Dr. Ivano Brunner

Frey, B.; Varliero, G.; Qi, W.; Stierli, B.; Walthert, L.; Brunner, I., 2022: Shotgun metagenomics of deep forest soil layers show evidence of altered microbial genetic potential for biogeochemical cycling. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13: 828977 (18 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.828977

Wang, C.; Brunner, I.; Wang, J.; Guo, W.; Geng, Z.; Yang, X.; Chen, Z.; Han, S.; Li, M., 2022: The right-skewed distribution of fine-root size in three temperate forests in Northeastern China. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12: 772463 (11 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.772463

Freschet, G.T.; Pagès, L.; Iversen, C.M.; Comas, L.H.; Rewald, B.; Roumet, C.; Klimešová, J.; Zadworny, M.; Poorter, H.; Postma, J.A.; Adams, T.S.; Bagniewska‐Zadworna, A.; Bengough, A.G.; Blancaflor, E.B.; Brunner, I.; Cornelissen, J.H.C.; Garnier, E.; Gessler, A.; Hobbie, S.E.; ... McCormack, M.L., 2021: A starting guide to root ecology: strengthening ecological concepts and standardising root classification, sampling, processing and trait measurements. New Phytologist, 232, 3: 973-1122. doi: 10.1111/nph.17572

Gao, D.; Joseph, J.; Werner, R.A.; Brunner, I.; Zürcher, A.; Hug, C.; Wang, A.; Zhao, C.; Bai, E.; Meusburger, K.; Gessler, A.; Hagedorn, F., 2021: Drought alters the carbon footprint of trees in soils—tracking the spatio-temporal fate of ¹³C-labelled assimilates in the soil of an old-growth pine forest. Global Change Biology, 27: 2491-2506. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15557

Freschet, G.T.; Roumet, C.; Comas, L.H.; Weemstra, M.; Bengough, A.G.; Rewald, B.; Bardgett, R.D.; De Deyn, G.B.; Johnson, D.; Klimešová, J.; Lukac, M.; McCormack, M.L.; Meier, I.C.; Pagès, L.; Poorter, H.; Prieto, I.; Wurzburger, N.; Zadworny, M.; Bagniewska-Zadworna, A.; ... Stokes, A., 2021: Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs. New Phytologist, 232, 3: 1123-1158. doi: 10.1111/nph.17072

Frey, B.; Walthert, L.; Perez-Mon, C.; Stierli, B.; Köchli, R.; Dharmarajah, A.; Brunner, I., 2021: Deep soil layers of drought-exposed forests harbor poorly known bacterial and fungal communities. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12: 674160 (21 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.674160

Wang, C.; Brunner, I.; Guo, W.; Chen, Z.; Li, M., 2021: Effects of long-term water reduction and nitrogen addition on fine roots and fungal hyphae in a mixed mature Pinus koraiensis forest. Plant and Soil, 467: 451-463. doi: 10.1007/s11104-021-05092-8

Nussbaumer, A.; Meusburger, K.; Schmitt, M.; Waldner, P.; Gehrig, R.; Haeni, M.; Rigling, A.; Brunner, I.; Thimonier, A., 2021: Verfrühter Fruchtabwurf in Schweizer Buchenbeständen im Hitze- und Trockensommer 2018. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 172, 3: 166-175. doi: 10.3188/szf.2021.0166

Arraiano-Castilho, R.; Bidartondo, M.I.; Niskanen, T.; Clarkson, J.J.; Brunner, I.; Zimmermann, S.; Senn-Irlet, B.; Frey, B.; Peintner, U.; Mrak, T.; Suz, L.M., 2021: Habitat specialization controls ectomycorrhizal fungi above the treeline in the European Alps. New Phytologist, 229, 5: 2901-2916. doi: 10.1111/nph.17033

Yang, Z.; Zhou, B.; Ge, X.; Cao, Y.; Brunner, I.; Shi, J.; Li, M., 2021: Species-specific responses of root morphology of three co-existing tree species to nutrient patches reflect their root foraging strategies. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11: 618222 (16 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.618222

Rüthi, J.; Bölsterli, D.; Pardi-Comensoli, L.; Brunner, I.; Frey, B., 2020: The "plastisphere" of biodegradable plastics is characterized by specific microbial taxa of Alpine and Arctic soils. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8: 562263 (23 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2020.562263

Joseph, J.; Gao, D.; Backes, B.; Bloch, C.; Brunner, I.; Gleixner, G.; Haeni, M.; Hartmann, H.; Hoch, G.; Hug, C.; Kahmen, A.; Lehmann, M.M.; Li, M.; Luster, J.; Peter, M.; Poll, C.; Rigling, A.; Rissanen, K.A.; Ruehr, N.K.; ... Gessler, A., 2020: Rhizosphere activity in an old-growth forest reacts rapidly to changes in soil moisture and shapes whole-tree carbon allocation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 117, 40: 24885-24892. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2014084117

Nikolova, P.S.; Bauerle, T.L.; Häberle, K.; Blaschke, H.; Brunner, I.; Matyssek, R., 2020: Fine-root traits reveal contrasting ecological strategies in European beech and Norway spruce during extreme drought. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11: 1211 (18 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01211

Frey, B.; Carnol, M.; Dharmarajah, A.; Brunner, I.; Schleppi, P., 2020: Only minor changes in the soil microbiome of a sub-alpine forest after 20 years of moderately increased nitrogen loads. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 3: 77 (18 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2020.00077

