Dr. Christian Rixen
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Vitasse, Y.; Ursenbacher, S.; Klein, G.; Bohnenstengel, T.; Chittaro, Y.; Delestrade, A.; Monnerat, C.; Rebetez, M.; Rixen, C.; Strebel, N.; Schmidt, B.R.; Wipf, S.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Yoccoz, N.G.; Lenoir, J., 2021: Phenological and elevational shifts of plants, animals and fungi under climate change in the European Alps. Biological Reviews, 96, 5: 1816-1835. doi: 10.1111/brv.12727
Kwon, T.; Shibata, H.; Kepfer-Rojas, S.; Schmidt, I.K.; Larsen, K.S.; Beier, C.; Berg, B.; Verheyen, K.; Lamarque, J.; Hagedorn, F.; Eisenhauer, N.; Djukic, I.; Rixen, C.; Sutter, F.; Von Oppen, J.; Schaub, M.; Didion, M.; Wipf, S.; TeaComposition Network, 2021: Effects of climate and atmospheric nitrogen deposition on early to mid-term stage litter decomposition across biomes. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4: 678480 (18 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.678480
Collins, C.G.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Hollister, R.D.; Henry, G.H.R.; Clark, K.; Bjorkman, A.D.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Prevéy, J.S.; Ashton, I.W.; Assmann, J.J.; Alatalo, J.M.; Carbognani, M.; Chisholm, C.; Cooper, E.J.; Forrester, C.; Jónsdóttir, I.S.; Klanderud, K.; Kopp, C.W.; Livensperger, C.; ... Suding, K.N., 2021: Experimental warming differentially affects vegetative and reproductive phenology of tundra plants. Nature Communications, 12, 1: 3442 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23841-2
Prevéy, J.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Bjorkman, A.; Alatalo, J.M.; Ashton, I.; Assmann, J.J.; Björk, R.G.; Björkman, M.P.; Cannone, N.; Carbognani, M.; Chisholm, C.; Clark, K.; Collins, C.G.; Cooper, E.J.; Elberling, B.; Frei, E.R.; Henry, G.H.R.; Hollister, R.D.; Høye, T.T.; ... Yang, Y., 2021: The tundra phenology database: more than two decades of tundra phenology responses to climate change. Arctic Science, doi: 10.1139/AS-2020-0041
Du, H.; Li, M.; Rixen, C.; Zong, S.; Stambaugh, M.; Huang, L.; He, H.S.; Wu, Z., 2021: Sensitivity of recruitment and growth of alpine treeline birch to elevated temperature. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 304-305: 108403 (10 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108403
Nicklas, L.; Walde, J.; Wipf, S.; Lamprecht, A.; Mallaun, M.; Rixen, C.; Steinbauer, K.; Theurillat, J.; Unterluggauer, P.; Vittoz, P.; Moser, D.; Gattringer, A.; Wessely, J.; Erschbamer, B., 2021: Climate change affects vegetation differently on siliceous and calcareous summits of the European Alps. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9: 642309 (15 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.642309
Bürli, S.; Theurillat, J.P.; Winkler, M.; Lamprecht, A.; Pauli, H.; Rixen, C.; Steinbauer, K.; Wipf, S.; Abdaladze, O.; Andrews, C.; Barančok, P.; Benito-Alonso, J.L.; Fernández Calzado, M.R.; Carranza, M.L.; Dick, J.; Erschbamer, B.; Ghosn, D.; Gigauri, K.; Kazakis, G.; ... Vittoz, P., 2021: A common soil temperature threshold for the upper limit of alpine grasslands in European mountains. Alpine Botany, 131: 41-52. doi: 10.1007/s00035-021-00250-1
Lembrechts, J.J.; Aalto, J.; Ashcroft, M.B.; De Frenne, P.; Kopecký, M.; Lenoir, J.; Luoto, M.; Maclean, I.M.D.; Roupsard, O.; Fuentes‐Lillo, E.; Pellissier, L.; Pitteloud, C.; Wipf, S.; Descombes, P.; Zellweger, F.; Frei, E.R.; Rixen, C.; Rossi, C.; Nijs, I., 2020: SoilTemp: a global database of near-surface temperature. Global Change Biology, 26, 11: 6616-6629. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15123
Xie, J.; Jonas, T.; Rixen, C.; De Jong, R.; Garonna, I.; Notarnicola, C.; Asam, S.; Schaepman, M.E.; Kneubühler, M., 2020: Land surface phenology and greenness in Alpine grasslands driven by seasonal snow and meteorological factors. Science of the Total Environment, 725: 138380 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138380
Thomas, H.J.D.; Bjorkman, A.D.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Kattge, J.; Diaz, S.; Vellend, M.; Blok, D.; Cornelissen, J.H.C.; Forbes, B.C.; Prevéy, J.S.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Frei, E.R.; Jaroszynska, F.; Kulonen, A.; De Vries, F.T., 2020: Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome. Nature Communications, 11: 1351 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15014-4
Harrison, P.A.; Harmáčková, Z.V.; Aloe Karabulut, A.; Brotons, L.; Cantele, M.; Claudet, J.; Dunford, R.W.; Guisan, A.; Holman, I.P.; Jacobs, S.; Kok, K.; Lobanova, A.; Morán-Ordóñez, A.; Pedde, S.; Rixen, C.; Santos-Martín, F.; Schlaepfer, M.A.; Solidoro, C.; Sonrel, A.; Hauck, J., 2019: Synthesizing plausible futures for biodiversity and ecosystem services in Europe and Central Asia using scenario archetypes. Ecology and Society, 24, 2: 27 (18 pp.). doi: 10.5751/ES-10818-240227
Adamczyk, M.; Hagedorn, F.; Wipf, S.; Donhauser, J.; Vittoz, P.; Rixen, C.; Frossard, A.; Theurillat, J.; Frey, B., 2019: The soil microbiome of GLORIA mountain summits in the Swiss Alps. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10: 1080 (21 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01080
Bebi, P.; Bartelt, P.; Rixen, C., 2019: Lawinen und andere Schneebewegungen. In: Wohlgemuth, T.; Jentsch, A.; Seidl, R. (eds), 2019: Störungsökologie. Bern, Haupt Verlag. 175-187.
