Publications
A. International Journal with Peer Review
Rixen C., Dawes M.A., Wipf S. & Hagedorn F. (2012). Evidence of enhanced freezing damage in treeline plants during six years of CO2 enrichment and soil warming. Oikos, 121, 1532-1543.
Elmendorf SC, Henry GHR, Hollister RD, Bjork RG, Boulanger-Lapointe N,
Cooper E, Cornelissen JHC, Day TA, Dorrepaal E, Elumeeva TG, Gill M,
Gould WA, Grétarsdóttir J, Harte J, Hik DA, Hofgaard A, Jarrad F,
Johnson DR, Johnstone J, Jonsdottir IS, Jorgenson J, Klanderud K, Klein
JA, Koh S, Kudo G, Lara M, Lévesque E, Magnússon B, May JL, Mercado J,
Michelsen A, Molau U, Myers-Smith I, Oberbauer SF, Onipchenko VG, Rixen C,
Schmidt NM, Shaver GR, Spasojevic MJ, Þórhallsdóttir óE, Tolvanen A,
Troxler T, Tweedie CE, Wahren CH, Walker X, Webber PJ, Wipf S. 2012. Plot scale evidence of
tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming. Nature Climate Change. 2: 453-457. DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE1465
Pohl M, Graf F, Buttler A, Rixen C. (2012) Does plant diversity profit from soil aggregate stability or vice versa? Plant and Soil. 355:87–102.
Barbeito, I., Dawes, M., Rixen, C., Senn, J. & Bebi, P. (2012) Factors driving survival and growth at treeline: a 30-year experiment of 92000 conifers. Ecology, 93, 389-401.
Elmendorf SC, Henry GHR, Hollister RD, Bjork RG, Bjorkman AJ, Callaghan
TV, Cooper E, Cornelissen JHC, Day TA, Fosaa AM, Gould WA, Grétarsdóttir
J, Harte J, Hermanutz L, Hik DA, Hofgaard A, Jarrad F, Jonsdottir IS,
Keuper F, Klanderud K, Klein JA, Koh S, Kudo G, Lang S, Lowen V, May JL,
Mercado J, Michelsen A, Molau U, Pieper S, Robinson CH, Siegart L,
Myers-Smith I, Oberbauer SF, Post E, Rixen C, Schmidt NM, Shaver
GR, Tolvanen A, Totland O, Troxler T, Wahren CH, Webber PJ, Welker JM,
Wookey PA. 2012. Global assessment of simulated climate warming on
tundra vegetation: Heterogeneity over space and time. Ecology Letters. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01716.x
Wipf, S., Stöckli, V., Herz, K. and Rixen, C. early online. The
oldest monitoring site of the Alps revisited: Accelerated increase in
plant species richness on Piz Linard summit since 1835. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17550874.2013.764943
Dawes, M. A., Hagedorn, F., Handa, I. T., Streit, K., Ekblad, A., Rixen, C.,
Körner, C., and Hättenschwiler, S. (in press) Alpine treelines in a
CO2-rich world: synthesis of a nine year free air CO2 enrichment study.
Oecologia.
Cardinale, B. J., Fritschie, K., Gross, K., Flombaum, P., Fox, J., Rixen, C., van Ruijven, J., Reich, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M. & Wilsey, B. J. (submitted) Can the diversity of primary producers simultaneously increase the productivity and stability of ecosystems? A meta-analysis of 34 experiments. Ecology.
Moretti, M., F. De Bello, S. Ibanez, S. Fontana, B. G. Pezzatti, F. Dziock, C. Rixen, and S. Lavorel. in press. Linking traits between plants and herbivore invertebrates. Journal of Vegetation Science.
B.J. Butterfield, L.A.
Cavieres, R.M. Callaway, B.J. Cook, Z.
Kikvidze, C.J. Lortie, R. Michalet, F.I.
