Dr. Patrick Fonti

Bose, A.K.; Scherrer, D.; Camarero, J.J.; Ziche, D.; Babst, F.; Bigler, C.; Bolte, A.; Dorado-Liñán, I.; Etzold, S.; Fonti, P.; Forrester, D.I.; Gavinet, J.; Gazol, A.; González de Andrés, E.; Karger, D.N.; Lebourgeois, F.; Lévesque, M.; Martínez-Sancho, E.; Menzel, A.; ... Rigling, A., 2021: Climate sensitivity and drought seasonality determine post-drought growth recovery of Quercus petraea and Quercus robur in Europe. Science of the Total Environment, 784: 147222 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147222

Björklund, J.; Fonti, M.V.; Fonti, P.; Van den Bulcke, J.; Von Arx, G., 2021: Cell wall dimensions reign supreme: cell wall composition is irrelevant for the temperature signal of latewood density/blue intensity in Scots pine. Dendrochronologia, 65: 125785 (7 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2020.125785

Benavides, R.; Carvalho, B.; Bastias, C.C.; López‐Quiroga, D.; Mas, A.; Cavers, S.; Gray, A.; Albet, A.; Alía, R.; Ambrosio, O.; Dauphin, B.; Fonti, P.; Graf, R.; Gugerli, F.; Marchon, J.; Martínez‐Sancho, E.; Morganti, S.; Opgenoorth, L.; Rellstab, C.; Valladares, F., 2021: The GenTree leaf collection: inter‐ and intraspecific leaf variation in seven forest tree species in Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30, 3: 590-597. doi: 10.1111/geb.13239

Benavides, R.; Carvalho, B.; Matesanz, S.; Bastias, C.C.; Cavers, S.; Escudero, A.; Fonti, P.; Martínez‐Sancho, E.; Valladares, F., 2021: Phenotypes of Pinus sylvestris are more coordinated under local harsher conditions across Europe. Journal of Ecology, 109, 7: 2580-2596. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13668

Zheng, Z.; Zhou, F.; Fonti, P.; Ren, P.; Li, X.; Miao, G.; Dong, Z.; Fang, K., 2021: Intra-annual wood formation of Cryptomeria fortunei and Cunninghamia lanceolata in humid subtropical China. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9: 733974 (12 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.733974

Granda, V.; Poyatos, R.; Flo, V.; Adams, M.A.; Adorján, B.; Aguadé, D.; Aidar, M.P.M.; Allen, S.; Alvarado-Barrientos, M.S.; Anderson-Teixeira, K.J.; Fonti, P.; Forrester, D.I.; Peters, R.L.; Zweifel, R.; Martínez-Vilalta, J., 2021: Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database. Earth System Science Data, 13, 6: 2607-2649. doi: 10.5194/essd-13-2607-2021

Hantemirov, R.M.; Shiyatov, S.G.; Gorlanova, L.A.; Kukarskih, V.V.; Surkov, A.Yu.; Hamzin, I.R.; Fonti, P.; Wacker, L., 2021: An 8768-year Yamal tree-ring chronology as a tool for paleoecological reconstructions. Russian Journal of Ecology, 52, 5: 419-427. doi: 10.1134/S1067413621050088

Huang, W.; Fonti, P.; Lundqvist, S.; Larsen, J.B.; Kehlet Hansen, J.; Garbrecht Thygesen, L., 2021: Differences in xylem response to drought provide hints to future species selection. New Forests, doi: 10.1007/s11056-021-09885-8

Marchand, L.J.; Dox, I.; Gričar, J.; Prislan, P.; Van den Bulcke, J.; Fonti, P.; Campioli, M., 2021: Timing of spring xylogenesis in temperate deciduous tree species relates to tree growth characteristics and previous autumn phenology. Tree Physiology, 41, 7: 1161-1170. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa171

Dox, I.; Prislan, P.; Gričar, J.; Mariën, B.; Delpierre, N.; Flores, O.; Leys, S.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Fonti, P.; Campioli, M., 2021: Drought elicits contrasting responses on the autumn dynamics of wood formation in late successional deciduous tree species. Tree Physiology, 41, 7: 1171-1185. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa175

Björklund, J.; Von Arx, G.; Fonti, P.; Stridbeck, P.; De Mil, T.; Neycken, A.; Seftigen, K., 2021: The utility of bulk wood density for tree-ring research. Dendrochronologia, 69: 125880 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2021.125880

Wang, F.; Zhang, F.; Gou, X.; Fonti, P.; Xia, J.; Cao, Z.; Liu, J.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, J., 2021: Seasonal variations in leaf-level photosynthesis and water use efficiency of three isohydric to anisohydric conifers on the Tibetan Plateau. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 308-309: 108581 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108581

Rademacher, T.; Fonti, P.; LeMoine, J.M.; Fonti, M.V.; Basler, D.; Chen, Y.; Friend, A.D.; Seyednasrollah, B.; Eckes‐Shephard, A.H.; Richardson, A.D., 2021: Manipulating phloem transport affects wood formation but not local nonstructural carbon reserves in an evergreen conifer. Plant, Cell and Environment, 44, 8: 2506-2521. doi: 10.1111/pce.14117

