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Graf Pannatier E., Thimonier A., Schmitt M., Waldner P., Walthert L.: Impacts des dépôts atmosphériques acides sur l’eau des sols forestiers. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen (submitted).
Thimonier A., Graf Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Waldner P., Schleppi P., Braun S.: Dépôts atmosphériques azotés en forêt: un bilan des sites d’observation à long terme. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen (submitted).
Wortman E., Tomaszewski T., Waldner P., Schleppi P., Thimonier A., Eugster W., Buchmann N., Sievering H.: Atmospheric nitrogen deposition and canopy retention influences on photosynthetic performance at a high nitrogen deposition Swiss forest (submitted).

Peer-reviewed publications (ISI)

Graf Pannatier E., Dobbertin M., Heim A., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Waldner P., Frey B., 2012. Response of carbon dynamics to the 2003 heat wave and drought in three mature forests in Switzerland. Biogeochemistry 107: 295-317 doi: 10.1007/s10533-010-9554-y.
Graf Pannatier E., Thimonier A., Schmitt M., Walthert L., Waldner P., 2011. A decade of monitoring at Swiss Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research (LWF) sites: can we observe trends in atmospheric acid deposition and in soil solution acidity? Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Special Issue: "Long-term ecosystem research: Understanding the present to shape the future") 174: 3-30 doi:10.1007/s10661-010-1754-3.

Schleppi P., Thimonier A., Walthert L., 2011. Estimating leaf area index of mature temperate forests using regressions on site and vegetation data. Forest Ecology and Management 261: 601-610 doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2010.11.013.
Thimonier A., Kull P., Keller W., Moser B., Wohlgemuth T., 2011. Ground vegetation monitoring in Swiss forests: comparison of survey methods and implications for trend assessments. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Special Issue: "Long-term ecosystem research: Understanding the present to shape the future") 174: 47-63 doi:10.1007/s10661-010-1759-y.
Thimonier A., Sedivy I., Schleppi P., 2010. Estimating Leaf Area Index in different types of mature forest stands in Switzerland: a comparison of methods. European Journal of Forest Research 129(4): 543-562 doi:10.1007/s10342-009-0353-8.
Thimonier A., Graf Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Waldner P., Walthert L., Schleppi P., Dobbertin M., Kräuchi N. 2010. Does exceeding the critical loads for nitrogen alter nitrate leaching, the nutrient status of trees and their crown condition at Swiss Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research (LWF) sites? European Journal of Forest Research 129(3): 443-461 doi:10.1007/s10342-009-0328-9.
Thimonier A., Schmitt M., Waldner P., Schleppi P., 2008. Seasonality of the Na/Cl ratio in precipitation and implications of canopy leaching in validating chemical analyses of throughfall samples. Atmospheric Environment 42: 9106-9117. pdf [424 kb]
Mosello R., Amoriello T., Benham S., Clarke N., Derome J., Derome K., Genouw G., Koenig N., Orrù A., Tartari G., Thimonier A., Ulrich E., Lindroos A.-J., 2008. Validation of chemical analyses of atmospheric deposition on forested sites in Europe: 2. DOC concentration as an estimator of the organic ion charge. Journal of Limnology 67(1): 1-14.
Schleppi P., Conedera M., Sedivy I., Thimonier A., 2007. Correcting non-linearity and slope effects in the estimation of the leaf area index of forests from hemispherical photographs. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 144: 236-242.
Waldner P., Schaub M., Graf Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Walthert L., 2007. Critical loads of acidity and nitrogen, and critical levels of ozone in Swiss forests. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 128: 5-17.
Weitner A., Dupouey J. L., Lefèvre Y., Bréda N., Badeau V., Ferhi A., Duquesnay A., Thimonier A., 2007. Roles of soil chemistry and water availability in site-related δ13C variations in French beech forests. Tree Physiology 27: 1043–1051.
Rogora M., Mosello R., Arisci S., Brizzio M.C., Barbieri A., Balestrini R., Waldner P., Schmitt M., Stähli M., Thimonier A., Kalina M., Puxbaum H., U. Nickus, E. Ulrich, A. Probst, 2006. An overview of atmospheric deposition chemistry over the Alps: present status and long-term trends. Hydrobiologia (Special Issue, A. Lami, A. Boggero (eds), Ecology of high altitude aquatic systems in the Alps). Hydrobiologia 562: 17-40. pdf [636 kb]
Schmitt M., Thöni L., Waldner P., Thimonier A., 2005. Total deposition of nitrogen on Swiss long-term forest ecosystem research (LWF) plots: comparison of the throughfall and the inferential method. Atmospheric Environment 39(6): 1079–1091. pdf [288 kb]
Thimonier A., Schmitt M., Waldner P., Rihm B., 2005. Atmospheric deposition on Swiss Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research (LWF) plots. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 104: 81-118. pdf [572 kb]
Thimonier A., Dupouey J.L., Le Tacon F., 2000. Recent losses of base cations from soils of Fagus sylvatica L. stands in northeastern France. Ambio 29(6): 314-321. pdf [176 kb]
Thimonier A., 1998. Measurement of atmospheric deposition under forest canopies: some recommendations for equipment and sampling design. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 53: 353-387. pdf [280 kb]
Thimonier A., Dupouey J.L., Bost F., Becker M., 1994. Simultaneous eutrophication and acidification of a forest ecosystem in North-East France. New Phytologist 126: 533-539. pdf [1160 kb]
Thimonier A., Dupouey J.L., Timbal J., 1992. Floristic changes in the herb-layer vegetation of a deciduous forest in the Lorraine Plain under the influence of atmospheric deposition. Forest Ecology and Management 55: 149-167.

