Information about the logbook of elevation records

The abundance and distribution of native tree and shrub species is a key topic of the NFI. However, a sample plot inventory is not designed to cover the highest sites where trees and shrubs grow. Information on occurrences at high elevations is also sparse in the literature, and even when it is available coordinates and photos for the sightings are lacking, making it impossible to verify them.

Basis for research

The aim of this citizen science project was to obtain reliable information on the location of high-altitude specimens across Switzerland and for all tree and shrub species.

The reported and verified trees and shrubs form the basis for a long-term series of scientific measurements to investigate how climate change affects the growth and elevational distribution of the various tree and shrub species.