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2018-present Scientific staff member, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL
2014-2017 PhD in Climate Sciences, Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research and Institute of Geography, University of Bern
2011-2013 Scientific Assistant, University of Bern and Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology Eawag
2005-2010 MSc and BSc in Geography, University of Zürich

Selected publications

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. doi:10.3389/ffgc.2022.874100

Hunziker, S.; Brönnimann, S.; Calle, J.; Moreno, I.; Andrade, M.; Ticona, L.; Huerta, A.; Lavado, W., 2018: Effects of undetected data quality issues on climatological analyses. Climate of the Past, 14: 1-20. doi:10.5194/cp-14-1-2018

Hunziker, S.; Gubler, S.; Calle, J.; Moreno, I.; Andrade, M.; Velarde, F.; Ticona, L.; Carrasco, G.; Castellón, Y.; Oria, C.; Croci-Maspoli, M.; Konzelmann, T.; Rohrer, M.; Brönnimann, S., 2017: Identifying, attributing, and overcoming common data quality issues of manned station observations. International Journal of Climatology, 37: 4131-4145. doi:10.1002/joc.5037

Gubler, S.; Hunziker, S.; Begert, M.; Croci-Maspoli, M.; Konzelmann, T.; Brönnimann, S.; Schwierz, C.; Oria, C.; Rosas, G., 2017: The influence of station density on climate data homogenization. International Journal of Climatology, 37: 4670-4683. doi:10.1002/joc.5114

Schmid, M.; Hunziker, S.; Wüest, A., 2014: Lake surface temperatures in a changing climate: a global sensitivity analysis. Climatic Change, 124: 301-315. doi:10.1007/s10584-014-1087-2

Projekte

It is important to have good information on the condition of the trees in the plots. Therefore scientists determine the relationships between crown condition and a number of environmental parameters.

Mit dem VPDrought-Experiment werden die Einflüsse und Auswirkungen von Luft- und Bodentrockenheit auf den Wald wissenschaftlich untersucht. Der weltweit erstmalige Versuch in dieser Kombination und Qualität wird im Pfynwald auf der bereits bestehenden Forschungsfläche der WSL umgesetzt.

Which are the main mechanisms conveying adaptation on the organ and whole tree level, how fast does acclimation occur and how long is an acclimation potential sustained?

The current and long-term conditions of the atmosphere impact the physiological functioning of trees. Therefore, many atmospheric variables are measured in Pfynwald to better understand processes and interactions with the forest.

Publikationen

Hunziker S., Hug C., Gessler A. (2024) Der Zustand der Baumkronen in den Schweizer Wäldern. In E. G. Brockerhoff (Ed.), WSL Berichte: Vol. 148. Waldschutzüberblick 2023. Birmensdorf: Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL. 14-15. Institutional Repository DORA

Hunziker S., Nazarova T., Kather M., Hartmann M., Brunner I., Schaub M., … Gessler A. (2024) The metabolic fingerprint of Scots pine – root and needle metabolites show different patterns in dying trees. Tree Physiol. 44(4), tpae036 (10 pp.). doi:10.1093/treephys/tpae036 Institutional Repository DORA

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. Front. For. Glob. Change. 5, 874100 (20 pp.). doi:10.3389/ffgc.2022.874100 Institutional Repository DORA

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