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Head:Dr. Georg von Arx
We use tree rings to investigate environmental impacts on tree growth and reconstruct past environmental changes. Our aim is to understand the underlying tree-physiological processes, particularly in relation to the water and carbon cycles. The spatio-temporal scale ranges from minutes to millennia and from cells to ecosystems around the globe. Our toolbox includes time series analysis of ring width, x-ray density, stable isotopes and wood cell anatomy. We aim to advance these tools through development of hardware, software and statistical methods.
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Matulewski, P.; Buchwal, A.; Zielonka, A.; Wrońska-Wałach, D.; Čufar, K.; Gärtner, H., 2021: Trampling as a major ecological factor affecting the radial growth and wood anatomy of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) roots on a hiking trail. Ecological Indicators, 121: 107095 (14 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107095
Escobar‐Sandoval, M.; Pâques, L.; Fonti, P.; Martinez‐Meier, A.; Rozenberg, P., 2021: Phenotypic plasticity of European larch radial growth and wood density along a‐1,000 m elevational gradient. Plant-Environment Interactions, doi: 10.1002/pei3.10040
Cherubini, P.; Battipaglia, G.; Innes, J.L., 2021: Tree vitality and forest health: Can tree-ring stable isotopes be used as indicators?. Current Forestry Reports, doi: 10.1007/s40725-021-00137-8
Song, H.; Mei, R.; Liu, Y.; Nievergelt, D.; Verstege, A.; Cherubini, P.; Liu, R.; Sun, C.; Li, Q.; Chen, L.; Zeng, X.; Guo, J., 2021: Maximum July-September temperatures derived from tree-ring densities on the western Loess Plateau, China. International Journal of Climatology, 41, 2: 779-790. doi: 10.1002/joc.6650
Benavides, R.; Carvalho, B.; Bastias, C.C.; López‐Quiroga, D.; Mas, A.; Cavers, S.; Gray, A.; Albet, A.; Alía, R.; Ambrosio, O.; Dauphin, B.; Fonti, P.; Graf, R.; Gugerli, F.; Marchon, J.; Martínez‐Sancho, E.; Morganti, S.; Opgenoorth, L.; Rellstab, C.; Valladares, F., 2021: The GenTree leaf collection: inter‐ and intraspecific leaf variation in seven forest tree species in Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30, 3: 590-597. doi: 10.1111/geb.13239
Huang, W.; Fonti, P.; Ræbild, A.; Larsen, J.B.; Wellendorf, H.; Hansen, J.K., 2021: Variability among sites and climate models contribute to uncertain spruce growth projections in Denmark. Forests, 12, 1: 36 (20 pp.). doi: 10.3390/f12010036
Egli, M.; Wiesenberg, G.; Leifeld, J.; Gärtner, H.; Seibert, J.; Röösli, C.; Wingate, V.; Dollenmeier, W.; Griffel, P.; Suremann, J.; Weber, J.; Zyberaj, M.; Musso, A., 2021: Formation and decay of peat bogs in the vegetable belt of Switzerland. Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 114: 2 (16 pp.). doi: 10.1186/s00015-020-00376-0
Fang, O.; Zhang, Q.; Vitasse, Y.; Zweifel, R.; Cherubini, P., 2021: The frequency and severity of past droughts shape the drought sensitivity of juniper trees on the Tibetan plateau. Forest Ecology and Management, 486: 118968 (7 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.118968
Palandrani, C.; Motta, R.; Cherubini, P.; Čurović, M.; Dukić, V.; Tonon, G.; Ceccon, C.; Peressotti, A.; Alberti, G., 2021: Role of photosynthesis and stomatal conductance on the long-term rising of intrinsic water use efficiency in dominant trees in three oldgrowth forests in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro. iForest, 14, 1: 53-60.
Yang, Y.; Wang, A.; Cherubini, P.; Kräuchi, N.; Ni, Y.; Wu, Z.; He, H.S.; Li, M.; Schaub, M., 2021: Physiological and growth responses to defoliation of older needles in Abiesalba trees grown under two light regimes. Forest Ecology and Management, 484: 118947 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.118947
Edwards, J.; Anchukaitis, K.J.; Zambri, B.; Andreu‐Hayles, L.; Oelkers, R.; D'Arrigo, R.; Von Arx, G., 2021: Intra‐annual climate anomalies in Northwestern North America following the 1783-1784 CE Laki eruption. Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres, 126, 3: e2020JD033544 (22 pp.). doi: 10.1029/2020JD033544
Walthert, L.; Ganthaler, A.; Mayr, S.; Saurer, M.; Waldner, P.; Walser, M.; Zweifel, R.; Von Arx, G., 2021: From the comfort zone to crown dieback: sequence of physiological stress thresholds in mature European beech trees across progressive drought. Science of the Total Environment, 753: 141792 (14 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141792
Matisons, R.; Elferts, D.; Krišāns, O.; Schneck, V.; Gärtner, H.; Bast, A.; Wojda, T.; Kowalczyk, J.; Jansons, Ā., 2021: Non-linear regional weather-growth relationships indicate limited adaptability of the eastern Baltic Scots pine. Forest Ecology and Management, 479: 118600 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118600
Peters, R.L.; Pappas, C.; Hurley, A.G.; Poyatos, R.; Flo, V.; Zweifel, R.; Goossens, W.; Steppe, K., 2021: Assimilate, process and analyse thermal dissipation sap flow data using the TREX R package. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, (9 pp.). doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.13524
Björklund, J.; Fonti, M.V.; Fonti, P.; Van den Bulcke, J.; Von Arx, G., 2021: Cell wall dimensions reign supreme: cell wall composition is irrelevant for the temperature signal of latewood density/blue intensity in Scots pine. Dendrochronologia, 65: 125785 (7 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2020.125785
Shestakova, T.A.; Martínez-Sancho, E., 2021: Stories hidden in tree rings: a review on the application of stable carbon isotopes to dendrosciences. Dendrochronologia, 65: 125789 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2020.125789
Mu, Y.; Zhang, Q.; Fang, O.; Lyu, L.; Cherubini, P., 2021: Pervasive tree-growth reduction in Tibetan juniper forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 480: 118642 (6 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118642
Peters, R.L.; Steppe, K.; Cuny, H.E.; De Pauw, D.J.W.; Frank, D.C.; Schaub, M.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Cabon, A.; Fonti, P., 2021: Turgor - a limiting factor for radial growth in mature conifers along an elevational gradient. New Phytologist, 229, 1: 213-229. doi: 10.1111/nph.16872
Büntgen, U.; Jenny, H.; Galván, J.D.; Piermattei, A.; Krusic, P.J.; Bollmann, K., 2020: Stable body size of Alpine ungulates. Royal Society Open Science, 7, 7: 200196 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1098/rsos.200196
Popkova, M.I.; Shishov, V.V.; Vaganov, E.A.; Fonti, M.V.; Kirdyanov, A.V.; Babushkina, E.A.; Huang, J.; Rossi, S., 2020: Contribution of xylem anatomy to tree-ring width of two larch species in permafrost and non-permafrost zones of Siberia. Forests, 11, 12: 1343 (13 pp.). doi: 10.3390/f11121343
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