PD Dr. Anita Christina Risch
Function
senior scientist, teamleader
Contact
anita.risch(at)wslto make life hard for spam bots.ch
+41 44 739 23 46+41 44 739 23 46
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Site
Birmensdorf Bi MG D 40
Education
2010: Habilitation, ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Sciences
Supervisor: Peter J. Edwards
2004 - 2006: Post-doc in Ecosystem Ecology, Department of Biology, Syracuse University,
Supervisor: Douglas A. Frank
2003: Ph.D. Degree in Forest Ecology, WSL, ETH Zurich
Thesis: Successional patterns and processes following land use change in subalpine forests of the Central European Alps.
Supervisor: Martin Schütz, Harald Bugmann
2000: Masters Degree in Forestry, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, USA
Thesis: Vegetation - environment relationships within small tributary watersheds of an old-growth forest in Upper Michigan, USA.
Supervisor: Kurt S. Pregitzer, Margaret R. Gale, Martin F. Jurgensen, Casey F. Huckins
1999: Masters Degree in Ecology and Systematics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Thesis: Raum-Zeit-Modell der Vegetationsentwicklung auf zwei subalpinen Kleinweiden im Schweizerischen Nationalpark.
Supervisor: Martin Schütz, Bertil O. Kruesi
Professional experience
01/2011 - present: Head of Plant-Animal Interactions research group within research unit Community Ecology, WSL, Switzerland
09/2009 - present: Adjunct Associate Professor and member of the graduate faculty, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Tech, USA
09/2008 - present: Lecturer, Department of Environmental Sciences, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
10/2006 - 05/2009: Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Tech, USA
07/2006 - 12/2010: Head of Animal Ecology research group within research unit Community Ecology, WSL, Switzerland
03/2006 - 06/2006: Research scientist, WSL, Switzerland
03/2004 - 01/2006: Research associate, Departement of Biology, Syracuse University, USA
11/2000 - 02/2004: Research scientist, WSL, Switzerland
05/2000 - 10/2000: Research scientist, School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Tech, USA
1996 - 1999: Graduate research assistant ETH Zurich, Switzerland
1994 - 1999: Part time assistant and secretary at UBS Zurich, Switzerland
Current collaborations
- Prof. Dr. Jennifer Firn, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
- Prof. Dr. T. Michael Anderson, Wake Forest University, NC, USA
- Prof. Dr. Douglas A. Frank, Syracuse University, Department of Biology, Syracuse NY, USA
- Prof. Leena Finér, Finnish Forest Research Institute (METLA), Joensuu Research Centre, Joensuu, Finland
- Dr. Debbie Page-Dumroese, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Forestry Science Lab, Moscow ID, USA
- Dr. Matt Busse, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Silviculture Lab, Redding, CA, USA
- Prof. Dr. Joseph Bump, Prof. Dr. Martin Jurgensen, Prof. Dr. Andrew Storer, Mike Hyslop, Michigan Technological University, School of Forestry and Wood Products, Houghton MI, USA
- Prof. Dr. Mizue Ohashi, University of Hyogo, Japan
- Prof. Dr. Wim van der Putten, NIOO-KNAW, Wageningen, Netherlands
- Dr. Xiaowei Wang, Chinese Acacemy of Sciences, Institute of Applied Ecology, Shenyang, China
- Dr. Dariusz J Gwiazdowicz, Poznan University, Poland
- Dr. Raul Ochoa-Hueso, The University of Western Sydney, Australia
- over 150 researchers worldwide involved in the Nutrient Networt (NUTNET): A global research cooperative
- Dr. Ruedi Haller, Dr. Flurin Filli, Dr. Pia Anderwald, Swiss National Park, Zernez, Switzerland
- Dr. Luca Bragazza, Prof. Dr. Alexander Buttler, , Dr. Beat Frey, Dr. Constant Signarbieux, Dr. Beat Wermelinger, Dr. Stephan Zimmermann, several reserachers from LFI, WSL, Switzerland
Main external funding sources
- Swiss National Science Foundation
- Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
- Finnish Academy of Sciences
FURTHER INFORMATION
Projects
Publications WSL
Scientific publication article peer reviewed
Cleland, E.E.; Lind, E.M.; DeCrappeo, N.M.; DeLorenze, E.; Abbott Wilkins, R.; Adler, P.B.; Bakker, J.D.; Brown, C.S.; Davies, K.F.; Esch, E.; Firn, J.; Gressard, S.; Gruner, D.S.; Hagenah, N.; Harpole, W.S.; Hautier, Y.; Hobbie, S.E.; Hofmockel, K.S.; Kirkman, K.; ... Seabloom, E.W., 2019: Belowground biomass response to nutrient enrichment depends on light limitation across globally distributed grasslands. Ecosystems, doi: 10.1007/s10021-019-00350-4
Firn, J.; McGree, J.M.; Harvey, E.; Flores-Moreno, H.; Schütz, M.; Buckley, Y.M.; Borer, E.T.; Seabloom, E.W.; La Pierre, K.J.; MacDougall, A.M.; Prober, S.M.; Stevens, C.J.; Sullivan, L.L.; Porter, E.; Ladouceur, E.; Allen, C.; Moromizato, K.H.; Morgan, J.W.; Harpole, W.S.; ... Risch, A.C., 2019: Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs. Nature Ecology & Evolution, doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0790-1
Koerner, S.E.; Smith, M.D.; Burkepile, D.E.; Hanan, N.P.; Avolio, M.L.; Collins, S.L.; Knapp, A.K.; Lemoine, N.P.; Forrestel, E.J.; Eby, S.; Thompson, D.I.; Aguado-Santacruz, G.A.; Anderson, J.P.; Anderson, T.M.; Angassa, A.; Bagchi, S.; Bakker, E.S.; Bastin, G.; Baur, L.E.; ... Zelikova, T.J., 2018: Change in dominance determines herbivore effects on plant biodiversity. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2, 12: 1925-1932. doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0696-y
Hodapp, D.; Borer, E.T.; Harpole, W.S.; Lind, E.M.; Seabloom, E.W.; Adler, P.B.; Alberti, J.; Arnillas, C.A.; Bakker, J.D.; Biederman, L.; Cadotte, M.; Cleland, E.E.; Collins, S.; Fay, P.A.; Firn, J.; Hagenah, N.; Hautier, Y.; Iribarne, O.; Knops, J.M.H.; ... Hillebrand, H., 2018: Spatial heterogeneity in species composition constrains plant community responses to herbivory and fertilisation. Ecology Letters, 21, 9: 1364-1371. doi: 10.1111/ele.13102
Vandegehuchte, M.L.; Trivellone, V.; Schütz, M.; Firn, J.; De Schaetzen, F.; Risch, A.C., 2018: Mammalian herbivores affect leafhoppers associated with specific plant functional types at different timescales. Functional Ecology, 32: 545-555. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12989
Wang, X.; Steiner, M.; Schütz, M.; Vandegehuchte, M.L.; Risch, A.C., 2018: Progressively excluding mammals of different body size affects community and trait structure of ground beetles. Oikos, 127, 10: 1515-1525. doi: 10.1111/oik.05198
Risch, A.C.; Ochoa-Hueso, R.; Van der Putten, W.H.; Bump, J.K.; Busse, M.D.; Frey, B.; Gwiazdowicz, D.J.; Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Vandegehuchte, M.L.; Zimmermann, S.; Schütz, M., 2018: Size-dependent loss of aboveground animals differentially affects grassland ecosystem coupling and functions. Nature Communications, 9, 1: 3684 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-06105-4
Anderson, T.M.; Griffith, D.M.; Grace, J.B.; Lind, E.M.; Adler, P.B.; Biederman, L.A.; Blumenthal, D.M.; Daleo, P.; Firn, J.; Hagenah, N.; Harpole, W.S.; MacDougall, A.S.; McCulley, R.L.; Prober, S.M.; Risch, A.C.; Sankaran, M.; Schütz, M.; Seabloom, E.W.; Stevens, C.J.; ... Borer, E.T., 2018: Herbivory and eutrophication mediate grassland plant nutrient responses across a global climatic gradient. Ecology, 99, 4: 822-831. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2175
Hautier, Y.; Isbell, F.; Borer, E.T.; Seabloom, E.W.; Harpole, W.S.; Lind, E.M.; MacDougall, A.S.; Stevens, C.J.; Adler, P.B.; Alberti, J.; Bakker, J.D.; Brudvig, L.A.; Buckley, Y.M.; Cadotte, M.; Caldeira, M.C.; Chaneton, E.J.; Chu, C.; Daleo, P.; Dickman, C.R.; ... Hector, A., 2018: Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant diversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2: 50-56. doi: 10.1038/s41559-017-0395-0
