Project ID:8 | Module:2 | Status:
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Forest expansion in the Swiss Alps: a quantitative analysis of bio-physical and socio-economic causes with an emphasis on structural change in agriculture
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Dr. Priska Baur
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf ZH |
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priska.baur@wsl.ch |
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01 739 24 76 / Fax: 01 739 25 88 |
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http://www.wsl.ch/projects/WaSAlp/ |
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Tujetsch (GR), Soazza (GR), Eggiwil (BE), Blitzingen (VS) |
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Summary:
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Land abandonment and the consequent natural re-growth of forests is a phenomenon that can be observed globally. In Switzerland land abandonment is restricted to marginal areas, i.e. to mountain regions. This is a topic of political and social impo... ->read more
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Description:
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What explains forest expansion in the Swiss Alps?
In the Swiss Alps, the forest is spreading. The principal cause is the abandonment of agricultural cultivation of land with poor yield. To prevent this development, agricultural policy ... ->read more
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Reviewed publications:
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Forest expansion in the Swiss Alps: A quantitative analysis of bio-physical and socio-economic causes
[Bebi, P. & Baur, P. , Austrian Journal of Forest Science (English)]
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