Dr. Ivano Brunner

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.; 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: 559-568. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.07.006

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

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: 313-320. doi: 10.1093/treephys/27.2.313

Vanguelova, E.I.; Hirano, Y.; Eldhuset, T.D.; Sas-Paszt, L.; Bakker, M.R.; Püttsepp, Ü.; Brunner, I.; Lohmus, 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

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

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

Ostonen, I.; Püttsepp, Ü.; Biel, C.; Alberton, O.; Bakker, M.R.; Lohmus, 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

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

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

Finer, L.; Helmisaari, H.-S.; Löhmus, K.; Majdi, H.; Brunner, I.; Borja, I.; Eldhuset, T.; Godbold, D.; Grebenc, T.; Konopka, 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.). Plant Biosystems, 141, 3: 394-405. doi: 10.1080/11263500701625897

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

Hirano, Y.; Brunner, I., 2006: Quantitative determination of callose in tree roots. Journal of Plant Physiology, 163: 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: 431-440.

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

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: 1279-1283.

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: 3595-3600. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02328.x

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

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

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: 895-898.

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

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: 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: 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: 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: 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.-L., 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: 519-526.

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: 1257-1265. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2000.00637.x

Brunner, I.; Genenger, M.; Brodbeck, S., 2000: Effects of Various Nitrogen Loads on the Nitrate Reductase Activity in Roots and Mycorrhizas of Norway Spruce Seedlings. Phyton, 40, 4: 43-48.

Brunner, I.; Frey, B., 2000: Detection and localization of aluminium and heavy metals in ectomycorrhizal Norway spruce seedlings. Environmental Pollution, 108: 121-128.

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

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: 71-81.

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: 929-937. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-132.x

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

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: 705-711. doi: 10.1093/treephys/16.8.705

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

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.

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: 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 sse in taxonomy. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 60, 9: 3105-3111.

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., 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

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: 123-132.

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: 1247-1258.

Brunner, I.; Scheidegger, C., 1992: Ontogeny of synthesized Picea abies (L.) Karst.-Hebeloma crustuliniforme (Bull. ex St Amans) Quél. ectomycorrhizas. New Phytologist, 120: 359-369.

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.; 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.

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

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.; Brunner, F.; Miller Jr., O.K., 1990: Ectomycorrhizal synthesis with Alaskan Alnus tenuifolia. Canadian Journal of Botany, 68, 4: 761-767.

Brunner, F.; Brunner, I., 1990: A new method to produce numerous uncontaminated alder seedlings. European Journal of Forest Pathology, 20, 6: 430-435.

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.

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, J.W. (eds), 2001: Plant nutrition – Food security and sustainability of agro-ecosystems. Dordrecht; Boston, Kluwer Academic. 920-921.

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, J.W. (eds), 2001: Plant nutrition – Food security and sustainability of agro-ecosystems. Dordrecht; Boston, Kluwer Academic. 918-919.

Heim, A.; Brunner, I.; Frey, B.; Frossard, E.; Luster, J., 2001: Aluminium resistance of Norway spruce: Root exudation versus immobilisation in roots. In: Horst, J.W. (eds), 2001: Plant nutrition – Food security and sustainability of agro-ecosystems. Dordrecht; Boston, Kluwer Academic. 450-451.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.; 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 macroscopically classified ectomycorrhizal morphotypes and fruitbodies in a spruce forest. In: Stocchi, V. (eds), 1995: Biotechnology of Ectomycorrhizae. New York, Plenum Press. 41-52.

Scheidegger, C.; Brunner, I., 1995: Electron Microscopy of Ectomycorrhiza: Methods, Applications, and Findings. In: Varma, A.; Hock, B. (eds), 1995: Mycorrhiza: Function, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. Berlin, Springer. 205-228.

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.

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.

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.

Brunner, I., 2004: Das unterschätzte Wurzelwerk der Bäume. Ein weiterer Faktor für die Kohlenstoff-Bilanz der Wälder. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 12.

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: Wirkung von Holzasche auf Waldboden, Baumwurzeln und Baumphysiologie. Holzasche: Zurück in den Wald?. 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, 222, 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.