Dictionary/Glossary German-French-Italian-English dictionary of plant names and technical terms used in the NFI. suchen (Swiss) Plateau(tree) species compositionaccessible forest without shrub forestaccessible forest without shrub forest NFI3/NFI4aerial photoafforestationage classage determinationage, dominant (agedom)alder buckthornallowable cutalpine bearberryalpine buckthornalpine clematisalpine honeysucklealpine mezereonAlpsaltitudinal vegetation beltancient treearea suitable for forestarea, wooded (woodland)areal damageArolla pineashash (main tree species)ashleaf mapleaspectaspenassessmentattribute catalogueattribute, categoricalattribute, derivedattribute, metricalattribute, surveyedAustrian pineavalanche protection forestaverageaxle loadbarberrybark injurybark necrosisbark percentagebasal areabaybearberry (kinnikinnick)beechberry bushesbiocoenosisbiodiversity (syn.: biological diversity)biomassbiotopebiotope value of a forest standbird cherryblack alderblack crowberryblack currantblack elderblack honeysuckleblack locustblack-poplarblackberryblackthornbladder-sennabladdernutblue honeysucklebog bilberrybog-rosemaryboundary of forest edgeboxbranch brushwoodbranch woodbroad-leaved whitebeambroadleaved (forest) areabroadleaved (forest) communitybroadleaved forestbroadleaved treebroadleavesbrowsing intensity browsing intensity, critical browsing percentagebrushwoodbutcher's-broombutterfly-bushcable cranecable winchcallipercalliperingcallipering thresholdcankercantoncarbon cyclecarbon stockchange in a forest change in forest areachange in growing stockchange in number of stemscherry laurelChusan palmcitizens' communityclassification variablecluster (of trees) cluster structurecommon bilberrycommon buckthorncommon dogwoodcommon hawthorncommon junipercommon whitebeamcomplete tree (syn.: whole tree)confidence intervalconiferconiferous forestconiferous forest areaconiferous forest communityconiferscontrol surveyconversioncoppice forestcoppice sproutcoppice with standardsCornelian-cherrycorporation (ownership category)cowberrycrab applecrack (in wood)cranberrycrown closurecrown transparencycultivated applecutting area (syn.: felling area, logging area)damage (to the forest)damage (to trees)damage (to young forest plants)damage caused by pasturingdamage potentialdata surveydatabasedate of surveydate-plumdawn redwooddeadwooddeadwood basal areadeadwood quantitydeadwood stockdeadwood volume deadwood, LIS-debris flowdeforestationdegree of coverdegree of damagedegree of mixture (aerial photo)degree of mixture (terrestrial)degree of regeneration coverdensity of forest edgedevelopment stagediameter at 7m height (d7; syn.: upper stem diameter)diameter at breast height (dbh)diameter classdominant diameter at breast height (dbhdom) dominant heigt (hdom; syn.: top height)Douglas firdowny birchdowny currantdowny oakdrainagedry sitedry stone walldwarf birchdwarf buckthorndwarf cherrydwarf juniperdwarf mountain-pinedwarf shrubsdwarf whitebeameconomic regionecosystemecotoneecotone value of the forest edgeembankment (artificial) / slope (natural)environmental monitoringenvironmental policiesepicormic shoot (syn.: water sprout)erosionerror, statisticalEuropean hackberryEuropean honeysuckleEuropean larchEuropean silver-firEuropean spindleEuropean white-elmevaluation (data analyses)evaluation areaexposed bare woodextractionextraction costsextraction distanceextraction systemfallow landfalse camphor-treefalse indigo-bushfalse tamariskfalse Virginia-creeperfan-palmfellings (wood use)field maplefield surveyfigfinal fellingfir (main tree species)fire tracesfloodfly honeysuckleforestforest / nonforest decisionForest Actforest aisleforest areaforest areaforest areaforest area, inaccessibleforest area, managedforest area, pasturedforest area, permanently unstockedforest area, temporarily unstockedforest boundaryforest boundary lineforest canopy gapforest communityforest compositionforest conditionforest definitionforest districtforest ecosystemforest edgeforest effectsForest Europe criterionforest fireforest