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Bavarian State Institute of Forestry (LWF)
Institution
Section overview
Description
The Bavarian State Institute of Forestry is a special agency within the Bavarian Forestry Administration.We form a specialist team that supports the forestry department of the Bavarian State Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and its regional offices.
Activities
- Research
Subordinate institutions
- LWF - Department Information Technology
- LWF - Department Knowledge transfer, public relations, forest education
- LWF - Department Forest ownership, advice, forestry policy
- LWF - Department Soil and Climate
- LWF - Department of Forest Protection
- LWF - Department of Biodiversity, Nature Conservation, Hunting
- LWF - Department Forest Engineering, Business Administration, Wood
- LWF - Department Silviculture and Mountain Forest
Coordinated projects
- AirLaserSpec
- Alterations in the lifetime of forest stands: Economic consequences of climate change for forestry enterprises. Management options for optimizing risk-return ratios under a changing climate. (Module 1)
- Bavarian Climate Data (maps, scenarios, storm risk)
- Biomonitoring at Bavarian level-II plots
- Building of a geodatabase as a basis of valuation for the liming need of Bavarian forest soils
- Bulk Deposition
- Carbon sequestration in Forestry and Wood Products in Bavaria (KLIP 22)
- Climate analogies as tools of information and communication in adapting forests of the Nuremberg region to climate change - subproject 5
- Climate Chance and Pest Risk Management
- Climate protection using wood for energy efficient buildings
- Collaborative project: energy timber harvesting and material sustainability in Germany - EnNa. Subproject 3: Soil-related material balances and carbon balance
- Concept development for an Otter Management (Otter Plan for Bavaria)
- Contribution of forestry to flood prevention – integrated classification of forest areas -
- Cropping trials with fast-growing tree species in SRC
- Cultivation experiments with fast-growing tree species
- Cultivation of heat and drought tolerant tree species - phase 1
- Current protection forest policy and measures in European mountain areas (NMF Network Mountain Forest – Netzwerk Bergwald)
- Developing a Standard - Module for internet based database application with the examples of the N2000 - species, Phythodiversity and Sample Area - Database
- Development and evaluation of best practice procedures for timber harvesting in forests showing high nature conservation significance; subproject 2: Work procedures & test design
- Development and testing of a method for evaluating the degree of preservation of types of FFH habitat in the high mountains using remote sensing and GIS
- Development and testing of an agroforestry system combining organic agriculture and short rotation forest
- Development and testing of an agroforestry system combining organic agriculture and short rotation forest (KLIP 19)
- Development of afforestation in the area of Steilenberg . Repeat recordings of permanent plots
- Development of pedagogical Climate Stations
- Effects of natural forest development on carbon storage and biodiversity
- Estimation of present and future forest fire threat in Bavaria by means of the M-68 forest fire index in terms of increasing drought, changing phenology of ground vegetation as well as forest stands
- Evaluation of an ungulate managementplan - development of a model handbook (KLIP 21)
- Forest condition monitoring/crown condition assessment
- Forest conversion and conservation measures
- Forest nutrition and fertilization experiments
- Forest Soil Inventory
- Forest Soil Monitoring
- Geographical Information System (GIS)
- GreenRisk4ALPs - Development of ecosystem-based risk governance concepts with respect to natural hazards and climate impacts - from ecosystem-based solutions tointegrated risk assessment
- Groundwater donation under short rotation plantations - effects of rotation length , soils and variety selection on groundwater recharge and seepage water quality
- Hydrologic and faunisic aspects and yield of a new established short rotation forest near Kaufering (KLIP 11)
- Hydrology of the Bavarian Forest National Park (catchment basin of the river Grosse Ohe)
- Innovativ tool for forest planning in Bavaria
- Investigations to ascertain the origin of increased nitrogen in the northern Alpine region between Schliersee and Isar
- Joint project development of the statistical design of BZE II, Project LWF Freising
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- Knowledge transfer in forestry in the alps – KnowFor alp - KFA
- Laboratory Analysis for longtermed Experiments and Monitoring Researches of the Bavarian Forest Institute
- MANFRED – Management strategies to adapt Alpine Space forests to climate change risks (ST 243)
- Maps for the future
- Market analysis of wood for energy in Bavaria towards occurence and use - energy wood market Bavaria 2016
- Mobilization of raw timber and further development of the timber harvesting chain of forest associations in Bavaria, especially by adapting business processes to new logistics and information technologies
- Monitoring and observation of restricted nature forest
- Monitoring of forest areas with TerraSAR-X data
- Monitoring of forest vitality with UAV-technology
- New high-resolution climate maps for the forests of Bavaria as part of a forest site information system
- No forest, no farmers – a socio-historical study of the role of the forest in the lives of farming families in the Allgäu
- Otter - and damage monitoring in Eastern Bavaria
- Pest control and forecasting, forest protection funds audit
- Preliminary investigations in the development of a method to determine the distribution and population density of the oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea L., Lep., Thaumetopoeidae)
- Project 'GIS protection forestregister'
- Rare native and non-native tree species facing climate change: Niche models assessing the cultivation risk for implementation in the Bavarian Site Information System (BaSIS)
- Repeated survey of test site Biburg towards soil structure recovery and root rot development
- Research on distribution, genetics and suitability of cultivation of Spanish Chestnut taking into account aspects of silviculture and forest protection.