Chardon, N.I.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Doak, D.F., 2019: Human trampling disturbance exerts different ecological effects at contrasting elevational range limits. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56, 6: 1389-1399. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13384
Prevéy, J.S.; Rixen, C.; Rüger, N.; Høye, T.T.; Bjorkman, A.D.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Ashton, I.W.; Cannone, N.; Chisholm, C.L.; Clark, K.; Cooper, E.J.; Elberling, B.; Fosaa, A.M.; Henry, G.H.R.; Hollister, R.D.; Jónsdóttir, I.S.; Klanderud, K.; Kopp, C.W.; ... Wipf, S., 2019: Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3: 45-52. doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0745-6
Thomas, H.J.D.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Bjorkman, A.D.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Blok, D.; Cornelissen, J.H.C.; Forbes, B.C.; Hollister, R.D.; Normand, S.; Prevéy, J.S.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Kulonen, A.; Van Bodegom, P.M., 2019: Traditional plant functional groups explain variation in economic but not size-related traits across the tundra biome. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 28: 78-95. doi: 10.1111/geb.12783
Möhl, P.; Mörsdorf, M.A.; Dawes, M.A.; Hagedorn, F.; Bebi, P.; Viglietti, D.; Freppaz, M.; Wipf, S.; Körner, C.; Thomas, F.M.; Rixen, C., 2019: Twelve years of low nutrient input stimulates growth of trees and dwarf shrubs in the treeline ecotone. Journal of Ecology, 107: 768-780. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13073
Fiore-Donno, A.M.; Rixen, C.; Rippin, M.; Glaser, K.; Samolov, E.; Karsten, U.; Becker, B.; Bonkowski, M., 2018: New barcoded primers for efficient retrieval of cercozoan sequences in high-throughput environmental diversity surveys, with emphasis on worldwide biological soil crusts. Molecular Ecology Resources, 18, 2: 229-239. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12729
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
Harrison, P.A.; Hauck, J.; Austrheim, G.; Brotons, L.; Cantele, M.; Claudet, J.; Fürst, C.; Guisan, A.; Lavorel, S.; Olsson, G.A.; Proença, V.; Rixen, C.; Santos-Martín, F.; Schlaepfer, M.; Solidoro, C.; Takenov, Z.; Turok, J.; Aloe Karabulut, A.; ... Boeraeve, F., 2018: Current and future interactions between nature and society. In: Mader, A. (eds), 2018: The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Europe and Central Asia. Bonn, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). 571-658.
Bjorkman, A.D.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Normand, S.; Thomas, H.J.D.; Alatalo, J.M.; Alexander, H.; Anadon-Rosell, A.; Angers-Blondin, S.; Bai, Y.; Frei, E.R.; Jaroszynska, F.; Kulonen, A.; Prevéy, J.S.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Zamin, T., 2018: Tundra Trait Team: a database of plant traits spanning the tundra biome. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27, 12: 1402-1411. doi: 10.1111/geb.12821
Klein, G.; Rebetez, M.; Rixen, C.; Vitasse, Y., 2018: Unchanged risk of frost exposure for subalpine and alpine plants after snowmelt in Switzerland despite climate warming. International Journal of Biometeorology, 62, 9: 1755-1762. doi: 10.1007/s00484-018-1578-3
Bjorkman, A.D.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Normand, S.; Rüger, N.; Beck, P.S.A.; Blach-Overgaard, A.; Blok, D.; Cornelissen, J.H.C.; Forbes, B.C.; Karger, D.N.; Prevéy, J.S.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Frei, E.R.; Jaroszynska, F.; Kulonen, A.; Weiher, E., 2018: Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome. Nature, 562, 7725: 57-62. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0563-7
Chardon, N.I.; Wipf, S.; Rixen, C.; Beilstein, A.; Doak, D.F., 2018: Local trampling disturbance effects on alpine plant populations and communities: negative implications for climate change vulnerability. Ecology and Evolution, 8, 16: 7921-7935. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4276
Dornelas, M.; Antão, L.H.; Moyes, F.; Bates, A.E.; Magurran, A.E.; Adam, D.; Akhmetzhanova, A.A.; Appeltans, W.; Arcos, J.M.; Arnold, H.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Zettler, M.L., 2018: BioTIME: a database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27, 7: 760-786. doi: 10.1111/geb.12729
Frei, E.R.; Bianchi, E.; Bernareggi, G.; Bebi, P.; Dawes, M.A.; Brown, C.D.; Trant, A.J.; Mamet, S.D.; Rixen, C., 2018: Biotic and abiotic drivers of tree seedling recruitment across an alpine treeline ecotone. Scientific Reports, 8: 10894 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-28808-w
Boscutti, F.; Casolo, V.; Beraldo, P.; Braidot, E.; Zancani, M.; Rixen, C., 2018: Shrub growth and plant diversity along an elevation gradient: evidence of indirect effects of climate on alpine ecosystems. PLoS One, 13, 4: e0196653 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196653
Steinbauer, M.J.; Grytnes, J.; Jurasinski, G.; Kulonen, A.; Lenoir, J.; Pauli, H.; Rixen, C.; Winkler, M.; Bardy-Durchhalter, M.; Barni, E.; Breiner, F.T.; Burg, S.; Dawes, M.A.; Matteodo, M.; Stöckli, V.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Wipf, S., 2018: Accelerated increase in plant species richness on mountain summits is linked to warming. Nature, 556, 7700: 231-234. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0005-6
Djukic, I.; Kepfer-Rojas, S.; Schmidt, I.K.; Larsen, K.S.; Beier, C.; Berg, B.; Verheyen, K.; Caliman, A.; Paquette, A.; Gutiérrez-Girón, A.; Rixen, C.; Sutter, F.; Von Oppen, J.; Schaub, M.; Didion, M.; Wipf, S.; Tóth, Z., 2018: Early stage litter decomposition across biomes. Science of the Total Environment, 628-629: 1369-1394. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.012