Arraiano-Castilho, R.; Bidartondo, M.I.; Niskanen, T.; Zimmermann, S.; Frey, B.; Brunner, I.; Senn-Irlet, B.; Hörandl, E.; Gramlich, S.; Suz, L.M., 2020: Plant-fungal interactions in hybrid zones: ectomycorrhizal communities of willows (Salix) in an alpine glacier forefield. Fungal Ecology, 45: 100936 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.funeco.2020.100936

Nussbaumer, A.; Meusburger, K.; Schmitt, M.; Waldner, P.; Gehrig, R.; Haeni, M.; Rigling, A.; Brunner, I.; Thimonier, A., 2020: Extreme summer heat and drought lead to early fruit abortion in European beech. Scientific Reports, 10: 5334 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-62073-0

Salehi, M.; Walthert, L.; Zimmermann, S.; Waldner, P.; Schmitt, M.; Schleppi, P.; Liechti, K.; Ahmadi, M.; Zahedi Amiri, G.; Brunner, I.; Thimonier, A., 2020: Leaf morphological traits and leaf nutrient concentrations of European beech across a water availability gradient in Switzerland. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 3: 19 (18 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2020.00019

Brunner, I.; Herzog, C.; Galiano, L.; Gessler, A., 2019: Plasticity of fine-root traits under long-term irrigation of a water-limited scots pine forest. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10: 701 (10 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00701

Bakker, M.R.; Brunner, I.; Ashwood, F.; Bjarnadottir, B.; Bolger, T.; Børja, I.; Carnol, M.; Cudlin, P.; Dalsgaard, L.; Erktan, A.; Godbold, D.; Kraigher, H.; Meier, I.C.; Merino-Martín, L.; Motiejūnaitė, J.; Mrak, T.; Oddsdóttir, E.S.; Ostonen, I.; Pennanen, T.L.; ... Soudzilovskaia, N.A., 2019: Belowground biodiversity relates positively to eecosystem services of European forests. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2: 6 (23 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2019.00006

Motiejūnaitė, J.; Børja, I.; Ostonen, I.; Bakker, M.R.; Bjarnadottir, B.; Brunner, I.; Iršėnaitė, R.; Mrak, T.; Oddsdóttir, E.S.; Lehto, T., 2019: Cultural ecosystem services provided by the biodiversity of forest soils: a European review. Geoderma, 343: 19-30. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.02.025

Wang, C.; Brunner, I.; Zong, S.; Li, M., 2019: The dynamics of living and dead fine roots of forest biomes across the Northern Hemisphere. Forests, 10, 11: 953 (15 pp.). doi: 10.3390/f10110953

Moslehi, M.; Habashi, H.; Khormali, F.; Ahmadi, A.; Brunner, I.; Zimmermann, S., 2019: Base cation dynamics in rainfall, throughfall, litterflow and soil solution under Oriental beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) trees in northern Iran. Annals of Forest Science, 76, 2: 55 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1007/s13595-019-0837-8

Herzog, C.; Hartmann, M.; Frey, B.; Stierli, B.; Rumpel, C.; Buchmann, N.; Brunner, I., 2019: Microbial succession on decomposing root litter in a drought-prone Scots pine forest. ISME Journal, 13, 9: 2346-2362. doi: 10.1038/s41396-019-0436-6

Solly, E.F.; Brunner, I.; Helmisaari, H.; Herzog, C.; Leppälammi-Kujansuu, J.; Schöning, I.; Schrumpf, M.; Schweingruber, F.H.; Trumbore, S.E.; Hagedorn, F., 2018: Unravelling the age of fine roots of temperate and boreal forests. Nature Communications, 9, 1: 3006 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05460-6

Brunner, I.; Fischer, M.; Rüthi, J.; Stierli, B.; Frey, B., 2018: Ability of fungi isolated from plastic debris floating in the shoreline of a lake to degrade plastics. PLoS One, 13, 8: e0202047 (14 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202047

Wang, C.; Chen, Z.; Yin, H.; Guo, W.; Cao, Y.; Wang, G.; Sun, B.; Yan, X.; Li, J.; Zhao, T.; Brunner, I.; Dai, G.; Zheng, Y.; Zheng, Y.; Zu, W.; Li, M., 2018: The responses of forest fine root biomass/necromass ratio to environmental factors depend on mycorrhizal type and latitudinal region. Journal of Geophysical Research G: Biogeosciences, 123, 5: 1769-1788. doi: 10.1029/2017JG004308

Wang, C.; Chen, Z.; Brunner, I.; Zhang, Z.; Zhu, X.; Li, J.; Yin, H.; Guo, W.; Zhao, T.; Zheng, X.; Wang, S.; Geng, Z.; Shen, S.; Jin, D.; Li, M., 2018: Global patterns of dead fine root stocks in forest ecosystems. Journal of Biogeography, 45, 6: 1378-1394. doi: 10.1111/jbi.13206

Hartmann, M.; Brunner, I.; Hagedorn, F.; Bardgett, R.D.; Stierli, B.; Herzog, C.; Chen, X.; Zingg, A.; Graf-Pannatier, E.; Rigling, A.; Frey, B., 2017: A decade of irrigation transforms the soil microbiome of a semi-arid pine forest. Molecular Ecology, 26, 4: 1190-1206. doi: 10.1111/mec.13995

Brunner, I.; Frey, B.; Hartmann, M.; Zimmermann, S.; Graf, F.; Suz, L.M.; Niskanen, T.; Bidartondo, M.I.; Senn-Irlet, B., 2017: Ecology of alpine macrofungi - combining historical with recent data. Frontiers in Microbiology, 8: 2066 (13 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02066

