log inNFI glossary and dictionary
On this page you find the translations of woody species and of terms as well as their explanations (marked with yellow background), which were used in the NFI.
 upper stem diameter at 7m height (D7) |
| Diameter of the trunk or stem measured at a height of 7m to determine the stem form. [D] Durchmesser in 7m Höhe (D7) Zur Bestimmung der Schaftform gemessener Durchmesser des Stammes oder Schaftes in 7m Höhe. [F] diamètre à 7m de hauteur (D7) Diamètre du fût ou de la tige des arbres, mesuré à 7m au-dessus du sol pour déterminer la forme de la tige. [I] diametro a 7m di altezza (D7) Diametro del fusto o del tronco misurato a 7m di altezza per la determinazione della forma del fusto. |
- Recommended form of citation:
Brändli, U.-B.; Speich, S., 2007: Swiss NFI glossary and dictionary. [Published online 27.06.2007]. Available from World Wide Web <http://www.lfi.ch/glossar/glossar-en.php>. Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL. - The German definition of the scientific terms was done with the help of the following lexica and terminologies:
LdF = Lexikon der Forstbotanik (Schütt et al. 1991)
SSI = Sanasilva-Inventur WSL. Terminologie im Sanasilva-Bericht 1997 (Brang und Kaennel Dobbertin 1997)
SAFE = Forsteinrichtungsbegriffe. Schweizerischer Arbeitskreis für Forsteinrichtung (1986). Since 2007 Arbeitsgruppe Waldplanung und -management
TFW = Terminologie Forsteinrichtung/Waldinventur (Bick et al. 1994)
WBö = Wörterbücher der Biologie. Ökologie (Schäfer und Tischler 1983)
WT = Waldbauliche Terminologie (Brünig und Mayer 1980)
Anl. LFI = Anleitung für die Feldaufnahmen der Erhebung 1993-1995 (Stierlin et al. 1994) - The German, French and Italien plant names were taken mainly from the book Die häufigsten Waldbäume der Schweiz or from the Flora Helvetica
- The English plant names were taken form the internet (swiss web flora, PLANTS Database and Dictionary of Common Names). The notations and abbreviations were taken from IPNI - The international Plant Names Index.