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
Kulonen, A.; Imboden, R.A.; Rixen, C.; Maier, S.B.; Wipf, S., 2018: Enough space in a warmer world? Microhabitat diversity and small-scale distribution of alpine plants on mountain summits. Diversity and Distributions, 24, 2: 252-261. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12673
Vitasse, Y.; Schneider, L.; Rixen, C.; Christen, D.; Rebetez, M., 2018: Increase in the risk of exposure of forest and fruit trees to spring frosts at higher elevations in Switzerland over the last four decades. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 248: 60-69. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.09.005
Vitasse, Y.; Rebetez, M.; Filippa, G.; Cremonese, E.; Klein, G.; Rixen, C., 2017: 'Hearing' alpine plants growing after snowmelt: ultrasonic snow sensors provide long-term series of alpine plant phenology. International Journal of Biometeorology, 61, 2: 349-361. doi: 10.1007/s00484-016-1216-x
Dawes, M.A.; Schleppi, P.; Hättenschwiler, S.; Rixen, C.; Hagedorn, F., 2017: Soil warming opens the nitrogen cycle at the alpine treeline. Global Change Biology, 23, 1: 421-434. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13365
Liancourt, P.; Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y.; Rixen, C.; Dolezal, J., 2017: SGH: stress or strain gradient hypothesis? Insights from an elevation gradient on the roof of the world. Annals of Botany, 120, 1: 29-38. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcx037
Solly, E.F.; Lindahl, B.D.; Dawes, M.A.; Peter, M.; Souza, R.; Rixen, C.; Hagedorn, F., 2017: Experimental soil warming shifts the fungal community composition at the alpine treeline. New Phytologist, 215, 2: 766-778. doi: 10.1111/nph.14603
Rixen, C.; Wipf, S., 2017: Non-equilibrium in alpine plant assemblages: shifts in Europe’s summit floras. In: Catalan, J.; Ninot, J.M.; Aniz, M.M. (eds), 2017: High mountain conservation in a changing world. Cham, Springer. 285-303. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-55982-7_12
Souza, R.C.; Solly, E.F.; Dawes, M.A.; Graf, F.; Hagedorn, F.; Egli, S.; Clement, C.R.; Nagy, L.; Rixen, C.; Peter, M., 2017: Responses of soil extracellular enzyme activities to experimental warming and CO2 enrichment at the alpine treeline. Plant and Soil, 416, 1-2: 527-537. doi: 10.1007/s11104-017-3235-8
Prevéy, J.; Vellend, M.; Rüger, N.; Hollister, R.D.; Bjorkman, A.D.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Clark, K.; Cooper, E.J.; Elberling, B.; Fosaa, A.M.; Henry, G.H.R.; Høye, T.T.; Jónsdóttir, I.S.; Klanderud, K.; Lévesque, E.; Mauritz, M.; Molau, U.; Natali, S.M.; ... Rixen, C., 2017: Greater temperature sensitivity of plant phenology at colder sites: implications for convergence across northern latitudes. Global Change Biology, 23, 7: 2660-2671. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13619
Winkler, M.; Lamprecht, A.; Steinbauer, K.; Hülber, K.; Theurillat, J.; Breiner, F.; Choler, P.; Ertl, S.; Gutiérrez Girón, A.; Rossi, G.; Rixen, C.; Pauli, H., 2016: The rich sides of mountain summits – a pan-European view on aspect preferences of alpine plants. Journal of Biogeography, 43, 11: 2261-2273. doi: 10.1111/jbi.12835
Klein, G.; Vitasse, Y.; Rixen, C.; Marty, C.; Rebetez, M., 2016: Shorter snow cover duration since 1970 in the Swiss Alps due to earlier snowmelt more than to later snow onset. Climatic Change, 139, 3-4: 637-649. doi: 10.1007/s10584-016-1806-y
Wheeler, J..A.; Cortés, A.J.; Sedlacek, J.; Karrenberg, S.; Van Kleunen, M.; Wipf, S.; Hoch, G.; Bossdorf, O.; Rixen, C., 2016: The snow and the willows: earlier spring snowmelt reduces performance in the low-lying alpine shrub Salix herbacea. Journal of Ecology, 104, 4: 1041-1050. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12579
Little, C.J.; Wheeler, J.A.; Sedlacek, J.; Cortés, A.J.; Rixen, C., 2016: Small-scale drivers: the importance of nutrient availability and snowmelt timing on performance of the alpine shrub Salix herbacea. Oecologia, 180, 4: 1015-1024. doi: 10.1007/s00442-015-3394-3
Sedlacek, J.; Cortés, A.J.; Wheeler, J.; Bossdorf, O.; Hoch, G.; Klápště, J.; Lexer, C.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Karrenberg, S.; Van Kleunen, M., 2016: Evolutionary potential in the Alpine: trait heritabilities and performance variation of the dwarf willow Salix herbacea from different elevations and microhabitats. Ecology and Evolution, 6, 12: 3940-3952. doi: 10.1002/ece3.2171
Kikvidze, Z.; Brooker, R.W.; Butterfield, B.J.; Callaway, R.; Cavieres, L.A.; Cook, B.J.; Lortie, C.J.; Michalet, R.; Pugnaire, F.I.; Xiao, S.; Anthelme, F.; Björk, R.G.; Cranston, B.H.; Gavilán, R.G.; Kanka, R.; Lingua, E.; Maalouf, J.; Noroozi, J.; Parajuli, R.; ... Schöb, C., 2015: The effects of foundation species on community assembly: a global study on alpine cushion plant communities. Ecology, 96, 8: 2064-2069. doi: 10.1890/14-2443.1
Myers-Smith, I.H.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Beck, P.S.A.; Wilmking, M.; Hallinger, M.; Blok, D.; Tape, K.D.; Rayback, S.A.; Macias-Fauria, M.; Forbes, B.C.; Speed, J.D.M.; Boulanger-Lapointe, N.; Rixen, C.; Lévesque, E.; Schmidt, N.M.; Baittinger, C.; Trant, A.J.; Hermanutz, L.; Siegwart Collier, L.; ... Vellend, M., 2015: Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome. Nature Climate Change, 5, 9: 887-891. doi: 10.1038/nclimate2697