Other publications

Graf Pannatier E., Dobbertin M., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Waldner P., 2009. L'eau des sols forestiers: un milieu sensible aux changements. Langzeitforschung für eine nachhaltige Waldnutzung. Forum für Wissen 2009: 21-30. [PDF, 1.02 MB]
Waldner P., Schmitt M., Schaub M., Graf Pannatier E., Thimonier A., 2009. Stickstoffeintrag und Ozonbelastung im Schweizer Wald aus der Sicht der Langfristigen Waldökosystem-Forschung. Langzeitforschung für eine nachhaltige Waldnutzung. Forum für Wissen 2009: 113-124. [PDF, 1.61 MB]
Dobbertin M., Hug C., Graf Pannatier E., Kräuchi N., Schaub M., Schmitt M., Schwyzer A., Thimonier A., Waldner P., 2009. 25 Jahre Sanasilva: Vom Waldsterben zur Waldökosystemforschung. Infoblatt Wald 25: 1-4. [PDF, 362 KB]
Dobbertin M., Schleppi P., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Waldner P., 2008. Stickstoffeintrag und Kohlenstoffsenke der Wälder - Löst der Stickstoff unser Kohlenstoffproblem? Natur und Mensch 50(6): 17-21.
Dobbertin M., Bernhard L., Graf Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Walthert L., 2001. Langfristige Waldökosystemforschung in Graubünden. Bündnerwald 54(2): 68-70.
Thimonier A., Schmitt M., Cherubini P., Kräuchi N., 2001. Monitoring the Swiss forest: building a research platform. In: T. Anfodillo, V. Carraro (eds), Monitoraggio ambientale: metodologie ed applicazioni. Atti del XXXVIII Corso di Cultura in Ecologia, 2001. S. Vito di Cadore, Centro Studi per l'Ambiente Alpino, Università degli Studi di Padova, pp. 121-134.
Thimonier Rickenmann A., Schmitt M., Brang P., 2000. Zuviel des Guten. Jahresbericht der Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL 2000 : 19.
Dupouey J.L., Pignard G., Badeau V., Thimonier A., Dhôte J.F., Nepveu G., Bergès L., Augusto L., Belkacem S., Nys C., 1999. Stocks et flux de carbone dans les forêts françaises. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie d'Agriculture française 85(6): 301-318.
Dupouey J.L., Thimonier A., Lebourgeois F., Becker M., Picard J.F., Timbal J., 1999. Changements de la végétation dans les forêts du Nord-Est de la France entre 1970 et 1990. Revue Forestière Française 51(2): 219-230.
Dambrine E., Thomas A.L., Party J.P., Probst A., Boudot J.P., Duc M., Dupouey J.L., Gégout J.C., Guérold F., King D., Landmann G., Maitat O., Nicolaï M., Pollier B., Thimonier A., 1998. Acidité des écosystèmes forestiers dans les Vosges gréseuses: distribution, évolution, rôle des dépôts atmosphériques et conséquences biologiques. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie d'Agriculture française 84(5): 75-94.
Dupouey J.L., Becker M., Bert D., Cadel G., Lefèvre Y., Picard J.F., Thimonier A., 1998. Évolution récente des sols, de la végétation et de la productivité des forêts de montagne françaises. Ecologie 29(1-2): 341-349.
Dupouey J.L., Thimonier A., Lefèvre Y., Le Tacon F., Bonneau M., Dambrine E., Poszwa A., Landmann G., 1998. Désaturation et enrichissement en azote des sols forestiers du Nord-Est de la France au cours des dernières décennies. Revue Forestière Française 50(5): 391-402.
Thimonier A., 1998. Variabilité spatio-temporelle des dépôts atmosphériques d'éléments minéraux sous hêtraie. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen (Journal Forestier Suisse) 149(8): 585-614.
Thimonier A., Dobbertin M., 1998. Langfristige Waldökosystem-Forschung: Erste Ergebnisse. In: P. Brang (Redaktion), Sanasilva-Bericht 1997. Gesundheit und Gefährdung des Schweizer Waldes – eine Zwischenbilanz nach 15 Jahren Waldschadenforschung. Berichte der Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft, Birmensdorf 345, pp. 59-60.
Bonneau M., Dambrine E., Dupouey J.L., Lefèvre Y., Thimonier A., 1997. Appauvrissement rapide des sols forestiers dans le Nord-Est de la France. Les Cahiers du DSF 1-1997 (La santé des forêts [France] en 1996), pp. 63-66.
Dupouey J.L., Thimonier A., Behr P., 1997. Variations de la densité des sols des hêtraies du nord-est de la France en relation avec leurs caractéristiques physico-chimiques. Etudes et Gestion des Sols 4(1): 43-52.
Thimonier A., 1994. Changements de la végétation et des sols en forêt tempérée européenne au cours de la période 1970-1990 : rôle possible des apports atmosphériques. In: La santé des forêts (France) en 1993. Paris, Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche (DERF-Département de la Santé des Forêts), pp. 70-75.
Thimonier A., Dupouey J.L., 1993. Charges critiques pour la végétation. Définition, intérêt et limites. In : Pollution de l'air et charges critiques. Pollution Atmosphérique (n° spécial) 35 : 29-34.
Dupouey J.L., Thimonier A., Ménette B., 1993. Dynamique de la végétation et pollution atmosphérique. Annales de Géographie 572 : 386-396.