Xu, Z.; Ren, H.; Li, M.; Brunner, I.; Yin, J.; Liu, H.; Kong, D.; Lü, X.; Sun, T.; Cai, J.; Wang, R.; Zhang, Y.; He, P.; Han, X.; Wan, S.; Jiang, Y., 2017: Experimentally increased water and nitrogen affect root production and vertical allocation of an old-field grassland. Plant and Soil, 412, 1-2: 369-380. doi: 10.1007/s11104-016-3071-2

Salehi, M.; Zahedi Amiri, G.; Attarod, P.; Salehi, A.; Brunner, I.; Schleppi, P.; Thimonier, A., 2016: Seasonal variations of throughfall chemistry in pure and mixed stands of Oriental beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) in Hyrcanian forests (Iran). Annals of Forest Science, 73, 2: 371-380. doi: 10.1007/s13595-015-0525-2

Endrulat, T.; Buchmann, N.; Brunner, I., 2016: Carbon allocation into different fine-root classes of young Abies alba trees is affected more by phenology than by simulated browsing. PLoS One, 11, 4: e0154687 (15 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154687

Rime, T.; Hartmann, M.; Brunner, I.; Widmer, F.; Zeyer, J.; Frey, B., 2015: Vertical distribution of the soil microbiota along a successional gradient in a glacier forefield. Molecular Ecology, 24, 5: 1091-1108. doi: 10.1111/mec.13051

Brunner, I.; Herzog, C.; Dawes, M.A.; Arend, M.; Sperisen, C., 2015: How tree roots respond to drought. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6: 547 (16 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00547

Herzog, C.; Steffen, J.; Graf Pannatier, E.; Hajdas, I.; Brunner, I., 2014: Nine years of irrigation cause vegetation and fine root shifts in a water-limited pine forest. PLoS One, 9, 5: e96321 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096321

Brunner, I.; Goren, A.; Schlumpf, A., 2014: Patterns of organic acids exuded by pioneering fungi from a glacier forefield are affected by carbohydrate sources. Environmental Research Letters, 9, 2: 025002 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/9/2/025002

Richter, A.K.; Hajdas, I.; Frossard, E.; Brunner, I., 2013: Soil acidity affects fine root turnover of European beech. Plant Biosystems, 147, 1: 50-59. doi: 10.1080/11263504.2012.742471

Brunner, I.; Bakker, M.R.; Björk, R.G.; Hirano, Y.; Lukac, M.; Aranda, X.; Børja, I.; Eldhuset, T.D.; Helmisaari, H.S.; Jourdan, C.; Konôpka, B.; López, B.C.; Miguel Pérez, C.; Persson, H.; Ostonen, I., 2013: Fine-root turnover rates of European forests revisited: an analysis of data from sequential coring and ingrowth cores. Plant and Soil, 362, 1-2: 357-372. doi: 10.1007/s11104-012-1313-5

Brunner, I.; Sperisen, C., 2013: Aluminum exclusion and aluminum tolerance in woody plants. Frontiers in Plant Science, 4: 172 (12 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00172

Rieder, S.R.; Brunner, I.; Daniel, O.; Liu, B.; Frey, B., 2013: Methylation of mercury in earthworms and the effect of mercury on the associated bacterial communities. PLoS One, 8, 4: e61215 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061215

Zumsteg, A.; Luster, J.; Göransson, H.; Smittenberg, R.H.; Brunner, I.; Bernasconi, S.M.; Zeyer, J.; Frey, B., 2012: Bacterial, archaeal and fungal succession in the forefield of a receding glacier. Microbial Ecology, 63, 3: 552-564. doi: 10.1007/s00248-011-9991-8

Hirano, Y.; Frey, B.; Brunner, I., 2012: Contrasting reactions of roots of two coniferous tree species to aluminum stress. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 77: 12-18. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2011.10.007

Lapanje, A.; Wimmersberger, C.; Furrer, G.; Brunner, I.; Frey, B., 2012: Pattern of elemental release during the granite dissolution can be changed by aerobic heterotrophic bacterial strains isolated from Damma Glacier (Central Alps) deglaciated granite sand. Microbial Ecology, 63, 4: 865-882. doi: 10.1007/s00248-011-9976-7

Bernasconi, S.M.; Bauder, A.; Bourdon, B.; Brunner, I.; Bünemann, E.; Christl, I.; Derungs, N.; Edwards, P.; Farinotti, D.; Frey, B.; Frossard, E.; Furrer, G.; Gierga, M.; Göransson, H.; Gülland, K.; Hagedorn, F.; Hajdas, I.; Hindshaw, R.; Ivy-Ochs, S.; ... Zumsteg, A., 2011: Chemical and biological gradients along the Damma Glacier soil chronosequence, Switzerland. Vadose Zone Journal, 10, 3: 867-883. doi: 10.2136/vzj2010.0129

Rieder, S.R.; Brunner, I.; Horvat, M.; Jacobs, A.; Frey, B., 2011: Accumulation of mercury and methylmercury by mushrooms and earthworms from forest soils. Environmental Pollution, 159, 10: 2861-2869. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.04.040

Brunner, I.; Plötze, M.; Rieder, S.; Zumsteg, A.; Furrer, G.; Frey, B., 2011: Pioneering fungi from the Damma glacier forefield in the Swiss Alps can promote granite weathering. Geobiology, 9, 3: 266-279. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2011.00274.x

Richter, A.K.; Hirano, Y.; Luster, J.; Frossard, E.; Brunner, I., 2011: Soil base saturation affects root growth of European beech seedlings. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 174, 3: 408-419. doi: 10.1002/jpln.200900351

