2024

Anthony M A, Tedersoo L, De Vos B, Croisé L, Meesenburg H, Wagner M, Andreae H, Jacob F, Lech P, Kowalska A, Greve M, Popova G, Frey B, Gessler A, Schaub M, Ferretti M, Waldner P, Calatayud V, Canullo R, Papitto G, Marinšek A, Ingerslev M, Vesterdal L, Rautio P, Meissner H, Timmermann V, Dettwiler M, Eickenscheidt N, Schmitz A, Van Tiel N, Crowther T W, Averill C, 2024:
Fungal community composition predicts forest carbon storage at a continental scale. Nature Communications, 15 (1): 2385. [ >>> ] [10.1038/s41467-024-46792-w] [abstract]
Vallicrosa H, Johnson K M, Gessler A, Etzold S, Ferretti M, Waldner P, Grossiord C, 2024:
Temperature and leaf form drive contrasting sensitivity to nitrogen deposition across European forests. Science of The Total Environment, 955: 176904. [ >>> ] [10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176904] [abstract]
Zellweger F, Sulmoni E, Malle J T, Baltensweiler A, Jonas T, Zimmermann N E, Ginzler C, Karger D N, De Frenne P, Frey D, Webster C, 2024:
Microclimate mapping using novel radiative transfer modelling. Biogeosciences, 21 (2): 605-623. [ >>> ] [10.5194/bg-21-605-2024] [abstract]

2023

Didion M, Haeni M, Schmatz D R, Zappa M, Zellweger F, 2023:
Ein Vergleich von räumlichen Klimadaten mit unabhängigen LWF-Messungen für die Schweiz. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 174 (3): 170-173. [ >>> ] [10.3188/szf.2023.0170] [abstract]

2022

Etzold S, Sterck F, Bose A K, Braun S, Buchmann N, Eugster W, Gessler A, Kahmen A, Peters R L, Vitasse Y, Walthert L, Zieminska K, 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. [ >>> ] [10.1111/ele.13933] [abstract]
Lembrechts J J, van den Hoogen J, Aalto J, Ashcroft M B, De Frenne P, ..., Meusburger K, ..., Lenoir J, 2022:
Global maps of soil temperature. Global Change Biology, 28 (9): 3110-3144. [ >>> ] [10.1111/gcb.16060] [abstract]
Salomón R L, Peters R L, Zweifel R, Sass-Klaassen U G W, Stegehuis A I, Smiljanic M, Poyatos R, Babst F, Cienciala E, Fonti P, Lerink B J W, Lindner M, Martinez-Vilalta J, Mencuccini M, Nabuurs G-J, van der Maaten E, von Arx G, Bär A, Akhmetzyanov L, Balanzategui D, Bellan M, Bendix J, Berveiller D, Blaženec M, Cada V, Carraro V, Cecchini S, Chan T, Conedera M, Delpierre N, Delzon S, Ditmarová L, Dolezal J, Dufrêne E, Edvardsson J, Ehekircher S, Forner A, Frouz J, Ganthaler A, Gryc V, Güney A, Heinrich I, Hentschel R, Janda P, Ježík M, Kahle H-P, Knüsel S, Krejza J, Kuberski L, Kucera J, Lebourgeois F, Mikoláš M, Matula R, Mayr S, Oberhuber W, Obojes N, Osborne B, Paljakka T, Plichta R, Rabbel I, Rathgeber C B K, Salmon Y, Saunders M, Scharnweber T, Sitková Z, Stangler D F, Sterenczak K, Stojanovic M, Strelcová K, Svetlík J, Svoboda M, Tobin B, Trotsiuk V, Urban J, Valladares F, Vavrcík H, Vejpustková M, Walthert L, Wilmking M, Zin E, Zou J, Steppe K, 2022:
The 2018 European heatwave led to stem dehydration but not to consistent growth reductions in forests. Nature Communications, 13 (1): 28. [ >>> ] [10.1038/s41467-021-27579-9] [abstract]
Wohlgemuth L, Rautio P, Ahrends B, Russ A, Vesterdal L, Waldner P, Timmermann V, Eickenscheidt N, Fürst A, Greve M, Roskams P, Thimonier A, Nicolas M, Kowalska A, Ingerslev M, Merilä P, Benham S, Iacoban C, Hoch G, Alewell C, Jiskra M, 2022:
Physiological and climate controls on foliar mercury uptake by European tree species. Biogeosciences, 19 (5): 1335-1353. [ >>> ] [10.5194/bg-19-1335-2022] [abstract]
Zhu J, Thimonier A, Etzold S, Meusburger K, Waldner P, Schmitt M, Schleppi P, Schaub M, Thormann J-J, Lehmann M M, 2022:
Variation in leaf morphological traits of European beech and Norway spruce over two decades in Switzerland. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4: . [ >>> ] [10.3389/ffgc.2021.778351] [abstract]

