LWF Lens long-term research site

 LWF Plot Lens - Community: Lens / canton VS - Date of installation: 15 March 1996 - Size of the plot: 2 ha - Altitude: 1033-1093 m - Mean slope: 75% - Geology (in German): Untergrund: Penninikum, Ferret-Zone, Trias; sandiger Kalkstein - Oberfläche: Hängeschutt - Provisional soil type (WSL): Calcaric Cambisol - Woodland association after EK72: +- 64: Cytiso-Pinetum silvestris - Main tree species: Pinus sylvestris - Management system: high forest - Silvicultural system: unmanaged - Top-height diameter (quadratic average diameter of the 100 thickest trees per ha): 31.8 cm - Number of trees BHD >= 12 cm (2011): 2304 - Maximum tree age:150-170 yr More Information: https://www.wsl.ch/en/forest/forest-development-and-monitoring/long-term-forest-ecosystem-research-lwf/sites/lens.html