Pugnaire, C. Schöb, S. Xiao, F. Anthelme,
R.G. Björk, K. Dickinson, R. Gavilán, R.
Kanka, J.-P. Maalouf, J. Noroozi, R.
Parajuli, G.K. Phoenix, A. Reid, W.
Ridenour, C. Rixen, S. Wipf, L. Zhao,
R.W. Brooker (in press) Evolutionary history limits
convergence of alpine plant communities across five continents. Ecology Letters.
Barbeito, I., Brücker, R., Rixen, C. and Bebi, P. submitted. Snow fungi control mortality of Pinus cembra at alpine treeline.
Myers-Smith I., Hallinger M., Wilmking M., Blok D., Sass-Klaassen U., Rayback S.A., Weijers S., Trant A., Tape K.D., Naito A.T., Wipf S., Rixen C., Dawes M.A., Wheeler J., Buchwal A., Baittinger C., Fauria M.M., Forbes B.C., Levesque E., Boulanger-Lapointe N., Beil I. & Ravolainen V. (submitted). Methods for measuring arctic and alpine shrub growth: Dendrochronology and ecology of the trees of the tundra. Annals of Botany.
Cavieres, L. A., Brooker, R., Butterfield, B. J., Cook, B. J., Cranston, B., Kikvidze, Z., Lortie, C. J., Michalet, R., Pugnaire, F. I., Schöb, C., Xiao, S., Anthelme, F., Aschehoug, E. T., Björk, R. G., Dickinson, K., Gavilan, R., Kanka, R., Maalouf, J.-P., Mark, A., Noroozi, J., Parajuli, R., Phoenix, G. K., Reid, A., Ridenour, W. M., Rixen, C., Wipf, S., Zhao, L., Escudero, A., Zaitchik, B. F. & Callaway, R. M. (submitted) Positive biotic interactions affect global alpine plant diversity as much as climate.
Stöckli, V., S. Wipf, C. Nilsson, and C. Rixen (2011)
200 years of plant surveys on mountain summits: how to seize the treasure? Plant Ecology & Diversity. 1,
2: 273-283
Rixen, C., M. Teich, C. Lardelli, D. Gallati, S. Kytzia, M. Pohl, M.
Pütz, and P. Bebi (2011) Winter tourism, climate change and snow-making:
an ecological and economical assessment. Mountain Research and Development, 31(3):229-236.
Dawes, M., S. Hättenschwiler, P. Bebi, F. Hagedorn,
I. T. Handa, C. Körner, and C. Rixen (2011) Species-specific tree growth
responses to nine years of CO2 enrichment at the alpine treeline. Journal of
Ecology, 99, 383–394.
Kulakowski, D., Bebi, P. & Rixen, C. (2011)
Landuse change, climate change and suppression of natural disturbance in
mountain forest. Oikos, 120, 216-225.
Roux-Fouillet, P., Wipf, S. & Rixen, C. (2011) Long-term impacts of ski piste management on alpine
vegetation and soils. Journal of Applied Ecology, 48, 906–915.
Dawes, M., Hagedorn, F., Zumbrunn, T., Handa, I. T.,
Hättenschwiler, S., Wipf, S. & Rixen, C. (2011) Growth and community
responses of alpine dwarf shrubs to in situ CO2 enrichment and soil warming. New Phytologist, 191: 806–818.
Pohl M, Stroude R, Buttler A, and C. Rixen (2011) Functional traits in root systems of alpine plants Annals of Botany, 108, 537–545.
Pütz M, Gallati D, Kytzia S, Elsasser H, Lardelli C, Teich M, Rixen C.
(2011) Winter tourism, climate change and snow-making: tourists’
attitudes and regional economic impacts. Mountain Research and
Development. 31(4):357-362.