2021

Baltensweiler A, Walthert L, Hanewinkel M, Zimmermann S, Nussbaum M, 2021:
Machine learning based soil maps for a wide range of soil properties for the forested area of Switzerland. Geoderma Regional, 27: e00437. [ >>> ] [10.1016/j.geodrs.2021.e00437] [abstract]
Etzold S, Eugster W, Braun S, Thimonier A, Waldner P, Zweifel R, 2021:
Stickstoffdeposition – ab wann ist es zu viel für das Baumwachstum?. Wald und Holz, 11/21: 15-18.
Frey B, Walthert L, Perez-Mon C, Stierli B, Köchli R, Dharmarajah A, Brunner I, 2021:
Deep soil layers of drought-exposed forests harbor poorly known bacterial and fungal communities. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12 (1061): . [ >>> ] [10.3389/fmicb.2021.674160] [abstract]
Zweifel R, Etzold S, Basler D, Bischoff R, Braun S, Buchmann N, Conedera M, Fonti P, Gessler A, Haeni M, Hoch G, Kahmen A, Köchli R, Maeder M, Nievergelt D, Peter M, Peters R L, Schaub M, Trotsiuk V, Walthert L, Wilhelm M, Eugster W, 2021:
TreeNet–The Biological Drought and Growth Indicator Network. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4: . [ >>> ] [10.3389/ffgc.2021.776905] [abstract]

2020

Etzold S, Ferretti M, Reinds G J, Solberg S, Gessler A, Waldner P, Schaub M, Simpson D, Benham S, Hansen K, Ingerslev M, Jonard M, Karlsson P E, Lindroos A-J, Marchetto A, Manninger M, Meesenburg H, Merilä P, Nöjd P, Rautio P, Sanders T G M, Seidling W, Skudnik M, Thimonier A, Verstraeten A, Vesterdal L, Vejpustkova M, de Vries W, 2020:
Nitrogen deposition is the most important environmental driver of growth of pure, even-aged and managed European forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 458: 117762. [ >>> ] [10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117762] [abstract]
Peñuelas J, Fernández-Martínez M, Vallicrosa H, Maspons J, Zuccarini P, Carnicer J, Sanders T G M, Krüger I, Obersteiner M, Janssens I A, Ciais P, Sardans J, 2020:
Increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations correlate with declining nutritional status of European forests. Communications Biology, 3 (1): 125. [10.1038/s42003-020-0839-y] [abstract]
Pilotto F, Kühn I, Adrian R, Alber R, Alignier A, Andrews C, Bäck J, Barbaro L, Beaumont D, Beenaerts N, Benham S, Boukal D S, Bretagnolle V, Camatti E, Canullo R, Cardoso P G, Ens B J, Everaert G, Evtimova V, Feuchtmayr H, García-González R, Gómez García D, Grandin U, Gutowski J M, Hadar L, Halada L, Halassy M, Hummel H, Huttunen K-L, Jaroszewicz B, Jensen T C, Kalivoda H, Schmidt I K, Kröncke I, Leinonen R, Martinho F, Meesenburg H, Meyer J, Minerbi S, Monteith D, Nikolov B P, Oro D, Ozolinš D, Padedda B M, Pallett D, Pansera M, Pardal M Â, Petriccione B, Pipan T, Pöyry J, Schäfer S M, Schaub M, Schneider S C, Skuja A, Soetaert K, Springe G, Stanchev R, Stockan J A, Stoll S, Sundqvist L, Thimonier A, Van Hoey G, Van Ryckegem G, Visser M E, Vorhauser S, Haase P, 2020:
Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe. Nature Communications, 11 (1): 3486. [ >>> ] [10.1038/s41467-020-17171-y] [abstract]
Salehi M, Walthert L, Zimmermann S, Waldner P, Schmitt M, Schleppi P, Liechti K, Ahmadi M, Zahedi Amiri G, Brunner I, Thimonier A, 2020:
Leaf morphological traits and leaf nutrient concentrations of European beech across a water availability gradient in Switzerland. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 3 (19): . [ >>> ] [10.3389/ffgc.2020.00019] [abstract]
Schwaab J, Davin E L, Bebi P, Duguay-Tetzlaff A, Waser L T, Haeni M, Meier R, 2020:
Increasing the broad-leaved tree fraction in European forests mitigates hot temperature extremes. Scientific Reports, 10 (1): 14153. [ >>> ] [10.1038/s41598-020-71055-1] [abstract]
Zweifel R, Etzold S, Walthert L, Köchli R, Eugster W, 2020:
TreeNet – wann wachsen unsere Bäume?. Wald und Holz, 101 (5): 20-23.
Zweifel R, Ginzler C, Psomas A, Braun S, Walthert L, Etzold S, 2020:
Baumwasserdefizite erreichten im Sommer 2018 Höchstwerte – war das aus dem All erkennbar?. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen / Journal forestier suisse, 171 (5): 302–305. [10.3188/szf.2020.0298] [abstract]