Martínez-Sancho, E.; Rellstab, C.; Guillaume, F.; Bigler, C.; Fonti, P.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Vitasse, Y., 2021: Post-glacial re-colonization and natural selection have shaped growth responses of silver fir across Europe. Science of the Total Environment, 779: 146393 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146393

Sviderskaya, I.V.; Vaganov, E.A.; Fonti, M.V.; Fonti, P., 2021: Isometric scaling to model water transport in conifer tree rings across time and environments. Journal of Experimental Botany, 72, 7: 2672-2685. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa595

Escobar‐Sandoval, M.; Pâques, L.; Fonti, P.; Martinez‐Meier, A.; Rozenberg, P., 2021: Phenotypic plasticity of European larch radial growth and wood density along a‐1,000 m elevational gradient. Plant-Environment Interactions, 2, 2: 45-60. doi: 10.1002/pei3.10040

Huang, W.; Fonti, P.; Ræbild, A.; Larsen, J.B.; Wellendorf, H.; Hansen, J.K., 2021: Variability among sites and climate models contribute to uncertain spruce growth projections in Denmark. Forests, 12, 1: 36 (20 pp.). doi: 10.3390/f12010036

Peters, R.L.; Miranda, J.C.; Schönbeck, L.; Nievergelt, D.; Fonti, M.V.; Saurer, M.; Stritih, A.; Fonti, P.; Wermelinger, B.; Von Arx, G.; Lehmann, M.M., 2020: Tree physiological monitoring of the 2018 larch budmoth outbreak: preference for leaf recovery and carbon storage over stem wood formation in Larix decidua. Tree Physiology, 40: 1697-1711. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa087

Pappas, C.; Peters, R.L.; Fonti, P., 2020: Linking variability of tree water use and growth with species resilience to environmental changes. Ecography, 43, 9: 1386-1399. doi: 10.1111/ecog.04968

Huang, J.; Ma, Q.; Rossi, S.; Biondi, F.; Deslauriers, A.; Fonti, P.; Liang, E.; Mäkinen, H.; Oberhuber, W.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Tognetti, R.; Treml, V.; Yang, B.; Zhang, J.; Antonucci, S.; Bergeron, Y.; Camarero, J.J.; Campelo, F.; Čufar, K.; ... Ziaco, E., 2020: Photoperiod and temperature as dominant environmental drivers triggering secondary growth resumption in Northern Hemisphere conifers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 117, 34: 20645-20652. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2007058117

Eckes‐Shephard, A.H.; Tiavlovsky, E.; Chen, Y.; Fonti, P.; Friend, A.D., 2020: Direct response of tree growth to soil water and its implications for terrestrial carbon cycle modelling. Global Change Biology, 27, 1: 121-135. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15397

Dox, I.; Gričar, J.; Marchand, L.J.; Leys, S.; Zuccarini, P.; Geron, C.; Prislan, P.; Mariën, B.; Fonti, P.; Lange, H.; Peñuelas, J.; Van den Bulcke, J.; Campioli, M., 2020: Timeline of autumn phenology in temperate deciduous trees. Tree Physiology, 40, 8: 1001-1013. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa058

Castagneri, D.; Prendin, A.L.; Peters, R.L.; Carrer, M.; Von Arx, G.; Fonti, P., 2020: Long-term impacts of defoliator outbreaks on larch xylem structure and tree-ring biomass. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11: 1078 (10 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01078

Cabon, A.; Peters, R.L.; Fonti, P.; Martínez‐Vilalta, J.; De Cáceres, M., 2020: Temperature and water potential co‐limit stem cambial activity along a steep elevational gradient. New Phytologist, 226, 5: 1325-1340. doi: 10.1111/nph.16456

Björklund, J.; Seftigen, K.; Fonti, P.; Nievergelt, D.; Von Arx, G., 2020: Dendroclimatic potential of dendroanatomy in temperature-sensitive Pinus sylvestris. Dendrochronologia, 60: 125673 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2020.125673

Martínez-Sancho, E.; Slámová, L.; Morganti, S.; Grefen, C.; Carvalho, B.; Dauphin, B.; Rellstab, C.; Gugerli, F.; Opgenoorth, L.; Heer, K.; Knutzen, F.; Von Arx, G.; Valladares, F.; Cavers, S.; Fady, B.; Alía, R.; Aravanopoulos, F.; Avanzi, C.; Bagnoli, F.; ... Fonti, P., 2020: The GenTree Dendroecological Collection, tree-ring and wood density data from seven tree species across Europe. Scientific Data, 7: 1 (7 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41597-019-0340-y

Belokopytova, L.V.; Fonti, P.; Babushkina, E.A.; Zhirnova, D.F.; Vaganov, E.A., 2020: Evidences of different drought sensitivity in xylem cell developmental processes in south Siberia Scots pines. Forests, 11, 12: 1294 (16 pp.). doi: 10.3390/f11121294

Zhang, J.; Alexander, M.R.; Gou, X.; Deslauriers, A.; Fonti, P.; Zhang, F.; Pederson, N., 2020: Extended xylogenesis and stem biomass production in Juniperus przewalskii Kom. during extreme late-season climatic events. Annals of Forest Science, 77, 4: 99 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1007/s13595-020-01008-1

