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Literature data of sound speed in snow
This dataset contains literature data for snow density and frequency dependency of speed of sound waves in snow. The data were either available as tabular data in the original... -
Stated preference data on the insurance value of forests in Switzerland
We present stated preference data for improved forest management measures from seven Swiss municipalities in the Cantons of Grisons and Valais. The data was collected between... -
Generalised stand descriptions in Switzerland
The files refer to the data and R code used in Mey et al. "From small forest samples to generalised uni- and bimodal stand descriptions" (2021) Methods in Ecology and Evolution.... -
Hybrid choice modelling dataset for the effects of landscape-technology fit o...
We present stated preference data based on a national representative Swiss online panel survey for the preference of renewable energy infrastructure in landscapes. The data was... -
Observational data: avalanche observations, danger signs and stability test r...
This is the freely available part of the data used in the publication by Techel et al. (2022): On the correlation between a sub-level qualifier refining the danger level with... -
ECT and RB data Switzerland
The data set contains the data used in the publication "On snow stability interpretation of Extended Column Test results" by Techel et. al. (2020), published in Natural Hazards... -
The Experimental Forest Management network
The EFM network is one of the longest running scientific projects in Switzerland and has been collecting growth and yield data since the late 1880’s. As of 2021, 28 plots had... -
Landscape in contemporary strategic spatial plans of European Urban regions
The present dataset is part of the published scientific paper Hersperger, A.M., Bürgi, M., Wende, W., Bacău, S. and Grădinaru, S.R., 2020. Does landscape play a role in... -
LiDAR metrics predict suitable forest foraging areas of endangered Mouse-eare...
Habitat shift caused by human impact on vegetation structure poses a great threat to species which are special- ized on unique habitats. Single layered beech forests, the main... -
How is avalanche danger described in textual descriptions in avalanche foreca...
The data set contains the danger descriptions (German) of the avalanche forecasts published at 5 pm between 27-Nov-2012 and 13-Feb-2020. -
Dynamics of insect natural enemies of bark beetles
In 1994 a large area of mountain spruce forest was infested by the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) in the Gandberg forest near Schwanden, canton Glarus,... -
Plutonium-239+240 and sediment yield data for a small catchment in Southern I...
Quantifying the rates of soil redistribution worldwide poses a significant challenge, which has been addressed using various methods such as direct sediment measurements,... -
Snow climate indicators derived from parallel manual snow measurements
Data set consisting of snow climate indicators derived from parallel manual snow measurements in Switzerland. -
Full content of WSL Fauna Database
Complete extract of Fauna Database of WSL, containing all projects and all taxa. Meant as exchange and citation platform for sharing the data with the national data centre... -
Content coding of exemption approval decisions for forest clearances
The Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) is responsible for granting exemptions for forest clearances that in principle are prohibited in Switzerland. Initiators of... -
Weather, snowpack and avalanche occurrence data for automated prediction of w...
Datasets used to implement the wet-snow avalanche activity model presented in the article: Hendrick, M., Techel, F., Volpi, M., Olevski, T., Pérez-Guillén, C., van Herwijnen,... -
'Latent reserves' within the Swiss NFI
The files refer to the data used in Portier et al. "‘Latent reserves’: a hidden treasure in National Forest Inventories" (2020) Journal of Ecology. 'Latent reserves' are defined... -
Implementing the energy transition at municipal level in Switzerland: A regio...
The dataset contains data from a survey, which was conducted in a periurban region close to Berne, Switzerland. The survey was conducted in Fall 2018 and contained opinion... -
Data from: Estimation of breeding probbability can make monitoring data more ...
This dataset includes data from 15 native pond breeding species in Switzerland in addition to observations of any species within the Pelophylax genus of water frogs. 233 sites... -
Bats and nocturnal insects in urban green areas
Animal biodiversity in cities is generally expected to be uniformly reduced, but recent studies show that this is modulated by the composition and configuration of Urban Green...