Stoffel, Markus

Spatial and temporal rockfall activity in a forest stand in the Swiss Prealps : a dendrogeomorphological case study

Perret, Simone ; Stoffel, Markus ; Kienholz, Hans

In: Geomorphology, 2006, vol. 74(1-4), p. 219-231

Rockfall is a major threat to settlements and transportation routes in large parts of the Alps. While protective forest stands in many locations undoubtedly reduce rockfall risk, little is known about the exact frequency and spatial distribution of rockfall activity in a given place or about how these parameters can be assessed. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to reconstruct...

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Assessing the vertical distribution and visibility of rockfall scars in trees

In: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 2005, vol. 156, no. 6, p. 195-199

Rockfall generally consists of individual rocks and boulders moving downslope in a falling, bouncing or rolling motion. As a result, impacts on trees may occur almost anywhere between ground level and several meters above. The present paper therefore focuses on the vertical distribution and the visibility of scars on stem surfaces. Three adult trees from the Altdorfer Bannwald (Altdorf UR,...

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