- Ressource conservation by grossly delimbed energy round logs
- Silvicultural concepts for landscapes at risk
- Site factor water budget in the context of climate change
- Successful Strategies Establishing Mulitfunctional Agro-Forestry-Systems on dry Stands
- Suitability of the SILVA growth simulator for depicting conversion from homogenous coniferous forests to forests of varied structure
- Test of the new sliding snow prevention element “Schneefix-Trio” with regard to its practicality and effectiveness in protection forest rehabilitation
- The influence on forest communities of treatment of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) with the sloughing inhibitor Dimilin
- The market position of the small-scale private forest and its improvement in the border region
- The potential of beech in view of risks by drought and ozone impact as components of climate change - Assessment at intensive forest monitoring sites (Level III) and research sites in Bavaria/Germany (KLIP 15)
- Tree species choice: Emergency aid
- Trees for the future - Evaluation of forest tree species in spite of climate change using the concept of Bioclimate Envelopes
- UAV Imagary for Resoration Planning and Monitoring of Protective Forests
- Wildlife and man at the intersection of three states (Bavaria/the Czech Republic/Austria), using the fish otter as an example
Coordinated projects of subordinate institutions
- Adaptation strategies of forest hygiene facing an increasing potential of pathogens in vulnerable regions with regard to climate change and the growing number of restrictions. Subproject 3
- Adaption strategies in forestry under global climate change impact
- Altered productivity and carbon sequestration of German forests in the face of climate change: (i) model development with data sets of soil inventory (BZE) and European Level I monitoring plots and (ii) model applications on an expanded dataset of the National Forest Inventory (BWI) - WP-KS-KW. Subproject 1
- American liver fluke
- ANALOG - Climate analogies as tools of information and communication in adapting forests of the Nuremberg region to climate change - subproject 5
- Analysis and prototypical development of an information and communication platform to support forest protection in Bavaria
- Automated spatial and temporal recording of wildlife and visitor activities by means of artificial intelligence
- BYSoilFauna
- Chamois genetics
- Climate change-induced mortality and growth trends as a baseline for nationwide comparative tree species suitability assessment - TP5
- Collaborative project: Adaptive risk management in oak and pine forests vulnerable to drought via integrative evaluation and flexible damage thresholds
- Collaborative project: Characterization of aboveground biomass and carbon storage in southern Bavarian forests by application of UAV-technology
- Collaborative project: Funding regional supply of raw wood and wood products to enhance climate protection and structural improvement
- Collaborative project: future orientated risk assessment on biotic damages in forests to ensure sustainable forest management, focal point to improve the availabilty of plant protection products - subproject 5
- Complementary studies on the effects of weather extremes and anthropogenic Impacts on ungulate Population Parameters and habitatus in the Bayvarian Alps
- Cultivation risk and site requirements of rare alternative tree species (alternative tree species)
- Deadwood development and its fungal and bacterial degradation communities under different climatic conditions
- Detection of bark beetle induced damage using optical satellite data
- Development, establishment and evaluation of wildlife zonation systems
- Effects of integral wildlife management on population status and spatial/temporal patterns of chamois, red deer and roe deer behavior in the Bavarian Alps in special consideration of forest ground floor vegetation
- Effects of natural forest development on carbon storage and biodiversity
- Elevation and management gradient in a German mountain area to estimate shifts in an forest ecosystem under the aspect of climate change
- Elevation and management gradient in a German mountain area to estimate shifts in an forest oekosystem under the aspect of climate change. Coordination
- European innovation partnership network promoting operational groups dedicated to forestry and agroforestry
- Evidence-based crop recommendations in climate change - subproject 1: Modelling of occurrences and provenances
- FNEWs
- Forest in Women' Hands
- Habitat use in time and space by chamois as keystone for an integrated ungulate management
- High elevation reforestation and monitoring of O/C-soils in the Bavarian Alps
- Impact of climate change on mountain forests in the Bavarian Alps
- Impact of forest re-modelling measures on forest structure and biodiversity
- Insect Monitoring at forest Climate stations
- Joint project: KIHBA - Artificial Intelligence for high-resolution tree species recognition
- KIHBA - Artificial Intelligence
- LandSchafftEnergie - Phase III Expert team energy transition in rural areas
- LandSchafftEnergie - Phase IV Expert team energy transition in rural areas at the LWF
- Measurement of bark biomass
- New approaches leading to cross-frontier deer management in times of climate change
- Nutrient-sustaining forest management in Bavaria
- Opportunities and limits of circular economy and superior use of wood chip residues