Palacio, S.; Lenz, A.; Wipf, S.; Hoch, G.; Rixen, C., 2015: Bud freezing resistance in alpine shrubs across snow depth gradients. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 118: 95-101. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2015.06.007
Wheeler, J.A.; Schnider, F.; Sedlacek, J.; Cortés, A.J.; Wipf, S.; Hoch, G.; Rixen, C., 2015: With a little help from my friends: community facilitation increases performance in the dwarf shrub Salix herbacea. Basic and Applied Ecology, 16, 3: 202-209. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2015.02.004
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
Elmendorf, S.C.; Henry, G.H.R.; Hollister, R.D.; Fosaa, A.M.; Gould, W.A.; Hermanutz, L.; Hofgaard, A.; Jónsdóttir, I.; Jorgenson, J.C.; Lévesque, E.; Magnusson, B.; Molau, U.; Myers-SmithI.H., I.H.; Oberbauer, S.F.; Rixen, C.; Tweedie, C.E.; Walker, M., 2015: Experiment, monitoring, and gradient methods used to infer climate change effects on plant communities yield consistent patterns. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 112, 2: 448-452. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1410088112
Myers-Smith, I.H.; Hallinger, M.; Blok, D.; Sass-Klaassen, U.; Rayback, S..A.; Weijers, S.; Trant, A.J.; Tape, K.D.; Naito, A.T.; Wipf, S.; Rixen, C.; Dawes, M.A.; Wheeler, J.A.; Buchwal, A.; Baittinger, C.; Macias-Fauria, M.; Forbes, B.C.; Lévesque, E.; Boulanger-Lapointe, N.; ... Wilmking, M., 2015: Methods for measuring arctic and alpine shrub growth: a review. Earth-Science Reviews, 140: 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2014.10.004
Burg, S.; Rixen, C.; Stöckli, V.; Wipf, S., 2015: Observation bias and its causes in botanical surveys on high-alpine summits. Journal of Vegetation Science, 26, 1: 191-200. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12211
Sedlacek, J.; Wheeler, J.A.; Cortés, A.; Bossdorf, O.; Hoch, G.; Lexer, C.; Wipf, S.; Karrenberg, S.; Van Kleunen, M.; Rixen, C., 2015: The response of the alpine dwarf shrub Salix herbacea to altered snowmelt timing: lessons from a multi-site transplant experiment. PLoS One, 10, 4: e0122395 (19 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122395
Meijer zu Schlochtern, M.P.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Cornelissen, J.H.C., 2014: Management, winter climate and plant-soil feedbacks on ski slopes: a synthesis. Ecological Research, 29, 4: 583-592. doi: 10.1007/s11284-014-1141-6
Wheeler, J.A.; Hoch, G.; Cortés, A.J.; Sedlacek, J.; Wipf, S.; Rixen, C., 2014: Increased spring freezing vulnerability for alpine shrubs under early snowmelt. Oecologia, 175, 1: 219-229. doi: 10.1007/s00442-013-2872-8
Cortés, A.J.; Waeber, S.; Lexer, C.; Sedlacek, J.; Wheeler, J.A.; Van Kleunen, M.; Bossdorf, O.; Hoch, G.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Karrenberg, S., 2014: Small-scale patterns in snowmelt timing affect gene flow and the distribution of genetic diversity in the alpine dwarf shrub Salix herbacea. Heredity, 113, 3: 233-239. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2014.19
Dawes, M.A.; Zweifel, R.; Dawes, N.; Rixen, C.; Hagedorn, F., 2014: CO2 enrichment alters diurnal stem radius fluctuations of 36-yr-old Larix decidua growing at the alpine tree line. New Phytologist, 202, 4: 1237-1248. doi: 10.1111/nph.12742
Cavieres, L.A.; Brooker, R.W.; Butterfield, B.J.; Cook, B.J.; Kikvidze, Z.; Lortie, C.J.; Michalet, R.; Pugnaire, F.I.; Schöb, C.; Xiao, S.; Anthelme, F.; Björk, R.G.; Dickinson, K.J.M.; Cranston, B.H.; Gavilán, R.; Gutiérrez-Girón, A.; Kanka, R.; Maalouf, J.; Mark, A.F.; ... Callaway, R.M., 2014: Facilitative plant interactions and climate simultaneously drive alpine plant diversity. Ecology Letters, 17, 2: 193-202. doi: 10.1111/ele.12217
Anadon-Rosell, A.; Rixen, C.; Cherubini, P.; Wipf, S.; Hagedorn, F.; Dawes, M.A., 2014: Growth and phenology of three dwarf shrub species in a six-year soil warming experiment at the alpine treeline. PLoS One, 9, 6: e100577 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100577
Korup, O.; Rixen, C., 2014: Soil erosion and organic carbon export by wet snow avalanches. Cryosphere, 8, 2: 651-658. doi: 10.5194/tc-8-651-2014
Barbeito, I.; Brücker, R.L.; Rixen, C.; Bebi, P., 2013: Snow fungi-induced mortality of Pinus cembra at the alpine treeline: evidence from plantations. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 45, 4: 455-470. doi: 10.1657/1938-4246-45.4.455
Cardinale, B.J.; Gross, K.; Fritschie, K.; Flombaum, P.; Fox, J.W.; Rixen, C.; Van Ruijven, J.; Reich, P.B.; Scherer-Lorenzen, M.; Wilsey, B.W., 2013: Biodiversity simultaneously enhances the production and stability of community biomass, but the effects are independent. Ecology, 94, 8: 1697-1707. doi: 10.1890/12-1334.1
Oberbauer, S.F.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Troxler, T.G.; Hollister, R.D.; Rocha, A.V.; Bret-Harte, M.S.; Dawes, M.A.; Fosaa, A.M.; Henry, G.H.R.; Høye, T.T.; Jarrad, F.C.; Jónsdóttir, I.S.; Klanderud, K.; Klein, J.A.; Molau, U.; Rixen, C.; Schmidt, N.M.; Shaver, G.R.; Slider, R.T.; ... Welker, J.M., 2013: Phenological response of tundra plants to background climate variation tested using the International Tundra Experiment. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 368, 1624: 20120481 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0481
Dawes, M.A.; Hagedorn, F.; Handa, I.T.; Streit, K.; Ekblad, A.; Rixen, C.; Körner, C.; Hättenschwiler, S., 2013: An alpine treeline in a carbon dioxide-rich world: synthesis of a nine-year free-air carbon dioxide enrichment study. Oecologia, 171, 3: 623-637. doi: 10.1007/s00442-012-2576-5
