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Organisationseinheit:	Waldböden und Biogeochemie Bodenfunktionen und Bodenschutz
Tel:	+41 44 7392 661
Fax:	+41 44 7392 215
Raum:	Bi HL B 23
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Adresse:	Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL Zürcherstrasse 111 8903 Birmensdorf

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin

Academic Profile

2005-2006 Postdoc in Dendroecology and Ecosystem Ecology, Lancaster University (UK) in collaboration with Prof. Richard D. Bardgett
„Regeneration and tree growth in ancient Scots pine forests: disentangling aboveground and belowground competition“

2001-2005 PhD in Forest Ecology at WSL and ETH Zurich, supervised by Prof. Harald Bugmann (ETH Zurich), Dr. Andi Rigling and Prof. Felix Kienast (WSL)
“Inter- and intraspecific competition in mixed Pinus sylvestris and Quercus pubescens stands – modelling stand dynamics based on tree-ring analysis”

1992-1998 MSc in Environmental Sciences with main focus in Biology and Terrestrial Ecology, ETH Zurich
Master thesis: “Ecological importance of coppicing forests. Estimating the potential of an ancient low forest in Untersiggenthal, Switzerland”, supervised by Prof. Klaus C. Ewald (ETH Zurich) and Dr. Thomas Walter (ART)

Professional Experience

2007-	Research Scientist, WSL, Switzerland
2005-2006	Visiting Research Fellow, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
2001-2005	Research Scientist, WSL, Switzerland
1999-2001	Research Assistant in Wood Sciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Teaching in wood sciences and writing lecture notes in Holzkunde 2, (Teil 3, Holzbiologie). Project: “Swiss oak wood for wine barrels” using image analysis.
1999	GIS applications at the Forestry Division of Canton Aargau, CH
1996	Internship at the Forestry Division of Canton Schwyz, CH
1992	Internship at Atelier Stern & Partner, Landscape Architects, Zurich CH

Research Projects

Competitive ability and site sensitivity of tree species using tree-ring analysis (in collaboration with Lorenz Walthert, WSL) as part of the WSL project „Der Boden als Standortsfaktor”

How single trees affect above- and belowground growing conditions in their surroundings (in collaboration with Richard Bardgett, Lancaster University, UK)

Linkages between forest soils and trees using C and N stable isotopes (in collaboration with Richard Bardgett, Lancaster University, UK, and Roland Bol, IGER, UK)

Grants and Awards

2009, proQuercus Award 2009 for PhD thesis

2005-2006, Prospective Researcher Fellowship, Swiss National Science Foundation

2006, Grant to attend the 7th International Conference in Dendroecology, Beijing, China

2004, Best Poster Award, TRACE Conference 2004, Birmensdorf, Switzerland.

2001-2005, PhD Grant, Velux Stiftung