
Forest Health and Biotic Interactions
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Head: Dr. Eckehard Brockerhoff
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.
Research groups
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Staff
Forest health and biotic interactions
Head of Research Unit | |
Visiting scientist | |
Postdoc | |
Postdoc | |
Software developer |
Swiss Forest Protection
Groupleader | |
Postdoc | |
Scientific staff member | |
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Technical staff member | |
Scientific staff member | |
forest pathologist | |
Scientific staff member | |
Visiting scientist | |
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Trainee | |
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Technical staff member | |
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Bachelor student |
Phytopathology
Groupleader | |
Wissenschaftlicher Assistent | |
technical staff member, training supervisor | |
Trainee | |
Visiting scientist | |
Postdoc | |
Bachelor student | |
Bachelor student | |
lab technician | |
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Visiting scientist, Senior Scientist | |
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PhD student guest | |
Postdoc | |
Apprentice | |
Visiting scientist | |
lab technician | |
lab technician |
Forest Entomology
Groupleader, Senior Scientist | |
Technical staff member | |
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Trainee | |
PhD student guest | |
Civil service employee | |
PhD student | |
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Visiting scientist | |
Visiting scientist | |
Scientific assistant | |
Civil service employee | |
Postdoc | |
Visiting scientist | |
Master student | |
Visiting scientist | |
lab technician | |
Trainee | |
Visiting scientist | |
Visiting scientist | |
Visiting scientist | |
Apprentice | |
Trainee | |
Technical staff member | |
Civil service employee | |
Visiting scientist | |
Visiting scientist | |
Technical staff member |
Publications
Romon-Ochoa, P.; Smith, O.; Lewis, A.; Kupper, Q.; Shamsi, W.; Rigling, D.; Pérez-Sierra, A.; Ward, L., 2023: Temperature effects on the Cryphonectria hypovirus 1 accumulation and recovery within its fungal host, the chestnut blight pathogen Cryphonectria parasitica. Viruses, 15, 6: 1260 (13 pp.). doi: 10.3390/v15061260
Staab, M.; Gossner, M.M.; Simons, N.K.; Achury, R.; Ambarlı, D.; Bae, S.; Schall, P.; Weisser, W.W.; Blüthgen, N., 2023: Insect decline in forests depends on species' traits and may be mitigated by management. Communications Biology, 6, 1: 338 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-04690-9
Neff, F.; Prati, D.; Achury, R.; Ambarlı, D.; Bolliger, R.; Brändle, M.; Freitag, M.; Hölzel, N.; Kleinebecker, T.; Knecht, A.; Schäfer, D.; Schall, P.; Seibold, S.; Staab, M.; Weisser, W.W.; Pellissier, L.; Gossner, M.M., 2023: Reduction of invertebrate herbivory by land use is only partly explained by changes in plant and insect characteristics. Ecological Monographs, 93, 2: e1571 (26 pp.). doi: 10.1002/ecm.1571
Hölling, D.; Brockerhoff, E.G., 2023: Express Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) for: Anisandrus maiche (Kurentzov). Organisation Européenne et Méditerranéenne pour la Protection des Plantes (EPPO PM 5/5(1)). (17 pp.) p.
Sanchez, A.; Chittaro, Y.; Frey, D.; Koch, B.; Hölling, D.; Brockerhoff, E.G.; Ruffner, B.; Knížek, M., 2023: Three alien bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae) new to Switzerland. Alpine Entomology, 7: 45-55. doi: 10.3897/alpento.7.103269
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