Conference abstracts

Thimonier A., Graf Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Waldner P., Dobbertin M., Walthert L., Kräuchi N., Schleppi P., 2008. Exceedance of critical loads for nitrogen, nutrient status and forest condition on Swiss Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research (LWF) plots. [Abstract] In: Schaub, M.; Kaennel Dobbertin, M.; Steiner, D. (eds) Air Pollution and Climate Change at Contrasting Altitude and Latitude. 23rd IUFRO Conference for Specialists in Air Pollution and Climate Change Effects on Forest Ecosystems. Murten, Switzerland, September 7-12, 2008. Abstracts. Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL. 47.
Sievering H.; Eugster W., Balster H., Schleppi P., Waldner P., Thimonier A., Buchmann N. 2008. Photosynthetic efficiency vs. canopy N uptake at a high-N-loading Swiss forest and at a highly variable-N-loading Rocky Mountain subalpine forest. [Abstract] In: Schaub, M.; Kaennel Dobbertin, M.; Steiner, D. (eds) Air Pollution and Climate Change at Contrasting Altitude and Latitude. 23rd IUFRO Conference for Specialists in Air Pollution and Climate Change Effects on Forest Ecosystems. Murten, Switzerland, September 7-12, 2008. Abstracts. Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL. 46.
Li M., Kräuchi N., Thimonier A., Waldner P., Schaub M., Graf Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Walthert L. 2007. Switzerland: are critical values for atmospheric deposition and ozone in forests exceeded? [Abstract] In: International Conference on Long-Term Ecological Research. Meeting the Challenges of Sustainable Ecosystem management from Local to Global Scales. Abstracts. August 20-21, 2007, Beijing. Chineses Ecosystem Research Network. 166-168.
Graf Pannatier E., Dobbertin M., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Waldner P., 2007. Effects of the drought 2003 on forests in Swiss Level II plots. In: J. Eichhorn (Ed.), Forests in a Changing Environment. Results of 20 years ICP Forests Monitoring, Göttingen, Germany, October 25-28, 2006. Schriften aus der Forstlichen Fakultät der Universität Göttingen und der Nordwestdeutschen Forstlichen Versuchsanstalt. Vol. 142, pp. 128-135.
Thimonier A., Schmitt M., Graf Pannatier E., Schaub M., Waldner P., 2007. Atmospheric deposition and ozone levels in Swiss forests: Are critical values exceeded? In: J. Eichhorn (Ed.), Forests in a Changing Environment. Results of 20 years ICP Forests Monitoring, Göttingen, Germany, October 25-28, 2006. Schriften aus der Forstlichen Fakultät der Universität Göttingen und der Nordwestdeutschen Forstlichen Versuchsanstalt. Vol. 142, pp. 164-169.
Arisci S., Rogora M., Mosello R., Balestrini R., Waldner P., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Ulrich E., Probst A., 2005. Nitrogen deposition on the Western Alps: long-term trends and present status in relation to critical loads. In: Iva Hunova, Jana Ostatnicka, Zdena Dostolova, Tomas Navratil (Eds.). Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Acid Rain 12.-17. June, 2005 in Prague. Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Prague, p. 637.
Waldner P., Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Rihm B., 2005. Acidic deposition, critical loads and the BC/Al ratio in soil solution on Swiss forest research plots. In: Iva Hunova, Jana Ostatnicka, Zdena Dostolova, Tomas Navratil (Eds.). Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Acid Rain 12.-17. June, 2005 in Prague. Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Prague, p. 501.
Waldner P., Cherubini P., Stähli M., Thimonier A., Schmitt M., 2005. Effects of atmospheric nitrogen depostition on tree growth in temperate forests in Switzerland. Abstract for the XXII IUFRO World Congress, 8-13 August 2005, Brisbane, Australia. International Forestry Review 7(5): 76.
Waldner P., Schaub M., Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Rihm B., Thöni L., 2005. Determination of present and critical loads of nitrogen and acidic deposition and levels of ozone on Swiss Long-Term Forest Ecosystem Research plots. Abstract for the XXII IUFRO World Congress, 8-13 August 2005, Brisbane, Australia. International Forestry Review 7(5): 90.
Waldner P., Thimonier A., Schmitt M., Schaub M., Pannatier E., Cherubini P., Kräuchi M., 2004. Langfristige Forschung zum besseren Verständnis der Atmosphären-Interaktionen und biogeochemischer Kreisläufe schweizerischer Waldökosysteme. In: W. Eugster, D. Hirsch-Hoffmann (eds), Symposium der Kommission für Atmosphärenchemie und -physik (ACP) der SANW über Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange Research in Switzerland. Sarnen, 6 October 2004. Villigen, Switzerland, Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics (ACP), Kommission der Schweizerischen Akademie der Naturwissenschaften (SANW), pp. 9-10.
Waldner P., Thimonier A., Schmitt M., 2003. Atmospheric nitrogen deposition on Swiss forests: Comparing measurement and modelling. Poster abstract. In: IUFRO Conference on Applied Forest Ecological Experiments, Davos, August 5-7, 2003.
Li M., Brang P., Dobbertin M., Thimonier A., Kräuchi N., 2001. Understory plant diversity responds to crown defoliation [abstract]. Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie 31: 110.
Thimonier A., Dupouey J.L., 1995. Floristic changes in the understorey of French forests between 1970 and 1990. Possible role of nitrogen deposition. In: Forsius M., Kleemola S. (eds), Effects of nitrogen deposition on integrated monitoring sites. Proceedings from an international workshop in Oslo, 6-7 March 1995. Helsinki, ICP IM Programme Center, Finnish Environment Agency, pp. 153-157.
Thimonier A., Dupouey J.L., 1992. Changes in the forest ground layer vegetation: an example of terrestrial eutrophication [abstract]. In: A. Teller, P. Mathy, J.N.R. Jeffers (eds), Responses of Forest Ecosystems to Environmental Changes. Proceedings first European Symposium on terrestrial ecosystems: forest and woodland, EEC, ESF, 20-24 May 1991, Florence, Italy. London, New York, Elsevier Applied Science, 930-931.