Frey, B.; Rieder, S.R.; Brunner, I.; Plötze, M.; Koetzsch, S.; Lapanje, A.; Brandl, H.; Furrer, G., 2010: Weathering-associated bacteria from the damma glacier forefield: physiological capabilities and impact on granite dissolution. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76, 14: 4788-4796. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00657-10

Endrulat, T.; Saurer, M.; Buchmann, N.; Brunner, I., 2010: Incorporation and remobilization of ¹³C within the fine-root systems of individual Abies alba trees in a temperate coniferous stand. Tree Physiology, 30, 12: 1515-1527. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpq090

Grisel, N.; Zoller, S.; Künzli-Gontarczyk, M.; Lampart, T.; Münsterkötter, M.; Brunner, I.; Bovet, L.; Métraux, J.; Sperisen, C., 2010: Transcriptome responses to aluminum stress in roots of aspen (Populus tremula). BMC Plant Biology, 10: 185 (15 pp.). doi: 10.1186/1471-2229-10-185

Brunner, I.; Graf Pannatier, E.; Frey, B.; Rigling, A.; Landolt, W.; Zimmermann, S.; Dobbertin, M., 2009: Morphological and physiological responses of Scots pine fine roots to water supply in a dry climatic region in Switzerland. Tree Physiology, 29, 4: 541-550. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpn046

Bernasconi, S.M.; Christl, I.; Hajdas, I.; Zimmermann, S.; Hagedorn, F.; Smittenberg, R.H.; Furrer, G.; Zeyer, J.; Brunner, I.; Frey, B.; Plötze, M.; Lapanje, A.; Edwards, P.; Olde Venterink, H.; Göransson, H.; Frossard, E.; Bünemann, E.; Jansa, J.; Tamburini, F.; ... Abbaspour, K., 2008: Weathering, soil formation and initial ecosystem evolution on a glacier forefield: a case study from the Damma Glacier, Switzerland. Mineralogical Magazine, 72, 1: 19-22. doi: 10.1180/minmag.2008.072.1.19

Brunner, I.; Luster, J.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Frey, B., 2008: Heavy metal accumulation and phytostabilisation potential of tree fine roots in a contaminated soil. Environmental Pollution, 152, 3: 559-568. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.07.006

Finér, L.; Helmisaari, H.-S.; Lõhmus, K.; Majdi, H.; Brunner, I.; Børja, I.; Eldhuset, T.; Godbold, D.; Grebenc, T.; Konôpka, B.; Kraigher, H.; Möttönen, M.-R.; Ohashi, M.; Oleksyn, J.; Uri, V.; Vanguelova, E., 2007: Variation in fine root biomass of three European tree species: Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.), and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). Recent advances in woody root research. Plant Biosystems, 141, 3: 394-405. doi: 10.1080/11263500701625897

Godbold, D.L.; Brunner, I., 2007: The platform for European root science, COST action E38: an introduction and overview. Plant Biosystems, 141, 3: 390-393. doi: 10.1080/11263500701625715

Ostonen, I.; Püttsepp, Ü.; Biel, C.; Alberton, O.; Bakker, M.R.; Lõhmus, K.; Majdi, H.; Metcalfe, D.; Olsthoorn, A.F.M.; Pronk, A.; Vanguelova, E.; Weih, M.; Brunner, I., 2007: Specific root length as an indicator of envirnonmental change. Plant Biosystems, 141, 3: 426-442. doi: 10.1080/11263500701626069

Vanguelova, E.I.; Hirano, Y.; Eldhuset, T.D.; Sas-Paszt, L.; Bakker, M.R.; Püttsepp, Ü.; Brunner, I.; Lõhmus, K.; Godbold, D., 2007: Tree fine root Ca/Al molar ratio - indicator of Al and acidity stress. Plant Biosystems, 141, 3: 460-480. doi: 10.1080/11263500701626192

Brunner, I.; Godbold, D.L., 2007: Tree roots in a changing world. Journal of Forest Research, 12, 2: 78-82. doi: 10.1007/s10310-006-0261-4

Qin, R.; Hirano, Y.; Brunner, I., 2007: Exudation of organic acid anions from poplar roots after exposure to Al, Cu and Zn. Tree Physiology, 27, 2: 313-320. doi: 10.1093/treephys/27.2.313

Hirano, Y.; Mizoguchi, T.; Brunner, I., 2007: Root parameters of forest trees as sensitive indicators of acidifying pollutants: a review of research of Japanese forest trees. Journal of Forest Research, 12: 134-142. doi: 10.1007/s10310-006-0263-2

Richter, A.K.; Walthert, L.; Frossard, E.; Brunner, I., 2007: Does low soil base saturation affect fine root properties of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)?. Plant and Soil, 298, 1-2: 69-79. doi: 10.1007/s11104-007-9338-x

Richter, A.K.; Frossard, E.; Brunner, I., 2007: Polyphenols in the woody roots of Norway spruce and European beech ireduce TTC. Tree Physiology, 27, 1: 155-160. doi: 10.1093/treephys/27.1.155

Hirano, Y.; Brunner, I., 2006: Quantitative determination of callose in tree roots. Journal of Plant Physiology, 163, 12: 1333-1336. doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2005.10.005

Hirano, Y.; Walthert, L.; Brunner, I., 2006: Callose in root apices of European chestnut seedlings: a physiological indicator of aluminum stress. Tree Physiology, 26, 4: 431-440. doi: 10.1093/treephys/26.4.431

