Table 1. Overview data per region.
Biogeographic region [39] | Country | Region | Private ownership | Forest area (1000 ha) | NFI number | Dates of NFI measurements | mean and standard deviation of interval length (yr) | Nr of forest plots | Nr of trees | Plot radius1 (m) | Diameter threshold1 (cm) |
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Boreal | Finland | Northern Finland | 52% | 8185 | NFI10/NFI11 | 2004-2008/ 2009–2013 | 4.5 | 3369 | 23225 | angle count method2 | |
Boreal | Finland | Southern Finland | 92% | 4197 | NFI10/NFI11 | 2004-2008/ 2009–2013 | 4.9 | 2914 | 22502 | angle count method2 | |
Boreal | Sweden | Småland | 84% | 1986 | NFI7-8/NFI8-9 | 2005-2009/ 2010–2014 | 5.0 (0) | 2020 | 35094 | 3.5/10 | 4/10 |
Continental/Alpine | Germany | Bavaria | 69% | 2605 | NFI2/NFI3 | 2000-2002/ 2011–2012 | 10.0 (0.67) | 7895 | 61240 | angle count method2 | 7 |
Continental/Alpine | Switzerland | Alps | 31% | 799 | NFI2/NFI3 | 1993-1996/ 2004–2006 | 11.3 (1.14) | 3169 | 36768 | 8/12.6 | 12/36 |
Continental/Alpine | Switzerland | Jura+Plateau | 34% | 458 | NFI2/NFI3 | 1993-1996/ 2004–2006 | 10.3 (0.67) | 2034 | 24235 | 8/12.6 | 12/36 |
Continental/Alpine | Slovenia | Maribor | 54% | 97 | NFI1/NFI2 | 1992–2002 / 2002–2012 | 10 | 8036 | 108715 | 8/12.6 | 10/30 |
Atlantic | Netherlands | Netherlands | 51% | 373 | NFI5/NFI6 | 2001-2005/ 2012–2013 | 9.6 (1.56) | 1217 | 25562 | variable (5–20 m) | 5 |
Atlantic | Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia | 83% | 608 | NFI2/NFI3 | 2000-2002/ 2011–2012 | 10.2 (0.60) | 2287 | 14383 | angle count method2 | 7 |
Atlantic | Ireland | Southern and Eastern Ireland | 39% | 324 | NFI1/NFI2 | 2004-2006/ 2009–2012 | 6.0 (0.91) | 580 | 11395 | 3/7/12.62 | 7/12/20 |
Atlantic | Spain | Galicia | 99% | 1396 | NFI2/NFI3 | 1986-1987/ 1997–1998 | 11.0 (0.02) | 3941 | 75929 | 5/10/15/25 | 7.5/12.5/22.5/42.5 |
Mediterranean | Spain | Catalonia | 81% | 1541 | NFI2/NFI3 | 1989-1990/ 2000–2001 | 11.3 (0.68) | 8471 | 138831 | 5/10/15/25 | 7.5/12.5/22.5/42.5 |
Mediterranean | Spain | Castilla y León | 47% | 2435 | NFI2/NFI3 | 1991-1992/ 2002–2004 | 11.5 (1.13) | 9224 | 136773 | 5/10/15/25 | 7.5/12.5/22.5/42.5 |
Total | 24923 | 7.2 | 53796 | 714652 |
1 Multiple diameter thresholds indicate a design with plots consisting of concentric circles with their radii and the corresponding thresholds
2 see for details on this method for example [30].