2019

De Frenne P, Zellweger F, Rodríguez-Sánchez F, Scheffers B R, Hylander K, Luoto M, Vellend M, Verheyen K, Lenoir J, 2019:
Global buffering of temperatures under forest canopies. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3 (5): 744-749. [ >>> ] [10.1038/s41559-019-0842-1] [abstract]
Jansing L, 2019:
Report on the retrieval of precipitation data for WSL research sites. Birmensdorf, WSL22.
Vitasse Y, Bottero A, Cailleret M, Bigler C, Fonti P, Gessler A, Lévesque M, Rohner B, Weber P, Rigling A, Wohlgemuth T, 2019:
Contrasting resistance and resilience to extreme drought and late spring frost in five major European tree species. Global Change Biology, 25 (11): 3781-3792. [ >>> ] [10.1111/gcb.14803] [abstract]

2018

Pisek J, Buddenbaum H, Camacho F, Hill J, Jensen J L R, Lange H, Liu Z, Piayda A, Qu Y, Roupsard O, Serbin S P, Solberg S, Sonnentag O, Thimonier A, Vuolo F, 2018:
Data synergy between leaf area index and clumping index Earth Observation products using photon recollision probability theory. Remote Sensing of Environment, 215: 1-6. [ >>> ] [10.1016/j.rse.2018.05.026] [abstract]
Rebetez M, von Arx G, Gessler A, Graf Pannatier E, Innes J L, Jakob P, Jetel M, Kube M, Nötzli M, Schaub M, Schmitt M, Sutter F, Thimonier A, Waldner P, Haeni M, 2018:
Meteorological data series from Swiss long-term forest ecosystem research plots since 1997. Annals of Forest Science, 75 (2): 41. [ >>> ] [10.1007/s13595-018-0709-7] [abstract]

2015

Jetel M, Schneiter G, 2015:
Handbuch zum Projekt QuaLMet Qualitätsmanagement LWF-Meteodaten. Birmensdorf, Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL45. [ >>> ]
Schaub M, Haeni M, Ferretti M, Gottardini E, Calatayud V, 2015:
Ground level ozone concentrations and exposures from 2000 to 2013. In: Michel A., Seidling W. (ed.) Forest Condition in Europe. 2015 Technical Report of ICP Forests. Report under the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP). BFW-Dokumentation 21/2015, BFW Austrian Research Centre for Forests61-66. [ >>> ]

2014

Etzold S, Waldner P, Thimonier A, Schmitt M, Dobbertin M, 2014:
Tree growth in Swiss forests between 1995 and 2010 in relation to climate and stand conditions: Recent disturbances matter. Forest Ecology and Management, 311: 41-55. [10.1016/j.foreco.2013.05.040] [abstract]
Giordani P, Calatayud V, Stofer S, Seidling W, Granke O, Fischer R, 2014:
Detecting the nitrogen critical loads on European forests by means of epiphytic lichens. A signal-to-noise evaluation. Forest Ecology and Management, 311: 29-40. [ >>> ] [10.1016/j.foreco.2013.05.048] [abstract]
Seidling W, Travaglini D, Meyer P, Waldner P, Fischer R, Granke O, Chirici G, Corona P, 2014:
Dead wood and stand structure - relationships for forest plots across Europe. IForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 7: 269-281. [10.3832/ifor1057-007] [abstract]

2013

Walthert L, Graf Pannatier E, Meier E S, 2013:
Shortage of nutrients and excess of toxic elements in soils limit the distribution of soil-sensitive tree species in temperate forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 297: 94-107. [10.1016/j.foreco.2013.02.008] [abstract]
Weber P, Bugmann H, Pluess A R, Walthert L, Rigling A, 2013:
Drought response and changing mean sensitivity of European beech close to the dry distribution limit. Trees - Structure and Function, 27 (1): 171-181. [10.1007/s00468-012-0786-4] [abstract]
von Arx G, Dobbertin M, Rebetez M, 2013:
Detecting and correcting sensor drifts in long-term weather data. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 185: 4483-4489. [10.1007/s10661-012-2831-6] [abstract]
von Arx G, Graf Pannatier E, Thimonier A, Rebetez M, 2013:
Microclimate in forests with varying leaf area index and soil moisture: potential implications for seedling establishment in a changing climate. Journal of Ecology, 101: 1201-1213. [10.1111/1365-2745.12121] [abstract]

