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Carol
Martinez
Master in Forest Science, University
of Freiburg, Germany
Internship at the WSL for 6 months: Research on
decomposition in deadwood from Long-term Forest Ecosystem research (LWF)
plots in
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Rachele
Beghin
PhD Student at the University of
Turin, Italy
Topic of my work is the study of the stable isotopes
of N, C and O in tree rings of trees survived to a high severity
wildfire.
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Muriel
Camenzind
Master Student at the University of
Zurich
Master's Thesis Title: "Analysis of the impact of summer
drought on Quercus pyrenaica growth and physiology along longitudinal
and altitudinal gradients"
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Daniele
Castagneri
PhD Student at the University
of Turin, Italy
Research Title: "Interaction between climate and
competition influence in Norway spruce trees growth"
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Dr.
Claudia Cocozza
PostDoc at the
Universitiy of Molise, Italy
Research Titles: "Proline content,
ABA and stable carbon isotopes in roots and leaves reveal differences in
drought tolerance between Populus nigra parental clones" and
"Carbon uptake and woody ring structure in poplar plantation subjected
to different water availability"
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Martina
Collenberg
Master Student at the
University of Zurich
Master's Thesis Title: "Tree-rings, charcoal
fragments and soil characteristics as indicator of landscape history in
Val di Peio (Central Alps, Italy)"
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Marcello
Corazza
Phd Student at the University of
Bologna, Italy
Research Title: "Timberline ecology in the northern
Apennines"
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Monica
Fantin
Master Student at the University of
Zurich and University of Padua, Italy.
Master's Thesis Title:
"Dendrochronological analysis of the Vajont landslide"
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Dr.
Filippo Favilli
Phd Student at the University of
Zurich
Research Title: "Extraction, identification and dating of
soil charcoal fragments from alpine soils. Comparison of the ages with
other numerical and relative dating techniques, applied on soils, to
reconstruct landscape evolution during the late Pleistocene and early
Holocene in Val di Sole (Trentino - Italy)"
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Arthur
Humbel
Master Student at the University of
Zurich
Master's Thesis Title: "Identifying growth rings of olive
trees to confirm dendrochronological dating of the Santorini (Thera)"
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Lara Läubli
Master Student at the University of Zurich
Master's Thesis Title: "Reconstructing the energy and mass balances of the Silvretta glacier using tree-rings"
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Dr.
Giovanni Leonelli
PostDoc at ARPA Valle
D’Aosta (Public Environmental Agency), Italy
The first time that I
visited the WSL was in 2005 when I started a scientific collaboration
with Paolo Cherubini for my PhD studies in dendroclimatology and
dendroglaciology. My main research interests are on the study of
biogeographic and geomorphological dynamics in the Alpine environment,
especially focussing on climatically driven spatio-temporal variations
of tree vegetation and physical elements of the landscape. The studies
that I developed at WSL mainly focused on tree-growth responses to
climate and on the relationships between tree growth at high altitudes
and the mass balance of some Alpine glaciers. At present I work in an
environmental agency (ARPA Valle d’Aosta), studying treeline dynamics
and tree-growth sensitivity to climate in the Alpine environment. Soon
new research on tree rings and air pollution in high mountains will be
initiated in collaboration with the WSL.
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Dr. Fabio Lombardi
PostDoc at the University of Molise, Italy
Work done and in progress in collaboration with the WSL:
Dendroecology: Tree rings used to asses time since death of dead wood in mediterranean ecosystems. Comparison of dead wood decay between mediterranean and austral ecosystems (Tierra del Fuego, Chile);C/N, cellulose and lignin content in relation to wood decay in apenine forests.
Dendroecology and ecophysiology: Tree growth and photosynthetic rates in relation to volcanic eruptions in Chile (Lonquimay volcano).
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Cristina
Moreno
PhD Student at the University of
Murcia, Spain
Research Title: "Application of dendroecological
studies to assess different water use strategies of Pinus halepensis
and Rhamnus lycioides in natural and afforested pine woodlands
in a semiarid region in Spain"
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Giacomo Nicolini
PhD Student at the National Research Council - Institute of Biometeorology Ibimet-CNR, Florence, Italy
Research Title: "Growth zones in Acacia seyal, identification of ring boundaries and their correlation with age and climate. A dendro-climatological research on Acacia's sample from the Keita valley in Niger"
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Claudia
Parola
PhD Student at the University of
Genoa, Italy
Research Title: "Box dendroecology (Buxus
sempervirens L.) in the hinterland of Sestri Levante (GE. NW
ITALY)"
Dendroecology has been used to find out how Buxus
sempervirens reacts to the climate change and to the land use;
moreover it's been analized the traditional usage of boxwood, such as
with alternative medicine and art.
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Martina
Pollastrini
PhD Student at the University
of Florence, Italy
Research Title: "Effects of combinated ozone
and drought stress on growth of plants"
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Brandy
Saffell
Bachelors of Science in
Environmental Studies, Florida State University, USA
Internship at the
WSL: Research on the stable isotope composition of riparian Juniperus
virginiana, Elaeagnus angustifolia, and Populus L. deltoides of Nebraska
to study water relations.
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Isabelle
Schäfer
Master Student at the University of
Zurich
Master's Thesis Title: "Densitiy fluctuations as an indicator
for drought in tree rings of mediterranean shrub species on Elba"
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Ruedi Seiler
Master of Science in Geography, University of Zurich
Master's
Thesis Title: "Stable and labil organic matter in soils around the Etna
(Sicily) and their relation to the frequency of fire"
Collaboration with Paolo Cherubini regarding the analysis of soil extracted charcoal pieces.
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Nicolas
Steeb
Master Student at the University of
Zurich
Bachelor's Thesis Title: "Dendroglaciology – The reaction of
trees and glaciers to climate change"
Internship at the WSL for 5
month: Research on shrubs of Rosmarinus officinalis from Elba,
Italy. Research on the influence of larch-bud-moth insect on larch
tree-ring growth in Engadine, Switzerland.
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