PhD Thesis

Thimonier A., 1994. Changements de la végétation et des sols en forêt tempérée européenne au cours de la période 1970-1990 : rôle possible des apports atmosphériques. Thèse d'Université, Université de Paris-Sud/INRA Centre de Nancy, 177p. + ann.

Internal manuals

Thimonier A., 1997. Blattflächenindex (LAI). In P. Brang (red). Aufnahmeanleitungen aller Forschungsprojekte auf Flächen der “Langfristigen Waldökosystem-Forschung” (LWF). WSL internal document, 5 p. + updates.
Thimonier A., 1997. Lichtverhältnisse im Wald. In P. Brang (red). Aufnahmeanleitungen aller Forschungsprojekte auf Flächen der “Langfristigen Waldökosystem-Forschung” (LWF). WSL internal document, 4 p. + updates.
Thimonier A., Brang P., Ottiger A., 1997. Streufall. In P. Brang (red). Aufnahmeanleitungen aller Forschungsprojekte auf Flächen der “Langfristigen Waldökosystem-Forschung” (LWF). WSL internal document, 17 p. + updates.
Thimonier A., Brang P., Wenger K., 1997. Atmosphärische Deposition: Freiland- und Bestandesniederschläge. In P. Brang (red). Aufnahmeanleitungen aller Forschungsprojekte auf Flächen der “Langfristigen Waldökosystem-Forschung” (LWF). WSL internal document, 48 p. + updates.

Extension

Thimonier A., Brang P., 1997. Nutrients - circulating in the ecosystem (fact sheet 5). In: Kräuchi N. (Comp.), Long-Term Forest Ecosystem Research [9 fact sheets]. Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, 4 p. [also available in German, French and Italian]
Kull P., Thimonier A., 1997. Vegetation - an indicator of the state of the environment (fact sheet 4). In: Kräuchi N. (Comp.), Long-Term Forest Ecosystem Research [9 fact sheets]. Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, 2 p. [also available in German, French and Italian]

Miscellaneous

Clarke N., Zlindra D., Ulrich E., Mosello R., Derome J., Derome K., König N., Lövblad G., Draaijers G.P.J., Hansen K., Thimonier A., Waldner P., 2010. Sampling and Analysis of Deposition. 66 pp. Part XIV. In: Manual on methods and criteria for harmonized sampling, assessment, monitoring and analysis of the effects of air pollution on forests. UNECE, ICP Forests, Hamburg. ISBN: 978-3-926301-03-1. [http://www.icp-forests.org/Manual.htm]

