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Forest management and the woods of a municipality in Switzerland

 
 
Forests of Tamins municipality (sources: Esri, Airbus DS, USGS, NGA, NASA, CGIAR, N Robinson, NCEAS, NLS, OS, NMA, Geodatastyrelsen, Rijkswaterstaat, GSA, Geoland, FEMA, Intermap and the GIS user community; Sources: Esri, HERE, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community; swisstopo)
 

General information on the forests of Tamins municipality.

Forest communityWide range from broadleaved dominated to conifer dominated stands
Total forest area2119 ha
Main management typesIrregular group shelterwood, group and single-tree selection systems
Total volume305 m³/ha
Annual growth6000 m³ (on the entire area)
Annual use4800 m³ (on the entire area)
Deadwood (standing and lying)Not known
Altitude566–2100 m
OwnershipCommunity forest
GeologyMainly limestone with some crystalline zones
Forest reserves156 ha
Old-growth islands13 ha
Habitat trees0 (so far)
Protective functionPrevent avalanches, rock fall, mudslide and flood