Vandegehuchte, M.L.; Wermelinger, B.; Fraefel, M.; Baltensweiler, A.; Düggelin, C.; Brändli, U.; Freitag, A.; Bernasconi, C.; Cherix, D.; Risch, A.C., 2017: Distribution and habitat requirements of red wood ants in Switzerland: implications for conservation. Biological Conservation, 212: 366-375. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.06.008
Vandegehuchte, M.L.; Schütz, M.; De Schaetzen, F.; Risch, A.C., 2017: Mammal-induced trophic cascades in invertebrate food webs are modulated by grazing intensity in subalpine grassland. Journal of Animal Ecology, 86, 6: 1434-1446. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12744
Harpole, W.S.; Sullivan, L.L.; Lind, E.M.; Firn, J.; Adler, P.B.; Borer, E.T.; Chase, J.; Fay, P.A.; Hautier, Y.; Hillebrand, H.; MacDougall, A.S.; Seabloom, E.W.; Bakker, J.D.; Cadotte, M.W.; Chaneton, E.J.; Chu, C.; Hagenah, N.; Kirkman, K.; La Pierre, K.J.; ... Stevens, C.J., 2017: Out of the shadows: multiple nutrient limitations drive relationships among biomass, light and plant diversity. Functional Ecology, 31, 9: 1839-1846. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12967
Firn, J.; Schütz, M.; Nguyen, H.; Risch, A.C., 2017: Herbivores sculpt leaf traits differently in grasslands depending on life form and land-use histories. Ecology, 98, 1: 239-252. doi: 10.1002/ecy.1637
Schweiger, A.K.; Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C.; Kneubühler, M.; Haller, R.; Schaepman, M.E., 2017: How to predict plant functional types using imaging spectroscopy: linking vegetation community traits, plant functional types and spectral response. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8, 1: 86-95. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12642
Vandegehuchte, M.; Van der Putten, W.H.; Duyts, H.; Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2017: Aboveground mammal and invertebrate exclusions cause consistent changes in soil food webs of two subalpine grassland types, but mechanisms are system-specific. Oikos, 126, 2: 212-223. doi: 10.1111/oik.03341
Bump, J.K.; Bergman, B.G.; Schrank, A.J.; Marcarelli, A.M.; Kane, E.S.; Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M., 2017: Nutrient release from moose bioturbation in aquatic ecosystems. Oikos, 126, 3: 389-397. doi: 10.1111/oik.03591
Tredennick, A.T.; Adler, P.B.; Grace, J.B.; Harpole, W.S.; Borer, E.T.; Seabloom, E.W.; Anderson, T.M.; Bakker, J.D.; Biederman, L.A.; Brown, C.S.; Buckley, Y.M.; Chu, C.; Collins, S.L.; Crawley, M.J.; Fay, P.A.; Firn, J.; Gruner, D.S.; Hagenah, N.; Hautier, Y.; ... Yang, L.H., 2016: Comment on "Worldwide evidence of a unimodal relationship between productivity and plant species richness". Science, 351, 6272: 457 (4 pp.). doi: 10.1126/science.aad6236
Risch, A.C.; Zimmermann, S.; Ohashi, M.; Finér, L.; Kho, L.K.; Schütz, M., 2016: First evidence that the sodium ecosystem respiration (SER) hypothesis may also hold for a coastal tropical rainforest. Applied Soil Ecology, 108: 92-95. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.08.007
Pérez Hidalgo, N.; Vandegehuchte, M.L.; Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2016: Description of the sexuales of Myzodium modestum (Hottes) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) discovered in the Swiss Alps. Zootaxa, 4196, 4: 589-596. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.8
Harpole, W.S.; Sullivan, L.L.; Lind, E.M.; Firn, J.; Adler, P.B.; Borer, E.T.; Chase, J.; Fay, P.A.; Hautier, Y.; Hillebrand, H.; MacDougall, A.S.; Seabloom, E.W.; Williams, R.; Bakker, J.D.; Cadotte, M.W.; Chaneton, E.J.; Chu, C.; Cleland, E.E.; D'Antonio, C.; ... Wragg, P.D., 2016: Addition of multiple limiting resources reduces grassland diversity. Nature, 537, 7618: 93-96. doi: 10.1038/nature19324
