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.