Wipf, S.; Stöckli, V.; Herz, K.; Rixen, C., 2013: The oldest monitoring site of the Alps revisited: accelerated increase in plant species richness on Piz Linard summit since 1835. Plant Ecology and Diversity, 6, 3-4: 447-455. doi: 10.1080/17550874.2013.764943
Moretti, M.; De Bello, F.; Ibanez, S.; Fontana, S.; Pezzatti, G.B.; Dziock, F.; Rixen, C.; Lavorel, S., 2013: Linking traits between plants and invertebrate herbivores to track functional effects of land-use changes. Journal of Vegetation Science, 24, 5: 949-962. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12022
Butterfield, B.J.; Cavieres, L.A.; Callaway, R.M.; Cook, B.J.; Kikvidze, Z.; Lortie, C.J.; Michalet, R.; Pugnaire, F.I.; Schöb, C.; Xiao, S.; Zaitchek, B.; Anthelme, F.; Björk, R.G.; Dickinson, K.; Gavilán, R.; Kanka, R.; Maalouf, J.-P.; Noroozi, J.; Parajuli, R.; ... Brooker, R.W., 2013: Alpine cushion plants inhibit the loss of phylogenetic diversity in severe environments. Ecology Letters, 16, 4: 478-486. doi: 10.1111/ele.12070
Matteodo, M.; Wipf, S.; Stöckli, V.; Rixen, C.; Vittoz, P., 2013: Elevation gradient of successful plant traits for colonizing alpine summits under climate change. Environmental Research Letters, 8, 2: 024043 (10 pp.). doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/8/2/024043
Elmendorf, S.C.; Henry, G.H.R.; Hollister, R.D.; Björk, R.G.; Boulanger-Lapointe, N.; Cooper, E.J.; Cornelissen, J.H.C.; Day, T.A.; Dorrepaal, E.; Elumeeva, T.G.; Gill, M.; Gould, W.A.; Harte, J.; Hik, D.S.; Hofgaard, A.; Johnson, D.R.; Johnstone, J.F.; Jónsdóttir, I.S.; Jorgenson, J.C.; ... Wipf, S., 2012: Plot-scale evidence of tundra vegetation change and links to recent summer warming. Nature Climate Change, 2, 6: 453-457. doi: 10.1038/Nclimate1465
Rixen, C.; Dawes, M.A.; Wipf, S.; Hagedorn, F., 2012: Evidence of enhanced freezing damage in treeline plants during six years of CO2 enrichment and soil warming. Oikos, 121, 10: 1532-1543. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.20031.x
Stöckli, V.; Wipf, S.; Nilsson, C.; Rixen, C., 2012: Using historical plant surveys to track biodiversity on mountain summits. Plant Ecology and Diversity, 4, 4: 415-425. doi: 10.1080/17550874.2011.651504
Pohl, M.; Graf, F.; Buttler, A.; Rixen, C., 2012: The relationship between plant species richness and soil aggregate stability can depend on disturbance. Plant and Soil, 355, 1-2: 87-102. doi: 10.1007/s11104-011-1083-5
Elmendorf, S.C.; Henry, G.H.R.; Hollister, R.D.; Björk, R.G.; Bjorkman, A.D.; Callaghan, T.V.; Siegwart Collier, L.; Cooper, E.J.; Cornelissen, J.H.C.; Day, T.A.; Fosaa, A.M.; Gould, W.A.; Grétarsdóttir, J.; Harte, J.; Hermanutz, L.; Hik, D.S.; Hofgaard, A.; Jarrad, F.; Jónsdóttir, I.S.; ... Wookey, P.A., 2012: Global assessment of experimental climate warming on tundra vegetation: heterogeneity over space and time. Ecology Letters, 15, 2: 164-175. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01716.x
Barbeito, I.; Dawes, M.A.; Rixen, C.; Senn, J.; Bebi, P., 2012: Factors driving mortality and growth at treeline: a 30-year experiment of 92000 conifers. Ecology, 93, 2: 389-401. doi: 10.1890/11-0384.1
Pütz, M.; Gallati, D.; Kytzia, S.; Elsasser, H.; Lardelli, C.; Teich, M.; Waltert, F.; Rixen, C., 2011: Winter tourism, climate change, and snowmaking in the Swiss Alps: tourists' attitudes and regional economic impacts. Mountain Research and Development, 31, 4: 357-362. doi: 10.1659/Mrd-Journal-D-11-00039.1
Rixen, C.; Teich, M.; Lardelli, C.; Gallati, D.; Pohl, M.; Pütz, M.; Bebi, P., 2011: Winter tourism and climate change in the Alps: an assessment of resource consumption, snow reliability, and future snowmaking potential. Mountain Research and Development, 31, 3: 229-236. doi: 10.1659/Mrd-Journal-D-10-00112.1
Roux-Fouillet, P.; Wipf, S.; Rixen, C., 2011: Long-term impacts of ski piste management on alpine vegetation and soils. Journal of Applied Ecology, 48, 4: 906-915. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.01964.x
Pohl, M.; Stroude, R.; Buttler, A.; Rixen, C., 2011: Functional traits and root morphology of alpine plants. Annals of Botany, 108, 3: 537-545. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcr169
Dawes, M.A.; Hagedorn, F.; Zumbrunn, T.; Handa, I.T.; Hättenschwiler, S.; Wipf, S.; Rixen, C., 2011: Growth and community responses of alpine dwarf shrubs to in situ CO2 enrichment and soil warming. New Phytologist, 191, 3: 806-818. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03722.x
Dawes, M.A.; Hättenschwiler, S.; Bebi, P.; Hagedorn, F.; Handa, I.T.; Körner, C.; Rixen, C., 2011: Species-specific tree growth responses to 9 years of CO2 enrichment at the alpine treeline. Journal of Ecology, 99, 2: 383-394. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01764.x
Kulakowski, D.; Bebi, P.; Rixen, C., 2011: The interacting effects of land use change, climate change and suppression of natural disturbances on landscape forest structure in the Swiss Alps. Oikos, 120, 2: 216-225. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.18726.x
Myers-Smith, I.H.; Forbes, B.C.; Wilmking, M.; Hallinger, M.; Lantz, T.; Blok, D.; Tape, K.D.; Macias-Fauria, M.; Sass-Klaassen, U.; Lévesque, E.; Boudreau, S.; Ropars, P.; Hermanutz, L.; Trant, A.; Siegwart Collier, L.; Weijers, S.; Rozema, J.; Rayback, S.A.; Schmidt, N.M.; ... Hik, D.S., 2011: Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts and research priorities. Environmental Research Letters, 6, 4: 045509 (15 pp.). doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/6/4/045509
