beech (Fagus sylvatica)

We are sorry, the portraits of the tree species are only available in German, French and Italian.

NFI sample plots with species occurrences between 1983 and *

* An occurrence is only shown with a dot on the map if the selected tree or shrub species were detected in at least two inventories.

key figures

NFI4
state 2009/17
	production region
	Jura		Plateau		Pre-Alps		Alps		Southern Alps		Switzerland
topic (target variable)	mean	±	mean	±	mean	±	mean	±	mean	±	mean	±
number of stems 1000 n	25351	1050	20559	851	17776	934	11709	939	13128	1193	88523	2237
number of stems %	30.9	1.1	24.2	1.0	18.6	0.9	7.1	0.6	18.9	1.6	17.8	0.4
growing stock (stemwood) 1000 m³	23969	881	22248	945	16136	887	7661	629	6315	561	76329	1780
growing stock (stemwood) %	31.7	1.1	25.6	1.1	16.5	0.9	6.2	0.5	16.5	1.5	18.1	0.4
growing stock (stemwood)/number of stems m³/n	0.95	0.03	1.08	0.04	0.91	0.04	0.65	0.04	0.48	0.03	0.86	0.02

The mean ± absolute standard error of the estimate is given in each case.

evaluation area: accessible forest without shrub forest

grid: 1.4 x 1.4 km grid

NFI3–NFI4
change 2004/06–2009/17
	production region
	Jura		Plateau		Pre-Alps		Alps		Southern Alps		Switzerland
topic (target variable)	mean	±	mean	±	mean	±	mean	±	mean	±	mean	±
increment (gross increment) 1000 m³/yr	515	29	693	38	365	29	176	23	118	23	1932	66
fellings and mortality 1000 m³/yr	392	36	633	56	263	42	124	30	23	7	1498	87

The mean ± absolute standard error of the estimate is given in each case.

evaluation area: accessible forest without shrub forest NFI3/NFI4

grid: 1.4 x 1.4 km grid