Dr. Patrick Fonti
Funktion
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
Kontakt
Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Standort
Birmensdorf Bi HL C 32
ResearcherID B-7400-2011,
Scopus AuthorID 6602360450
Education
- 2002: Dr. Phil. Nat. (PhD). ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- 1997: Degree in Forestry. ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Research Interests
- Dendrochronology
- Dendroecology, tree response to changing environment, tree competition dynamic and forest succession
- Wood anatomy, wood formation
- Plant hydraulic, water transport in xylem
- Ecophysiology, environmental signal in tree rings
Recent publications (in press)
- Peters, R., Balanzategui, D., Prendin, AL., von Arx, G., Cuny, H.E.,Björklund, J., Frank, D., Hurley, AG., Fonti, P. (in press). Raptor: Row and position tracheid organizer in R. Dendrochronologia.
- Prendin, AL., Petit G., Fonti, P., Rixen, C., Dawes, MA., von Arx, G. (in press). Axial xylem architecture of Larix decidua exposed to CO2 enrichment and soil warming at the treeline. Functional Ecology, doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12986
Current research projects
- Exploration of environmental signal in cell anatomical features (XCELL)
- COST Action STReESS (FP 1106) and leader of topic group on DendroGlobe (see map, Password: FP1106)
- Monitoring intra-annual growth of Spruce and Larch along an elevation transect in Loetschental
- Coupling stem water flow and structural carbon allocation in a warming climate: the Lötschental study case (LOTFOR)
- DendroGlobal: Exploiting dendrometer data at a global-scale in order to identify large-scale growth and drought stress tolerances
Editorial tasks
- Biologia Plantarum Associate editor
- Frontiers in Paleoecology Associate editor
FURTHER INFORMATION
Publications WSL
Scientific publication article peer reviewed
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
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, doi: 10.1029/2019RG000642
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. doi: 10.1007/s13595-018-0773-z
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.; 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, 5: 15-18.
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.; 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
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
Weber, P.; Bugmann, H.; Fonti, P.; Rigling, A., 2008: Using a retrospective dynamic competition index to reconstruct forest succession. Forest Ecology and Management, 254: 96-106. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.07.031
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
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: 2449-2257. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01961.x
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
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
Garcia-Gonzalez, I.; Fonti, P., 2006: Selecting earlywood vessels to maximize their environmental signal. Tree Physiology, 26: 1289-1296.
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
García-González, I.; Fonti, P., 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, 9, 91: 19-22.
Fonti, P.; Macchioni, N., 2003: Ring shake in chestnut: Anatomical description, extent and frequency of failures. Annals of Forest Science, 60: 403-408. doi: 10.1051/forest:2003032
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.; 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.; 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.; Bräker, O.-U.; Giudici, F., 2002: Relationship between ring shake incidence and earlywood vessel characteristics in chestnut wood. IAWA Journal, 23, 3: 287-298.
Fonti, P.; Macchioni, N.; Thibaut, B., 2002: Ring shake in chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.): State of the art. Annals of Forest Science, 59: 129-140. doi: 10.1051/forest:2002007
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
Further scientific publications
Gricar, J.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Fonti, P., 2011: Editorial. Monitoring seasonal dynamics of wood formation. Dendrochronologia, 29, 3: 123-125. doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2011.01.007
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, H.; Gärtner, H.; Helle, G.; Schleser, G. (eds), 2008: TRACE - Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology, Vol. 6: Proceedings of the DENDROSYMPOSIUM 2007. DENDROSYMPOSIUM 2007, Riga, Latvia, May 3-6, 2007. 31-36.
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.
Magazine article and brochures
Bonfils, P.; Kuster, T.; Fonti, P.; Arend, M.; Vollenweider, P.; Junod, P.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S., 2013: Die Eiche reagiert plastisch. Wald und Holz, 45-49.
Bonfils, P.; Arend, M.; Kuster, T.M.; Fonti, P.; Vollenweider, P.; Junod, P.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S., 2013: Le chêne, une essence de grande plasticité. Forêt, 66, 10: 13-17.
Conedera, M.; Moretti, M.; Fonti, P.; Krebs, P., 2006: WSL Sottostazione Sud delle Alpi: Attività nel 2005. Forestaviva, 14-15.
Fonti, P., 2005: Dendrocronologia e dendropirocronologia. Dati statistiche e società: trimestrale dell'Ufficio di statistica del Cantone Ticino, 20.
Conedera, M.; Moretti, M.; Giudici, F.; Fonti, P.; Krebs, P., 2005: WSL Sottostazione Sud delle Alpi: Le nostre attività di anno in anno. Agricoltore ticinese, 19-20.
Conedera, M.; Fonti, P.; Giudici, F.; Moretti, M., 2004: WSL Sottostazione Sud delle Alpi: Attività svolte nel 2003. Agricoltore ticinese, 16-17.
Krebs, P.; Fonti, P., 2004: La dendrocronologia: Ma quanto sono vecchi. Agricoltore ticinese, 12: 18-19.
Fonti, P.; Giudici, F.; Conedera, M., 2003: Produrre legname di castagno senza cipollatura: Utopia o realtà?. Agricoltore ticinese, 12-13.
Conedera, M.; Fonti, P.; Giudici, F.; Moretti, M., 2003: WSL Sottostazione Sud delle Alpi: Attività svolte nel 2002. Agricoltore ticinese, 10-11.