Myers-Smith I, Forbes BC, Wilmking M, Hallinger M, Lantz T, Blok D, Tape
KD, Fauria MM, Saas-Klaassen U, Lévesque E, Boudreau S, Ropars P,
Hermanutz L, Trant A, Collier LS, Weijers S, Rozema J, Rayback SA,
Schmidt NM, Schaepman-Strub G, Wipf S, Rixen C, Ménard C, Venn S,
Goetz S, Andreu-Hayles L, Elmendorf SC, Epstein HE, Welker J, Grogan P,
Hik D. 2011. Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts
and research priorities. Environmental Research Letters, 6. Article no 045509. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/6/4/045509
Martin M, Gavazov K, Körner C, Hättenschwiler S,
Rixen C. 2010. Reduced early growing season freezing resistance in alpine
treeline plants under elevated atmospheric CO2. Global Change Biology 16: 1057-1070. pdf
Rixen C, Schwoerer C, Wipf S. 2010. Winter
climate change on different temporal scales in alpine dwarf shrubs. Polar Research, 29, 85-94.
Wipf S, Rixen C. 2010. Winter climate change in
arctic and alpine ecosystems: a review of snow manipulation experiments.
Polar Research, 29, 95-109.
Hagedorn, F.,
Martin, M., Rixen, C., Rusch, S., Bebi, P., Zürcher, A., Siegwolf, R., Wipf,
S., Escape, C., Roy, J., & Hättenschwiler, S. 2010. Short-term
responses of ecosystem carbon fluxes to experimental soil warming at the Swiss
alpine treeline. Biogeochemistry, 97, 7-19. pdf
Rammig, A., T. Jonas, N. Zimmermann, Rixen, C.
2010. Changes in alpine plant growth under future climate
conditions. Biogeosciences 7:2013–2024.
Martin C, Pohl M, Alewell C, Körner C, Rixen C. 2010. Interrill
erosion at disturbed alpine sites: Effects of plant diversity and
vegetation cover. Basic And Applied Ecology 11:619-626.
Rammig, A., Jonas, T., Zimmermann, N. E. &
Rixen, C. (2010) Changes in alpine plant growth under future climate conditions
(vol 7, pg 2013, 2010). Biogeosciences, 7, 2225-2225.
Pohl, M.,
Alig, D., Körner, C., & Rixen, C. 2009. Higher plant diversity enhances
soil stability in disturbed alpine ecosystems. Plant and Soil 324: 91-102. pdf
Rammig, A., T. Jonas, N.
Zimmermann, and C. Rixen. 2009. Alpine plant growth is expected to change under
future climate conditions. Biogeosciences Discussions 6:10817-10847.
Rixen, C. & Mulder, C. P. H. (2009) Species
removal and experimental warming in a subarctic tundra plant community. Oecologia,
161, 173-186. pdf
Bebi,
P., Kulakowski, D., & Rixen, C. 2009. Snow avalanche disturbances in forest ecosystems –
state of research and implications for management. Forest Ecology and
Management 57, 1883-1892. pdf
Rixen, C., Freppaz, M., Stoeckli, V.,
Huovinen, C., Huovinen, K., and Wipf, S., 2008: Altered snow density and
chemistry change soil nitrogen mineralization and plant growth. Arctic
Antarctic and Alpine Research, 40: 568-575. pdf
Jonas, T., Rixen, C., Sturm, M., and
Stoeckli, V., 2008: How alpine plant growth is linked to snow cover and climate
variability. Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, 113. pdf
Fontana, F., Rixen, C., Jonas, T., Aberegg,
G. and Wunderle, S. (2008) Alpine Grassland Phenology as seen in AVHRR,
VEGETATION, and MODIS NDVI Time Series - a Comparison with in Situ
Measurements. Sensors 8: 2833-2853. pdf
Rixen, C., Huovinen, C., Huovinen, K.,
Stoeckli, V., Schmid, B., 2008. A plant diversity x water chemistry experiment
in subalpine grassland. Persp. Plant Ecol. Evol. Syst. 10: 51-61. pdf
Rixen, C., Haag, S.,
Kulakowski, D., Bebi, P., 2007. Natural avalanche disturbance shapes plant
diversity and species composition in the subalpine forest belt. J. Veg. Sci. 18: 735-742. pdf
Wipf, S., Rixen, C. and C. P. H. Mulder. 2006. Advanced snowmelt causes shift towards positive neighbour interactions in a subarctic tundra community. Global Change Biology 12:1496-1506.
