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Forest Ecology
The forest ecological research at the Institute explores forest functions, particularly those of the element and water flows control as well as the habitat for animals and plants.
Wildlife Ecology
Our work is to research the dynamics of wildlife populations in cultural landscapes and protected areas.
The aim is to improve wildlife management, species conservation and animal disease control.
National Soil Survey (BZE)
The National Soil Survey for Forests investigates the condition and changes of forest soils at about 2000 sampling points.
For more information, visit www.bze-wald.de.
Greenhouse Gas Inventories (THG)
As a party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), since 1994 Germany has been obliged to draw up, publish and continuously update national inventories of greenhouse gas emissions.
National Forest Inventory (BWI)
The National Forest Inventory is a large-scale inventory on a sample basis. It provides an overview of the large-scale forest conditions and the potential forest production. The inventory has to be carried out nationwide every ten years.
Intensive Forest Monitoring (Level II)
Intensive Forest Monitoring (Level II) studies the cause-effect relationships between the condition of forest trees on one hand, and the condition of nutrition and soil as well as atmospheric deposition and climate on the other hand.