| Elevation dependent response of soil organic carbon stocks to forest windthrow
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| Later growth onsets or reduced growth rates: What characterises legacy effects at the tree-ring level in conifers after the severe 2018 drought?
Miller, T. W., Stangler, D. F., Larysch, E., Honer, H., Puhlmann, H., Schindler, D., … Kahle, H. P. (2023). Later growth onsets or reduced growth rates: What characterises legacy effects at the tree-ring level in conifers after the severe 2018 drought? Science of the Total Environment, 854, 158703 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158703 |
| Lessons learned from a long‐term irrigation experiment in a dry Scots pine forest: impacts on traits and functioning
Bose, A. K., Rigling, A., Gessler, A., Hagedorn, F., Brunner, I., Feichtinger, L., … Schaub, M. (2022). Lessons learned from a long‐term irrigation experiment in a dry Scots pine forest: impacts on traits and functioning. Ecological Monographs, 92(2), e1507 (18 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1507 |
| European beech dieback after premature leaf senescence during the 2018 drought in northern Switzerland
Frei, E. R., Gossner, M. M., Vitasse, Y., Queloz, V., Dubach, V., Gessler, A., … Wohlgemuth, T. (2022). European beech dieback after premature leaf senescence during the 2018 drought in northern Switzerland. Plant Biology, 24(7), 1132-1145. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13467 |
| Drought reduces water uptake in beech from the drying topsoil, but no compensatory uptake occurs from deeper soil layers
Gessler, A., Bächli, L., Freund, E. R., Treydte, K., Schaub, M., Haeni, M., … Meusburger, K. (2022). Drought reduces water uptake in beech from the drying topsoil, but no compensatory uptake occurs from deeper soil layers. New Phytologist, 233(1), 194-206. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17767 |
| Soil fauna drives vertical redistribution of soil organic carbon in a long‐term irrigated dry pine forest
Guidi, C., Frey, B., Brunner, I., Meusburger, K., Vogel, M. E., Chen, X., … Hagedorn, F. (2022). Soil fauna drives vertical redistribution of soil organic carbon in a long‐term irrigated dry pine forest. Global Change Biology, 28(9), 3145-3160. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16122 |
| Below average midsummer to early autumn precipitation evolved into the main driver of sudden scots pine vitality decline in the Swiss Rhône Valley
Hunziker, S., Begert, M., Scherrer, S. C., Rigling, A., & Gessler, A. (2022). Below average midsummer to early autumn precipitation evolved into the main driver of sudden scots pine vitality decline in the Swiss Rhône Valley. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 5, 874100 (20 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2022.874100 |
| Long-term soil water limitation and previous tree vigor drive local variability of drought-induced crown dieback in <em>Fagus sylvatica</em>
Klesse, S., Wohlgemuth, T., Meusburger, K., Vitasse, Y., von Arx, G., Lévesque, M., … Frei, E. R. (2022). Long-term soil water limitation and previous tree vigor drive local variability of drought-induced crown dieback in Fagus sylvatica. Science of the Total Environment, 851, 157926 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157926 |
| Drought impacts on tree carbon sequestration and water use – evidence from intra‐annual tree‐ring characteristics
Martínez‐Sancho, E., Treydte, K., Lehmann, M. M., Rigling, A., & Fonti, P. (2022). Drought impacts on tree carbon sequestration and water use – evidence from intra‐annual tree‐ring characteristics. New Phytologist, 236(1), 58-70. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18224 |
| Humusverlust nach Windwurf - Risiko im Bergwald?
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| Full-scale experiments to examine the role of deadwood in rockfall dynamics in forests
Ringenbach, A., Stihl, E., Bühler, Y., Bebi, P., Bartelt, P., Rigling, A., … Caviezel, A. (2022). Full-scale experiments to examine the role of deadwood in rockfall dynamics in forests. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 22(7), 2433-2443. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2433-2022 |
| Modeling deadwood for rockfall mitigation assessments in windthrow areas
Ringenbach, A., Bebi, P., Bartelt, P., Rigling, A., Christen, M., Bühler, Y., … Caviezel, A. (2022). Modeling deadwood for rockfall mitigation assessments in windthrow areas. Earth Surface Dynamics, 10(6), 1303-1319. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-1303-2022 |
| Drought effects on volatile organic compound emissions from Scots pine stems
Rissanen, K., Aalto, J., Gessler, A., Hölttä, T., Rigling, A., Schaub, M., & Bäck, J. (2022). Drought effects on volatile organic compound emissions from Scots pine stems. Plant, Cell and Environment, 45(1), 23-40. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14219 |
| Canopy disturbances catalyse tree species shifts in Swiss Forests
Scherrer, D., Ascoli, D., Conedera, M., Fischer, C., Maringer, J., Moser, B., … Wohlgemuth, T. (2022). Canopy disturbances catalyse tree species shifts in Swiss Forests. Ecosystems, 25, 199-214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-021-00649-1 |
| Photosynthetic acclimation and sensitivity to short- and long-term environmental changes in a drought prone forest
Schönbeck, L., Grossiord, C., Gessler, A., Gisler, J., Meusburger, K., D'Odorico, P., … Schaub, M. (2022). Photosynthetic acclimation and sensitivity to short- and long-term environmental changes in a drought prone forest. Journal of Experimental Botany, 73(8), 2576-2588. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erac033 |
| The effects of previous summer drought and fertilization on winter non-structural carbon reserves and spring leaf development of downy oak saplings
Wang, X., Schönbeck, L., Gessler, A., Yang, Y., Rigling, A., Yu, D., … Li, M. (2022). The effects of previous summer drought and fertilization on winter non-structural carbon reserves and spring leaf development of downy oak saplings. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1035191 |
| There is no carbon transfer between scots pine and pine mistletoe but the assimilation capacity of the hemiparasite is constrained by host water use under dry conditions
Wang, A., Lehmann, M. M., Rigling, A., Gessler, A., Saurer, M., Du, Z., & Li, M. H. (2022). There is no carbon transfer between scots pine and pine mistletoe but the assimilation capacity of the hemiparasite is constrained by host water use under dry conditions. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 902705 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.902705 |
| Climate sensitivity and drought seasonality determine post-drought growth recovery of Quercus petraea and Quercus robur in Europe
Bose, A. K., Scherrer, D., Camarero, J. J., Ziche, D., Babst, F., Bigler, C., … Rigling, A. (2021). Climate sensitivity and drought seasonality determine post-drought growth recovery of Quercus petraea and Quercus robur in Europe. Science of the Total Environment, 784, 147222 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147222 |
| Growth resistance and resilience of mixed silver fir and Norway spruce forests in central Europe: contrasting responses to mild and severe droughts
Bottero, A., Forrester, D. I., Cailleret, M., Kohnle, U., Gessler, A., Michel, D., … Rigling, A. (2021). Growth resistance and resilience of mixed silver fir and Norway spruce forests in central Europe: contrasting responses to mild and severe droughts. Global Change Biology, 27(18), 4403-4419. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15737 |
| Molecular biogeography of the fungus-dwelling saproxylic beetle <em>Bolitophagus reticulatus</em> indicates rapid expansion from glacial refugia
Eberle, J., Husemann, M., Doerfler, I., Ulrich, W., Müller, J., Bouget, C., … Habel, J. C. (2021). Molecular biogeography of the fungus-dwelling saproxylic beetle Bolitophagus reticulatus indicates rapid expansion from glacial refugia. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 133(3), 766-778. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blab037 |