Kulakowski, D., Rixen, C., and P. Bebi. 2006. Changes in the relative importance of climatic stress as a result of supression of avalanche disturbance in the Swiss Alps. Forest Ecology and Management 223:66-74.
Rixen, C., and C. P. H. Mulder. 2005. Improved water retention links high species richness with increased productivity in arctic tundra moss communities. Oecologia 146:287-299.
Wipf S, Rixen, C., Fischer M, Schmid B, Stoeckli V (2005) Effects of ski piste preparation on alpine vegetation. Journal of Applied Ecology 42:306-316.
Rixen, C., W. Haeberli, and V. Stoeckli. 2004. Ground temperatures under ski pistes with artificial and natural snow. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 36:403-411.
Rixen, C., A. Casteller, F. H. Schweingruber, and V. Stoeckli. 2004. Age analysis helps to estimate plant performance on ski pistes. Botanica Helvetica 114:127-138.
Keller T, Pielmeier C, Rixen, C., Gadient F, Gustafsson D, Staehli M (2004) Impact of artificial snow and ski-slope grooming on snowpack properties and soil thermal regime in a sub-alpine ski area. Annals of Glaciology 38:314-318.
Rixen, C., Stöckli, V. & Ammann, W. (2003) Does artificial snow production affect soil and vegetation of ski pistes? A review. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 5(4)219-230.
Rixen, C., and S. Brugger. 2004. Naturgefahren - ein Motor der Biodiversität. Forum für Wissen:67-71.
Freppaz M, Rixen C., Stoeckli V, Scalenghe R & Zanini E (2003) Innevamento artificiale: additivi del manto nevoso e dinamica dell'azoto in suoli alpini. Bollettino della Società Italiana di Scienza del Suolo 52: 373-384.
Wipf, S., Rixen, C., Freppaz, M. & Stoeckli, V. (2002) Ski piste vegetation under artificial and natural snow: patterns in multivariate analysis. In: Interdisciplinary Mountain Research (eds. R. Bottarin & U. Tappeiner), Blackwell, Berlin, Wien, pp. 170-179.
Rixen, C., Stöckli, V., Huovinen, C. & Huovinen, K. (2001) The phenology of four subalpine herbs in relation to snow cover characteristics. Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Transfer Schemes and Large-Scale Hydrological Models (Proceedings of a symposium held during the Sixth IAHS Assembly at Maastricht, The Netherlands, July 2001). IAHS Publ. No. 270, 2001, 359-362.
Stoeckli, V. & Rixen, C. (2000) Characteristics of artificial snow and its effect on vegetation. Conference Proceedings of the International Snow Science Workshop (Big Sky, Montana, USA, 1–6 October 2000) (ed. by K. Birkeland, E. Adams & F. Johnson). American Avalanche Association, Bozeman USA, 468-471.
Rixen, C. & Trepel, M. (2000) The impact of wetland restoration on the fen vegetation of Lake Hohn, northern Germany. Proceedings IAVS Symposium, pp. 298-301. IAVS, Opulus Press Uppsala, Sweden.
B. Books
Klaus G, Ingold P, Baur B, Birrer S, Graf R, Müller H, Rixen C. 2010. Tourisme et loisirs. Pages 298-322 in T. Lachat, D. Pauli, Y. Gonseth, G. Klaus, C. Scheidegger, P. Vittoz, and T. Walter, editors. Evolution de la biodiversité en Suisse depuis 1900. Zürich, Bristol-Stiftung; Bern, Stuttgart, Wien, Haupt, Zürich, Bern, Stuttgart, Wien.
