Dr. Pierre Vollenweider

Function

Scientific staff member

Forest Dynamics

Ecophysiology

Contact

pierre.vollenweider(at)wsl.ch

+41 44 739 2435

Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf

Site

WSL Birmensdorf Bi LG C 26

ResearcherID: L-9315-2013

Interests

Macro- and micromorphological changes in response to environmental stress
Functional plant anatomy
Autoecology of woody species
Bioindication of airborne and soilborne stress factors
Histology, Cytology and Cell physiology

Lecture with Practical Exercises: Functional plant anatomy and ecology ¶

The principal objective in this lecture is to develop understanding on how structural changes at cell, tissue and organ level allow herbaceous plants and trees to cope with environmental constraints and anthropogenic stress. Training and excursion illustrate and complete with hand-on aspects the information provided in the classroom.

Organiser: Université de Lausanne

to the lecture

CV ¶

Since 2001 Research scientist and senior researcher, WSL, Switzerland

1998 - 2001 Post-doc, WSL, Switzerland

1997 - 1999 1^st Research and teaching assistant, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

1996 - 1997 Post-doc, University of Massachusetts, USA.

1991 - 1995 Research and teaching assistant, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

1988 - 1995 Environmental consultant (different firms), Switzerland

1986 - 1995 PhD. University of Lausanne, Switzerland

1982 - 1986 Studies in Biology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Organizations

Pro Quercus

Other activities

Since 1997 Forest manager (private owner, 10 ha), western Switzerland

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