When trees can protect against avalanches: Tree height and species play key roles

When trees can protect against avalanches: Tree height and species play key roles

Forests protect against avalanches, but not every forest is equally effective. Thanks to almost 50 years of observations at the Stillberg afforestation site, SLF researchers have now gained insight into how the avalanche protective function of afforestation changes over time and from which point it effectively prevents avalanches.