Sell, J.; Kayser, A.; Schulin, R.; Brunner, I., 2005: Contribution of ectomycorrhizal fungi to cadmium uptake of poplars and willows from heavily polluted soil. Plant and Soil, 277, 1-2: 245-253. doi: 10.1007/s11104-005-7084-5

Jäggi, M.; Siegwolf, R.; Genenger, M.; Hallenbarter, D.; Brunner, I.; Fuhrer, J., 2004: Wood ash treatment affects seasonal N fluctuations in needles of adult Picea abies trees: a ¹⁵N-tracer study. Trees: Structure and Function, 18, 1: 54-60. doi: 10.1007/s00468-003-0280-0

Brunner, I.; Zimmermann, S.; Zingg, A.; Blaser, P., 2004: Wood-ash recycling affects forest soil and tree fine-root chemistry and reverses soil acidification. Plant and Soil, 267, 1-2: 61-71. doi: 10.1007/s11104-005-4291-z

Brunner, I.; Ruf, M.; Lüscher, P.; Sperisen, C., 2004: Molecular markers reveal extensive intraspecific below-ground overlap of silver fir fine roots. Molecular Ecology, 13, 11: 3595-3600. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02328.x

Hirano, Y.; Graf Pannatier, E.; Zimmermann, S.; Brunner, I., 2004: Induction of callose in roots of Norway spruce seedlings after short-term exposure to aluminum. Tree Physiology, 24, 11: 1279-1283. doi: 10.1093/treephys/24.11.1279

Genenger, M.; Jaeggi, M.; Siegwolf, R.; Chalot, M.; Frossard, E.; Brunner, I., 2003: Rapid ¹⁵N uptake and metabolism in fine roots of Norway spruce. Trees: Structure and Function, 17, 2: 144-152. doi: 10.1007/s00468-002-0215-1

Heim, A.; Brunner, I.; Frossard, E.; Luster, J., 2003: Aluminum effects on Picea abies at low solution concentrations. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 67, 3: 895-898. doi: 10.2136/sssaj2003.8950

Ruf, M.; Brunner, I., 2003: Vitality of tree fine roots: reevaluation of the tetrazolium test. Tree Physiology, 23, 4: 257-263. doi: 10.1093/treephys/23.4.257

Genenger, M.; Zimmermann, S.; Hallenbarter, D.; Landolt, W.; Frossard, E.; Brunner, I., 2003: Fine root growth and element concentrations of Norway spruce as affected by wood ash and liquid fertilisation. Plant and Soil, 255, 1: 253-264. doi: 10.1023/A:1026118101339

Genenger, M.; Zimmermann, S.; Frossard, E.; Brunner, I., 2003: The effects of fertiliser or wood ash on the nitrate reductase activity in Norway spruce fine roots. Forest Ecology and Management, 175, 1-3: 413-423. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00141-X

Brunner, I.; Brodbeck, S.; Walthert, L., 2002: Fine root chemistry, starch concentration, and 'vitality' of subalpine conifer forests in relation to soil pH. Forest Ecology and Management, 165, 1-3: 75-84. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1127(01)00633-8

Brunner, I., 2001: Ectomycorrhizas: their role in forest ecosystems under the impact of acidifying pollutants. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 4, 1: 13-27. doi: 10.1078/1433-8319-00012

Brunner, I.; Brodbeck, S., 2001: Response of mycorrhizal Norway spruce seedlings to various nitrogen loads and sources. Environmental Pollution, 114, 2: 223-233. doi: 10.1016/S0269-7491(00)00219-0

Brunner, I.; Brodbeck, S.; Büchler, U.; Sperisen, C., 2001: Molecular identification of fine roots of trees from the Alps: reliable and fast DNA extraction and PCR-RFLP analyses of plastid DNA. Molecular Ecology, 10, 8: 2079-2087. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2001.01325.x

Gugerli, F.; Sperisen, C.; Büchler, U.; Brunner, I.; Brodbeck, S.; Palmer, J.D.; Qiu, Y., 2001: The evolutionary split of pinaceae from other conifers: evidence from an intron loss and a multigene phylogeny. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 21, 2: 167-175. doi: 10.1006/mpev.2001.1004

Heim, A.; Brunner, I.; Frey, B.; Frossard, E.; Luster, J., 2001: Root exudation, organic acids, and element distribution in roots of Norway spruce seedlings treated with aluminium in hydroponics. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 164, 5: 519-526. doi: 10.1002/1522-2624(200110)164:5<519::AID-JPLN519>3.0.CO;2-Y

Brunner, I.; Brodbeck, S.; Genenger, M., 2000: Effects of various nitrogen lLoads on the nitrate reductase activity in roots and mycorrhizas of Norway spruce seedlings. Phyton. Annales Rei Botanicae, 40, 4: 43-48.