formforest formationforest functionforest gapforest inventoryforest management planforest management, sustainableforest ownerforest pasturing forest planningForest Police Law (FPolL)forest policyforest siteforest soilforest stand ("stand")forest stripforest tendingforest transport infrastructureforest typeforest with pasturingforest, inaccessibleforest, publicforsythiaforwarderfoxglove-treefraying damagefungigame damage garden privetgarland flowerGeographic Information System (GIS)giantgiant sequoiagoat willowgolden kiwifruitgooseberrygreen aldergrey aldergrey poplar ground vegetationground virginsbowergroundwater protection zonegroup selection system (syn.: femel system)growing areagrowing stock (syn.: wood stock)growing stock per hectareguelder-rosehabitathairy alpenrosehand-skiddingharvesting damageharvesting losseshaulinghazard potentialhazelhealth (vitality)heatherHenry's honeysuckleherb layerherbaceous fringehigh foresthigh forest, non-uniformhigh forest, selection-type (syn.: high forest, plenter type)high forest, uniform higher altitude zonehillslope debris flowhollyhop hornbeamhornbeamhorse-chestnuthumid siteinclusion (damage)increment (gross increment)indicatoringrowthinsect damageinterpretation areainterview surveyItalian mapleivyJapanese honeysuckleJapanese larchJapanese red-cedarJapanese spiraeaJuraKudzu vineKyoto Protocollaburnumlack of woodland useland-use statisticslandslidelarch (main tree species)large-leaved limelarge-leaved spindlelaurustinuslilacLine Intersect Sampling (LIS)local recreationlogginglongwoodloss of vitalitylosseslosses, naturallower altitude zonelower layermain diameter classmain standmain tree speciesmanagement intensitymanagement systemmanagement, sustainablemanna ashmap surveymaple (main tree species)mean diametermean-treemeans of extractionmeasure, silviculturalmediumwood medlarmerchantable branch woodmerchantable stemwoodmerchantable timber harvestedmerchantable woodmezereonmiddle layerMidland hawthornminimum width (for forest definition)mixed standmixture distributionmixture speciesmock-orangemodelmodel errormortality mortality, remaining mountain avensmountain currantmountain forestmountain selection forest (syn.: mountain plenter forest)mountain-pinemoving averagemunicipality (syn.: political community)National Forest Inventorynational inventorynatural characteristicsnatural forestnatural hazardsnatural regeneration (result)naturalness of the proportion of conifersnature conservationnature conservation functionnature reserveneophytenet incrementNFI Field ManualNFI2 protective forest (protection against natural hazards)NFI3 protective forest (protection against natural hazards)non-forest areanon-wood productsnormal forest modelNorway mapleNorway sprucenumber of deadwood stemsnumber of speciesnumber of stems number of stems (young trees)oak (main tree species)old stand old timberold timber standorchard (nut)Oregon-grapeorganization (type of ownership)pasturingpasturing intensitypedunculate oakpercent forest coverpermanent sample plot ("permanent plot")pick-up truckpile of branchespile of stonespine (main tree species)pioneer tree speciesplant community (syn.: association)plantationplantingpole timber Pre-Alpsprehauling distanceprivately owned forestproduction regionproportion of conifersprotective effect (against natural hazards)protective forestprotective forest NFI4 (protective forest against natural hazards)protective forest regionprotective functionpubescent cotoneasterpure standpure stand, broadleavedpure stand, coniferPyrenean whitebeamrasperryrecreationrecreation facilityrecreational functionrecreational usered currantred oakred-berried elderred-osier dogwoodreference standregeneration (activity)regeneration (result)regeneration activityregeneration stand (stand relevant for regeneration)regeneration under shelterwoodregeneration, artificialregeneration, natural (process)regionregional demarcationreliefrepeat surveyrepresentativenessreproducibilityresinosisriparian woodlandroad densityrock buckthornrockfallrockfall