LWF Lausanne long-term research site

 LWF Plot Lausanne - Community: Lausanne / canton VD - Date of installation: 5 September 1994 - Size of the plot: 2 ha - Altitude: 800-814 m - Mean slope: 7% - Geology (in German): Untergrund: Tertiär, Miozän, Burdigalien, obere Meeresmolasse; Sandstein - Oberfläche: Quartär, Würm; würmeiszeitliche Moräne - Soil types (WSL) : Distric Cambisols - Woodland association after EK72: 8: Milio-Fagetum - Main tree species: Fagus sylvatica - Management system: high forest - Silvicultural system: group selection - Top-height diameter (quadratic average diameter of the 100 thickest trees per ha): 59.9 cm - Number of trees BHD >= 12 cm (2011): 650 - Maximum tree age: Abies alba 160-170 yr - Picea abies 160-170 yr - Fagus sylvatica 160-170 yr More Information: https://www.wsl.ch/en/forest/forest-development-and-monitoring/long-term-forest-ecosystem-research-lwf/sites/lausanne.html