Klaus G, Ingold P, Baur B, Birrer S, Graf R, Müller H, & Rixen, C. (2010) Tourismus und Biodiversität. Der Wandel
der Biodiversität in der Schweiz seit 1900. Haben wir das 2010-Ziel erreicht?
(ed F. B. Schweiz), in prep. Haupt Verlag, Bern.
Krautzer B, Wittmann H, Peratoner G, Graiss W, Partl C, Parente G, Venerus S, Rixen, C., Streit M. 2006. Site-specific high zone restoration in the alpine region - the current technological development. Federal Research and Education Centre (HBLFA) Raumberg-Gumpenstein, Irdning
C. Other publications
Giger A., Krüsi B. & Rixen C. (in prep). Erfolg und Misserfolg von Hochlagenbegrünungen: der Lawinenablenkdamm von Villa (TI). Ingenieurbiologie.
Rixen C. 2012. Avalanches
create habitats. Integrate Project News. Vol 2. European Forest
Institute.
Rixen C. 2012. Book review:
Zwei Alpentäler im Klimawandel. Mountain Research and Development, 32, 256.
Rixen C. 2012. Book review:
Glaziale und periglaziale Lebensräume im Raum Obergurgl. Mountain Research and
Development, 32, 257.
Rixen C. 2011. Lawinen schaffen Lebensraum. Cratschla 2:7.
Rixen C. 2011. Skiing and alpine vegetation. Pages 49-58 in Sviluppo socio-economico delle Alpi nel terzo millenio: una minaccia per le risorse naturali? Università degli Studi di Padova, Centro Studi per l'Ambiente Alpino.
Rixen C. 2011. Winter tourism and climate change: impacts on alpine vegetation and resource use. Pages 37-46 in Sviluppo socio-economico delle Alpi nel terzo millenio: una minaccia per le risorse naturali? Università degli Studi di Padova, Centro Studi per l'Ambiente Alpino.
Stoeckli, V., S. Wipf, Rixen, C. 2010. Bergankunft. Dandy Magazine: p. 40-41.
Rixen, C. 2010. Artificial snow and ski slopes: an
environmental perspective. -- Kunstschnee und Skipisten aus ökologischer Sicht.
FIS-Bulletin:156-158.
Buttler, A., F. Hagedorn, M. Martin, Rixen, C.
2009. CO2 Verluste aus wärmeren Böden. WSL-Jahresbericht: p. 20-21.
Rixen, C. & Müller, U. 2009.
Hochlagenbegrünung: Nachhaltige Begrünung oberhalb der Waldgrenze nicht
möglich? Ingenierbiologie 4. 50-53. pdf
Bebi,
P., Hagedorn, F., Rixen, C., Senn, J., & Wasem, U. 2009. Forschung am
Stillberg vor 25 Jahren und heute. Informationsblatt
Wald 25, 5-7. pdf
Bebi, P., Hagedorn, F., Rixen, C., Senn, J. and Wasem,
U. (2009) Long term treeline research Stillberg – Can we still see the forest
for the trees? Forum for knowledge: 87-92. pdf in German
Rixen,
C. & Streit, M. 2009. Richtlinien Hochlagenbegrünung - Präsentation am
Begrünertag 2008 und Vergabe des 1. Begrünerpreises in Elm. Ingenieurbiologie, 22-23. pdf
Locher
Oberholzer, N., Streit, M., Frei, M., Andrey, C., Blaser, R., Meyer, J.,
Müller, U., Reidy, B., Schutz, M., Schwager, M., Stoll, M., Wyttenbach, M., and
Rixen, C., 2008b: Richtlinien Hochlagenbegrünung. Ingenierbiologie, 2: 3-33.