damagerootroot suckersroot-to-shoot ratiorootable soil depthrose-of-Sharonrotation length (syn.: rotation period)roundwood rowanrum cherryrusty-leaved alpenrosesamplesample gridsample plotsample plot inventorysampling errorSanasilva Inventorysanitary felling (process)sanitary fellings (yield)satellite datasavinscorpion sennaScotch broomScots pineScottish laburnumsea-buckthornsecondary felling (syn.: establishment cut)secondary growth (syn.: recruitment)secondary standsecondary useselective thinningsessile oakshape of forest edgeshelterbelt (syn.: forest mantle)shoot (syn.: sprout)shortwood shrubshrub beltshrub forestshrub forest speciesshrub layershrub speciesshrubby milkwortsilver birchsilver wattlesilvicultural projectsilvicultural treatment (syn.: silvicultural intervention)silviculturesingle ownershipsingle tree selection (selection felling; syn.: plenter selection [plenter felling])single-tree selection forest (syn.: plenter forest)sitesite classsite factorsite propertiessite qualitysite typeskid roadskid trailskidder with articulated steeringslenderness ratio (syn.: height/dbh ratio)slope (terrain)small-leaved elmsmall-leaved limesmallwoodsmoke-treesnagsnow loadsnow movementsnowberrysnowy mespilussocio-economic functionsoil acidity ("acidity")soil protectionSouthern Alpssouthern greenweedspecial sitespecies diversityspecies, alien (syn.: species, non-native)species, endangeredspecies, introducedspecies, introduced, invasive (syn.: species, invasive)spreading cotoneasterspruce (main tree species)spurge-laurelSt. Lucie cherrystability standardsStag's-horn sumachstag-headednessstand agestand densitystand density index (SDI)stand layerstand stabilitystand structure standardstandard deviationstandard errorstandard, remnantstemstem basestem breakagestem brushwoodstem formstemwoodstockingstocking, permanently openstone contentstorm damage areastriking damage (syn.: marking damage)striped daphnestripping damagestructural diversity (forest edge)structural diversity (forest stand)structure of forest edgestumpsurroundings of forest edgesustainability (forestry)sweet chestnutSwiss Forest Statisticssycamoretally treetarget variabletariff (function)tariff treetending thinningthinning for conversionthinning of continuous cover forestthinning of mountain foresttimber (stage of stand development)timber assortment ("assortment")timber consumptiontimber productiontimber production functiontimber volume, merchantabletimber-harvesting costs top (end) diametertop shoottotal areatotal basal areatotal forest areatotal mean increment (TMI)total number of stemstotal wood volumetrailing azaleatrampling damagetransformationtraveller's-joytreatment urgency (syn.: intervention urgency)treetree agetree crown ("crown")tree speciestree species, dominanttree species, introducedtree species, nativetree-of-heaventree-toptruck road (syn.: forest road)true service-treetrunktulip-treeTurkey oaktype of regenerationtype of road surfacetype of shrub foresttype of treatment (syn.: type of intervention)type of woodland fragmentungulate browsing ("browsing")upper layeruse (forest use)use of forest resourcesuse, agroforestryVaccinium gaultherioidesvalidationvegetation, potential naturalvirgin forestVirginia-creepervitalityvolumevolume functionwall cotoneasterwalnutwaste disposal site / landfillwater bodywayfaring-treewearing courseweathering damageWeymouth pinewhite poplarwhite willowwild cherrywild cotoneasterwild plumwild privetwild service-treewild ungulateswillow-leaved cotoneasterWilson's honeysucklewindbreakswindthrowwinter heathwood harvest (syn.: timber harvest)wood masswood-harvesting costs, potential (syn.: timber-harvesting costs, potential)wood-harvesting technique (syn.: timber-harvesting technique)wooded pasturewoodland fragmentswoodpilewoody species (syn.: ligneous species)woody species diversity (forest edge) woody species diversity (forest stand) work done in-housewoundwood ribwrinkled viburnumwych elmyewyield tableyoung forestyoung forest plantyoung forest treatmentyoung growth/ thicketyoung plantation