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All creatures interact with one another and with their environment. We examine the ecological interactions between various oranisms, from microorganisms in the soil to large mammals, and relate these to ecosystem processes and services.
Creatures may form symbiotic relationships with other creatures, and in doing so derive mutual benefit from the relationship (e.g. mycorrhiza and plants), compete with one another for food or habitat, or be in a predator-prey relationship. We study the ecological interactions between various groups of organisms, from microorganisms in the soil, to plants, insects, birds and large mammals, and relate these to ecosystem functions such as stability, nutrient cycles and nutrient storage. For example, ungulates transport nutrients over long distances and thus influence soil organisms and soil processes.
We analyse how changes in land use, land use intensification and climate change affect the composition of species communities. These modifications also change the interactions between species within an ecosystem. We examine the impacts of these changes on ecosystem processes, for example on biomass production or decomposition in the forest.
Statistical models enable us to predict future interactions between plants and plant pests under climate change. This is important if we want to understand how the causes of global change, such as climate and land use change, will alter our ecosystems in the future.
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Focus WSL magazine Diagonal, 2/18: Everything is interconnected – and not only since the Internet has been around. Researchers at WSL don’t just study how natural networks function and how they can be restored after an intervention. They themselves also benefit from a diverse variety of networks, with networks of computers, of instruments and of researchers making their work easier.
Humann-Guilleminot, S.; Boch, S.; Martínez-De León, G.; Lessard-Therrien, M.; Hayoz-Andrey, A.; Serres-Hänni, A.; Humbert, J.Y., 2023: Experimental extensification of mountain grasslands restores plant species richness but not species composition in the mid-term. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60, 3: 530-540. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.14344
Storch, F.; Boch, S.; Gossner, M.M.; Feldhaar, H.; Ammer, C.; Schall, P.; Polle, A.; Kroiher, F.; Müller, J.; Bauhus, J., 2023: Linking structure and species richness to support forest biodiversity monitoring at large scales. Annals of Forest Science, 80: 3 (17 pp.). doi: 10.1186/s13595-022-01169-1
Bergauer, M.; Dembicz, I.; Boch, S.; Willner, W.; Babbi, M.; Blank-Pachlatko, J.; Catalano, C.; Cykowska-Marzencka, B.; Gehler, J.; Guarino, R.; Keller, S.; Moysiyenko, I.; Vynokurov, D.; Widmer, S.; Dengler, J., 2022: Scale-dependent patterns and drivers of vascular plant, bryophyte and lichen diversity in dry grasslands of the Swiss inneralpine valleys. Alpine Botany, 132: 195-209. doi: 10.1007/s00035-022-00285-y
Müller, S.; Gossner, M.M.; Penone, C.; Jung, K.; Renner, S.C.; Farina, A.; Anhäuser, L.; Ayasse, M.; Boch, S.; Haensel, F.; Heitzmann, J.; Kleinn, C.; Magdon, P.; Perović, D.J.; Pieretti, N.; Shaw, T.; Steckel, J.; Tschapka, M.; Vogt, J.; ... Scherer- Lorenzen, M., 2022: Land-use intensity and landscape structure drive the acoustic composition of grasslands. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 328: 107845 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2021.107845