Locher
Oberholzer, N., Streit, M., Frei, M., Andrey, C., Blaser, R., Meyer, J.,
Müller, U., Reidy, B., Schutz, M., Schwager, M., Stoll, M., Wyttenbach, M., and
Rixen, C., 2008a: Richtlinien Hochlagenbegrünung. Kurzfassung für die
Baustelle. Ingenierbiologie, 2.
Rixen C.,
2008. Klimawandel und Wintertourismus. Natur und Landschaft1/2008. 22-26. pdf
Rixen, C. 2007. Böschungssicherung und -Begrünung -
Editorial. Ingenieurbiologie, 4, 3-4.
Teich,
M., Lardelli, C., Bebi, P., Gallati, D., Kytzia, S., Pohl, M., Pütz, M. & Rixen, C. (2007)
Klimawandel und Wintertourismus: Ökonomische und ökologische Auswirkungen von
technischer Beschneiung. Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und
Landschaft WSL, Birmensdorf:169. pdf
Schwörer
C, Rhyner H, Rixen C, Schneebeli M, Iten B (2007) Chemische Pistenpräparation –
Grundlagenbericht.69 pp. http://www.wsl.ch/publikationen/pdf/8509.pdf. See also the fact sheet snow hardeners:The use of snow hardeners for operators of race and promoters of snow competitions. Available in four languages: http://www.bafu.admin.ch/publikationen/publikation/00068/index.html?lang=en&show_kat=/publikationen/00007
Rixen
C, Wipf S (2007) Buchbesprechung "Flora Vegetativa. Ein Bestimmungsbuch
für Pflanzen der Schweiz im blütenlosen Zustand. Botanica Helvetica 117:209-210
Fontana
F, Rixen C, Jonas. T, Aberegg G, Wunderle S (2007) Relationship between AVHRR
NDVI Time Series and Single Point Vegetation Measurements from an Automated
Climate Station Network in the Swiss Alps. In: 32nd International Symposium on
Remote Sensing of Environment, San José, Costa Rica
Radelow B, Rixen C (2006) Das grosse Halospektakel von Davos. Davoser
Revue 81:37-39
Rixen, C. 2006. Lawinen erhöhen Habitat- und Pflanzendiversität in subalpinem Fichtenwald. Newsletter Naturgefahren 3:5-6.
Rixen, C. 2006. Buchrezension "Kunstschnee und Umwelt" von U. Pröbstl. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen
Radelow, B. & Rixen, C. (2006) Das grosse Halospektakel von Davos. Davoser Revue, 81, 37-39.
Rixen, C. 2005. Lebt da was in der Schneedecke? Newsletter Naturgefahren, September 2005, pp. 1-3.
Rixen, C., Kulakowski D, Bebi P 2005. Changes in the relative importance of climatic stress as a result of supression of avalanche disturbance in the Swiss Alps. Proceedings of the GfOE 35.
Rixen, C., and C. P. H. Mulder. 2004. Improved water retention links high species richness with increased productivity in arctic tundra moss communities. Proceedings of the GfOE 34.
Rixen, C. (2004) Kunstschnee - unser Standpunkt. In Newsletter Naturgefahren, Vol. 3, pp. 2.
Rixen, C., Wipf, S., & Stoeckli, V. (2002). Kunstschnee und Schneezusätze: Eigenschaften und Wirkungen auf Vegetation und Boden in alpinen Skigebieten. Zusammenfassung eines Forschungsprojektes am Eidg. Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF, Davos.
Rixen, C. (2001) Kunstschnee – wie reagiert die Umwelt? In: Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL (Hrsg.) 2001: Das Jahr 2000. – Jahresbericht der Eidgenössischen Forschungsanstalt WSL, 36.
Rixen, C. & Stoeckli, V. (2001) Kunstschnee – wie reagiert die Umwelt? Skipisten unter der Lupe. In: Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL (Ed.) Das Jahr 2000. Jahresbericht der Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL, Birmensdorf, 11.
