer P, Stiers M, Seidel D, Willim K, Neudam L, Ammer C (2021) Über die Quantifizierbarkeit der 100-jährigen Dauerwaldidee. Allgemeine Forstzeitschrift/Der Wald 76 (1): 23-27 Dorji Y, Schuldt B, Neudam L, Dorji R, Middleby K, Isasa E, Körber K, Ammer C, Annighöfer P, Seidel D (2021): New insights into tree architecture from mobile laser scanning and geometry analysis. Trees- Structure and Function. DOI:10.1007/s00468-021-02124-9 |