Marcus Schaub

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Dr. Marcus Schaub Organisational unit: Forest Dynamics Ecophysiology Phone: +41 44 7392 564 Fax: +41 44 7392 215 Room: Bi HL D 25 E-Mail: Address: Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Zürcherstrasse 111 8903 Birmensdorf

Marcus Schaub

Function

• Head of Research Group Ecophysiology

Research Interests

• Public concerns, evidence from research, and increasing scientific knowledge are all driving widespread discussions on air pollution, climate change, and forest health problems. Our research group investigates the combined effects of air pollutants and environmental stressors on plants and forest ecosystems. In order to assess the forest health status and to estimate the forest risk we combine the sciences from plant physiology, forest inventory, and environmental monitoring including meteorology. We draw conclusions and develop quantitative scenarios for stakeholders on a regional and international level.
  
• Based on the Geneva Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (UNECE LRTAP), both, our investigations as well as the collaboration with our partners are based on the broad network for Long-Term Forest Ecosystem Research (LWF) within the framework of ICP-Forests. This network is complemented by intensive research platforms which allow us to answer questions regarding the mechanistic and multi-causal interrelationships between environmental stressors and forest ecosystem responses.

Current main research projects

• Assessment of Ozone Flux for Switzerland, Application – Validation – Further Development O3FLUX
• Principle Investigator of Model Ecosystem Facility MODOEK
• International Co-operative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests ICP-Forests
• Further Development and Implementation of an EU-level Forest Monitoring System FutMon
• National representative for the European Long-Term Ecosystem Research Network LTER-Europe
• Swiss Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research LWF
• Poplar bio-indicator initiative for ozone risk assessment PO3PLAR
  
• www.ozoneeffects.org
  

Current activities

• 43rd Air Pollution Workshop, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada on May 24-26, 2011 >>>
  
• MODOEK >>>
  

Past activities

• SHANSHUI – 山水 BOTH WAYS when art meets science at the Kunstmuseum Bern; in collaboration with prohelvetia and the ETH board >>>   (see movie)
  
• 23rd IUFRO World Congress, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 23-28 August 2010. Session on “Changes in climate and air pollution – new directions in forest monitoring, research and modeling” >>>