Frey, B.; Zierold, K.; Brunner, I., 2000: Extracellular complexation of Cd in the Hartig net and cytosolic Zn sequestration in the fungal mantle of Picea abies - Hebeloma crustuliniforme ectomycorrhizas. Plant, Cell and Environment, 23, 11: 1257-1265. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2000.00637.x

Brunner, I.; Frey, B., 2000: Detection and localization of aluminium and heavy metals in ectomycorrhizal Norway spruce seedlings. Environmental Pollution, 108: 121-128. doi: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00248-1

Brunner, I.; Rigling, D.; Egli, S.; Blaser, P., 1999: Response of Norway spruce seedlings in relation to the chemical properties of forest soils. Forest Ecology and Management, 116, 1-3: 71-81. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00445-9

Heim, A.; Luster, J.; Brunner, I.; Frey, B.; Frossard, E., 1999: Effects of aluminium treatment on Norway spruce roots: aluminium binding forms, element distribution, and release of organic substances. Plant and Soil, 216, 1-2: 103-116. doi: 10.1023/A:1004728122261

Frey, B.; Brunner, I.; Walther, P.; Scheidegger, C.; Zierold, K., 1997: Element localization in ultrathin cryosections of high-pressure frozen ectomycorrhizal spruce roots. Plant, Cell and Environment, 20, 7: 929-937. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-132.x

Zysset, M.; Brunner, I.; Frey, B.; Blaser, P., 1996: Response of European chestnut to varying calcium/aluminium ratios. Journal of Environmental Quality, 25, 4: 702-708. doi: 10.2134/jeq1996.00472425002500040009x

Riesen, T.K.; Brunner, I., 1996: Effect of ectomycorrhizae and ammonium on ¹³⁴Cs and ⁸⁵Sr uptake into Picea abies seedlings. Environmental Pollution, 93, 1: 1-8. doi: 10.1016/0269-7491(96)00023-1

Brunner, I.; Frey, B.; Riesen, T.K., 1996: Influence of ectomycorrhization and cesium/potassium ratio on uptake and localization of cesium in Norway spruce seedlings. Tree Physiology, 16, 8: 705-711. doi: 10.1093/treephys/16.8.705

Brunner, I.; Luster, J.; Ochs, M.; Blaser, P., 1996: Phytotoxic effects of the high molecular weight fraction of an aqueous leaf litter extract on barley root development. Plant and Soil, 178, 1: 83-93. doi: 10.1007/Bf00011166

Graf, F.; Brunner, I., 1996: Natural and synthesized ectomycorrhizas of the alpine dwarf willow Salix herbacea. Mycorrhiza, 6, 4: 227-235. doi: 10.1007/s005720050130

Brunner, I.; Scheidegger, C., 1995: Effects of high nitrogen concentrations on ectomycorrhizal structure and growth of seedlings of Picea abies (L.) Karst. New Phytologist, 129, 1: 83-95. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1995.tb03012.x

Mehmann, B.; Brunner, I.; Braus, G.H., 1994: Nucleotide sequence variation of chitin synthase genes among ectomycorrhizal fungi and its potential use in taxonomy. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 60, 9: 3105-3111. doi: 10.1128/aem.60.9.3105-3111.1994

Scheidegger, C.; Brunner, I., 1993: Freeze-fracturing for low-temperature scanning electron microscopy of Hartig net in synthesized Picea abies - Hebeloma crustuliniforme and - Tricholoma vaccinum ectomycorrhizas. New Phytologist, 123, 1: 123-132. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1993.tb04538.x

Brunner, I., 1993: Production of ectomycorrhizal Picea abies - Hebeloma crustuliniforme seedlings for ecological studies: effects of synthesis techniques on the morphology of the symbiosis. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 68, 1-2: 231-240. doi: 10.1007/Bf00479405

Ochs, M.; Brunner, I.; Stumm, W.; Ćosović, B., 1993: Effects of root exudates and humic substances on weathering kinetics. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 68, 1-2: 213-229. doi: 10.1007/Bf00479404

Brunner, I.; Brunner, F.; Laursen, G.A., 1992: Characterization and comparison of macrofungal communities in an Alnus tenuifolia and an Alnus crispa forest in Alaska. Canadian Journal of Botany, 70, 6: 1247-1258. doi: 10.1139/b92-158

Brunner, I.; Scheidegger, C., 1992: Ontogeny of synthesized Picea abies (L.) Karst.—Hebeloma crustuliniforme (Bull. ex St Amans) Quél. ectomycorrhizas. New Phytologist, 120, 3: 359-369. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1992.tb01076.x

Brunner, I.; Amiet, R.; Zollinger, M.; Egli, S., 1992: Ectomycorrhizal syntheses with Picea abies and three fungal species: a case study on the use of an in vitro technique to identify naturally occurring ectomycorrhizae. Mycorrhiza, 2: 89-96. doi: 10.1007/BF00203255

Brunner, I., 1991: Comparative studies on ectomycorrhizae synthesized with various in vitro techniques using Picea abies and two Hebeloma species. Trees: Structure and Function, 5, 2: 90-94. doi: 10.1007/BF00227490

Brunner, I.; Amiet, R.; Schneider, B., 1991: Characterization of naturally grown and in vitro synthesized ectomycorrhizas of Hebeloma crustuliforme and Picea abies. Mycological Research, 95, 12: 1407-1413. doi: 10.1016/S0953-7562(09)80394-8

Brunner, I.L.; Brunner, F.; Miller Jr., O.K., 1990: Ectomycorrhizal synthesis with Alaskan Alnus tenuifolia. Canadian Journal of Botany, 68, 4: 761-767. doi: 10.1139/b90-101

Brunner, F.; Brunner, I., 1990: A new method to produce numerous uncontaminated alder seedlings. European Journal of Forest Pathology, 20, 6-7: 430-435. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1990.tb01158.x

Brunner, I.; Horak, E., 1990: Mycoecological analysis of Alnus associated macrofungi in the region of the Swiss National Park as recorded by J. Favre (1960). Mycologia Helvetica, 4: 111-139.

Brunner, I., 2010: COST Action FP0803 - belowground carbon turnover in European forests. In: Brunner, I. (eds), 2010: Belowground carbon turnover in European forests - state of the art. COST Action FP0803 Conference, WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland, January 26-28, 2010. 9-12.