Churakova (Sidorova), O.V.; Fonti, M.V.; Kirdyanov, A.V.; Myglan, V.S.; Barinov, V.V.; Sviderskaya, I.V.; Naumova, O.V.; Ovchinnikov, D.V.; Shashkin, A.V.; Saurer, M.; Guillet, S.; Corona, C.; Fonti, P.; Panyushkina, I.P.; Büntgen, U.; Hughes, M.K.; Siegwolf, R.T.W.; Stoffel, M.; Vaganov, E.A., 2020: Eco-physiological response of conifers from high-latitude and -altitude Eurasian regions to stratospheric volcanic eruptions. Journal of Siberian Federal University. Biology, 13, 1: 5-24. doi: 10.17516/1997-1389-0313

Piermattei, A.; Von Arx, G.; Avanzi, C.; Fonti, P.; Gärtner, H.; Piotti, A.; Urbinati, C.; Vendramin, G.G.; Büntgen, U.; Crivellaro, A., 2020: Functional relationships of wood anatomical traits in Norway spruce. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11: 683 (14 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00683

Marchand, L.J.; Dox, I.; Gričar, J.; Prislan, P.; Leys, S.; Van den Bulcke, J.; Fonti, P.; Lange, H.; Matthysen, E.; Peñuelas, J.; Zuccarini, P.; Campioli, M., 2020: Inter-individual variability in spring phenology of temperate deciduous trees depends on species, tree size and previous year autumn phenology. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 290: 108031 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108031

Dell'Oro, M.; Mataruga, M.; Sass-Klaassen, U.; Fonti, P., 2020: Climate change threatens on endangered relict Serbian spruce. Dendrochronologia, 59: 125651 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2019.125651

Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Fonti, P.; Shishov, V.V.; Rozenberg, P., 2019: Wood formation and tree adaptation to climate. Annals of Forest Science, 76, 4. doi: 10.1007/s13595-019-0902-3

Björklund, J.; Von Arx, G.; Nievergelt, D.; Wilson, R.; Van den Bulcke, J.; Günther, B.; Loader, N.J.; Rydval, M.; Fonti, P.; Scharnweber, T.; Andreu‐Hayles, L.; Büntgen, U.; D'Arrigo, R.; Davi, N.; De Mil, T.; Esper, J.; Gärtner, H.; Geary, J.; Gunnarson, B.E.; ... Frank, D., 2019: Scientific merits and analytical challenges of tree‐ring densitometry. Reviews of Geophysics, 57, 4: 1224-1264. doi: 10.1029/2019RG000642

Friend, A.D.; Eckes-Shephard, A.H.; Fonti, P.; Rademacher, T.T.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Richardson, A.D.; Turton, R.H., 2019: On the need to consider wood formation processes in global vegetation models and a suggested approach. Annals of Forest Science, 76, 2: 49 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1007/s13595-019-0819-x

Rademacher, T.T.; Basler, D.; Eckes-Shephard, A.H.; Fonti, P.; Friend, A.D.; Le Moine, J.; Richardson, A.D., 2019: Using direct phloem transport manipulation to advance understanding of carbon dynamics in forest trees. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2: 11 (17 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2019.00011

Peters, R.L.; Speich, M.; Pappas, C.; Kahmen, A.; Von Arx, G.; Graf Pannatier, E.; Steppe, K.; Treydte, K.; Stritih, A.; Fonti, P., 2019: Contrasting stomatal sensitivity to temperature and soil drought in mature alpine conifers. Plant, Cell and Environment, 42: 1674-1689. doi: 10.1111/pce.13500

Delpierre, N.; Lireux, S.; Hartig, F.; Camarero, J.J.; Cheaib, A.; Čufar, K.; Cuny, H.; Deslauriers, A.; Fonti, P.; Gričar, J.; Huang, J.; Krause, C.; Liu, G.; De Luis, M.; Mäkinen, H.; Del Castillo, E.M.; Morin, H.; Nöjd, P.; Oberhuber, W.; ... Rathgeber, C.B.K., 2019: Chilling and forcing temperatures interact to predict the onset of wood formation in Northern Hemisphere conifers. Global Change Biology, 25: 1089-1105. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14539

Vitasse, Y.; Bottero, A.; Cailleret, M.; Bigler, C.; Fonti, P.; Gessler, A.; Lévesque, M.; Rohner, B.; Weber, P.; Rigling, A.; Wohlgemuth, T., 2019: Contrasting resistance and resilience to extreme drought and late spring frost in five major European tree species. Global Change Biology, 25, 11: 3781-3792. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14803

Zheng, W.; Gou, X.; Su, J.; Fan, H.; Yu, A.; Liu, W.; Deng, Y.; Manzanedo, R.D.; Fonti, P., 2019: Physiological and growth responses to increasing drought of an endangered tree species in Southwest China. Forests, 10, 6: 514 (17 pp.). doi: 10.3390/f10060514

Wang, F.; Gou, X.; Zhang, F.; Wang, Y.; Yu, A.; Zhang, J.; Fonti, P.; Liu, J., 2019: Variations in leaf traits of Juniperus przewalskii from an extremely arid and cold environment. Science of the Total Environment, 689: 434-443. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.237