2012

Dobbertin M, Hug C, Walthert L, 2012:
Waldzustand in der Schweiz: Erfassung, Entwicklung und Einflussfaktoren. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 163 (9): 331-342. [10.3188/szf.2012.0331] [abstract]
Pluess AR, Weber P, 2012:
Drought-adaptation potential in Fagus sylvatica: Linking moisture availability with genetic diversity and dendrochronology. Plos One, 7 (3): e33636. [10.1371/journal.pone.0033636] [abstract]
Thimonier A, Graf Pannatier E, Schmitt M, Waldner P, Schleppi P, Braun S, 2012:
Dépôts atmosphériques azotés et leurs effets en forêt: un bilan des sites d observation à long terme. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 163 (9): 343-354. [10.3188/szf.2012.0343] [abstract]
Weggler K, Dobbertin M, Jüngling E, Kaufmann E, Thürig E, 2012:
Dead wood volume to dead wood carbon: the issue of conversion factors. European Journal of Forest Research, 131 (5): 1423-1438. [10.1007/s10342-012-0610-0] [abstract]
von Arx G, Dobbertin M, Rebetez M, 2012:
Spatio-temporal effects of forest canopy on understory microclimate in a long-term experiment in Switzerland. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 166–167: 144-155. [ >>> ] [10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.07.018] [abstract]

2011

Ferrez J, Davison AC, Rebetez M, 2011:
Extreme temperature analysis under forest cover compared to an open field. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 151 (7): 992-1001. [ >>> ] [10.1016/j.agrformet.2011.03.005] [abstract]
Renaud V, Innes JL, Dobbertin M, Rebetez M, 2011:
Comparison between open-site and below-canopy climatic conditions in Switzerland for different types of forests over 10 years (1998-2007). Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 105: 119–127. [10.1007/s00704-010-0361-0] [abstract]
Rieder SR, Brunner I, Horvat M, Jacobs A, Frey B, 2011:
Accumulation of mercury and methylmercury by mushrooms and earthworms from forest soils. Environmental Pollution, 159 (10): 2861-2869. [ >>> ] [10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.040] [abstract]
Schleppi P, Thimonier A, Walthert L, 2011:
Estimating leaf area index of mature temperate forests using regressions on site and vegetation data. Forest Ecology and Management, 261 (3): 601-610. [10.1016/j.foreco.2010.11.013 ] [abstract]
Thimonier A, Kull P, Keller W, Moser B, Wohlgemuth T, 2011:
Ground vegetation monitoring in Swiss forests: comparison of survey methods and implications for trend assessments. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 174: 47-63. [10.1007/s10661-010-1759-y ] [abstract]

2010

Obrist M, Duelli P, 2010:
Rapid biodiversity assessment of arthropods for monitoring average local species richness and related ecosystem services. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19 (8): 2201-2220. [10.1007/s10531-010-9832-y] [abstract]
Thimonier A, Graf Pannatier E, Schmitt M, Waldner P, Walthert L, Schleppi P, Dobbertin M, Kräuchi N, 2010:
Does exceeding the critical loads for nitrogen alter nitrate leaching, the nutrient status of trees and their crown condition at Swiss Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research (LWF) sites?. European Journal of Forest Research, 129 (3): 443-461. [10.1007/s10342-009-0328-9 ] [abstract]
Thimonier A, Sedivy I, Schleppi P, 2010:
Estimating leaf area index in different types of mature forest stands in Switzerland: a comparison of methods. European Journal of Forest Research, 129 (4): 543-562. [10.1007/s10342-009-0353-8 ]
van Dobben H, de Vries W, 2010:
Relation between forest vegetation, atmospheric deposition and site conditions at regional and European scales. Environmental Pollution, 158 (3): 921-933. [10.1016/j.envpol.2009.09.015] [abstract]

