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Organisational unit:	Community Ecology Mountain Ecosystems
Phone:	+41 81 4170 271
Fax:	+41 81 4170 110
Room:	Da C 1 46
E-Mail:	,
Address:	WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF Flüelastrasse 11 7260 Davos Dorf

[née Melissa Martin]

I am currently studying responses of alpine treeline vegetation to simulated environmental change. Some of the topics I am investigating are:

Growth limitations of trees at the alpine treeline: responses to carbon dioxide enrichment and soil warming.
Responses of treeline dwarf shrubs to environmental change (growth, phenology, reproductive ecology).
Impacts of elevated CO₂ and soil warming on the freezing sensitivity of alpine treeline plants.