| Towards near real-time drought stress assessment in Europe's temperate forests – comparing remote sensing time series with continuous in-situ tree-level measurements
Bloom, C. K., Koch, T. L., Meusburger, K., Zweifel, R., Walthert, L., Etzold, S., … Baltensweiler, A. (2025). Towards near real-time drought stress assessment in Europe's temperate forests – comparing remote sensing time series with continuous in-situ tree-level measurements. Ecological Indicators, 177, 113757 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113757 |
| Transferability of pedotransfer functions for estimating soil hydraulic properties: an analysis of controlling factors for forest soils in Switzerland
Schoch, J., Nussbaum, M., Walthert, L., Carminati, A., & Lehmann, P. (2025). Transferability of pedotransfer functions for estimating soil hydraulic properties: an analysis of controlling factors for forest soils in Switzerland. Geoderma, 460, 117397 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117397 |
| Auswirkungen der Trockenheit auf die Wälder Graubündens
Walthert, L. (2025). Auswirkungen der Trockenheit auf die Wälder Graubündens. Bündnerwald, 78(1), 32-38. |
| Sind die Waldböden in der Schweiz nach dem Winterhalbjahr vollständig befeuchtet?
Walthert, L., & Meusburger, K. (2025). Sind die Waldböden in der Schweiz nach dem Winterhalbjahr vollständig befeuchtet? Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 176(2), 106-109. https://doi.org/10.3188/szf.2025.0106 |
| Fine‐scale variation in soil properties promotes local taxonomic diversity of hybridizing oak species (<em>Quercus</em> spp.)
Zimmermann, F., Reutimann, O., Baltensweiler, A., Walthert, L., Olofsson, J. K., & Rellstab, C. (2025). Fine‐scale variation in soil properties promotes local taxonomic diversity of hybridizing oak species (Quercus spp.). Evolutionary Applications, 18(2), e70076 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70076 |
| Wachstum und Trockenstress: physiologische Charakterisierung von Schweizer Waldbäumen
Zweifel, R., Bachofen, C., Basler, D., Braun, S., Buchmann, N., Conedera, M., … Walthert, L. (2025). Wachstum und Trockenstress: physiologische Charakterisierung von Schweizer Waldbäumen. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 176(2), 99-105. https://doi.org/10.3188/szf.2025.0099 |
| Unravelling the impact of soil data quality on species distribution models of temperate forest woody plants
Rota, F., Scherrer, D., Bergamini, A., Price, B., Walthert, L., & Baltensweiler, A. (2024). Unravelling the impact of soil data quality on species distribution models of temperate forest woody plants. Science of the Total Environment, 944, 173719 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173719 |
| Coordination between degree of isohydricity and depth of root water uptake in temperate tree species
Walthert, L., Etzold, S., Carminati, A., Saurer, M., Köchli, R., & Zweifel, R. (2024). Coordination between degree of isohydricity and depth of root water uptake in temperate tree species. Science of the Total Environment, 946, 174346 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174346 |
| Towards monitoring stem growth phenology from space with high resolution satellite data
Eitel, J. U. H., Basler, D., Braun, S., Buchmann, N., D'Odorico, P., Etzold, S., … Zweifel, R. (2023). Towards monitoring stem growth phenology from space with high resolution satellite data. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 339, 109549 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109549 |
| Elevation dependent response of soil organic carbon stocks to forest windthrow
Mayer, M., Rusch, S., Didion, M., Baltensweiler, A., Walthert, L., Ranft, F., … Hagedorn, F. (2023). Elevation dependent response of soil organic carbon stocks to forest windthrow. Science of the Total Environment, 857, 159694 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159694 |
| Benefits of hierarchical predictions for digital soil mapping - an approach to map bimodal soil pH
Nussbaum, M., Zimmermann, S., Walthert, L., & Baltensweiler, A. (2023). Benefits of hierarchical predictions for digital soil mapping - an approach to map bimodal soil pH. Geoderma, 437, 116579 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116579 |
| Dendrometers challenge the 'moon wood concept' by elucidating the absence of lunar cycles in tree stem radius oscillation
Tumajer, J., Braun, S., Burger, A., Scharnweber, T., Smiljanic, M., Walthert, L., … Wilmking, M. (2023). Dendrometers challenge the 'moon wood concept' by elucidating the absence of lunar cycles in tree stem radius oscillation. Scientific Reports, 13, 19904 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-47013-y |
| Technical report. Equations for improving the accuracy of <em>Decagon MPS-2</em> matric potential readings in dry soils
Walthert, L., Cobos, D. R., & Schleppi, P. (2023). Technical report. Equations for improving the accuracy of Decagon MPS-2 matric potential readings in dry soils. (WSL Berichte, Report No.: 143). Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL. https://doi.org/10.55419/wsl:33724 |
| Hochauflösende Bodenkarten für den Schweizer Wald
Baltensweiler, A., Walthert, L., Zimmermann, S., & Nussbaum, M. (2022). Hochauflösende Bodenkarten für den Schweizer Wald. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 173(6), 288-291. https://doi.org/10.3188/szf.2022.0288 |
| Number of growth days and not length of the growth period determines radial stem growth of temperate trees
Etzold, S., Sterck, F., Bose, A. K., Braun, S., Buchmann, N., Eugster, W., … Zweifel, R. (2022). Number of growth days and not length of the growth period determines radial stem growth of temperate trees. Ecology Letters, 25(2), 427-439. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13933 |
| Shotgun metagenomics of deep forest soil layers show evidence of altered microbial genetic potential for biogeochemical cycling
Frey, B., Varliero, G., Qi, W., Stierli, B., Walthert, L., & Brunner, I. (2022). Shotgun metagenomics of deep forest soil layers show evidence of altered microbial genetic potential for biogeochemical cycling. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 828977 (18 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.828977 |
| Organische Substanz in Schweizer Waldböden - eine wichtige, aber empfindliche Ressource
Hagedorn, F., Mayer, M., Meusburger, K., Walthert, L., & Zimmermann, S. (2022). Organische Substanz in Schweizer Waldböden - eine wichtige, aber empfindliche Ressource. In Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL (Ed.), WSL Berichte: Vol. 126. Waldböden - intakt und funktional (pp. 13-18). https://doi.org/10.55419/wsl:32001 |
| Humusverlust nach Windwurf - Risiko im Bergwald?
Mayer, M., Rusch, S., Didion, M., Baltensweiler, A., Walthert, L., Ranft, F., … Hagedorn, F. (2022). Humusverlust nach Windwurf - Risiko im Bergwald? In Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL (Ed.), WSL Berichte: Vol. 126. Waldböden - intakt und funktional (pp. 43-45). https://doi.org/10.55419/wsl:32005 |
| Soil–plant interactions modulated water availability of Swiss forests during the 2015 and 2018 droughts
Meusburger, K., Trotsiuk, V., Schmidt-Walter, P., Baltensweiler, A., Brun, P., Bernhard, F., … Walthert, L. (2022). Soil–plant interactions modulated water availability of Swiss forests during the 2015 and 2018 droughts. Global Change Biology, 28(20), 5928-5944. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16332 |
| Wasserverfügbarkeit in Schweizer Wäldern während der Trockenjahre 2015-2018
Meusburger, K., Hagedorn, F., & Walthert, L. (2022). Wasserverfügbarkeit in Schweizer Wäldern während der Trockenjahre 2015-2018. In Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL (Ed.), WSL Berichte: Vol. 126. Waldböden - intakt und funktional (pp. 33-37). https://doi.org/10.55419/wsl:32004 |