Brunner, I.; Godbold, D.L., 2010: Belowground carbon in forests soils: turnover as a key process. In: Brunner, I. (eds), 2010: Belowground carbon turnover in European forests - state of the art. COST Action FP0803 Conference, WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland, January 26-28, 2010. 13-16.

Brunner, I., 2006: Licht ins Dunkel der Wurzelwelt. In: 2006: 24. Osnabrücker Baumpflegetage - aktiv für Bäume, Osnabrück, Fachhochschule Osnabrück, September 5-6, 2006. 35-40.

Brunner, I., 2004: Increasing the nitrogen load reduces ectomycorrhization and alters element concentration in Norway spruce seedlings. In: Cripps, C.L. (eds), 2004: Fungi in Forest Ecosystems. Systematics, Diversity, and Ecology. 235-242.

Brunner, I., 2004: Increasing the nitrogen load reduces ectomycorrhization and alters element concentration in Norway spruce seedlings. In: Cribbs, C.L. (eds), 2004: Fungi in forest ecosystems. Systematics, diversity, and ecology. New York, The New York Botanical Garden Press. 235-242.

Blaser, P.; Brunner, I., 2003: Environmental mobility, solubility and bioaccumulation of selected heavy metals and micro nutrients. In: Gobran, G.R.; Lepp, N. (eds), 2003: Proc. 7th Intern. Conf. on the Biogeochem. of Trace Elements. 418-419.

Brunner, I.; Zimmermann, S.; Genenger, M., 2001: Fine roots of trees: indicators for the element availability in forest soils and for forest soil conditions. In: Horst, W.J.; Schenk, M.K.; Bürkert, A.; Claassen, N.; Flessa, H.; Frommer, W.B.; Goldbach, H.; Olfs, H.-W.; Römheld, V.; Sattelmacher, B.; Schmidhalter, U.; Schubert, S.; V. Wirén, N.; Wittenmayer, L. (eds), 2001: Plant nutrition. Food security and sustainability of agro-ecosystems through basic and applied research. Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers. 920-921. doi: 10.1007/0-306-47624-X_448

Heim, A.; Brunner, I.; Frey, B.; Frossard, E.; Luster, J., 2001: Aluminium resistance of Norway spruce: root exudation versus immobilisation in roots. In: Horst, W.J.; Schenk, M.K.; Bürkert, A.; Claassen, N.; Flessa, H.; Frommer, W.B.; Glodbach, H.; Olfs, H.-W.; Römheld, V.; Sattelmacher, B.; Schmidhalter, U.; Schubert, S.; V. Wirén, N.; Wittenmayer, L. (eds), 2001: Plant nutrition. Food security and sustainability of agro-ecosystems through basic and applied research. Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers. 450-451. doi: 10.1007/0-306-47624-X_217

Genenger, M.; Frossard, E.; Zimmermann, S.; Brunner, I., 2001: Nitrate reductase activity in fine roots of norway spruce - a biochemical marker for nitrogen conditions in the soil?. In: Horst, W.J.; Schenk, M.K.; Bürkert, A.; Claassen, N.; Flessa, H.; Frommer, W.B.; Goldbach, H.; Olfs, H.-W.; Römheld, V.; Sattelmacher, B.; Schmidhalter, U.; Schubert, S.; V. Wirén, N.; Wittenmayer, L. (eds), 2001: Plant nutrition. Food security and sustainability of agro-ecosystems through basic and applied research. Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers. 918-919. doi: 10.1007/0-306-47624-X_447

Brunner, I.; Genenger, M.; Zimmermann, S.; Frossard, E., 2001: Fine roots of trees as indicators for the element availability in forest soils: Results of an experiment with an optimal liquid fertiliser or with wood ash. In: 2001: Proceedings of the 6th Symposium of the International Society of Root Research. 6th Symposium of the International Society of Root Research, Nagoya. 164-165.

Scheidegger, C.; Brunner, I., 1999: Electron Microscopy of Ectomycorrhiza: Methods, Applications, and Findings. In: Varma, A.; Hock, B. (eds), 1999: Mycorrhiza. Berlin; Heidelberg, Springer. 205-228. doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-03779-9_9

Heim, A.; Luster, J.; Brunner, I.; Frossard, E., 1999: Die Reaktion von Fichtenwurzeln auf Aluminium-Behandlung in Hydrokultur. In: 1999: Making Ecosystem Based Management Work: Connecting Researchers and Managers. Proc. 5th Int. Conf. Science and the Management of Protected Areas. 5th Int. Conf. Science and the Management of Protected Areas. 19-25.

Frey, B.; Brunner, I.; Christie, P.; Wiemken, A.; Mäder, P., 1998: The use of polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) hydrophobic membranes to study transport of 15N by Mycorrhizal Hyphae. In: Varma, A. (eds), 1998: Mycorrhiza Manual. Berlin, Springer. 151-158. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-60268-9_10

Zimmermann, S.; Brunner, I.; Gupta, S.; Blaser, P.; Sticher, H., 1997: Extrahierbarkeit ausgewählter Elemente im Boden in Bezug zur Aufnahme durch Pflanzen. In: 1997: Interaktionen Boden - Pflanze, Solothurn, March 13-14, 1997. 19-21.

Lüscher, P.; Blaser, P.; Luster, J.; Egli, S.; Brunner, I.; Nussbaumer, H.; Schmider, P.; Winter, D.; Lehmann, R., 1997: Exkursion CH 2. Kanton Thurgau. Forstliche Standortskunde. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, 82: 187-212.

