Tree circumference, height, height to crown base measurements, mortality, decay class and removal assessment on LWF plots Purpose: Assessment of tree and forest growth Manual Citation: * Matthias Dobbertin, Christian Hug, 1999: Vorläufige Feld-Aufnahmeanleitung für die BHU- und Höhen-Inventur auf LWF-Flächen (V1.0), Langfristige Waldökosystem-Forschung, Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL, Birmensdorf, 18 S. * Christian Hug, Matthias Dobbertin, Chris Nussbaumer, Yves Stettler, 2010: Provisorische Aufnahmeanleitung für die Brusthöhenumfang- und Höheninventur auf LWF-Flächen. Langfristige Waldökosystem-Forschung, Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL, Birmensdorf, 29 S. * Christian Hug, Chris Nussbaumer, Yves Stettler, 2014: Aufnahmeanleitung für die Brusthöhenumfang und Höheninventur auf LWF-Flächen. Langfristige Waldökosystem-Forschung, Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL, Birmensdorf, 36 S. * Dobbertin M, Neumann M, 2016: Part V: Tree Growth. In: UNECE ICP Forests, Programme Co-ordinating Centre (ed.): Manual on methods and criteria for harmonized sampling, assessment, monitoring and analysis of the effects of air pollution on forests. Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Eberswalde, Germany, 17 p. + Annex http://icp-forests.net/page/icp-forests-manual Paper Citation: * Etzold S, Waldner P, Thimonier A, Schmitt M, Dobbertin M (2014) Tree growth in Swiss forests between 1995 and 2010 in relation to climate and stand conditions: Recent disturbances matter. Forest Ecology and Management, 311: 41-55. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.05.040

Annual Crown Condition Assessment including mortality and removal and Damage Causse Assessment on the Sanasilva-Sites and LWF plots. Purpose: To assess tree and forest health and its changes and to assess occurence and extent of diseases Manual Citation: * Matthias Dobbertin, Christian Hug, Andreas Schwyzer, Serge Borer, Hanna Schmalz, 2016: Aufnahmeanleitung Kronenansprachen auf den Sanasilva- und den LWF-Flächen (Version 10). Sanasilva Inventur und Langfristige Waldökosystem-Forschung, Birmensdorf, 86 S. --- * Eichhorn J, Roskams P, Potocic N, Timmermann V, Ferretti M, Mues V, Szepesi A, Durrant D, Seletkovic I, Schröck H-W, Nevalainen S, Bussotti F, Garcia P, Wulff S, 2016: Part IV: Visual Assessment of Crown Condition and Damaging Agents. In: UNECE ICP Forests Programme Co-ordinating Centre (ed.): Manual on methods and criteria for harmonized sampling, assessment, monitoring and analysis of the effects of air pollution on forests. Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Eberswalde, Germany, 49 p. + Annex --- Paper Citation: * BAFU (2017) Jahrbuch Wald und Holz 2017. Umwelt-Zustand, Bundesamt für Umwelt, Bern, Vol. 1718: 110 p. --- * Michel A, Seidling W, Prescher A K (2018) Forest Condition in Europe. 2018 Technical Report of ICP Forests. Report under the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP). BFW-Dokumentation 25/2018, BFW Austrian Research Centre for Forests, Vienna, 92 p. Technical Reports * Brang P., 1998: Sanasilva-Bericht 1997. Zustand und Gefährdung des Schweizer Waldes – eine Zwischenbilanz nach 15 Jahren Waldschadenforschung. Berichte der Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft, Vol. 345. Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL, Birmensdorf, 102 S. ---