Rammig, A.; Jonas, T.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Rixen, C., 2010: Changes in alpine plant growth under future climate conditions. Biogeosciences, 7, 6: 2013-2024. doi: 10.5194/bg-7-2013-2010
Hagedorn, F.; Martin, M.; Rixen, C.; Rusch, S.; Bebi, P.; Zürcher, A.; Siegwolf, R.T.W.; Wipf, S.; Escape, C.; Roy, J.; Hättenschwiler, S., 2010: Short-term responses of ecosystem carbon fluxes to experimental soil warming at the Swiss alpine treeline. Biogeochemistry, 97, 1: 7-19. doi: 10.1007/s10533-009-9297-9
Martin, C.; Pohl, M.; Alewell, C.; Körner, C.; Rixen, C., 2010: Interrill erosion at disturbed Alpine sites: effects of plant functional diversity and vegetation cover. Basic and Applied Ecology, 11, 7: 619-626. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2010.04.006
Martin, M.; Gavazov, K.; Körner, C.; Hättenschwiler, S.; Rixen, C., 2010: Reduced early growing season freezing resistance in alpine treeline plants under elevated atmospheric CO2. Global Change Biology, 16, 3: 1057-1070. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01987.x
Wipf, S.; Rixen, C., 2010: A review of snow manipulation experiments in Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems. Polar Research, 29, 1: 95-109. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2010.00153.x
Rixen, C.; Schwoerer, C.; Wipf, S., 2010: Winter climate change at different temporal scales in Vaccinium myrtillus, an Arctic and alpine dwarf shrub. Polar Research, 29, 1: 85-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2010.00155.x
Bebi, P.; Kulakowski, D.; Rixen, C., 2009: Snow avalanche disturbances in forest ecosystems - state of research and implications for management. Forest Ecology and Management, 257, 9: 1883-1892. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.01.050
Pohl, M.; Alig, D.; Körner, C.; Rixen, C., 2009: Higher plant diversity enhances soil stability in disturbed alpine ecosystems. Plant and Soil, 324, 1-2: 91-102. doi: 10.1007/s11104-009-9906-3
Rixen, C.; Mulder, C.P.H., 2009: Species removal and experimental warming in a subarctic tundra plant community. Oecologia, 161, 1: 173-186. doi: 10.1007/s00442-009-1369-y
Jonas, T.; Rixen, C.; Sturm, M.; Stöckli, V., 2008: How alpine plant growth is linked to snow cover and climate variability. Journal of Geophysical Research G: Biogeosciences, 113, G03013: 1-10. doi: 10.1029/2007JG000680
Rixen, C.; Freppaz, M.; Stoeckli, V.; Huovinen, C.; Huovinen, K.; Wipf, S., 2008: Altered snow density and chemistry change soil nitrogen mineralization and plant growth. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 40, 3: 568-575. doi: 10.1657/1523-0430(07-044)[Rixen]2.0.Co;2
Rixen, C.; Huovinen, C.; Huovinen, K.; Stöckli, V.; Schmid, B., 2008: A plant diversity × water chemistry experiment in subalpine grassland. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 10, 1: 51-61. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2007.09.003
Fontana, F.; Rixen, C.; Jonas, T.; Aberegg, G.; Wunderle, S., 2008: Alpine grassland phenology as seen in AVHRR, VEGETATION, and MODIS NDVI time series - a comparison with in situ measurements. Sensors, 8, 4: 2833-2853. doi: 10.3390/s8042833
Rixen, C.; Haag, S.; Kulakowski, D.; Bebi, P., 2007: Natural avalanche disturbance shapes plant diversity and species composition in subalpine forest belt. Journal of Vegetation Science, 18, 5: 735-742. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2007.tb02588.x
Kulakowski, D.; Rixen, C.; Bebi, P., 2006: Changes in forest structure and in the relative importance of climatic stress as a result of suppression of avalanche disturbances. Forest Ecology and Management, 223, 1-3: 66-74. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.10.058
Wipf, S.; Rixen, C.; Mulder, C.P., 2006: Advanced snowmelt causes shift towards positive neighbour interactions in a subarctic tundra community. Global Change Biology, 12, 8: 1496-1506. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01185.x
Rixen, C.; Mulder, C.P.H., 2005: Improved water retention links high species richness with increased productivity in arctic tundra moss communities. Oecologia, 146, 2: 287-299. doi: 10.1007/s00442-005-0196-z
Wipf, S.; Rixen, C.; Fischer, M.; Schmid, B.; Stoeckli, V., 2005: Effects of ski piste preparation on alpine vegetation. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 2: 306-316. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01011.x
Rixen, C.; Casteller, A.; Schweingruber, F.H.; Stoeckli, V., 2004: Age analysis helps to estimate plant performance on ski pistes. Botanica Helvetica, 114, 2: 127-138. doi: 10.5169/seals-74724
Keller, T.; Pielmeier, C.; Rixen, C.; Gadient, F.; Gustafsson, D.; Stähli, M., 2004: Impact of artificial snow and ski-slope grooming on snowpack properties and soil thermal regime in a sub-alpine ski area. Annals of Glaciology, 38: 314-318. doi: 10.3189/172756404781815310
Rixen, C.; Haeberli, W.; Stoeckli, V., 2004: Ground temperatures under ski pistes with artificial and natural snow. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 36, 4: 419-427. doi: 10.1657/1523-0430(2004)036[0419:Gtuspw]2.0.Co;2
Rixen, C.; Stöckli, V.; Ammann, W., 2003: Does artificial snow production affect the soil and vegetation of ski pistes? A review. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 5, 4: 219-230. doi: 10.1078/1433-8319-00036
Weitere wissenschaftliche Publikationen
Rixen, C., 2020: Phänologische Veränderungen in Hochgebirgen. In: Lozán, J.L.; Breckle, Siegmar-W.; Escher-Vetter, H.; Grassl, H.; Kasang, D.; Paul, F.; Schickhoff, U. (eds), 2020: Warnsignal Klima: Hochgebirge im Wandel. Wissenschaftliche Fakten. Hamburg, Wissenschaftliche Auswertungen. 220-224.