Schweiger, A.K.; Risch, A.C.; Damm, A.; Kneubühler, M.; Haller, R.; Schaepman, M.E.; Schütz, M., 2015: Using imaging spectroscopy to predict above-ground plant biomass in alpine grasslands grazed by large ungulates. Journal of Vegetation Science, 26, 1: 175-190. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12214
Schweiger, A.K.; Schütz, M.; Anderwald, P.; Schaepman, M.E.; Kneubühler, M.; Haller, R.; Risch, A.C., 2015: Foraging ecology of three sympatric ungulate species - behavioural and resource maps indicate differences between chamois, ibex and red deer. Movement Ecology, 3, 1: 6 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1186/s40462-015-0033-x
Vandegehuchte, M.L.; Raschein, U.; Schütz, M.; Gwiazdowicz, D.J.; Risch, A.C., 2015: Indirect short- and long-term effects of aboveground invertebrate and vertebrate herbivores on soil microarthropod communities. PLoS One, 10, 3: e0118679 (22 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118679
Stevens, C.J.; Lind, E.M.; Hautier, Y.; Harpole, W.S.; Borer, E.T.; Hobbie, S.; Seabloom, E.W.; Ladwig, L.; Bakker, J.D.; Chu, C.; Collins, S.; Davies, K.F.; Firn, J.; Hillebrand, H.; La Pierre, K.J.; MacDougall, A.; Melbourne, B.; McCulley, R.L.; Morgan, J.; ... Wragg, P.D., 2015: Anthropogenic nitrogen deposition predicts local grassland primary production worldwide. Ecology, 96, 6: 1459-1465. doi: 10.1890/14-1902.1
Seabloom, E.W.; Borer, E.T.; Buckley, Y.M.; Cleland, E.E.; Davies, K.F.; Firn, J.; Harpole, W.S.; Hautier, Y.; Lind, E.M.; MacDougall, A.S.; Orrock, J.L.; Prober, S.M.; Adler, P.B.; Anderson, T.M.; Bakker, J.D.; Biederman, L.A.; Blumenthal, D.M.; Brown, C.S.; Brudvig, L.A.; ... Yang, L., 2015: Plant species' origin predicts dominance and response to nutrient enrichment and herbivores in global grasslands. Nature Communications, 6: 7710 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1038/ncomms8710
Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Vandegehuchte, M.L.; Van Der Putten, W.H.; Duyts, H.; Raschein, U.; Gwiazdowicz, D.J.; Busse, M.D.; Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Zimmermann, S., 2015: Aboveground vertebrate and invertebrate herbivore impact on net N mineralization in subalpine grasslands. Ecology, 96, 12: 3312-3322. doi: 10.1890/15-0300.1
Prober, S.M.; Leff, J.W.; Bates, S.T.; Borer, E.T.; Firn, J.; Harpole, W.S.; Lind, E.M.; Seabloom, E.W.; Adler, P.B.; Bakker, J.D.; Cleland, E.E.; DeCrappeo, N.M.; DeLorenze, E.; Hagenah, N.; Hautier, Y.; Hofmockel, K.S.; Kirkman, K.P.; Knops, J.M.H.; La Pierre, K.J.; ... Fierer, N., 2015: Plant diversity predicts beta but not alpha diversity of soil microbes across grasslands worldwide. Ecology Letters, 18, 1: 85-95. doi: 10.1111/ele.12381
Leff, J.W.; Jones, S.E.; Prober, S.M.; Barberán, A.; Borer, E.T.; Firn, J.L.; Harpole, W.S.; Hobbie, S.E.; Hofmockel, K.S.; Knops, J.M.H.; McCulley, R..L.; La Pierre, K.; Risch, A.C.; Seabloom, E.W.; Schütz, M.; Steenbock, C.; Stevens, C.J.; Fierer, N., 2015: Consistent responses of soil microbial communities to elevated nutrient inputs in grasslands across the globe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 112, 35: 10967-10972. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1508382112
Fay, P.A.; Prober, S.M.; Harpole, W.S.; Knops, J.M.H.; Bakker, J.D.; Borer, E.T.; Lind, E.M.; MacDougall, A.S.; Seabloom, E.W.; Wragg, P.D.; Adler, P.B.; Blumenthal, D.M.; Buckley, Y.M.; Chu, C.; Cleland, E.E.; Collins, S.L.; Davies, K.F.; Du, G.; Feng, X.; ... Yang, L.H., 2015: Grassland productivity limited by multiple nutrients. Nature Plants, 1, 7: 15080 (5 pp.). doi: 10.1038/nplants.2015.80
Brüllhardt, M.; Risch, A.C.; Filli, F.; Haller, R.M.; Schütz, M., 2015: Spatiotemporal dynamics of natural tree regeneration in unmanaged subalpine conifer forests with high wild ungulate densities. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 45, 6: 607-614. doi: 10.1139/cjfr-2014-0358
