Functional Plant Ecology
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Our research group aims to better understand the physiological and ecological responses of terrestrial ecosystems to global change, with a focus on anticipating and counteracting its effects.
Our key research themes are the impact of biodiversity loss on ecosystem functions and services, as well as the physiological processes of plant responses to climatic constraints such as drought and increasing temperatures and VPD.
We use novel techniques and approaches at scales going from the cell to the whole ecosystem in diverse environmental conditions in temperate, Mediterranean and tropical systems. We conduct research in controlled conditions (e.g., greenhouses and growth chambers), in manipulative experiments in natural ecosystems (e.g., drought and temperature manipulation) and use long-term national and international inventory platforms.
This integrative approach has both theoretical and applied aims to address the parameterization of climate-vegetation models and guide new climate-smart management practices.
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Habitat trees are a key component of forest biodiversity. Experts from Europe have developed a typology of tree-related microhabitats, small life-sites borne by some trees, which are indispensable for thousands of specialised organisms.
WSL fact sheet 64
2021
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Dieser Taschenführer beschreibt die 47 Typen von Baummikrohabitaten, die in 15 Gruppen und 7 Formen unterteilt sind. Der Taschenführer ist eine Beilage zum Merkblatt für die Praxis 64 «Habitatbäume kennen, schützen und fördern».
Ce guide décrit les 47 types de dendromicrohabitats, organisés en 15 groupes et 7 formes. Il est une annexe à la Notice pour le praticien 64 «Connaître, conserver et promouvoir les arbres-habitats».
This field guide describes 47 different tree-related microhabitats and classifies them into 15 groups and seven types. The guidebook is originally published as an annex to the WSL Fact Sheet 64 «Know, protect and promote habitat trees».
Bütler, R., 2020: Enjeux en forêt et bonnes pratiques pour lutter contre le déclin des insectes. Bulletin de l'ARPEA: Journal Romand de l'Environnement, 56, 285: 19-23.
Wang, W.; English, N.B.; Grossiord, C.; Gessler, A.; Das, A.J.; Stephenson, N.L.; Baisan, C.H.; Allen, C.D.; McDowell, N.G., 2020: Mortality predispositions of conifers across western USA. New Phytologist, doi: 10.1111/nph.16864
Bütler, R.; Rosset, J.; Perusset, A., 2020: Nyon-St-Cergue - a case from western Switzerland. In: Krumm, F.; Schuck, A.; Rigling, A. (eds), 2020: How to balance forestry and biodiversity conservation. A view across Europe. Birmensdorf, European Forest Institute (EFI); Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL). 285-293.
Von Freyberg, J.; Allen, Scott.T.; Grossiord, C.; Dawson, T.E., 2020: Plant and root-zone water isotopes are difficult to measure, explain, and predict: some practical recommendations for determining plant water sources. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 11, 11: 1352-1367. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.13461
Mackay, D.S.; Savoy, P.R.; Grossiord, C.; Tai, X.; Pleban, J.R.; Wang, D.R.; McDowell, N.G.; Adams, H.D.; Sperry, J.S., 2020: Conifers depend on established roots during drought: results from a coupled model of carbon allocation and hydraulics. New Phytologist, 225, 2: 599-600. doi: 10.1111/nph.16043