Churakova (Sidorova), O.V.; Fonti, M.V.; Saurer, M.; Guillet, S.; Corona, C.; Fonti, P.; Myglan, V.S.; Kirdyanov, A.V.; Naumova, O.V.; Ovchinnikov, D.V.; Shashkin, A.V.; Panyushkina, I.P.; Büntgen, U.; Hughes, M.K.; Vaganov, E.A.; Siegwolf, R.T.W.; Stoffel, M., 2019: Siberian tree-ring and stable isotope proxies as indicators of temperature and moisture changes after major stratospheric volcanic eruptions. Climate of the Past, 15, 2: 685-700. doi: 10.5194/cp-15-685-2019

Copini, P.; Vergeldt, F.J.; Fonti, P.; Sass-Klaassen, U.; Den Ouden, J.; Sterck, F.; Decuyper, M.; Gerkema, E.; Windt, C.W.; Van As, H., 2019: Magnetic resonance imaging suggests functional role of previous year vessels and fibres in ring-porous sap flow resumption. Tree Physiology, 39, 6: 1009-1018. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpz019

Cuny, H.E.; Fonti, P.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Von Arx, G.; Peters, R.L.; Frank, D.C., 2019: Couplings in cell differentiation kinetics mitigate air temperature influence on conifer wood anatomy. Plant, Cell and Environment, 42: 1222-1232. doi: 10.1111/pce.13464

Prendin, A.L.; Petit, G.; Fonti, P.; Rixen, C.; Dawes, M.A.; Von Arx, G., 2018: Axial xylem architecture of Larix decidua exposed to CO₂ enrichment and soil warming at the tree line. Functional Ecology, 32, 2: 273-287. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12986

Popkova, M.I.; Vaganov, E.A.; Shishov, V.V.; Babushkina, E.A.; Rossi, S.; Fonti, M.V.; Fonti, P., 2018: Modeled tracheidograms disclose drought influence on Pinus sylvestris tree-rings structure from Siberian forest-steppe. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9: 1144 (12 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01144

Peters, R.L.; Balanzategui, D.; Hurley, A.G.; Von Arx, G.; Prendin, A.L.; Cuny, H.E.; Björklund, J.; Frank, D.C.; Fonti, P., 2018: RAPTOR: row and position tracheid organizer in R. Dendrochronologia, 47: 10-16. doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2017.10.003

Peters, R.L.; Fonti, P.; Frank, D.C.; Poyatos, R.; Pappas, C.; Kahmen, A.; Carraro, V.; Prendin, A.L.; Schneider, L.; Baltzer, J.L.; Baron-Gafford, G.A.; Dietrich, L.; Heinrich, I.; Minor, R.L.; Sonnentag, O.; Matheny, A.M.; Wightman, M.G.; Steppe, K., 2018: Quantification of uncertainties in conifer sap flow measured with the thermal dissipation method. New Phytologist, 219, 4: 1283-1299. doi: 10.1111/nph.15241

Arzac, A.; Babushkina, E.A.; Fonti, P.; Slobodchikova, V.; Sviderskaya, I.V.; Vaganov, E.A., 2018: Evidences of wider latewood in Pinus sylvestris from a forest-steppe of Southern Siberia. Dendrochronologia, 49: 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2018.02.007

Fernández-De-Uña, L.; Aranda, I.; Rossi, S.; Fonti, P.; Cañellas, I.; Gea-Izquierdo, G., 2018: Divergent phenological and leaf gas exchange strategies of two competing tree species drive contrasting responses to drought at their altitudinal boundary. Tree Physiology, 38, 8: 1152-1165. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpy041

Anadon-Rosell, A.; Dawes, M.A.; Fonti, P.; Hagedorn, F.; Rixen, C.; Von Arx, G., 2018: Xylem anatomical and growth responses of the dwarf shrub Vaccinium myrtillus to experimental CO₂ enrichment and soil warming at treeline. Science of the Total Environment, 642: 1172-1183. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.117

Palombo, C.; Fonti, P.; Lasserre, B.; Cherubini, P.; Marchetti, M.; Tognetti, R., 2018: Xylogenesis of compression and opposite wood in mountain pine at a Mediterranean treeline. Annals of Forest Science, 75, 4: 93 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1007/s13595-018-0773-z

Peters, R.L.; Klesse, S.; Fonti, P.; Frank, D.C., 2017: Contribution of climate vs. larch budmoth outbreaks in regulating biomass accumulation in high-elevation forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 401: 147-158. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.06.032

Huang, W.; Fonti, P.; Larsen, J.B.; Ræbild, A.R.; Callesen, I.; Bjerregaard Pedersen, N.; Hansen, J.K., 2017: Projecting tree-growth responses into future climate: a study case from a Danish-wide common garden. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 247: 240-251. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.07.016

Fernández-De-Uña, L.; Rossi, S.; Aranda, I.; Fonti, P.; González-González, B.D.; Cañellas, I.; Gea-Izquierdo, G., 2017: Xylem and leaf functional adjustments to drought in Pinus sylvestris and Quercus pyrenaica at their elevational boundary. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8: 1200 (12 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01200

