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C30 Amden

Management for species conservation in a special forest reserve

Amden (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)

Forest characteristics in the special forest reserve Amden.

Forest communities 43 % high-montane fir-spruce forest and 39 % high-montane fir-beech forest, 18 % diverse
Forest area 1045 ha
Management system ‘Plentering‘ (single-tree or group selection system)
Standing volume 328 m3/ha
Annual increment ca. 7.0 m3/ha
Annual timber harvest 2.0 m3/ha
Deadwood (standing and laying) Standing 4 snags/ha, laying 5 m3/ha