Oelmann, Y.; Lange, M.; Leimer, S.; Roscher, C.; Aburto, F.; Alt, F.; Bange, N.; Berner, D.; Boch, S.; Boeddinghaus, R.S.; Buscot, F.; Dassen, S.; De Deyn, G.; Eisenhauer, N.; Gleixner, G.; Goldmann, K.; Hölzel, N.; Jochum, M.; Kandeler, E.; ... Wilcke, W., 2021: Above- and belowground biodiversity jointly tighten the P cycle in agricultural grasslands. Nature Communications, 12: 4431 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24714-4
Axmanová, I.; Kalusová, V.; Danihelka, J.; Dengler, J.; Pergl, J.; Pyšek, P.; Večeřa, M.; Attorre, F.; Biurrun, I.; Boch, S.; Conradi, T.; Gavilán, R.G.; Jiménez‐Alfaro, B.; Knollová, I.; Kuzemko, A.; Lenoir, J.; Leostrin, A.; Medvecká, J.; Moeslund, J.E.; ... Chytrý, M., 2021: Neophyte invasions in European grasslands. Journal of Vegetation Science, 32, 2: e12994 (17 pp.). doi: 10.1111/jvs.12994
Simons, N.K.; Felipe-Lucia, M.R.; Schall, P.; Ammer, C.; Bauhus, J.; Blüthgen, N.; Boch, S.; Buscot, F.; Fischer, M.; Goldmann, K.; Gossner, M.M.; Hänsel, F.; Jung, K.; Manning, P.; Nauss, T.; Oelmann, Y.; Pena, R.; Polle, A.; Renner, S.C.; ... Weisser, W.W., 2021: National forest inventories capture the multifunctionality of managed forests in Germany. Forest Ecosystems, 8: 5 (19 pp.). doi: 10.1186/s40663-021-00280-5
Heer, N.; Klimmek, F.; Kurtogullari, Y.; Prati, D.; Rieder, N.S.; Boch, S., 2021: Density effects of two hemiparasitic Melampyrum species on grassland plant diversity. Dichteeffekte von zwei hemiparasitischen Melampyrum-Arten auf die Pflanzenartenvielfalt im Grasland. Tuexenia, 41: 411-422. doi: 10.14471/2021.41.014
Boch, S.; Kurtogullari, Y.; Allan, E.; Lessard-Therrien, M.; Rieder, N.S.; Fischer, M.; Martínez De León, G.; Arlettaz, R.; Humbert, J.Y., 2021: Effects of fertilization and irrigation on vascular plant species richness, functional composition and yield in mountain grasslands. Journal of Environmental Management, 279: 111629 (7 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111629
Boch, S.; Martins, A.; Sim-Sim, M.; Bergamini, A., 2021: Effects of elevation and disturbances on the associations between the diversities of bryophyte and macrolichen functional-taxonomic groups on Madeira Island. Bryologist, 124, 2: 178-190. doi: 10.1639/0007-2745-124.2.178
Boch, S.; Saiz, H.; Allan, E.; Schall, P.; Prati, D.; Schulze, E.; Hessenmöller, D.; Sparrius, L.B.; Fischer, M., 2021: Direct and indirect effects of management intensity and environmental factors on the functional diversity of lichens in Central European Forests. Microorganisms, 9, 2: 463 (18 pp.). doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9020463
Dembicz, I.; Velev, N.; Boch, S.; Janišová, M.; Palpurina, S.; Pedashenko, H.; Vassilev, K.; Dengler, J., 2021: Drivers of plant diversity in Bulgarian dry grasslands vary across spatial scales and functional-taxonomic groups. Journal of Vegetation Science, 32, 1: e12935 (14 pp.). doi: 10.1111/jvs.12935
Bae, S.; Heidrich, L.; Levick, S.R.; Gossner, M.M.; Seibold, S.; Weisser, W.W.; Magdon, P.; Serebryanyk, A.; Bässler, C.; Schäfer, D.; Schulze, E.; Doerfler, I.; Müller, J.; Jung, K.; Heurich, M.; Fischer, M.; Roth, N.; Schall, P.; Boch, S.; ... Renner, S.C.; Müller, J., 2021: Dispersal ability, trophic position and body size mediate species turnover processes: insights from a multi-taxa and multi-scale approach. Diversity and Distributions, 27: 439-453. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13204
Haeler, E.; Bergamini, A.; Blaser, S.; Ginzler, C.; Hindenlang, K.; Keller, C.; Kiebacher, T.; Kormann, U.G.; Scheidegger, C.; Schmidt, R.; Stillhard, J.; Szallies, A.; Pellissier, L.; Lachat, T., 2021: Saproxylic species are linked to the amount and isolation of dead wood across spatial scales in a beech forest. Landscape Ecology, 36: 89-104. doi: 10.1007/s10980-020-01115-4