Brunner, I.; Rigling, D.; Egli, S.; Blaser, P., 1997: Entwicklung von Fichtenkeimlingen in Abhängigkeit bodenchemischer Parameter in einem experimentellen Monitoring. In: 1997: Interaktionen Boden - Pflanze, Solothurn, March 13-14, 1997. 11-14.

Luster, J.; Heim, A.; Brunner, I.; Frossard, E., 1997: Wurzelexsudate als Indikatoren der Reaktion von Bäumen auf Säureeinträge in Waldökosysteme: Konzept und erste Erfahrungen. In: 1997: Interaktionen Boden - Pflanze, Solothurn, March 13-14, 1997. 15-18.

Brunner, I.; Schneider, B., 1996: Callose in Ectomycorrhizas Grown at High Nitrogen Concentrations. In: Azcon-Aguilar, C.; Barea, J.M. (eds), 1996: Mycorrhizas in integrated systems. From genes to plant development. Proceedings of the fourth European Symposium on Mycorrhizas. Fourth European symposium on mycorrhizas, Granada, July 1994. 178-181.

Riesen, T.K.; Brunner, I., 1996: Effect of Ammonium and Ectomycorrhizal Colonization on the Uptake of Radiocesium in Spruce Seedlings. In: Azcon-Aguilar, C.; Barea, J.M. (eds), 1996: Mycorrhizas in integrated systems. From genes to plant development. Proceedings of the fourth European Symposium on Mycorrhizas. Fourth European symposium on mycorrhizas, Granada, July 1994. 370-372.

Mehmann, B.; Egli, S.; Braus, G.H.; Brunner, I., 1995: Coincidence between molecularly or morphologically classified ectomycorrhizal morphotypes and fruitbodies in a spruce forest. In: Stocchi, V. (eds), 1995: Biotechnology of Ectomycorrhizae. New York, Plenum Press. 41-52.

Luster, J.; Brunner, I.; Ochs, M.; Blaser, P., 1995: Einfluss wasserlöslicher Laubstreu-Inhaltsstoffe auf die Wurzelentwicklung von Gerste. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, 76: 357-360.

Graf, F.; Brunner, I., 1995: Alpine dwarf willow and its ectomycorrhizal partners: a potential system for alpine ski slope restoration!. In: Keammerer, W.R.; Hassell, W.G. (eds), 1995: Proceedings High Altitude Revegetation Workshop No. 11. High Altitude Revegetation Workshop No. 11. 214-223.

Brunner, I., 1993: Direct and indirect effects and the long-term risks of air pollution on forest ecosystems: effects and risks on ectomycorrhizae. In: Schlaepfer, R. (eds), 1993: Long-term Implications of Climate Change and Air Pollution on Forest Ecosystems. Progress report of the IUFRO Task Force "Forest, Climate Change and Air Pollution". Vienna, Birmensdorf, IUFRO, WSL. 45.

Scheidegger, C.; Brunner, I., 1992: Complementary freeze-fractures for low temperature SEM of ectomycorrhizas: a new approach for studying the hartig net. In: Megías-Megías, L.; Rodriguez-Garcia, M.I.; Rios, A.; Arias, J.M. (eds), 1992: Electron Microscopy 92: Proceedings of the 10th European Congress on Electron Microscopy. 81-82.

Richter, A.K.; Brunner, I., 2008: Kritischer Zustand der Feinwurzeln? Buchen auf sauren Böden. Wald und Holz, 89, 7: 40-41.

Richter, A.K.; Brunner, I., 2008: Hêtres sur sols acides. Les racines fines sont-elles dans un état critique?. Forêt, 61, 5: 22-23.

Egli, S.; Brunner, I., 2007: Une fascinante biocénose en forêt. Les mycorhizes. Forêt, 60, 11: 10-13.

Luster, J.; Zimmermann, S.; Frey, B.; Brunner, I.; Lüscher, P.; Walthert, L.; Blaser, P., 2005: Schwermetalle in Schweizer Waldböden. Informationsblatt Wald, 21: 3-4.

Brunner, I.; Sperisen, C., 2005: Licht ins Dunkel der Wurzelwelt. Informationsblatt Wald, 19: 1-3.

Zingg, A.; Brang, P., 2005: Wer ist die Grösste im ganzen Land?. Informationsblatt Wald, 19: 3-4.

Brunner, I.; Ruf, M., 2003: Tot oder lebendig? Die Biochemie gibt Auskunft. Informationsblatt Wald, 14: 3-4.

Zimmermann, S.; Hallenbarter, D.; Landolt, W.; Genenger, M.; Brunner, I., 2002: Holzasche: Zurück in den Wald? Wirkung von Holzasche auf Waldboden, Baumwurzeln und Baumphysiologie. Wald und Holz, 83, 11: 41-44.

Brunner, I.; Sperisen, C., 2001: Identifizierung von Baumwurzeln - eine kriminalistische Kleinarbeit. Informationsblatt Wald, 8: 2-4.

Brunner, I.; Sperisen, C., 2001: Molekulare Bestimmung von Baumwurzeln. Aussagen über Bodenveränderungen möglich. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 221, 217: 75.

Frey, B.; Brunner, I., 2000: Schadstoffen in Baumwurzeln auf der Spur. Informationsblatt Wald, 4: 3-5.

Brunner, I.; Frey, B.; Scheidegger, C., 1997: Mykorrhizen: Symbiosen im Waldboden. Bündnerwald, 50, 3: 35-42.