Wang, W.; McDowell, N.G.; Pennington, S.; Grossiord, C.; Leff, R.T.; Sengupta, A.; Ward, N.D.; Sezen, U.U.; Rich, R.; Megonigal, J.P.; Stegen, J.C.; Bond-Lamberty, B.; Bailey, V., 2020: Tree growth, transpiration, and water-use efficiency between shoreline and upland red maple (Acer rubrum) trees in a coastal forest. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 295: 108163 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108163
Grossiord, C.; Ulrich, D.E.M.; Vilagrosa, A., 2020: Controls of the hydraulic safety-efficiency trade-off. Tree Physiology, 40, 5: 573-576. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa013
Grossiord, C.; Buckley, T.N.; Cernusak, L.A.; Novick, K.A.; Poulter, B.; Siegwolf, R.T.W.; Sperry, J.S.; McDowell, N.G., 2020: Plant responses to rising vapor pressure deficit. New Phytologist, 226, 6: 1550-1566. doi: 10.1111/nph.16485
McDowell, N.G.; Allen, C.D.; Anderson-Teixeira, K.; Aukema, B.H.; Bond-Lamberty, B.; Chini, L.; Clark, J.S.; Dietze, M.; Grossiord, C.; Hanbury-Brown, A.; Hurtt, G.C.; Jackson, R.B.; Johnson, D.J.; Kueppers, L.; Lichstein, J.W.; Ogle, K.; Poulter, B.; Pugh, T.A.M.; Seidl, R.; ... Xu, C., 2020: Pervasive shifts in forest dynamics in a changing world. Science, 368, 6494: eaaz9463 (10 pp.). doi: 10.1126/science.aaz9463
Habitatbäume sind eine Schlüsselkomponente der Waldbiodiversität. Fachleute aus Europa erarbeiteten eine Typologie der Lebensräume (sogenannte Baummikrohabitate), die auf Bäumen vorkommen und für Tausende von spezialisierten Lebewesen unentbehrlich sind.
Merkblatt für die Praxis 64
2020
Les arbres-habitats sont des éléments clés pour les espèces vivant en forêt. Des spécialistes européens ont élaboré une typologie détaillée des dendromicrohabitats, petits milieux de vie portés par les arbres et qui sont indispensables à des milliers d’organismes spécialisés.
Notice pour le praticien 64
2020
Grossiord, C., 2019: Having the right neighbors: how tree species diversity modulates drought impacts on forests. New Phytologist, 228: 42-49. doi: 10.1111/nph.15667
Zweite überarbeitete Auflage: Totholz gehört zum natürlichen Waldzyklus und ist die Lebensgrundlage für zahlreiche Arten. Gezielte Massnahmen sind nötig, um anspruchsvolle Arten, die auf viel Totholz in einer bestimmten Qualität angewiesen sind, zu fördern.
Merkblatt für die Praxis 52
2019
Deuxième édition révisée: Le bois mort fait partie du cycle forestier naturel. Même si son volume augmente depuis quelques décennies dans la forêt suisse, les objectifs en matière de conservation ne sont pas encore atteints.
Notice pour le praticien 52
2019
McDowell, N.G.; Grossiord, C.; Adams, H.D.; Pinzón-Navarro, S.; Mackay, D.S.; Breshears, D.D.; Allen, C.D.; Borrego, I.; Dickman, L.T.; Collins, A.; Gaylord, M.; McBranch, N.; Pockman, W.T.; Vilagrosa, A.; Aukema, B.; Goodsman, D.; Xu, C., 2019: Mechanisms of a coniferous woodland persistence under drought and heat. Environmental Research Letters, 14, 4: 045014 (14 pp.). doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab0921
Grossiord, C.; Christoffersen, B.; Alonso-Rodríguez, A.M.; Anderson-Teixeira, K.; Asbjornsen, H.; Aparecido, L.M.T.; Berry, Z.C.; Baraloto, C.; Bonal, D.; Borrego, I.; Burban, B.; Chambers, J.Q.; Christianson, D.S.; Detto, M.; Faybishenko, B.; Fontes, C.G.; Fortunel, C.; Gimenez, B.O.; Jardine, K.J.; ... McDowell, N.G., 2019: Precipitation mediates sap flux sensitivity to evaporative demand in the neotropics. Oecologia, 191, 3: 519-530. doi: 10.1007/s00442-019-04513-x
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Functional Plant Ecology
Functional Plant Ecology
Joint Professorship, Gruppenleiterin , Leiterin Standort Lausanne | |
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Extension services | |
visiting scientist, senior scientist | |
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- The PERL lab at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)