Wohlgemuth, T.; Bürgi, M.; Conedera, M.; Rigling, A.; Wermelinger, B.; Gossner, M., 2020: Die Wirkung von natürlichen Störungen auf die Waldbiodiversität. In: Bollmann, K. (eds), 2020: Biodiversität im Schweizer Wald. Forum für Wissen 2020: Biodiversität im Schweizer Wald, online. 55-63. doi: 10.55419/wsl:25522
Vassilev, K.; Pedashenko, H.; Alexandrova, A.; Tashev, A.; Ganeva, A.; Gavrilova, A.; Macanović, A.; Assenov, A.; Vitkova, A.; Genova, B.; Grigorov, B.; Gussev, C.; Mašić, E.; Filipova, E.; Gecheva, G.; Aneva, I.; Knolová, I.; Nikolov, I.; Georgiev, G.; ... Vulchev, V., 2020: Balkan Vegetation Database (BVD) - updated information and current status. Vegetation Classification and Survey, 1: 151-153. doi: 10.3897/VCS/2020/61348
Mark, K.; Laanisto, L.; Bueno, C.G.; Niinemets, Ü.; Keller, C.; Scheidegger, C., 2020: Contrasting co-occurrence patterns of photobiont and cystobasidiomycete yeast associated with common epiphytic lichen species. New Phytologist, 227, 5: 1362-1375. doi: 10.1111/nph.16475
Dormann, C.F.; Bagnara, M.; Boch, S.; Hinderling, J.; Janeiro-Otero, A.; Schäfer, D.; Schall, P.; Hartig, F., 2020: Plant species richness increases with light availability, but not variability, in temperate forests understorey. BMC Ecology, 20: 43 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00311-9
Reinig, F.; Cherubini, P.; Engels, S.; Esper, J.; Guidobaldi, G.; Jöris, O.; Lane, C.; Nievergelt, D.; Oppenheimer, C.; Park, C.; Pfanz, H.; Riede, F.; Schmincke, H.; Street, M.; Wacker, L.; Büntgen, U., 2020: Towards a dendrochronologically refined date of the Laacher See eruption around 13,000 years ago. Quaternary Science Reviews, 229: 106128 (6 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.106128
Büntgen, U.; Liebhold, A.; Nievergelt, D.; Wermelinger, B.; Roques, A.; Reinig, F.; Krusic, P.J.; Piermattei, A.; Egli, S.; Cherubini, P.; Esper, J., 2020: Return of the moth: rethinking the effect of climate on insect outbreaks. Oecologia, 192: 543-552. doi: 10.1007/s00442-019-04585-9
Rigling, A.; Etzold, S.; Bebi, P.; Brang, P.; Ferretti, M.; Forrester, D.; Gärtner, H.; Gessler, A.; Ginzler, C.; Moser, B.; Schaub, M.; Stroheker, S.; Trotsiuk, V.; Walthert, L.; Zweifel, R.; Wohlgemuth, T., 2019: Wie viel Trockenheit ertragen unsere Wälder? Lehren aus extremen Trockenjahren. In: Bründl, M.; Schweizer, J. (eds), 2019: Lernen aus Extremereignissen. Forum für Wissen 2019: Lernen aus Extremereignissen, Davos, Switzerland. 39-51. doi: 10.55419/wsl:19983
Eggenberger, H.; Frey, D.; Pellissier, L.; Ghazoul, J.; Fontana, S.; Moretti, M., 2019: Urban bumblebees are smaller and more phenotypically diverse than their rural counterparts. Journal of Animal Ecology, 88, 10: 1522-1533. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13051
Brun, P.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Graham, C.H.; Lavergne, S.; Pellissier, L.; Münkemüller, T.; Thuiller, W., 2019: The productivity-biodiversity relationship varies across diversity dimensions. Nature Communications, 10: 5691 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13678-1
Björklund, J.; Von Arx, G.; Nievergelt, D.; Wilson, R.; Van den Bulcke, J.; Günther, B.; Loader, N.J.; Rydval, M.; Fonti, P.; Scharnweber, T.; Andreu‐Hayles, L.; Büntgen, U.; D'Arrigo, R.; Davi, N.; De Mil, T.; Esper, J.; Gärtner, H.; Geary, J.; Gunnarson, B.E.; ... Frank, D., 2019: Scientific merits and analytical challenges of tree‐ring densitometry. Reviews of Geophysics, 57, 4: 1224-1264. doi: 10.1029/2019RG000642