Anderwald, P.; Herfindal, I.; Haller, R.M.; Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Schweiger, A.K.; Filli, F., 2015: Influence of migratory ungulate management on competitive interactions with resident species in a protected area. Ecosphere, 6, 11: 228 (18 pp.). doi: 10.1890/ES15-00365.1
Anderson, T.M.; Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2014: Endozoochorous seed dispersal and germination strategies of Serengeti plants. Journal of Vegetation Science, 25, 3: 636-647. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12110
Kneubühler, M.; Damm, A.; Schweiger, A.; Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Schaepman, M.E., 2014: Continuous fields from imaging spectrometer data for ecosystem parameter mapping and their potential for animal habitat assessment in alpine regions. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 7, 6: 2600-2610. doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2014.2323574
Hodel, M.; Schütz, M.; Vandegehuchte, M.L.; Frey, B.; Albrecht, M.; Busse, M.; Risch, A.C., 2014: Does the aboveground herbivore assemblage influence soil nacterial community composition and richness in subalpine grasslands?. Microbial Ecology, 68, 3: 584-595. doi: 10.1007/s00248-014-0435-0
Haynes, A.G.; Schütz, M.; Buchmann, N.; Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Busse, M.D.; Risch, A.C., 2014: Linkages between grazing history and herbivore exclusion on decomposition rates in mineral soils of subalpine grasslands. Plant and Soil, 374, 1-2: 579-591. doi: 10.1007/s11104-013-1905-8
Hautier, Y.; Seabloom, E.W.; Borer, E.T.; Adler, P.B.; Harpole, W.S.; Hillebrand, H.; Lind, E.M.; MacDougall, A.S.; Stevens, C.J.; Bakker, J.D.; Buckley, Y.M.; Chu, C.; Collins, S.L.; Daleo, P.; Damschen, E.I.; Davies, K.F.; Fay, P.A.; Firn, J.; Gruner, D.S.; ... Hector, A., 2014: Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands. Nature, 508, 7497: 521-525. doi: 10.1038/nature13014
Borer, E.T.; Seabloom, E.W.; Gruner, D.S.; Harpole, W.S.; Hillebrand, H.; Lind, E.M.; Adler, P.B.; Alberti, J.; Anderson, T.M.; Bakker, J.D.; Biederman, L.; Blumenthal, D.; Brown, C.; Brudvig, L.A.; Buckley, Y.M.; Cadotte, M.; Chu, C.; Cleland, E.E.; Crawley, M.J.; ... Yang, L.H., 2014: Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation. Nature, 508, 7497: 517-520. doi: 10.1038/nature13144
Risch, A.C.; Haynes, A.G.; Busse, M.D.; Filli, F.; Schütz, M., 2013: The response of soil CO2 fluxes to progressively excluding vertebrate and invertebrate herbivores depends on ecosystem type. Ecosystems, 16, 7: 1192-1202. doi: 10.1007/s10021-013-9676-x
Seabloom, E.W.; Borer, E.T.; Buckley, Y.; Cleland, E.E.; Davies, K.; Firn, J.; Harpole, W.S.; Hautier, Y.; Lind, E.; Macdougall, A.; Orrock, J.L.; Prober, S.M.; Adler, P.; Alberti, J.; Anderson, T.M.; Bakker, J.D.; Biederman, L.A.; Blumenthal, D.; Brown, C.S.; ... Yang, L., 2013: Predicting invasion in grassland ecosystems: is exotic dominance the real embarrassment of richness?. Global Change Biology, 19, 12: 3677-3687. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12370
Risch, A.C.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Schütz, M., 2013: Initial turnover rates of two standard wood substrates following land-use change in subalpine ecosystems in the Swiss Alps. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 43, 10: 901-910. doi: 10.1139/cjfr-2013-0109
Lind, E.M.; Borer, E.; Seabloom, E.; Adler, P.; Bakker, J.D.; Blumenthal, D.M.; Crawley, M.; Davies, K.; Firn, J.; Gruner, D.S.; Harpole, W.S.; Hautier, Y.; Hillebrand, H.; Knops, J.; Melbourne, B.; Mortensen, B.; Risch, A.C.; Schuetz, M.; Stevens, C.; Wragg, P.D., 2013: Life-history constraints in grassland plant species: a growth-defence trade-off is the norm. Ecology Letters, 16, 4: 513-521. doi: 10.1111/ele.12078