Assessment of damges, i.e. symptoms, extent and causes on trees. Purpose: Occurrence and extent of diseases Manual Citation: * Matthias Dobbertin, Christian Hug, Andreas Schwyzer, Serge Borer, Hanna Schmalz, 2016: Aufnahmeanleitung Kronenansprachen auf den Sanasilva- und den LWF-Flächen (Version 10). Sanasilva Inventur und Langfristige Waldökosystem-Forschung, Birmensdorf, 86 S. --- * Eichhorn J, Roskams P, Potocic N, Timmermann V, Ferretti M, Mues V, Szepesi A, Durrant D, Seletkovic I, Schröck H-W, Nevalainen S, Bussotti F, Garcia P, Wulff S, 2016: Part IV: Visual Assessment of Crown Condition and Damaging Agents. In: UNECE ICP Forests Programme Co-ordinating Centre (ed.): Manual on methods and criteria for harmonized sampling, assessment, monitoring and analysis of the effects of air pollution on forests. Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Eberswalde, Germany, 49 p. + Annex --- Paper Citation: * Michel A, Seidling W, Prescher A K (2018) Forest Condition in Europe. 2018 Technical Report of ICP Forests. Report under the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP). BFW-Dokumentation 25/2018, BFW Austrian Research Centre for Forests, Vienna, 92 p. --- * Köhl M, San-Miguel-Ayanz J, Cools N, de Vos B, Fischer R, Camia A, Granke O, Hiederer R, Lorenz M, Montanarella L, Mues V, Nagel H-D, Poker J, Scheuschner T, Schlutow A (2011) Maintenance of Forest Ecosystem Health and Vitality. State of Europe s forests: status and trends in sustainable forest management in Europe 29-49. --- * Brang P., 1998: Sanasilva-Bericht 1997. Zustand und Gefährdung des Schweizer Waldes – eine Zwischenbilanz nach 15 Jahren Waldschadenforschung. Berichte der Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft, Vol. 345. Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL, Birmensdorf, 102 S. ---

Assessment of coarse woody debris on LWF plots using the line intersect method Purpose: Assessing the amount of coarse woody debris Manual Citation: * Matthias Dobbertin, Nathalie Bretz Guby, 1997: Totholz. In: Peter Brang (ed.) LWF Aufnahmeanleitung. Langfristige Waldökosystem-Forschung LWF, Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL, Birmensdorf, 5 S. Paper Citation: * Bretz Guby, N.A., Dobbertin, M., 1996. Quantitative estimates of coarse woody debris and standing dead trees in selected Swiss forests. Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr. Lett. 5, 327-341.

Tree circumference change measurements from plastic girth bands Purpose: Assessment of annual tree stem growth Manual Citation: * Dobbertin M, Neumann M, 2016: Part V: Tree Growth. In: UNECE ICP Forests, Programme Co-ordinating Centre (ed.): Manual on methods and criteria for harmonized sampling, assessment, monitoring and analysis of the effects of air pollution on forests. Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems, Eberswalde, Germany, 17 p. + Annex http://icp-forests.net/page/icp-forests-manual Paper Citation: * Etzold S, Waldner P, Thimonier A, Schmitt M, Dobbertin M (2014) Tree growth in Swiss forests between 1995 and 2010 in relation to climate and stand conditions: Recent disturbances matter. Forest Ecology and Management, 311: 41-55. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.05.040

There were 2 cores taken at 1.3 m height from each of 10 trees outside the LWF plot Purpose: influence of drought and nutrient availabiliy on tree growth Paper Citation: * Lévesque, M., Walthert, L., Weber, P., 2016. Soil nutrients influence growth response of temperate tree species to drought. J. Ecol. 104, 377-387.

Sampling of deadwood for density and chemical analysis during summer 2009 Purpose: Determination of N and C pools of deadwood Paper Citation: * WEGGLER, K.; DOBBERTIN, M.; JÜNGLING, E.; KAUFMANN, E.; THÜRIG, E., 2012. Dead wood volume to dead wood carbon: the issue of conversion factors. European Journal of Forest Research 131, 1423-1438.

Assessment of coarse woody debris on LWF plots using the line intersect method (repetition of the 1995 survey) Purpose: Assessing the amount of coarse woody debris Manual Citation: * Matthias Dobbertin, Nathalie Bretz Guby, 1997: Totholz. In: Peter Brang (ed.) LWF Aufnahmeanleitung. Langfristige Waldökosystem-Forschung LWF, Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL, Birmensdorf, 5 S.

Assessment of coarse woody debris on Sanasilva plots (16x16 km grid) using the full count methods on subplots applying BioSoil protocoll Purpose: Assessing the amount of coarse woody debris Manual Citation: * A. Bastrup-Birk, P. Nevile, G. Chirici, T. Houston, 2006: The BioSoil ForestBiodiversity Field Manual Version 1.0/1.1/1.1A for the Field Assessment 2006-07. Working Group on ForestBiodiversity, Forest Focus Demonstration Project BioSoil 2004-2005, 47 S.

Assessment of coarse woody debris on LWF plots using the line intersect method and full count methods on subplots (repetition of the 2005 survey) Purpose: Assessing the amount of coarse woody debris Manual Citation: * ForestBiota, 2005. Stand structure assessment including deadwood. EU/ICP Forests Biodiversity Test-Phase (ForestBIOTA). ---