Deslauriers, A.; Fonti, P.; Rossi, S.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Gričar, J., 2017: Ecophysiology and plasticity of wood and phloem formation. In: Amoroso, M.M.; Daniels, L.D.; Baker, P.J.; Camarero, J.J. (eds), 2017: Dendroecology: tree-ring analyses applied to ecological studies. Dordrecht, Springer. 13-33. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-61669-8_2

Björklund, J.; Seftigen, K.; Schweingruber, F.; Fonti, P.; Von Arx, G.; Bryukhanova, M.V.; Cuny, H.E.; Carrer, M.; Castagneri, D.; Frank, D.C., 2017: Cell size and wall dimensions drive distinct variability of earlywood and latewood density in Northern Hemisphere conifers. New Phytologist, 216, 3: 728-740. doi: 10.1111/nph.14639

Prendin, A.L.; Petit, G.; Carrer, M.; Fonti, P.; Björklund, J.; Von Arx, G., 2017: New research perspectives from a novel approach to quantify tracheid wall thickness. Tree Physiology, 37, 7: 976-983. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpx037

Castagneri, D.; Fonti, P.; Von Arx, G.; Carrer, M., 2017: How does climate influence xylem morphogenesis over the growing season? Insights from long-term intra-ring anatomy in Picea abies. Annals of Botany, 119, 6: 1011-1020. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcw274

Von Arx, G.; Arzac, A.; Fonti, P.; Frank, D.; Zweifel, R.; Rigling, A.; Galiano, L.; Gessler, A.; Olano, J.M., 2017: Responses of sapwood ray parenchyma and non-structural carbohydrates of Pinus sylvestris to drought and long-term irrigation. Functional Ecology, 31, 7: 1371-1382. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12860

Fonti, P.; Babushkina, E.A., 2016: Tracheid anatomical responses to climate in a forest-steppe in Southern Siberia. Dendrochronologia, 39: 32-41. doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2015.09.002

Rossi, S.; Anfodillo, T.; Čufar, K.; Cuny, H.E.; Deslauriers, A.; Fonti, P.; Frank, D.; Gričar, J.; Gruber, A.; Huang, J.; Jyske, T.; Kašpar, J.; King, G.; Krause, C.; Liang, E.; Mäkinen, H.; Morin, H.; Nöjd, P.; Oberhuber, W.; ... Treml, V., 2016: Pattern of xylem phenology in conifers of cold ecosystems at the Northern Hemisphere. Global Change Biology, 22, 11: 3804-3813. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13317

Lindén, J.; Fonti, P.; Esper, J., 2016: Temporal variations in microclimate cooling induced by urban trees in Mainz, Germany. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 20: 198-209. doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2016.09.001

Van der Maaten, E.; Van der Maaten-Theunissen, M.; Smiljanić, M.; Rossi, S.; Simard, S.; Wilmking, M.; Deslauriers, A.; Fonti, P.; Von Arx, G.; Bouriaud, O., 2016: dendrometeR: analyzing the pulse of trees in R. Dendrochronologia, 40: 12-16. doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2016.06.001

Sass-Klaassen, U.; Fonti, P.; Cherubini, P.; Gričar, J.; Robert, E.M.R.; Steppe, K.; Bräuning, A., 2016: A tree-centered approach to assess impacts of extreme climatic events on forests. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7: 1069 (6 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01069

Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Cuny, H.E.; Fonti, P., 2016: Biological basis of tree-ring formation: a crash course. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7: 737 (7 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00734

Knüsel, S.; Conedera, M.; Rigling, A.; Fonti, P.; Wunder, J., 2015: A tree-ring perspective on the invasion of Ailanthus altissima in protection forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 354: 334-343. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.05.010

Cuny, H.E.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Frank, D.; Fonti, P.; Mäkinen, H.; Prislan, P.; Rossi, S.; Martinez del Castillo, E.; Campelo, F.; Vavrčík, H.; Camarero, J.J.; Bryukhanova, M.V.; Jyske, T.; Gričar, J.; Gryc, V.; De Luis, M.; Vieira, J.; Čufar, K.; Kirdyanov, A.V.; ... Fournier, M., 2015: Woody biomass production lags stem-girth increase by over one month in coniferous forests. Nature Plants, 1, 11: 15160 (6 pp.). doi: 10.1038/nplants.2015.160

Bryukhanova, M.V.; Fonti, P.; Kirdyanov, A.V.; Siegwolf, R.T.W.; Saurer, M.; Pochebyt, N.P.; Churakova (Sidorova), O.V.; Prokushkin, A.S., 2015: The response of δ¹³C, δ¹⁸O and cell anatomy of Larix gmelinii tree rings to differing soil active layer depths. Dendrochronologia, 34: 51-59. doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2015.05.002

Gärtner, H.; Cherubini, P.; Fonti, P.; Von Arx, G.; Schneider, L.; Nievergelt, D.; Verstege, A.; Bast, A.; Schweingruber, F.H.; Büntgen, U., 2015: A technical perspective in modern tree-ring research - how to overcome dendroecological and wood anatomical challenges. Journal of Visualized Experiments, e52337 (10 pp.). doi: 10.3791/52337

