Dr. Stefan Klesse
Function
Postdoc
Contact
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Site
Birmensdorf Bi CA C 07
SwissForestLabs project: Ash Dieback
In this project we investigate the influence of Ash Dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) on growth and wood anatomical characteristics of Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) in conjunction with annually resolved crown defoliation assessments.
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Publications
Scientific publication article peer reviewed
Klesse, S.; Von Arx, G.; Gossner, M.M.; Hug, C.; Rigling, A.; Queloz, V., 2020: Amplifying feedback loop between growth and wood anatomical characteristics of Fraxinus excelsior explains size-related susceptibility to ash dieback. Tree Physiology,
Klesse, S.; DeRose, R.J.; Babst, F.; Black, B.A.; Anderegg, L.D.L.; Axelson, J.; Ettinger, A.; Griesbauer, H.; Guiterman, C.H.; Harley, G.; Harvey, J.E.; Lo, Y.; Lynch, A.M.; O'Connor, C.; Restaino, C.; Sauchyn, D.; Shaw, J.D.; Smith, D.J.; Wood, L.; ... Evans, M.E.K., 2020: Continental-scale tree-ring-based projection of Douglas-fir growth: testing the limits of space-for-time substitution. Global Change Biology, doi: 10.1111/gcb.15170
Klesse, S.; Babst, F.; Lienert, S.; Spahni, R.; Joos, F.; Bouriaud, O.; Carrer, M.; Di Filippo, A.; Poulter, B.; Trotsiuk, V.; Wilson, R.; Frank, D.C., 2018: A combined tree ring and vegetation model assessment of European forest growth sensitivity to interannual climate variability. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 32, 8: 1226-1240. doi: 10.1029/2017GB005856
Klesse, S.; Weigt, R.; Treydte, F.; Saurer, M.; Schmid, L.; Siegwolf, R.T.W.; Frank, D.C., 2018: Oxygen isotopes in tree rings are less sensitive to changes in tree size and relative canopy position than carbon isotopes. Plant, Cell and Environment, 41, 12: 2899-2914. doi: 10.1111/pce.13424
Keller, K.M.; Lienert, S.; Bozbiyik, A.; Stocker, T.F.; Churakova (Sidorova), O.V.; Frank, D.C.; Klesse, S.; Koven, C.D.; Leuenberger, M.; Riley, W.J.; Saurer, M.; Siegwolf, R.; Weigt, R.B.; Joos, F., 2017: 20th century changes in carbon isotopes and water-use efficiency: tree-ring-based evaluation of the CLM4.5 and LPX-Bern models. Biogeosciences, 14, 10: 2641-2673. doi: 10.5194/bg-14-2641-2017
Peters, R.L.; Klesse, S.; Fonti, P.; Frank, D.C., 2017: Contribution of climate vs. larch budmoth outbreaks in regulating biomass accumulation in high-elevation forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 401: 147-158. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.06.032
Anchukaitis, K.J.; Wilson, R.; Briffa, K.R.; Büntgen, U.; Cook, E.R.; D'Arrigo, R.; Davi, N.; Esper, J.; Frank, D.; Gunnarson, B.E.; Hegerl, G.; Helama, S.; Klesse, S.; Krusic, P.J.; Linderholm, H.W.; Myglan, V.; Osborn, T.J.; Zhang, P.; Rydval, M.; ... Zorita, E., 2017: Last millennium Northern Hemisphere summer temperatures from tree rings: part II, spatially resolved reconstructions. Quaternary Science Reviews, 163: 1-22. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.02.020
Wilson, R.; Anchukaitis, K.; Briffa, K.R.; Büntgen, U.; Cook, E.; D'Arrigo, R.; Davi, N.; Esper, J.; Frank, D.; Gunnarson, B.; Hegerl, G.; Helama, S.; Klesse, S.; Krusic, P.J.; Linderholm, H.W.; Myglan, V.; Osborn, T.J.; Rydval, M.; Schneider, L.; ... Zorita, E., 2016: Last millennium northern hemisphere summer temperatures from tree rings: part I: the long term context. Quaternary Science Reviews, 134: 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.12.005
Trotsiuk, V.; Svoboda, M.; Weber, P.; Pederson, N.; Klesse, S.; Janda, P.; Martin-Benito, D.; Mikolas, M.; Seedre, M.; Bace, R.; Mateju, L.; Frank, D., 2016: The legacy of disturbance on individual tree and stand-level aboveground biomass accumulation and stocks in primary mountain Picea abies forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 373: 108-115. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.04.038
Klesse, S.; Etzold, S.; Frank, D., 2016: Integrating tree-ring and inventory-based measurements of aboveground biomass growth: research opportunities and carbon cycle consequences from a large snow breakage event in the Swiss Alps. European Journal of Forest Research, 135, 2: 297-311. doi: 10.1007/s10342-015-0936-5
Keel, S.G.; Joos, F.; Spahni, R.; Saurer, M.; Weigt, R.B.; Klesse, S., 2016: Simulating oxygen isotope ratios in tree ring cellulose using a dynamic global vegetation model. Biogeosciences, 13, 13: 3869-3886. doi: 10.5194/bg-13-3869-2016
Klesse, S.; Ziehmer, M.; Rousakis, G.; Trouet, V.; Frank, D., 2015: Synoptic drivers of 400 years of summer temperature and precipitation variability on Mt. Olympus, Greece. Climate Dynamics, 45, 3-4: 807-824. doi: 10.1007/s00382-014-2313-3
Nehrbass-Ahles, C.; Babst, F.; Klesse, S.; Nötzli, M.; Bouriaud, O.; Neukom, R.; Dobbertin, M.; Frank, D., 2014: The influence of sampling design on tree-ring-based quantification of forest growth. Global Change Biology, 20, 9: 2867-2885. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12599
Babst, F.; Alexander, M.R.; Szejner, P.; Bouriaud, O.; Klesse, S.; Roden, J.; Ciais, P.; Poulter, B.; Frank, D.; Moore, D.J.P.; Trouet, V., 2014: A tree-ring perspective on the terrestrial carbon cycle. Oecologia, 176, 2: 307-322. doi: 10.1007/s00442-014-3031-6
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