Beech trees in a changing climate: A new genetic diversity experiment takes root at Irchel Campus
The European beech (Fagus sylvatica) is one of the most common and ecologically important tree species in Swiss and European forests. But its sensitivity to drought threatens the stability of Switzerland’s forests in the face of an increasingly hotter and drier climate. To investigate how beech can persist in these changing conditions, 190 four-year-old beech saplings were planted as part of a biodiversity experiment on Irchel Campus.
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More on this topic (in German) in a recent article published indergartenbau