Seim, A.; Treydte, K.; Trouet, V.; Frank, D.; Fonti, P.; Tegel, W.; Panayotov, M.; Fernández-Donado, L.; Krusic, P.; Büntgen, U., 2015: Climate sensitivity of Mediterranean pine growth reveals distinct east-west dipole. International Journal of Climatology, 35, 9: 2503-2513. doi: 10.1002/joc.4137

Dawes, M.A.; Philipson, C.D.; Fonti, P.; Bebi, P.; Hättenschwiler, S.; Hagedorn, F.; Rixen, C., 2015: Soil warming and CO₂ enrichment induce biomass shifts in alpine tree line vegetation. Global Change Biology, 21, 5: 2005-2021. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12819

Fonti, P.; Tabakova, M.A.; Kirdyanov, A.V.; Bryukhanova, M.V.; Von Arx, G., 2015: Variability of ray anatomy of Larix gmelinii along a forest productivity gradient in Siberia. Trees: Structure and Function, 29, 4: 1165-1175. doi: 10.1007/s00468-015-1197-0

Von Arx, G.; Arzac, A.; Olano, J.M.; Fonti, P., 2015: Assessing conifer ray parenchyma for ecological studies: pitfalls and guidelines. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6, 11: 1016 (10 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01016

Treydte, K.; Boda, S.; Graf Pannatier, E.; Fonti, P.; Frank, D.; Ullrich, B.; Saurer, M.; Siegwolf, R.; Battipaglia, G.; Werner, W.; Gessler, A., 2014: Seasonal transfer of oxygen isotopes from precipitation and soil to the tree ring: source water versus needle water enrichment. New Phytologist, 202, 3: 772-783. doi: 10.1111/nph.12741

Cuny, H.E.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Frank, D.; Fonti, P.; Fournier, M., 2014: Kinetics of tracheid development explain conifer tree-ring structure. New Phytologist, 203, 4: 1231-1241. doi: 10.1111/nph.12871

Eugenio, M.; Olano, J.M.; Fonti, P., 2014: Disentangling the effects of ontogeny and environmental factors on xylem anatomy in a semiarid chamaephyte. Journal of Arid Environments, 104: 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.01.014

Simard, S.; Giovannelli, A.; Treydte, K.; Traversi, M.L.; King, G.M.; Frank, D.; Fonti, P., 2013: Intra-annual dynamics of non-structural carbohydrates in the cambium of mature conifer trees reflects radial growth demands. Tree Physiology, 33, 9: 913-923. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpt075

Rossi, S.; Anfodillo, T.; Čufar, K.; Cuny, H.E.; Deslauriers, A.; Fonti, P.; Frank, D.; Gričar, J.; Gruber, A.; King, G.M.; Krause, C.; Morin, H.; Oberhuber, W.; Prislan, P.; Rathgeber, C.B.K., 2013: A meta-analysis of cambium phenology and growth: linear and non-linear patterns in conifers of the northern hemisphere. Annals of Botany, 112, 9: 1911-1920. doi: 10.1093/aob/mct243

King, G.M.; Gugerli, F.; Fonti, P.; Frank, D.C., 2013: Tree growth response along an elevational gradient: climate or genetics?. Oecologia, 173, 4: 1587-1600. doi: 10.1007/s00442-013-2696-6

King, G.; Fonti, P.; Nievergelt, D.; Büntgen, U.; Frank, D., 2013: Climatic drivers of hourly to yearly tree radius variations along a 6°C natural warming gradient. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 168: 36-46. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.08.002

Bryukhanova, M.; Fonti, P., 2013: Xylem plasticity allows rapid hydraulic adjustment to annual climatic variability. Trees: Structure and Function, 27, 3: 485-496. doi: 10.1007/s00468-012-0802-8

Fonti, P.; Bryukhanova, M.V.; Myglan, V.S.; Kirdyanov, A.V.; Naumova, O.V.; Vaganov, E.A., 2013: Temperature-induced responses of xylem structure of Larix sibirica (Pinaceae) from the Russian Altay. American Journal of Botany, 100, 7: 1332-1343. doi: 10.3732/ajb.1200484

Fernández-de-Uña, L.; Fonti, P.; Aranda, I.; Cañellas, I.; Gea-Izquierdo, G., 2013: Impact of drought on the intra-annual growth of Pinus sylvestris L. Open Forest Science Journal, 6: 43-45. doi: 10.2174/1874398601306010043

Von Arx, G.; Kueffer, C.; Fonti, P., 2013: Quantifying plasticity in vessel grouping - added value from the image analysis tool ROXAS. IAWA Journal, 34, 4: 433-445. doi: 10.1163/22941932-00000035

Buchwal, A.; Rachlewicz, G.; Fonti, P.; Cherubini, P.; Gärtner, H., 2013: Temperature modulates intra-plant growth of Salix polaris from a high Arctic site (Svalbard). Polar Biology, 36, 9: 1305-1318. doi: 10.1007/s00300-013-1349-x

Fonti, P.; Heller, O.; Cherubini, P.; Rigling, A.; Arend, M., 2013: Wood anatomical responses of oak saplings exposed to air warming and soil drought. Plant Biology, 15, Suppl. 1: 210-219. doi: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2012.00599.x

Fonti, P.; Jansen, S., 2012: Xylem plasticity in response to climate. New Phytologist, 195, 4: 734-736. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04252.x

