|
Area
|
A
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
E
|
F
|
|---|
|
Region
|
Obwalden
|
Obwalden
|
Obwalden
|
Lower Engadine
|
Lower Engadine
|
Lower Engadine
|
|
Longitude (°)
|
8.241
|
8.31
|
8.097
|
10.182
|
10.157
|
10.223
|
|
Latitude (°)
|
46.813
|
46.832
|
46.813
|
46.794
|
46.79
|
46.805
|
|
Elevation (m asl)
|
1862 ± 127
|
1440 ± 142
|
1585 ± 73
|
2206 ± 109
|
2163 ± 160
|
2101 ± 184
|
|
Slope (%)
|
53 ± 20
|
40 ± 15
|
38 ± 10
|
42 ± 11
|
41 ± 12
|
36 ± 13
|
|
Mean annual temperature (°C)
|
2.7
|
4.8
|
3.9
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
1.4
|
|
Mean annual precipitation (mm)
|
1949
|
1822
|
1801
|
1206
|
1206
|
1285
|
|
Size (ha)
|
56
|
40
|
25
|
91
|
135
|
158
|
|
Herd size (LU)
|
30
|
45
|
42
|
55
|
50
|
120
|
|
Simultaneously tracked animals
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
|
Number of records
|
245752
|
122746
|
157962
|
438677
|
485620
|
483175
|
|
Grazing period (d)
|
69
|
90
|
90
|
43
|
72
|
78
|
|
Number of paddocks
|
5
|
7
|
27
|
4
|
7
|
10
|
|
Average stocking period/paddock (d)
|
13.8
|
12.9
|
3.3
|
10.8
|
10.3
|
7.8
|
|
Stocking rate (LU ha−1 yr−1)
|
0.10 ± 0.06
|
0.16 ± 0.16
|
0.25 ± 0.23
|
0.04 ± 0.05
|
0.05 ± 0.06
|
0.09 ± 0.06
|
- Values for elevation, slope and stocking rate are medians ± standard deviation. Mean annual precipitation was derived from grid data of MeteoSwiss, Zurich. Mean annual temperature was taken from Hiebl et al. [48]