Stöckli, V., Rixen, C. & Wipf, S. (2002) Sommer im Skigebiet: Von Skipisten, Kunstschnee und Vegetation. In: Frehner (Eds.) Eidgenössisches Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF, Davos, S. 17.
Stoeckli, V., Rixen, C., & Wipf, S. (2002) Pistes de ski et neige de culture: caractéristiques et impacts sur la végétation. Niveau neige, 41, 34-35.
Rixen, C. (2001) Wiesenseggen-Rieder (Caricetum nigrae) am Hohner See: Standortsbedingungen und Artenzusammensetzung. Die Heimat 108(11/12 Themenheft Niedermoore), 214-223.
Stoeckli V, Rixen, C., Kulakowski D, Bebi P (2005) Snow avalanches crossing altitudinal belts: A factor for maintaining mountain biodiversity? In: GLOCHAMORE workshop., pp 61-62
Rixen, C. & Mulder CPH (2003) Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: Testing the insurance hypothesis in moss communities. In Uplands to Lowlands: Coastal Processes in a Time of Global Change., 88th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. August 3-8, 2003, Savannah, Georgia. 283.
Rixen, C., & B. Schmid. (2002) Plant diversity x snow chemistry in an experimental sub-alpine grassland community. 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Tucson, AZ, Tucson.
Rixen, C. & Stoeckli, V. (2002) Ski pistes with artificial and natural snow: temperature and snowmelt. ICE – News Bulletin of the International Glaciological Society, 128, 11.
Wipf, S., Rixen, C., & Stoeckli, V. (2002) Ski pistes with artificial and natural snow: vegetation reactions. ICE – News Bulletin of the International Glaciological Society, 128, 11.
Stöckli, V., Rixen, C., Huovinen, Ch, Huovinen, K., Ammann, W. (2000) Vegetation and soil related to physical and chemical properties of artificial snowcover. ICE – News Bulletin of the International Glaciological Society 122(1), 6.
D. Related publications of colleagues
Huovinen, C. (2004) Kunstschnee - was steckt dahinter? In Newsletter Naturgefahren, Vol. 3, pp. 1.
Fauve, M., Rhyner, H., & Schneebeli, M. (2002) Pistenpräparation und Pistenpflege - Das Handbuch für den Praktiker. Eidgenössisches Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung, SLF.
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E. Poster
Fontana, F., Rixen, C.,
Jonas, T., Aberegg, G., & Wunderle, S. (2007) Poster: Comparison of
a remote sensing NDVI time series with ground based measurements from
the automated climate station network IMIS. In ISPMSRS07, Davos. Large pdf (10 MB), Small pdf (2.9 MB).
Rixen, C., Haag, S., Kulakowski, D., & Bebi, P. (2007) Importance of Processes in Maintaining Biodiversity: Avalanches in the Alps. In Biology 07, Zurich, Switzerland.
Wipf, S., Rixen, C. & Bebi, P. (2006) Winter climate change: How do alpine tundra plants respond to
reduced snow depth and advanced snowmelt? (PDF, 69 KB) Poster presented at
the ESSP Open Science Conference on Global Change, 9-12 Nov 2006 in Beijing,
China.
Wipf, S., Mulder, C.P.H., Rixen, C. (2005) Winter climate matters! The reaction of tundra plants to snow
manipulations (PDF, 0.6 MB) Poster presented at the 6th Swiss Global Change
Day, 7 Apr 2005 in Bern, CH.
Rixen, C. & Mulder, C.P.H. (2005) Biodiversity matters in a
changing climate: lessons from arctic tundra communities. In Swiss
Global Change Day, Bern, Switzerland.
Wipf, S., Rixen, C. & Stoeckli, V. (2001) Artificial snow on alpine ski pistes: How does the vegetation react
to the changed environment? (PDF, 490 KB) Poster presented at the GfOe 2001,
27-31 Aug 2001 in Basel.