Arbellay, E.; Fonti, P.; Stoffel, M., 2012: Duration and extension of anatomical changes in wood structure after cambial injury. Journal of Experimental Botany, 63, 8: 3271-3277. doi: 10.1093/jxb/ers050

Gea-Izquierdo, G.; Fonti, P.; Cherubini, P.; Martín-Benito, D.; Chaar, H.; Cañellas, I., 2012: Xylem hydraulic adjustment and growth response of Quercus canariensis Willd. to climatic variability. Tree Physiology, 32, 4: 401-413. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tps026

Seim, A.; Büntgen, U.; Fonti, P.; Haska, H.; Herzig, F.; Tegel, W.; Trouet, V.; Treydte, K., 2012: Climate sensitivity of a millennium-long pine chronology from Albania. Climate Research, 51, 3: 217-228. doi: 10.3354/cr01076

Arbellay, E.; Corona, C.; Stoffel, M.; Fonti, P.; Decaulne, A., 2012: Defining an adequate sample of earlywood vessels for retrospective injury detection in diffuse-porous species. PLoS One, 7, 6: e38824 (6 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038824

DeSoto, L.; De la Cruz, M.; Fonti, P., 2011: Intra-annual patterns of tracheid size in the Mediterranean tree Juniperus thurifera as an indicator of seasonal water stress. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 41, 6: 1280-1294. doi: 10.1139/X11-045

Moser, L.; Fonti, P.; Büntgen, U.; Esper, J.; Luterbach, J.; Franzen, J.; Frank, D., 2010: Timing and duration of European larch growing season along altitudinal gradients in the Swiss Alps. Tree Physiology, 30, 2: 225-233. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpp108

Fonti, P.; Von Arx, G.; García-González, I.; Eilmann, B.; Sass-Klaassen, U.; Gärtner, H.; Eckstein, D., 2010: Studying global change through investigation of the plastic responses of xylem anatomy in tree rings. New Phytologist, 185, 1: 42-53. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03030.x

Galle, A.; Esper, J.; Feller, U.; Ribas-Carbo, M.; Fonti, P., 2010: Responses of wood anatomy and carbon isotope composition of Quercus pubescens saplings subjected to two consecutive years of summer drought. Annals of Forest Science, 67, 8: 809 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1051/forest/2010045

Conedera, M.; Fonti, P.; Nicoloso, A.; Meloni, F.; Pividori, M., 2009: Ribaltamento delle cappaie di castagno. Individuazione delle zone a rischio e proposte selvicolturali. Sherwood, 15-18.

Eilmann, B.; Zweifel, R.; Buchmann, N.; Fonti, P.; Rigling, A., 2009: Drought-induced adaptation of the xylem in Scots pine and pubescent oak. Tree Physiology, 29, 8: 1011-1020. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpp035

Fonti, P.; Treydte, K.; Osenstetter, S.; Frank, D.; Esper, J., 2009: Frequency-dependent signals in multi-centennial oak vessel data. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 275, 1-4: 92-99. doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.02.021

Fonti, P.; Eilmann, B.; García-González, I.; Von Arx, G., 2009: Expeditious building of ring-porous earlywood vessel chronologies without loosing signal information. Trees: Structure and Function, 23, 3: 665-671. doi: 10.1007/s00468-008-0310-z

Fonti, P.; García-Gonzaléz, I., 2008: Earlywood vessel size of oak as a potential proxy for spring precipitation in mesic sites. Journal of Biogeography, 35, 12: 2249-2257. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01961.x

García-Gonzaléz, I.; Fonti, P., 2008: Ensuring a representative sample of earlywood vessels for dendroecological studies: an example from two ring-porous species. Trees: Structure and Function, 22, 2: 237-244. doi: 10.1007/s00468-007-0180-9

Weber, P.; Bugmann, H.; Fonti, P.; Rigling, A., 2008: Using a retrospective dynamic competition index to reconstruct forest succession. Forest Ecology and Management, 254, 1: 96-106. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.07.031

Brugger, S.; Fonti, P.; Kaiser, K.F.; Conedera, M., 2007: Effetto di un incendio di superficie sulla crescita di castagni e ontani neri sul versante sudalpino Svizzero. Bollettino della Società Ticinese di Scienze Naturali, 95: 15-22.

Fonti, P.; Solomonoff, N.; García-González, I., 2007: Earlywood vessels of Castanea sativa record temperature before their formation. New Phytologist, 173, 3: 562-570. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01945.x

García-González, I.; Fonti, P., 2006: Selecting earlywood vessels to maximize their environmental signal. Tree Physiology, 26: 1289-1296. doi: 10.1093/treephys/26.10.1289

Vogt, J.; Fonti, P.; Conedera, M.; Schröder, B., 2006: Temporal and spatial dynamic of stool uprooting in abandoned chestnut coppice forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 235, 1-3: 88-95. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.08.008

Fonti, P.; Cherubini, P.; Rigling, A.; Weber, P.; Biging, G., 2006: Tree rings show competition dynamics of abandoned Castanea sativa coppices after land-use changes. Journal of Vegetation Science, 17, 1: 103-112. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2006.tb02428.x

Fonti, P.; García-González, I., 2004: Suitability of chestnut earlywood vessel chronologies for ecological studies. New Phytologist, 163, 1: 77-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01089.x

Conedera, M.; Fonti, P.; Krebs, P.; Rigling, A., 2004: Jahrringe und Landschaftsentwicklung auf der Alpensüdseite. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 155, 6: 191-197. doi: 10.3188/szf.2004.0191

Arnaboldi, F.; Conedera, M.; Fonti, P., 2003: Caratteristiche anatomiche e auxometriche di Ailanthus altissima. Una specie arborea a carattere invasivo. Sherwood, 19-23.

