Mapping the future of Laegern’s beech forest
Climate change is putting enormous pressure on biodiversity and ecosystems, including forests. In the first week of March, we gathered high-resolution 3D point clouds of the leaf-off beech forest at Laegern, our living laboratory near Zurich.
We need to understand the relationships, particularly in managed forests - such as the Laegern on the border between Zurich and Aargau - that are used for many purposes including recreation and lumber harvesting. At the same time, the forest provides a range of habitats for plants, birds, insects, fungi, microbes, and many other living things. The beech trees living on Laegern are especially important to understand what might happen to beech forests this century.
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GIUZ Blog, 25.03.2025
Felix Morsdorf, Meredith Schuman