2009

Dobbertin M, Hug C, Waldner P, 2009:
Kronenverlichtung, Sterberaten und Wachstum in Langzeitstudien - Welche Indikatoren beschreiben den Waldzustand am besten?. In: Forum für Wissen 2009, Langzeitforschung für eine nachhaltige Waldnutzung, Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft (WSL)7-20. [ >>> ]
Renaud V, Rebetez M, 2009:
Comparison between open-site and below-canopy climatic conditions in Switzerland during the exceptionally hot summer of 2003. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 149 (5): 873-880. [ >>> ] [10.1016/j.agrformet.2008.11.006] [abstract]
Waldner P, Schmitt M, Schaub M, Graf Pannatier E, Thimonier A, 2009:
Stickstoffeintrag und Ozonbelastung im Schweizer Wald aus der Sicht der Langfristigen Waldökosystem-Forschung. In: Forum für Wissen 2009, Langzeitforschung für eine nachhaltige Waldnutzung, Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft (WSL)113-124. [ >>> ] [abstract]

2008

Blaser P, Graf Pannatier E, Walthert L, 2008:
The base saturation in acidified Swiss forest soils on calcareous and non-calcareous parent material - A pH-base saturation anomaly. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science , 171: 155-16. [10.1002/jpln.200625213] [abstract]
Blaser P, Walthert L, Graf Pannatier E, 2008:
The sensitivity of Swiss forest soils to acidification and the risk of aluminum toxicity. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 171 (4): 605-612. [10.1002/jpln.200700185] [abstract]
Blaser P, Walthert L, Zimmermann S, Graf Pannatier E, Luster J, 2008:
Classification schemes for the acidity, base saturation, and acidification status of forest soils in Switzerland. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 171 (2): 163-170. [10.1002/jpln.200700008] [abstract]
Ernst G, Zimmermann S, Christie P, Frey B, 2008:
Mercury, cadmium and lead concentrations in different ecophysiological groups of earthworms in forest soils. Environmental Pollution, 156: 1304-1313. [ >>> ] [10.1016/j.envpol.2008.03.002] [abstract]

2007

Graf Pannatier E, Dobbertin M, Schmitt M, Thimonier A, Waldner P, 2007:
Effects of the drought 2003 on forests in Swiss Level II plots. In: J. Eichhorn (ed.) Forests in a Changing Environment. Results of 20 years ICP Forests Monitoring, October 25-28, 2006, Göttingen, Germany, Schriften aus der Forstlichen Fakultät der Universität Göttingen und der Nordwestdeutschen Forstlichen Versuchsanstalt, 142: 128-135.
Thimonier A, Schmitt M, Graf Pannatier E, Schaub M, Waldner P, 2007:
Atmospheric deposition and ozone levels in Swiss forests: Are critical values exceeded?. In: J. Eichhorn (ed.) Forests in a Changing Environment. Results of 20 years ICP Forests Monitoring, October 25-28, 2006, Göttingen, Germany, Schriften aus der Forstlichen Fakultät der Universität Göttingen und der Nordwestdeutschen Forstlichen Versuchsanstalt, 142: 164-169.
Thornton PE, Zimmermann NE, 2007:
An improved canopy integration scheme for a land surface model with prognostic canopy structure. Journal of Climate, 20 (15): 3902-3923. [ >>> ] [10.1175/JCLI4222.1 ] [abstract]
Waldner M, 2007:
Untersuchung des Zusammenhangs der Nährstoffgehalte in den Blättern und Nadeln von Bäumen und den Nährstoffgehalte im Boden auf 16 Flächen der Schweiz. , Hochschule Wädenswil, Zürcher Fachhochschule32.
Waldner P, Schaub M, Graf Pannatier E, Schmitt M, Thimonier A, Walthert L, 2007:
Atmospheric deposition and ozone levels in Swiss forests: Are critical values exceeded?. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 128: 5-17. [10.1007/s10661-006-9411-6] [abstract]

2005

Thimonier A, Schmitt M, Waldner P, Rihm B, 2005:
Atmospheric deposition on Swiss Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research (LWF) plots. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 104: 81-118. [10.1007/s10661-005-1605-9] [abstract]
Wehren B, 2005:
Entwicklung und Anwendung eines hydrologischen Modells des Spissibaches (Leissigen, Berner Oberland) unter Verwendung des Modellsystems PREVAH. Bern, Unversität Bern139.

2001

Thimonier A, Schmitt M, Cherubini P, Kräuchi N, 2001:
Monitoring the Swiss forest: building a research platform. In: T. Anfodillo, V. Carraro (ed.) Monitoraggio ambientale: metodologie ed applicazioni. Atti del XXXVIII Corso di Cultura in Ecologia, 2001, 121-134.

1996

Bretz Guby NA, Dobbertin M, 1996:
Quantitative estimates of coarse woody debris and standing dead trees in selected Swiss forests. Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters, 5 (6): 327-341. [abstract]