ALIEN - Assessing long term effects of invasive tree species on the protective function of forests against rockfall in Switzerland and France: The case of Ailanthus altissima (Tree of heaven)
In the Alps, Ailanthus is an invasive species from China. In an international project led by the BFH-HAFL, ailanthus invaded forests are being investigated in Ticino and in China to quantify their protective effect against rockfall.
Steckbrief
- Departement BFH | Hochschule für Agrar-, Forst- und Lebensmittelwissenschaften
- Forschungsschwerpunkt Multifunktionale Waldwirtschaft
- Forschungsfeld Gebirgswald und Naturgefahren
- Förderorganisation SNF
- Laufzeit (geplant) 01.01.2015 - 30.04.2018
- Projektverantwortung Luuk Dorren
- Projektleitung Luuk Dorren
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Projektmitarbeitende
Luuk Dorren
Jan Wunder
Harald Bugmann
Simon Knüsel
Franck Bourrier
Christine Moos
Daniel Trappmann
Marco Conedera
Bjoern Reineking
Markus Stoffel -
Mitwirkende Projektpartner Forschungsinstitutionen inkl. BFH
Institut für Geologie, Uni Bern
Irstea
WSL - Schlüsselwörter invasive species, protection forest, rockfall, dendrogeomorphology
Ausgangslage
Collect forest ecological data on Ailanthus altissima; develop a mechanical model of Ailanthus altissima subjected to rock impacts; Identify determinants of invasion success of Ailanthus altissima and develop scenarios of the development of Ailanthus invaded protection forests; Development of tools for quantifying the protective function of Ailanthus invaded protection forests; Validation of results; disseminate project outcomes.
Ziel
The main goal is to assess the development of forest stands that are invaded by ailanthus altissima trees and to develop methods that allow to quantify the protective effect of such forests against rockfalls over time.
Kernkompetenzen
Ecological field research; mechanical testing and modelling of dynamic impacts on trees: forest stand development modelling: modelling rockfall - forest interactions; dendrogeomorphology