Salazar-Tortosa, D.; Saladin, B.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Castro, J.; Rubio de Casas, R., 2019: The evolution of seed dispersal is associated with environmental heterogeneity in Pinus. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 41: 125464 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2019.125464
Meller, S.; Frossard, E.; Luster, J., 2019: Phosphorus allocation to leaves of beech saplings reacts to soil phosphorus availability. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10: 744 (13 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00744
Brunner, I.; Herzog, C.; Galiano, L.; Gessler, A., 2019: Plasticity of fine-root traits under long-term irrigation of a water-limited scots pine forest. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10: 701 (10 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00701
Adamczyk, M.; Hagedorn, F.; Wipf, S.; Donhauser, J.; Vittoz, P.; Rixen, C.; Frossard, A.; Theurillat, J.; Frey, B., 2019: The soil microbiome of GLORIA mountain summits in the Swiss Alps. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10: 1080 (21 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01080
Bakker, M.R.; Brunner, I.; Ashwood, F.; Bjarnadottir, B.; Bolger, T.; Børja, I.; Carnol, M.; Cudlin, P.; Dalsgaard, L.; Erktan, A.; Godbold, D.; Kraigher, H.; Meier, I.C.; Merino-Martín, L.; Motiejūnaitė, J.; Mrak, T.; Oddsdóttir, E.S.; Ostonen, I.; Pennanen, T.L.; ... Soudzilovskaia, N.A., 2019: Belowground biodiversity relates positively to eecosystem services of European forests. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2: 6 (23 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2019.00006
Penone, C.; Allan, E.; Soliveres, S.; Felipe-Lucia, M.R.; Gossner, M.M.; Seibold, S.; Simons, N.K.; Schall, P.; Van der Plas, F.; Manning, P.; Manzanedo, R.D.; Boch, S.; Prati, D.; Ammer, C.; Bauhus, J.; Buscot, F.; Ehbrecht, M.; Goldmann, K.; Jung, K.; ... Fischer, M., 2019: Specialisation and diversity of multiple trophic groups are promoted by different forest features. Ecology Letters, 22, 1: 170-180. doi: 10.1111/ele.13182
Boch, S.; Bedolla, A.; Ecker, K.T.; Graf, U.; Küchler, H.; Küchler, M.; Holderegger, R.; Bergamini, A., 2019: Mean indicator values suggest decreasing habitat quality in Swiss dry grasslands and are robust to relocation error. Tuexenia, 39: 315-334. doi: 10.14471/2019.39.010
Risch, A.C.; Zimmermann, S.; Ochoa-Hueso, R.; Schütz, M.; Frey, B.; Firn, J.L.; Fay, P.A.; Hagedorn, F.; Borer, E.T.; Seabloom, E.W.; Harpole, W.S.; Knops, J.M.H.; McCulley, R.L.; Broadbent, A.A.D.; Stevens, C.J.; Silveira, M.L.; Adler, P.B.; Báez, S.; Biederman, L.A.; ... Moser, B., 2019: Soil net nitrogen mineralisation across global grasslands. Nature Communications, 10, 1: 4981 (10 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-12948-2
Boch, S.; Martins, A.; Ruas, S.; Fontinha, S.; Carvalho, P.; Reis, F.; Bergamini, A.; Sim‐Sim, M., 2019: Bryophyte and macrolichen diversity show contrasting elevation relationships and are negatively affected by disturbances in laurel forests of Madeira island. Journal of Vegetation Science, 30, 6: 1122-1133. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12802
Heinrichs, S.; Ammer, C.; Mund, M.; Boch, S.; Budde, S.; Fischer, M.; Müller, J.; Schöning, I.; Schulze, E.; Schmidt, W.; Weckesser, M.; Schall, P., 2019: Landscape-scale mixtures of tree species are more effective than stand-scale mixtures for biodiversity of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. In: Ellison, A.M.; Gilliam, F.S. (eds), 2019: Causes and consequences of species diversity in forest ecosystems. Basel, MDPI. 186-219.
