Forest Health and Biotic Interactions

The research unit studies the effect of biotic factors (in particular insects and fungi) on forest health and develops the scientific basis for protecting the forest against potential pests and pathogens. We conduct surveys on the emergence of forest pests and diseases, advise forestry services on forest protection issues, and assist the federal government and cantonal authorities with measures to combat pests and pathogens. The unit's infrastructure includes a modern diagnostic laboratory and a high-security plant protection laboratory, so that alien organisms can be dealt with appropriately.

Another focus of the unit is on studying the effect of biotic (alien species) and abiotic disturbances (wind damage, climate change), as well as cultivation, on invertebrate fauna and the interactions between them and their host trees.

Projects

Publications

Research Groups and Staff

Forest Health and Biotic Interactions

Eckehard G. Brockerhoff

Head of Research Unit

Martin Bader

Visiting scientist

Marco Basile

Scientific staff member

Alexander Maess

Bachelor student

Anna Sidonia Marugg

Bachelor student

Robert McElderry

Scientific staff member

José Pedro Zé Ribeiro Correia

PhD student

Silja Jana Schanz

Bachelor student

Insubric Ecosystems

Gianni Boris Pezzatti

Group leader

Mark Bertogliati

Visiting scientist

Marco Conedera

Visiting scientist

Mattia Fadini

Scientific assistant

Vincent Fehr

PostDoc, Tel. 091 821 52 41

Alberto Luigi Fontana

Trainee

Daniela Furrer

Administrative staff member

Eric Gehring

Scientific staff member

Antoine Jousson

Visiting scientist

Sandra Kolarek

Temporary employee

Patrik Krebs

Scientific staff member

Gaia Yamuna Lepori

Bachelor student

Andrea Minetti

Software developer

Adrian David Müller

Trainee

Alan Oggier

Scientific staff member

Attilio Rizzoli

Visiting scientist

Tania Romero Mujalli-Bosia

Temporary employee / Scientific staff member

Matteo René Francois Thomé

Master student

Phytopathology

Simone Prospero

Group leader

Carolina Cornejo

Technical staff member

Ana Diaz Zuniga

PhD student

Iva Franic

Scientific staff member

Leandra Fritsi

Lab technician

Mailen Agustina Guerra Moreno

Scientific assistant

Renate Heinzelmann

Visiting scientist

Quirin Kupper

Lab technician

Giovanna Lanzavecchia

Postdoc

Jana Orbach

Scientific staff member

Patrizia Palermo

Technical staff member

Lenin Rodrigo Riascos Flores

Postdoc

Daniel Rigling

Visiting scientist

Beat Ruffner

Scientific staff member

Saskia Scharl

Temporary employee

Sofie Suter

Apprentice

Sven Ulrich

Lab technician

Luis Ever Vega Cabrera

Postdoc

Forest Entomology

Martin Gossner

Group leader

Carl-Michael Heimo Andersson

Technical staff member

Astrid Bächli

Technical staff member

Mojtaba Moe Bakhtiari

Postdoctoral Scientist

Janine Bolliger

Senior Scientist

Giulia Casciano

PhD student

Francesca Cerroti

PhD student

Fabio Costa

Temporary employee / Scientific staff member

Bastiaan Drost

PhD student guest

Michael Andreas Eisenring

Scientific staff member

Federico Ferrari

PhD student

Maja Ilic

Visiting scientist

Thibault Lachat

Visiting scientist

Felix Neff

Visiting scientist

Anouchka Perret-Gentil

Lab technician

Aditi Rawal

PhD student

Caio Graco Rodriguez Leandro Roza

Visiting scientist

Thibaut Rota

Visiting scientist

Nicolas Roth

Visiting scientist

Doris Schneider

Technical staff member

Jan Scholl

Master student

Leila Anna Schuh

Postdoc

Christoph Sperisen

Visiting scientist

Nicola Van Koppenhagen

Postdoc

Beat Wermelinger

Visiting scientist

Fengping Yang

Visiting scientist

Carlotta Bruna Andrée Zamboni

Temporary employee / Scientific staff member

Swiss Forest Protection

Valentin Queloz

Group leader

Benno Andreas Augustinus

Scientific staff member

Ludwig Beenken

Scientific staff member

Simon Blaser

Scientific staff member

Francesca Giulia Dennert

Scientific staff member

Vivanne Dubach

Technical staff member

Doris Hölling

Scientific staff member

Julia Lopez Mercadal

Visiting scientist

Andrea Minetti

Software developer

Maurice Moor

Technical staff member

Alice Pessina

Technical staff member

Mario Sahli

Technical specialist

Lia Sifrig

Lab technician

Sophie Stroheker

Technical staff member