Hock, R.; Rasul, G.; Adler, C.; Cáceres, B.; Gruber, S.; Hirabayashi, Y.; Jackson, M.; Kääb, A.; Kang, S.; Kutuzov, S.; Noetzli, J.; Rixen, C.; ... Zhang, Y., 2019: High mountain areas. In: Pörtner, H.; Roberts, D.C.; Masson-Delmotte, V.; Zhai, P.; Tignor, M.; Poloczanska, E.; Weyer, N.M. (eds), 2019: The ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate. A special report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change. Sine loco, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 131-202.
Wipf, S.; Rixen, C., 2018: Long-term changes in summit plant diversity in the Swiss National Park. In: Bauch, K. (eds), 2018: 6th symposium for research in protected areas. 6th symposium for research in protected areas, Salzburg, Austria. 741-744.
Fischer, M.; Altermatt, F.; Arlettaz, R.; Bartha, B.; Baur, B.; Bergamini, A.; Bersier, L.; Birrer, S.; Braunisch, V.; Dollinger, P.; Eggenberg, S.; Gonseth, Y.; Guisan, A.; Guntern, J.; Gutscher, H.; Herzog, F.; Humbert, J.; Jenny, M.; Klaus, G.; ... Zumbach, S., 2015: Etat de la biodiversité en Suisse en 2014. Une analyse scientifique. Berne, Forum Biodiversité Suisse et al.. 92 p.
Fischer, M.; Altermatt, F.; Arlettaz, R.; Bartha, B.; Baur, B.; Bergamini, A.; Bersier, L.; Birrer, S.; Braunisch, V.; Dollinger, P.; Eggenberg, S.; Gonseth, Y.; Guisan, A.; Guntern, J.; Gutscher, H.; Herzog, F.; Humbert, J.; Jenny, M.; Klaus, G.; ... Zumbach, S., 2015: Zustand der Biodiversität in der Schweiz 2014. Die Analyse der Wissenschaft. Bern, Forum Biodiversität Schweiz et al.. 92 p.
Rixen, C.; Freppaz, M., 2015: Winter sports: the influence of ski piste construction and management on soil and plant characteristics. In: FAO (eds), 2015: Understanding Mountain Soils: a contribution from mountain areas to the International Year of Soils 2015. Rome, FAO. 81-83.
Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Frei, E.; Stöckli, V., 2014: Faster, higher, more? Past, present and future dynamics of alpine and arctic flora under climate change. Alpine Botany, 124, 2: 77-79. doi: 10.1007/s00035-014-0141-z
WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF (Ed.); Feistl, T.; Fierz, C.; Huovinen, C.; Jonas, T.; Löwe, H.; Margreth, S.; Marty, C.; Phillips, M.; Rhyner, H.; Rixen, C.; Schweizer, J.; Stähli, M.; Stucki, T., 2013: Schnee. 160 p.
Rixen, C.; Rolando, A. (eds), 2013: The impacts of skiing and related winter recreational activities on mountain environments. Sharjah, U.A.E.; Oak Park, USA; Bussum, The Netherlands, Bentham. 221 p. doi: 10.2174/97816080548861130101
Rixen, C., 2013: Skiing and vegetation. In: Rixen, C.; Rolando, A. (eds), 2013: The Impacts of Skiing and Related Winter Recreational Activities on Mountain Environments. Sharjah, U.A.E.; Oak Park, USA; Bussum, The Netherlands, Bentham. 65-78.
Wipf, S.; Rixen, C.; Stöckli, V., 2013: Und ausserdem: Schiblers Spuren in der Forschung von heute. In: Berger, H. (eds), 2013: Wilhelm Schibler: Auf den Spuren eines fast vergessenen Botanikers. Zürich, Hugo Berger. 36-38.
Marty, C.; Rixen, C.; Phillips, M., 2013: Schnee und Klima. In: WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF (eds), 2013: Schnee. Darmstadt, Primus. 134-155.
Rhyner, H.; Jonas, T.; Rixen, C.; Marty, C., 2013: Schnee als Ressource. In: WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF (eds), 2013: Schnee. Darmstadt, Primus. 88-109.
Rixen, C.; Huovinen, C., 2013: Schnee als Lebensraum. In: WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF (eds), 2013: Schnee. Darmstadt, Primus. 110-133.
Klaus, G.; Ingold, P.; Baur, B.; Birrer, S.; Graf, R.; Müller, H.; Rixen, C., 2011: Tourisme et loisirs. In: Lachat, T.; Pauli, D.; Gonseth, Y.; Klaus, G.; Scheidegger, C.; Vittoz, P.; Walter, T. (eds), 2011: Evolution de la biodiversité en Suisse depuis 1900. Avons-nous touché le fond?. Zürich, Bristol-Stiftung; Bern, Stuttgart, Wien, Haupt. 296-320.
Klaus, G.; Ingold, P.; Baur, B.; Birrer, S.; Graf, R.; Müller, H.; Rixen, C., 2010: Tourismus und Freizeitverhalten. In: Lachat, T.; Pauli, D.; Gonseth, Y.; Klaus, G.; Scheidegger, C.; Vittoz, P.; Walter, T. (eds), 2010: Wandel der Biodiversität in der Schweiz seit 1900. Ist die Talsohle erreicht?. Zürich, Bristol-Stiftung; Bern, Stuttgart, Wien, Haupt. 298-322.
Bebi, P.; Hagedorn, F.; Martin, M.; Rixen, C.; Senn, J.; Wasem, U., 2009: Langfristige Waldgrenzen-Forschung am Stillberg – vor lauter Bäumen den Wald noch sehen. In: Kräuchi, N.; Kirchner, J. (eds), 2009: Langzeitforschung für eine nachhaltige Waldnutzung. Forum für Wissen 2009, ETH Zürich, September 7, 2009. 87-92.
Schwörer, C.; Rhyner, H.; Rixen, C.C.; Schneebeli, M.; Iten, B., 2007: Chemische Pistenpräparation – Grundlagenbericht. Davos, Eidgenössisches Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF. 69 p.
Teich, M.; Lardelli, C.; Bebi, P.; Gallati, D.; Kytzia, S.; Pohl, M.; Pütz, M.; Rixen, C., 2007: Klimawandel und Wintertourismus: ökonomische und ökologische Auswirkungen von technischer Beschneiung. Birmensdorf, Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL. 169 p.