Boeddinghaus, R.S.; Marhan, S.; Berner, D.; Boch, S.; Fischer, M.; Hölzel, N.; Kattge, J.; Klaus, V.H.; Kleinebecker, T.; Oelmann, Y.; Prati, D.; Schäfer, D.; Schöning, I.; Schrumpf, M.; Sorkau, E.; Kandeler, E.; Manning, P., 2019: Plant functional trait shifts explain concurrent changes in the structure and function of grassland soil microbial communities. Journal of Ecology, 107, 5: 2197-2210. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13182
Boch, S.; Bedolla, A.; Ecker, K.T.; Ginzler, C.; Graf, U.; Küchler, H.; Küchler, M.; Nobis, M.P.; Holderegger, R.; Bergamini, A., 2019: Threatened and specialist species suffer from increased wood cover and productivity in Swiss steppes. Flora, 258: 151444 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.flora.2019.151444
Busch, V.; Klaus, V.H.; Schäfer, D.; Prati, D.; Boch, S.; Müller, J.; Chisté, M.; Mody, K.; Blüthgen, N.; Fischer, M.; Hölzel, N.; Kleinebecker, T., 2019: Will I stay or will I go? Plant species‐specific response and tolerance to high land‐use intensity in temperate grassland ecosystems. Journal of Vegetation Science, 30, 4: 674-686. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12749
Herzog, C.; Hartmann, M.; Frey, B.; Stierli, B.; Rumpel, C.; Buchmann, N.; Brunner, I., 2019: Microbial succession on decomposing root litter in a drought-prone Scots pine forest. ISME Journal, 13, 9: 2346-2362. doi: 10.1038/s41396-019-0436-6
Chardon, N.I.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Doak, D.F., 2019: Human trampling disturbance exerts different ecological effects at contrasting elevational range limits. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56, 6: 1389-1399. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13384
Heinrichs, S.; Ammer, C.; Mund, M.; Boch, S.; Budde, S.; Fischer, M.; Müller, J.; Schöning, I.; Schulze, E.; Schmidt, W.; Weckesser, M.; Schall, P., 2019: Landscape-scale mixtures of tree species are more effective than stand-scale mixtures for biodiversity of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. Forests, 10, 1: 73 (35 pp.). doi: 10.3390/f10010073
Awad, A.; Majcherczyk, A.; Schall, P.; Schröter, K.; Schöning, I.; Schrumpf, M.; Ehbrecht, M.; Boch, S.; Kahl, T.; Bauhus, J.; Seidel, D.; Ammer, C.; Fischer, M.; Kües, U.; Pena, R., 2019: Ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic soil fungal biomass are driven by different factors and vary among broadleaf and coniferous temperate forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 131: 9-18. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.12.014
Prevéy, J.S.; Rixen, C.; Rüger, N.; Høye, T.T.; Bjorkman, A.D.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Ashton, I.W.; Cannone, N.; Chisholm, C.L.; Clark, K.; Cooper, E.J.; Elberling, B.; Fosaa, A.M.; Henry, G.H.R.; Hollister, R.D.; Jónsdóttir, I.S.; Klanderud, K.; Kopp, C.W.; ... Wipf, S., 2019: Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3: 45-52. doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0745-6
Müller, J.; Boch, S.; Prati, D.; Socher, S.A.; Pommer, U.; Hessenmöller, D.; Schall, P.; Schulze, E.D.; Fischer, M., 2019: Effects of forest management on bryophyte species richness in Central European forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 432: 850-859. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.10.019
Kergunteuil, A.; Descombes, P.; Glauser, G.; Pellissier, L.; Rasmann, S., 2018: Plant physical and chemical defence variation along elevation gradients: a functional trait-based approach. Oecologia, 187, 2: 561-571. doi: 10.1007/s00442-018-4162-y
Xu, Z.; Li, M.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Li, S.; Li, H.; Ren, H.; Sun, H.; Han, X.; Jiang, Y.; Jiang, L., 2018: Plant functional diversity modulates global environmental change effects on grassland productivity. Journal of Ecology, 106, 5: 1941-1951. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12951
Soliveres, S.; Lehmann, A.; Boch, S.; Altermatt, F.; Carrara, F.; Crowther, T.W.; Delgado-Baquerizo, M.; Kempel, A.; Maynard, D.S.; Rillig, M.C.; Singh, B.K.; Trivedi, P.; Allan, E., 2018: Intransitive competition is common across five major taxonomic groups and is driven by productivity, competitive rank and functional traits. Journal of Ecology, 106, 3: 852-864. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12959
DiLeo, M.F.; Holderegger, R.; Wagner, H.H., 2018: Contemporary pollen flow as a multiscale process: evidence from the insect‐pollinated herb, Pulsatilla vulgaris. Journal of Ecology, 106, 6: 2242-2255. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12992
Zurell, D.; Graham, C.H.; Gallien, L.; Thuiller, W.; Zimmermann, N.E., 2018: Long-distance migratory birds threatened by multiple independent risks from global change. Nature Climate Change, 8: 992-996. doi: 10.1038/s41558-018-0312-9
