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Organisational unit:	Community Ecology Mountain Ecosystems
Phone:	+41 81 4170 273
Fax:	+41 81 4170 110
Room:	Da C 1 54
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Address:	WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF Flüelastrasse 11 7260 Davos Dorf

Education / Research

Since 2006	Groupleader "Mountain Ecosystems", Resarch Unit "Community Ecology", Swiss Federal Institute WSL / SLF Davos
2001–2006	Project- and Groupleader in the Division "Alpine Environment", Swiss Federal Institute WSL / Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF Davos.
2000 - 2001	Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Geography, Universityof Colorado, USA Topic: "Disturbance dynamics and disturbance interactions in a Rocky Mountain subalpine forest landscape"
1996–1999	Ph.D. in Forest Sciences ETH Zürich, Topic: "Structures in mountain forests as a basis for different forest functions" Award: ETH - Goldmedal for an outstanding Ph.D - Dissertation.
1992–1995	Swiss National Park (Zernez), SLF and ILU Alpin (Samaden): Internship and Research Fellow.
1988–1994	Diploma-Studies in Environmental Natural Sciences, ETH Zürich, Diploma thesis: Effect of elevated CO2 on gas exchange of Larix decidua near treeline.

Main professional interests and activities

Pattern and Dynamics of forest- and treeline ecotones in response to land-use change, climatic changes and natural disturbances
Mountain forests and natural hazards, avalanche protection forest
Forest-snow interactions
Changes on ecosystem services in relation to changes in mountain forests and treeline ecotones.
Coordination of the treeline research area Stillberg (Davos).

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Teaching

Mountain Forest Ecology: Practical Training (Fieldweek with Students of ETH Zürich and Uniersity of Freiburg)
Various Excursions about Mountain Forests, Forests and Natural Hazards and Treeline Ecology with Students of ETH Zürich, FH Wädenswil, FH Zollikofen, Uni Göttingen, a.o.

Other interests

Family
Cross country skiing and other sports
Nature