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Tree-rings show an extensive increase in precipitation
		For the first time a 1000 year old oxygen isotope data series has been produced from tree-rings. Using this method precipitation development in the Karakorum Mountains in Northern Pakistan was reconstructed for the last thousand years.

Insecticides   Instructions for professional application of insecticides.

Fungi as pioneers after fire   Large trees weakened by fire provide ideal conditions for fungal colonisation. The Research Institute WSL is investigating the reaction of beech, oak and chestnut trees to forest fires and observing which fungi colonise the trees.

A new forest fire data base   Swiss cantons have up to present recorded the occurrence of forest fires individually. Now all information on forest fires is being collected in one central data base which is an optimal tool for forest fire management.

Wood Boring Insects   After storm damages there is often a proliferation of wood boring species as well as bark boring species. They can do considerable economical damage.

The "Storm Manual"   Extreme storm events with forest damages – a lot of things have to be organized in a short time. Due to the experience with storm "Lothar" 1999, this manual offers support in all relevant realms.

Timber Storage - Storage Over Bark   The simplest way to storage storm-damaged timber is the storage over bark alongside forest roads if the period of time between the processing and transport to the customer is appraisable.