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Thimonier A., Graf Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Waldner P., Schleppi P., Braun S.: Dépôts atmosphériques azotés en forêt: un bilan des sites d’observation à long terme. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen (submitted). Wortman E., Tomaszewski T., Waldner P., Schleppi P., Thimonier A., Eugster W., Buchmann N., Sievering H.: Atmospheric nitrogen deposition and canopy retention influences on photosynthetic performance at a high nitrogen deposition Swiss forest (submitted). Peer-reviewed publications (ISI) Graf Pannatier E., Dobbertin M., Heim A., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Waldner P., Frey B., 2012. Response of carbon dynamics to the 2003 heat wave and drought in three mature forests in Switzerland. Biogeochemistry 107: 295-317 doi: 10.1007/s10533-010-9554-y. Graf Pannatier E., Thimonier A., Schmitt M., Walthert L., Waldner P., 2011. A decade of monitoring at Swiss Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research (LWF) sites: can we observe trends in atmospheric acid deposition and in soil solution acidity? Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Special Issue: "Long-term ecosystem research: Understanding the present to shape the future") 174: 3-30 doi:10.1007/s10661-010-1754-3. Schleppi P., Thimonier A., Walthert L., 2011. Estimating leaf area index of mature temperate forests using regressions on site and vegetation data. Forest Ecology and Management 261: 601-610 doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2010.11.013. Thimonier A., Kull P., Keller W., Moser B., Wohlgemuth T., 2011. Ground vegetation monitoring in Swiss forests: comparison of survey methods and implications for trend assessments. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Special Issue: "Long-term ecosystem research: Understanding the present to shape the future") 174: 47-63 doi:10.1007/s10661-010-1759-y. Thimonier A., Sedivy I., Schleppi P., 2010. Estimating Leaf Area Index in different types of mature forest stands in Switzerland: a comparison of methods. European Journal of Forest Research 129(4): 543-562 doi:10.1007/s10342-009-0353-8. Thimonier A., Graf Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Waldner P., Walthert L., Schleppi P., Dobbertin M., Kräuchi N. 2010. Does exceeding the critical loads for nitrogen alter nitrate leaching, the nutrient status of trees and their crown condition at Swiss Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research (LWF) sites? European Journal of Forest Research 129(3): 443-461 doi:10.1007/s10342-009-0328-9. Thimonier A., Schmitt M., Waldner P., Schleppi P., 2008. Seasonality of the Na/Cl ratio in precipitation and implications of canopy leaching in validating chemical analyses of throughfall samples. Atmospheric Environment 42: 9106-9117. pdf [424 kb] Mosello R., Amoriello T., Benham S., Clarke N., Derome J., Derome K., Genouw G., Koenig N., Orrù A., Tartari G., Thimonier A., Ulrich E., Lindroos A.-J., 2008. Validation of chemical analyses of atmospheric deposition on forested sites in Europe: 2. DOC concentration as an estimator of the organic ion charge. Journal of Limnology 67(1): 1-14. Schleppi P., Conedera M., Sedivy I., Thimonier A., 2007. Correcting non-linearity and slope effects in the estimation of the leaf area index of forests from hemispherical photographs. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 144: 236-242. Waldner P., Schaub M., Graf Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Walthert L., 2007. Critical loads of acidity and nitrogen, and critical levels of ozone in Swiss forests. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 128: 5-17. Weitner A., Dupouey J. L., Lefèvre Y., Bréda N., Badeau V., Ferhi A., Duquesnay A., Thimonier A., 2007. Roles of soil chemistry and water availability in site-related δ13C variations in French beech forests. Tree Physiology 27: 1043–1051. Rogora M., Mosello R., Arisci S., Brizzio M.C., Barbieri A., Balestrini R., Waldner P., Schmitt M., Stähli M., Thimonier A., Kalina M., Puxbaum H., U. Nickus, E. Ulrich, A. Probst, 2006. An overview of atmospheric deposition chemistry over the Alps: present status and long-term trends. Hydrobiologia (Special Issue, A. Lami, A. Boggero (eds), Ecology of high altitude aquatic systems in the Alps). Hydrobiologia 562: 17-40. pdf [636 kb] Schmitt M., Thöni L., Waldner P., Thimonier A., 2005. Total deposition of nitrogen on Swiss long-term forest ecosystem research (LWF) plots: comparison of the throughfall and the inferential method. Atmospheric Environment 39(6): 1079–1091. pdf [288 kb] Thimonier A., Schmitt M., Waldner P., Rihm B., 2005. Atmospheric deposition on Swiss Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research (LWF) plots. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 104: 81-118. pdf [572 kb] Thimonier A., Dupouey J.L., Le Tacon F., 2000. Recent losses of base cations from soils of Fagus sylvatica L. stands in northeastern France. Ambio 29(6): 314-321. pdf [176 kb] Thimonier A., 1998. Measurement of atmospheric deposition under forest canopies: some recommendations for equipment and sampling design. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 53: 353-387. pdf [280 kb] Thimonier A., Dupouey J.L., Bost F., Becker M., 1994. Simultaneous eutrophication and acidification of a forest ecosystem in North-East France. New Phytologist 126: 533-539. pdf [1160 kb] Thimonier A., Dupouey J.L., Timbal J., 1992. Floristic changes in the herb-layer vegetation of a deciduous forest in the Lorraine Plain under the influence of atmospheric deposition. Forest Ecology and Management 55: 149-167. Other publications Graf Pannatier E., Dobbertin M., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Waldner P., 2009. L'eau des sols forestiers: un milieu sensible aux changements. Langzeitforschung für eine nachhaltige Waldnutzung. Forum für Wissen 2009: 21-30. [PDF, 1.02 MB] Waldner P., Schmitt M., Schaub M., Graf Pannatier E., Thimonier A., 2009. Stickstoffeintrag und Ozonbelastung im Schweizer Wald aus der Sicht der Langfristigen Waldökosystem-Forschung. Langzeitforschung für eine nachhaltige Waldnutzung. Forum für Wissen 2009: 113-124. [PDF, 1.61 MB] Dobbertin M., Hug C., Graf Pannatier E., Kräuchi N., Schaub M., Schmitt M., Schwyzer A., Thimonier A., Waldner P., 2009. 25 Jahre Sanasilva: Vom Waldsterben zur Waldökosystemforschung. Infoblatt Wald 25: 1-4. [PDF, 362 KB] Dobbertin M., Schleppi P., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Waldner P., 2008. Stickstoffeintrag und Kohlenstoffsenke der Wälder - Löst der Stickstoff unser Kohlenstoffproblem? Natur und Mensch 50(6): 17-21. Dobbertin M., Bernhard L., Graf Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Walthert L., 2001. Langfristige Waldökosystemforschung in Graubünden. Bündnerwald 54(2): 68-70. Thimonier A., Schmitt M., Cherubini P., Kräuchi N., 2001. Monitoring the Swiss forest: building a research platform. In: T. Anfodillo, V. Carraro (eds), Monitoraggio ambientale: metodologie ed applicazioni. Atti del XXXVIII Corso di Cultura in Ecologia, 2001. S. Vito di Cadore, Centro Studi per l'Ambiente Alpino, Università degli Studi di Padova, pp. 121-134. Thimonier Rickenmann A., Schmitt M., Brang P., 2000. Zuviel des Guten. Jahresbericht der Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL 2000 : 19. Dupouey J.L., Pignard G., Badeau V., Thimonier A., Dhôte J.F., Nepveu G., Bergès L., Augusto L., Belkacem S., Nys C., 1999. Stocks et flux de carbone dans les forêts françaises. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie d'Agriculture française 85(6): 301-318. Dupouey J.L., Thimonier A., Lebourgeois F., Becker M., Picard J.F., Timbal J., 1999. Changements de la végétation dans les forêts du Nord-Est de la France entre 1970 et 1990. Revue Forestière Française 51(2): 219-230. Dambrine E., Thomas A.L., Party J.P., Probst A., Boudot J.P., Duc M., Dupouey J.L., Gégout J.C., Guérold F., King D., Landmann G., Maitat O., Nicolaï M., Pollier B., Thimonier A., 1998. Acidité des écosystèmes forestiers dans les Vosges gréseuses: distribution, évolution, rôle des dépôts atmosphériques et conséquences biologiques. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie d'Agriculture française 84(5): 75-94. Dupouey J.L., Becker M., Bert D., Cadel G., Lefèvre Y., Picard J.F., Thimonier A., 1998. Évolution récente des sols, de la végétation et de la productivité des forêts de montagne françaises. Ecologie 29(1-2): 341-349. Dupouey J.L., Thimonier A., Lefèvre Y., Le Tacon F., Bonneau M., Dambrine E., Poszwa A., Landmann G., 1998. Désaturation et enrichissement en azote des sols forestiers du Nord-Est de la France au cours des dernières décennies. Revue Forestière Française 50(5): 391-402. Thimonier A., 1998. Variabilité spatio-temporelle des dépôts atmosphériques d'éléments minéraux sous hêtraie. