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Department

Forest Growth,

Silviculture & Genetics

Key tasks of the Department of Forest Growth and Silviculture are the establishment, management and utilisation of forest stands under ecological and economic aspects. The activities include Monitoring of forest growth and sustainability criteria, Development and evaluation of various concepts of forest management, Testing of new harvesting and logging methods, Forest damage monitoring and Dendrochronology. The Department hosts also the Austrian-wide Natural Forest Reserves Programme.

UNITS

*Silviculture
*Forest Growth
*Genome Research
*Provenance Research & Breeding

Head of Department

Dr. Silvio Schüler
T +43-1-87838-2228
silvio.schueler@bfw.gv.at

Projects &
Research Results

Vogelperspektive auf FAST Traunkirchen mit Traunsee im Hintergrund

Summer School: Modelling Assisted Migration to adapt forests and ecosystem services to climate change - Summer School

The Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape (BFW) will host a six-day Summer School at FAST Traunkirchen from July 30 to August 40, 2023. It will provide insights into assisted migration of forests under climate change.
Laubholzwald mit einem rot markierten Baumstamm rechts

Evidence-based cultivation recommendations in climate change - Research project

Research cooperation for the realization of sustainable and climate-adapted forest conversion.
Further projects & research