Fonti, P.; Sell, J., 2003: Radial split resistance of chestnut earlywood and its relation to ring width. Wood and Fiber Science, 35, 2: 201-208.

Fonti, P.; Macchioni, N., 2003: Ring shake in chestnut: anatomical description, extent and frequency of failures. Annals of Forest Science, 60, 5: 403-408. doi: 10.1051/forest:2003032

Fonti, P.; Bräker, O.; Giudici, F., 2002: Relationship between ring shake incidence and earlywood vessel characteristics in chestnut wood. IAWA Journal, 23, 3: 287-298. doi: 10.1163/22941932-90000304

Fonti, P.; Macchioni, N.; Thibaut, B., 2002: Ring shake in chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.): State of the art. Annals of Forest Science, 59, 2: 129-140. doi: 10.1051/forest:2002007

Fonti, P.; Giudici, F.; Conedera, M., 2002: La cipollatura del legno di castagno: un problema centrale per il rilancio della castanicoltura da legno di qualità. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 153, 11: 430-436. doi: 10.3188/szf.2002.0430

Fonti, P.; Frey, B., 2002: Is ray volume a possible factor influencing ring shake occurrence in chestnut wood?. Trees: Structure and Function, 16, 8: 519-522. doi: 10.1007/s00468-002-0193-3

Fonti, P.; Giudici, F., 2002: Produzione di parquet a partire da legname di castagno proveniente da boschi cedui del Sud delle Alpi. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 153, 1: 10-16. doi: 10.3188/szf.2002.0010

Fonti, P.; Giudici, F., 2001: Quantità e qualità della massa legnosa ottenibile da un ceduo di castagno invecchiato. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 152, 10: 417-424. doi: 10.3188/szf.2001.0417

Frank, D.; Bouriaud, O.; Wilson, R.; Battipaglia, G.; Büntgen, U.; Fonti, P.; Treydte, K.; Trouet, V.; Esper, J., 2008: A challenge for spatially explicit reconstructions: the climate response of trees is a function of climate. In: Elferts, D.; Brumelis, G.; Gärtner, H.; Helle, G.; Schleser, G. (eds), 2008: TRACE. Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology. Proceedings of the dendrosymposium 2007. May 3rd - 6th 2007, Riga, Latvia. 6. TRACE (Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology) conference, Riga, Latvia, May 3-6, 2007. 36-43.

Fonti, P.; Giudici, F., 2005: Reducing the risk of ring shake in chestnut. In: 2005: III International Chestnut Congress, Chaves, Portugal, October 2005. 733-741. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.693.99

Krebs, P.; Conedera, M.; Fonti, P., 2005: The inventory of the giant chestnut trees in southern Switzerland. In: 2005: III International Chestnut Congress, Chaves, Portugal, October 2005. 171-177. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.693.20

Fonti, P., 2003: Contraintes de croissance longitudinales et roulures dans les arbres de taillis de châtaignier. Forêt Méditerranéenne, XXIV, 2: 141-147.

Fonti, P.; Giudici, F.; Kucera, L.; Ott, E.; Pöhler, E., 1998: Studio sulla cipollatura in un ceduo castanile. In: Comunità Montana delle Prealpi Trevigiane (eds), 1998: Atti del Convegno nazionale sul castagno. Convegno nazionale sul castagno, Cison di valmarino, October 23-25, 1997. 293-302.

Giudici, F.; Fonti, P.; Pöhler, E.; Sandoz, J.-L., 1998: Qualità del legname di castagno: diagnosi della cipollatura per mezzo di ultrasuoni. In: Comunità Montana delle Prealpi Trevigiane (eds), 1998: Atti del Convegno nazionale sul castagno. Convegno nazionale sul castagno, Cison di valmarino, October 23-25, 1997. 259-267.

Conedera, M.; Fonti, P.; Giudici, F.; Moretti, M., 2004: WSL Sottostazione Sud delle Alpi: Attività svolte nel 2003. Agricoltore ticinese, 12, 32: 16-17.

Krebs, P.; Fonti, P., 2004: La dendrocronologia: Ma quanto sono vecchi. Agricoltore ticinese, 12, 32: 18-19.

Conedera, M.; Fonti, P.; Giudici, F.; Moretti, M., 2003: WSL Sottostazione Sud delle Alpi: Attività svolte nel 2002. Agricoltore ticinese, 12, 30: 10-11.

Fonti, P.; Giudici, F.; Conedera, M., 2003: Produrre legname di castagno senza cipollatura: Utopia o realtà?. Agricoltore ticinese, 12, 30: 12-13.