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Head: Dr. Martina Peter
We study ecological processes in populations of plants, mycorrhizal fungi and animals with molecular-genetic methods and supplement them with experimental approaches. We mainly investigate species that are relevant for Switzerland owing to their function in ecosystems, their distributional focus or their conservation status. We describe how plants of the Alpine region evolve to adapt to changing environmental conditions (adaptation). As important symbiosis partners of our forest trees, we investigate mycorrhizal fungi, their adaptation to tree partners and local conditions, and their significance for the stability of forest ecosystems in a changing environment. We study how landscape features impact the dispersal and connectivity of organisms and their populations and how land use affects rare plant and animal species (conservation genetics).
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Publications
Olsson, S.; Dauphin, B.; Jorge, V.; Grivet, D.; Farsakoglou, A.M.; Climent, J.; Alizoti, P.; Faivre-Rampant, P.; Pinosio, S.; Milesi, P.; Scalabrin, S.; Bagnoli, F.; Scotti, I.; Vendramin, G.G.; Gonzalez-Martinez, S.C.; Fady, B.; Aravanopoulus, F.; Bastien, C.; Alia, R., 2023: Diversity and enrichment of breeding material for resilience in European forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 530: 120748 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120748
Zweifel, R.; Basler, D.; Braun, S.; Buchmann, N.; Conedera, M.; Etzold, S.; Eugster, W.; Floriancic, M.; Fonti, P.; Gessler, A.; Haeni, M.; Hoch, G.; Hummel, D.; Kahmen, A.; Koechli, R.; Maeder, M.; Nievergelt, D.; Peter, M.; Peters, R.; ... Wilhelm, M., 2022: TreeNet. Technischer Bericht 2022. 76 p.
In order to preserve stone pine forests as diverse habitats at the transition to the alpine zone under future climate conditions, an integrative approach is needed to protect biodiversity and the various functions and services provided by the forest, which include protection, utilisation and recreation.
Steidinger, B.S.; Büntgen, U.; Stobbe, U.; Tegel, W.; Sproll, L.; Haeni, M.; Moser, B.; Bagi, I.; Bonet, J.; Buée, M.; Dauphin, B.; Martínez‐Peña, F.; Molinier, V.; Zweifel, R.; Egli, S.; Peter, M., 2022: The fall of the summer truffle: recurring hot, dry summers result in declining fruitbody production of Tuber aestivum in Central Europe. Global Change Biology, 28, 24: 7376-7390. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16424
Rehnus, M.; Bollmann, K.; Gugerli, F.; Brodbeck, S.; Schenker, L., 2022: Le lièvre variable: dynamique de population et utilisation de l'habitat. Schneehase: Bestandesschwankungen und Lebensraumnutzung. Fauna.vs-Info, 2-7.
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Short film to introduce the new Globi non-fiction book "Globi and the Microbes": We dive with Globi into the WWW of nature - the fungus network in the forest (Wood-Wide-Web). Martina Peter explains to Globi, Atlant & Arin what role mushrooms play in the forest. 03.05.2022, 9:02min
White truffle in Zurich.
24.01.2022, SRF Schweiz aktuell, 4.22min, with Dr. Martina Peter
Winter in the Swiss Alps. How animal survive.
15.01.2022, SRF School, 41min, Production: Marcus Fischötter 2021. Dr. Felix Gugerli and Dr. Maik Rehnus give explanations in the German spoken documentary film.
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Ecological Genetics
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