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen (Journal Forestier Suisse) 149(8): 585-614. Thimonier A., Dobbertin M., 1998. Langfristige Waldökosystem-Forschung: Erste Ergebnisse. In: P. Brang (Redaktion), Sanasilva-Bericht 1997. Gesundheit und Gefährdung des Schweizer Waldes – eine Zwischenbilanz nach 15 Jahren Waldschadenforschung. Berichte der Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft, Birmensdorf 345, pp. 59-60. Bonneau M., Dambrine E., Dupouey J.L., Lefèvre Y., Thimonier A., 1997. Appauvrissement rapide des sols forestiers dans le Nord-Est de la France. Les Cahiers du DSF 1-1997 (La santé des forêts [France] en 1996), pp. 63-66. Dupouey J.L., Thimonier A., Behr P., 1997. Variations de la densité des sols des hêtraies du nord-est de la France en relation avec leurs caractéristiques physico-chimiques. Etudes et Gestion des Sols 4(1): 43-52. Thimonier A., 1994. Changements de la végétation et des sols en forêt tempérée européenne au cours de la période 1970-1990 : rôle possible des apports atmosphériques. In: La santé des forêts (France) en 1993. Paris, Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Pêche (DERF-Département de la Santé des Forêts), pp. 70-75. Thimonier A., Dupouey J.L., 1993. Charges critiques pour la végétation. Définition, intérêt et limites. In : Pollution de l'air et charges critiques. Pollution Atmosphérique (n° spécial) 35 : 29-34. Dupouey J.L., Thimonier A., Ménette B., 1993. Dynamique de la végétation et pollution atmosphérique. Annales de Géographie 572 : 386-396. Conference abstracts Thimonier A., Graf Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Waldner P., Dobbertin M., Walthert L., Kräuchi N., Schleppi P., 2008. Exceedance of critical loads for nitrogen, nutrient status and forest condition on Swiss Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research (LWF) plots. [Abstract] In: Schaub, M.; Kaennel Dobbertin, M.; Steiner, D. (eds) Air Pollution and Climate Change at Contrasting Altitude and Latitude. 23rd IUFRO Conference for Specialists in Air Pollution and Climate Change Effects on Forest Ecosystems. Murten, Switzerland, September 7-12, 2008. Abstracts. Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL. 47. Sievering H.; Eugster W., Balster H., Schleppi P., Waldner P., Thimonier A., Buchmann N. 2008. Photosynthetic efficiency vs. canopy N uptake at a high-N-loading Swiss forest and at a highly variable-N-loading Rocky Mountain subalpine forest. [Abstract] In: Schaub, M.; Kaennel Dobbertin, M.; Steiner, D. (eds) Air Pollution and Climate Change at Contrasting Altitude and Latitude. 23rd IUFRO Conference for Specialists in Air Pollution and Climate Change Effects on Forest Ecosystems. Murten, Switzerland, September 7-12, 2008. Abstracts. Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL. 46. Li M., Kräuchi N., Thimonier A., Waldner P., Schaub M., Graf Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Walthert L. 2007. Switzerland: are critical values for atmospheric deposition and ozone in forests exceeded? [Abstract] In: International Conference on Long-Term Ecological Research. Meeting the Challenges of Sustainable Ecosystem management from Local to Global Scales. Abstracts. August 20-21, 2007, Beijing. Chineses Ecosystem Research Network. 166-168. Graf Pannatier E., Dobbertin M., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Waldner P., 2007. Effects of the drought 2003 on forests in Swiss Level II plots. In: J. Eichhorn (Ed.), Forests in a Changing Environment. Results of 20 years ICP Forests Monitoring, Göttingen, Germany, October 25-28, 2006. Schriften aus der Forstlichen Fakultät der Universität Göttingen und der Nordwestdeutschen Forstlichen Versuchsanstalt. Vol. 142, pp. 128-135. Thimonier A., Schmitt M., Graf Pannatier E., Schaub M., Waldner P., 2007. Atmospheric deposition and ozone levels in Swiss forests: Are critical values exceeded? In: J. Eichhorn (Ed.), Forests in a Changing Environment. Results of 20 years ICP Forests Monitoring, Göttingen, Germany, October 25-28, 2006. Schriften aus der Forstlichen Fakultät der Universität Göttingen und der Nordwestdeutschen Forstlichen Versuchsanstalt. Vol. 142, pp. 164-169. Arisci S., Rogora M., Mosello R., Balestrini R., Waldner P., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Ulrich E., Probst A., 2005. Nitrogen deposition on the Western Alps: long-term trends and present status in relation to critical loads. In: Iva Hunova, Jana Ostatnicka, Zdena Dostolova, Tomas Navratil (Eds.). Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Acid Rain 12.-17. June, 2005 in Prague. Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Prague, p. 637. Waldner P., Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Rihm B., 2005. Acidic deposition, critical loads and the BC/Al ratio in soil solution on Swiss forest research plots. In: Iva Hunova, Jana Ostatnicka, Zdena Dostolova, Tomas Navratil (Eds.). Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Acid Rain 12.-17. June, 2005 in Prague. Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Prague, p. 501. Waldner P., Cherubini P., Stähli M., Thimonier A., Schmitt M., 2005. Effects of atmospheric nitrogen depostition on tree growth in temperate forests in Switzerland. Abstract for the XXII IUFRO World Congress, 8-13 August 2005, Brisbane, Australia. International Forestry Review 7(5): 76. Waldner P., Schaub M., Pannatier E., Schmitt M., Thimonier A., Rihm B., Thöni L., 2005. Determination of present and critical loads of nitrogen and acidic deposition and levels of ozone on Swiss Long-Term Forest Ecosystem Research plots. Abstract for the XXII IUFRO World Congress, 8-13 August 2005, Brisbane, Australia. International Forestry Review 7(5): 90. Waldner P., Thimonier A., Schmitt M., Schaub M., Pannatier E., Cherubini P., Kräuchi M., 2004. Langfristige Forschung zum besseren Verständnis der Atmosphären-Interaktionen und biogeochemischer Kreisläufe schweizerischer Waldökosysteme. In: W. Eugster, D. Hirsch-Hoffmann (eds), Symposium der Kommission für Atmosphärenchemie und -physik (ACP) der SANW über Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange Research in Switzerland. Sarnen, 6 October 2004. Villigen, Switzerland, Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics (ACP), Kommission der Schweizerischen Akademie der Naturwissenschaften (SANW), pp. 9-10. Waldner P., Thimonier A., Schmitt M., 2003. Atmospheric nitrogen deposition on Swiss forests: Comparing measurement and modelling. Poster abstract. In: IUFRO Conference on Applied Forest Ecological Experiments, Davos, August 5-7, 2003. Li M., Brang P., Dobbertin M., Thimonier A., Kräuchi N., 2001. Understory plant diversity responds to crown defoliation [abstract]. Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie 31: 110. Thimonier A., Dupouey J.L., 1995. Floristic changes in the understorey of French forests between 1970 and 1990. Possible role of nitrogen deposition. In: Forsius M., Kleemola S. (eds), Effects of nitrogen deposition on integrated monitoring sites. Proceedings from an international workshop in Oslo, 6-7 March 1995. Helsinki, ICP IM Programme Center, Finnish Environment Agency, pp. 153-157. Thimonier A., Dupouey J.L., 1992. Changes in the forest ground layer vegetation: an example of terrestrial eutrophication [abstract]. In: A. Teller, P. Mathy, J.N.R. Jeffers (eds), Responses of Forest Ecosystems to Environmental Changes. Proceedings first European Symposium on terrestrial ecosystems: forest and woodland, EEC, ESF, 20-24 May 1991, Florence, Italy. London, New York, Elsevier Applied Science, 930-931. PhD Thesis Thimonier A., 1994. Changements de la végétation et des sols en forêt tempérée européenne au cours de la période 1970-1990 : rôle possible des apports atmosphériques. Thèse d'Université, Université de Paris-Sud/INRA Centre de Nancy, 177p. + ann. Internal manuals Thimonier A., 1997. Blattflächenindex (LAI). In P. Brang (red). Aufnahmeanleitungen aller Forschungsprojekte auf Flächen der “Langfristigen Waldökosystem-Forschung” (LWF). WSL internal document, 5 p. + updates. Thimonier A., 1997. Lichtverhältnisse im Wald. In P. Brang (red). Aufnahmeanleitungen aller Forschungsprojekte auf Flächen der “Langfristigen Waldökosystem-Forschung” (LWF). WSL internal document, 4 p. + updates. Thimonier A., Brang P., Ottiger A., 1997. Streufall. In P. Brang (red). Aufnahmeanleitungen aller Forschungsprojekte auf Flächen der “Langfristigen Waldökosystem-Forschung” (LWF). WSL internal document, 17 p. + updates. Thimonier A., Brang P., Wenger K., 1997. Atmosphärische Deposition: Freiland- und Bestandesniederschläge. In P. Brang (red). Aufnahmeanleitungen aller Forschungsprojekte auf Flächen der “Langfristigen Waldökosystem-Forschung” (LWF). WSL internal document, 48 p. + updates. Extension Thimonier A., Brang P., 1997. Nutrients - circulating in the ecosystem (fact sheet 5). In: Kräuchi N. (Comp.), Long-Term Forest Ecosystem Research [9 fact sheets]. Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, 4 p. [also available in German, French and Italian] Kull P., Thimonier A., 1997. Vegetation - an indicator of the state of the environment (fact sheet 4). In: Kräuchi N. (Comp.), Long-Term Forest Ecosystem Research [9 fact sheets]. Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, 2 p. [also available in German, French and Italian] Miscellaneous Clarke N., Zlindra D., Ulrich E., Mosello R., Derome J., Derome K., König N., Lövblad G., Draaijers G.P.J., Hansen K., Thimonier A., Waldner P., 2010. Sampling and Analysis of Deposition. 66 pp. Part XIV. In: Manual on methods and criteria for harmonized sampling, assessment, monitoring and analysis of the effects of air pollution on forests. UNECE, ICP Forests, Hamburg. ISBN: 978-3-926301-03-1. [http://www.icp-forests.org/Manual.htm]