Rixen, C.; Brugger, S., 2004: Naturgefahren – ein Motor der Biodiversität. In: Roost, J. (eds), 2004: Schutzwald und Naturgefahren. Forum für Wissen 2004, Davos, Switzerland, October 28–29, 2004. 67-71.
Freppaz, M.; Rixen, C.; Stöckli, V.; Scalenghe, R.; Zanini, E., 2003: Innevamento artificiale: additivi del manto nevoso e dinamica dell'azoto in suoli alpini. Bollettino della Società Italiana della Scienza del Suolo, 52, 1-2: 373-384.
Wipf, S.; Rixen, C.; Freppaz, M.; Stoeckli, V., 2002: Ski piste vegetation under artificial and natural snow: patterns in multivariate analysis. In: Bottarin, R.; Tappeiner, U. (eds), 2002: Interdisciplinary Mountain Research. Berlin; Wien, Blackwell. 170-179.
Rixen, C.; Stoeckli, V.; Huovinen, C.; Huovinen, K., 2001: The phenology of four subalpine herbs in relation to snow cover characteristics. In: Dolman, A.J.; Hall, A.J.; Kavvas, M.L.; Oki, T.; Pomeroy, J.W. (eds), 2001: Soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer schemes and large-scale hydrological models. Proceedings of an international symposium (Symposium S5) held during the Sixth Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) at Maast. Sixth IAHS scientific assembly, Maastricht, the Netherlands. 359-362.
Rixen, C.; Trepel, M., 2000: The impact of wetland restoration on the fen vegetation of Lake Hohn, northern Germany. In: 2000: Proceedings IAVS symposium. IAVA Symposium, Uppsala.
Zeitschriften und Broschüren
Frei, E.R.; Rixen, C.; Bebi, P., 2018: Was beeinflusst den Anstieg der Waldgrenze?. Jagd in Tirol, 12: 22-26.
Wipf, S.; Rixen, C., 2018: Gipfelflora im Klimawandel. La flore des sommets et les changements climatiques. info flora plus, 6-8.
Schneider, M.; Suter, D.; Krüsi, B.; Rixen, C., 2017: Begrünung in Hochlagen. Empfehlungen für die Wiederanlage landwirtschaftlich genutzter Flächen in hohen Lagen. AGFF-Merkblatt, 15. Zürich, AGFF. 6 p.
Im Fokus des Projekts SOSTANAH standen biologische Massnahmen zum Schutz vor flachgründigen Rutschungen. Wie wirken sich Pflanzen auf die Hangstabilität aus, und wie gross sind begleitende Effekte von Symbiosepilzen (Mykorrhiza).
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Rixen, C.; Schmid, T., 2016: Begrünung in hohen Lagen. Gartenbau: Schweizer Fachmagazin, 2-3.
Rixen, C., 2013: Begrünerpreis 2013 für Begrünungen an der Strasse am Julierpass und im Skigebiet Zermatt. Prix de végétalisation 2013 pour les végétalisations sur la route du col du Julier et dans le domaine skiable de Zermatt. Premio rinverdimento 2013 per i progetti su. Ingenieurbiologie: Mitteilungsblatt, 3-5.
Rixen, C., 2013: Services écosystémiques. Biodiversité et stabilité du sol. Hotspot, 9.
Rixen, C., 2013: Ökosystemleistungen. Biodiversität und Bodenstabilität. Hotspot, 9.
Wipf, S.; Rixen, C.; Stöckli, V., 2013: Veränderung der Gipfelfloren. Cratschla, 12-13. doi: 10.5169/seals-418856
Rixen, C., 2012: Avalanches create habitats. Integrate Project News (European Forest Institute), 2: 3-4.
Rixen, C., 2011: Lawinen schaffen Lebensraum. Cratschla, 6-7. doi: 10.5169/seals-418826
Rixen, C., 2010: Artificial snow and ski slopes: an environmental perspective. Kunstschnee und Skipisten aus ökologischer Sicht. FIS-Bulletin, 159: 156-158.
Rixen, C., 2010: Artificial snow and ski slopes: an environmental perspective - Kunstschnee und Skipisten aus ökologischer Sicht. FIS-Bulletin, 156-158.
Stöckli, V.; Wipf, S.; Rixen, C., 2010: Bergankunft. Dandy Magazine, 40-41.
Bebi, P.; Hagedorn, F.; Rixen, C.; Senn, J.; Wasem, U., 2009: Forschung am Stillberg vor 25 Jahren und heute. Informationsblatt Wald, 25: 5-7.
Rixen, C.; Müller, U., 2009: Hochlagenbegrünung: Nachhaltige Begrünung oberhalb der Waldgrenze nicht möglich?. Ingenieurbiologie: Mitteilungsblatt, 50-53.
Rixen, C.; Streit, M., 2009: Richtlinien Hochlagenbegrünung. Präsentation am Begrünertag 2008. Ingenieurbiologie: Mitteilungsblatt, 22-23.
Locher Oberholzer, N.; Streit, M.; Frei, M.; Andrey, C.; Blaser, R.; Meyer, J.; Müller, U.; Reidy, B.; Schutz, M.; Schwager, M.; Stoll, M.; Wyttenbach, M.; Rixen, C., 2008: Richtlinien Hochlagenbegrünung / Directives pour la végétalisation en altitude. Ingenieurbiologie: Mitteilungsblatt, 3-33.
Rixen, C., 2008: Klimawandel und Wintertourismus. Natur und Mensch (Schaffhausen), 22-26.
Rixen, C., 2007: Böschungssicherung und -begrünung: Editorial. Ingenieurbiologie: Mitteilungsblatt, 3-4.
Radelow, B.; Rixen, C., 2006: Das grosse Halospektakel von Davos. Davoser Revue, 81: 37-39.
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Master's Theses
The following list represents suggestions for Master's and Diploma thesis and can easily be extended. Contact me to discuss the suggested or other theses ideas for theses.
Growth limitations, phenotypic plasticity and micro-evolution in the alpine shrub Salix herbacea
Vegetation change in the last 100 years on mountain tops in Davos
How cushion plants facilitate other neighbor species in the Alpine