Zurell, D.; Gallien, L.; Graham, C.H.; Zimmermann, N.E., 2018: Do long-distance migratory birds track their niche through seasons?. Journal of Biogeography, 45, 7: 1459-1468. doi: 10.1111/jbi.13351
Pellissier, L.; Albouy, C.; Bascompte, J.; Farwig, N.; Graham, C.; Loreau, M.; Maglianesi, M.A.; Melián, C.J.; Pitteloud, C.; Roslin, T.; Rohr, R.; Saavedra, S.; Thuiller, W.; Woodward, G.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Gravel, D., 2018: Comparing species interaction networks along environmental gradients. Biological Reviews, 93, 2: 785-800. doi: 10.1111/brv.12366
Kulonen, A.; Imboden, R.A.; Rixen, C.; Maier, S.B.; Wipf, S., 2018: Enough space in a warmer world? Microhabitat diversity and small-scale distribution of alpine plants on mountain summits. Diversity and Distributions, 24, 2: 252-261. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12673
Djukic, I.; Kepfer-Rojas, S.; Schmidt, I.K.; Larsen, K.S.; Beier, C.; Berg, B.; Verheyen, K.; Caliman, A.; Paquette, A.; Gutiérrez-Girón, A.; Rixen, C.; Sutter, F.; Von Oppen, J.; Schaub, M.; Didion, M.; Wipf, S.; Tóth, Z., 2018: Early stage litter decomposition across biomes. Science of the Total Environment, 628-629: 1369-1394. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.012
Bjorkman, A.D.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Normand, S.; Thomas, H.J.D.; Alatalo, J.M.; Alexander, H.; Anadon-Rosell, A.; Angers-Blondin, S.; Bai, Y.; Frei, E.R.; Jaroszynska, F.; Kulonen, A.; Prevéy, J.S.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Zamin, T., 2018: Tundra Trait Team: a database of plant traits spanning the tundra biome. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27, 12: 1402-1411. doi: 10.1111/geb.12821
Bjorkman, A.D.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Normand, S.; Rüger, N.; Beck, P.S.A.; Blach-Overgaard, A.; Blok, D.; Cornelissen, J.H.C.; Forbes, B.C.; Karger, D.N.; Prevéy, J.S.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Frei, E.R.; Jaroszynska, F.; Kulonen, A.; Weiher, E., 2018: Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome. Nature, 562, 7725: 57-62. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0563-7
Boch, S.; Müller, J.; Prati, D.; Fischer, M., 2018: Low-intensity management promotes bryophyte diversity in grasslands. Tuexenia, 38: 311-328. doi: 10.14471/2018.38.014
Chalmandrier, L.; Albouy, C.; Descombes, P.; Sandel, B.; Faurby, S.; Svenning, J.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Pellissier, L., 2018: Comparing spatial diversification and meta-population models in the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Royal Society Open Science, 5, 3: 171366 (14 pp.). doi: 10.1098/rsos.171366
Visconti, P.; Elias, V.; Sousa Pinto, I.; Fischer, M.; Ali-Zade, V.; Báldi, A.; Brucet, S.; Bukvareva, E.; Byrne, K.; Caplat, P.; Boch, S.; Zazanashvili, N., 2018: Status, trends and future dynamics of biodiversity and ecosystems underpinning nature's contributions to people. In: Rounsevell, M.; Fischer, M.; Torre-Marin Rando, A.; Mader, A. (eds), 2018: The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Europe and Central Asia. Bonn, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). 187-383.
Felipe-Lucia, M.R.; Soliveres, S.; Penone, C.; Manning, P.; Van der Plas, F.; Boch, S.; Prati, D.; Ammer, C.; Schall, P.; Gossner, M.M.; Bauhus, J.; Buscot, F.; Blaser, S.; Blüthgen, N.; De Frutos, A.; Ehbrecht, M.; Frank, K.; Goldmann, K.; Hänsel, F.; ... Allan, E., 2018: Multiple forest attributes underpin the supply of multiple ecosystem services. Nature Communications, 9: 4839 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07082-4
Chardon, N.I.; Wipf, S.; Rixen, C.; Beilstein, A.; Doak, D.F., 2018: Local trampling disturbance effects on alpine plant populations and communities: negative implications for climate change vulnerability. Ecology and Evolution, 8, 16: 7921-7935. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4276
Zhang, Z.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Calle, L.; Hurtt, G.; Chatterjee, A.; Poulter, B., 2018: Enhanced response of global wetland methane emissions to the 2015–2016 El Niño-Southern Oscillation event. Environmental Research Letters, 13, 7: 074009 (14 pp.). doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac939
Smyčka, J.; Roquet, C.; Renaud, J.; Thuiller, W.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Lavergne, S., 2018: Reprint of: disentangling drivers of plant endemism and diversification in the European Alps – a phylogenetic and spatially explicit approach. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 30: 31-40. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2017.08.003
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