- Pest control and test of pesticides
- Practical assistance for selecting tree species within climate change - supplementary sorting of tree species
- Project 3 - Collaborative project development of the statistical design of BZE II, Project LWF Freising
- Provision and online presentation of current soil moisture data at forest climate stations
- REGULUS joint project: Innovation network for the use of waste wood as a material at regional level - subproject 5
- Risk assessment sooty bark disease of maple
- Sap Flow measurements
- Set-up of proof-of-concept recommendations for a sustainable alluvial forest management particularly focusing on poplar forest for optimization of forest functions such as biodiversity, income and climate protection as regards climate change and ash shoot dieback
- Site factor water regime in climate change - subproject 1
- Sitespecific forest management in small private forests: climate, nutrient and water balance
- Soil Moisture Monitor Forest
- Tree species under climate change stress - Phytopathological problems
- Update of the cultivation risk for 32 tree species of the Bavarian site information system BaSIS
- Use of earth observation to record climate-induced damage to forests in Germany - subproject 3: Investigation of remotely sensed damage to hardwoods in Bavaria
- Vitality and Dryness Monitoring of Forests
- Water protection when storing woodchips
- WINALP 21 - Mountain forests fit to cope with climate change
Subordinate institutions as work package leader of collaborative projects
Involved in research projects
- Changes in contaminant levels of agricultural soils by inputs from agriculture and the air path (permanent soil observation areas)
- Changes in tree pathogenic due to climate change and its implications for silvicultural approaches
- Collaborative Project: Risk management for biotic damages in forest stands for achieving sustainable forest management. Subproject 5: Service Agency to improve pesticide availability in Forestry
- Data collection on the use of of plant protection agents in the forest; Participation in the collection and evaluation of anthropogenous immissions regarding forest damage
- Design and construction of a wildlife portal in cooperation with LWF, BBV and BJV
- Detection of clone-site interactions in poplar and willow on agricultural sites in short rotation - ProLoc (income program / locus)
- Development and validation of agro-forestry systems in organic farming to gain wood for energy extraction
- Displacement and loss of biomass and nutrients during thinnings carried out by harvester, and their effect on soil properties and the element budget of forest ecosystems
- Establishment of a cooperation network for the development of sustainable business models for the health tourism use of forests in Austria and Bavaria
- Expert group bioenergy resource management in Bavaria
- Formulation of recommendations for sustainable floodplain-forest management tested for their practicability and with a particular focus on poplar forests to optimize the forest functions biodiversity, income and climate protection, with special regard to climate change and ash dieback disease. Coordination
- GreenRisk4ALPs - Development of ecosystem-based risk governance concepts with respect to natural hazards and climate impacts - from ecosystem-based solutions tointegrated risk assessment
- Improving availability of food for honey bees and blossom-visiting insects by attracting long-flowering perennials gaining energy and increasing biodiversity - project term 2
- Infosystem northeralpin forests
- LandSchafftEnergie - Phase III Expert team energy transition in rural areas
- Managment of species diversity in integrative forest management
- New assessment of the forest protection situation in respect to climate change
- Nutrition diagnostics of main tree species by bark analysis
- Operation and extension of the wildlife portal in Bavaria
- Optimal supply and storage processes for wood chips
- Preparation of a Bavarian biomass resource strategy - scientific basics and recommendations
- QualiS: Development of a Quality Management System for Wood Chip Production. Subproject 2: Quality Management Systems für Wood Chip Production - Parameters and Variables
- Quality conserving wood chip storage
- Reduction of wildlife losses during mowing exemplarily for fawns - wildlife danger areas and effectiveness of detection and chilling methods: subproject 1 wildlife biology
- Residential agricultural buildings in timber construction without preventive chemical wood preservative (use class 0)
- Scientific monitoring of the measure: Climate-compatible management of state-owned properties
- Soil Chemistry, Nutrition and Growth of Norway Spruce (Picea abies Karst.) on Sample Sites of the Friedenfels (Upper Palatia, Germany) Amelioration Experiment
- Soluble ammonium nitrate (= available to the plants) contents of inorganic substances in arable soils
- Suitability of highly mechanized timber harvesting procedures in deciduous wood ressources
- The use of set-aside areas as forest and agricultural energy plantations – a comparison of the legal, technical, economic and ecological aspects
- Urban forest owners – a challenge for forestry
Contact
Bavarian State Institute of Forestry
(LWF)
Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 1
85354 Freising
Bavaria
Germany
Phone: +49 08161 71-4801
Fax: +49 08161 71 4971
Email: poststelle(@)lwf.bayern.de