Finer, L.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Domisch, T.; Kilpeläinen, J.; Neuvonen, S.; Punttila, P.; Risch, A.; Ohashi, M.; Niemelä, P., 2013: The role of wood ants (Formica rufa group) in carbon and nutrient dynamics of a boreal Norway spruce forest ecosystem. Ecosystems, 16, 2: 196-208. doi: 10.1007/s10021-012-9608-1
Risch, A.C.; Anderson, T.M.; Schütz, M., 2012: Soil CO2 emissions associated with termitaria in tropical savanna: evidence for hot-spot compensation. Ecosystems, 15, 7: 1147-1157. doi: 10.1007/s10021-012-9571-x
Krumm, F.; Kulakowsk, D.; Risch, A.C.; Spiecker, H.; Brändli, U.; Bebi, P., 2012: Stem exclusion and mortality in unmanaged subalpine forests of the Swiss Alps. European Journal of Forest Research, 131, 5: 1571-1583. doi: 10.1007/s10342-012-0625-6
Wirthner, S.; Schütz, M.; Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Busse, M.D.; Kirchner, J.W.; Risch, A.C., 2012: Do changes in soil properties after rooting by wild boars (Sus scrofa) affect understory vegetation in Swiss hardwood forests?. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 42, 3: 585-592. doi: 10.1139/X2012-013
Spalinger, L.C.; Haynes, A.G.; Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2012: Impact of wild ungulate grazing on Orthoptera abundance and diversity in subalpine grasslands. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 5, 6: 444-452. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2011.00180.x
Ohashi, M.; Domisch, T.; Finér, L.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Sundström, L.; Kilpeläinen, J.; Risch, A.C.; Niemelä, P., 2012: The effect of stand age on CO2 efflux from wood ant (Formica rufa group) mounds in boreal forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 52: 21-28. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.03.028
Neuvonen, S.; Saikkonen, T.; Sundström, L.; Punttila, P.; Risch, A.C.; Domisch, T.; Niemelä, P.; Kilpeläinen, J.; Ohashi, M.; Finér, L., 2012: Stand type is more important than red wood ant abundance for the structure of ground-dwelling arthropod assemblages in managed boreal forests. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 14, 3: 295-305. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2012.00569.x
Anderson, T.M.; Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2012: Seed germination cues and the importance of the soil seed bank across an environmental gradient in the Serengeti. Oikos, 121, 2: 306-312. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19803.x
Frank, D.A.; Depriest, T.; McLauchlan, K.; Risch, A.C., 2011: Topographic and ungulate regulation of soil C turnover in a temperate grassland ecosystem. Global Change Biology, 17, 1: 495-504. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02219.x
Domisch, T.; Neuvonen, S.; Sundström, L.; Punttila, P.; Finér, L.; Kilpeläinen, J.; Niemelä, P.; Risch, A.C.; Ohashi, M.; Jurgensen, M.F., 2011: Sources of variation in the incidence of ant-aphid mutualism in boreal forest. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 13, 3: 239-245. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2011.00530.x
Adler, P.B.; Seabloom, E.W.; Borer, E.T.; Hillebrand, H.; Hautier, Y.; Hector, A.; Harpole, W.S.; O'Halloran, L.R.; Grace, J.B.; Anderson, T.M.; Bakker, J.D.; Biederman, L.A.; Brown, C.S.; Buckley, Y.M.; Calabrese, L.B.; Chu, C.; Cleland, E.E.; Collins, S.L.; Cottingham, K.L.; ... Yang, L.H., 2011: Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness. Science, 333, 6050: 1750-1753. doi: 10.1126/science.1204498
Wirthner, S.; Frey, B.; Busse, M.D.; Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2011: Effects of wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) rooting on the bacterial community structure in mixed-hardwood forest soils in Switzerland. European Journal of Soil Biology, 47, 5: 296-302. doi: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.07.003
Yu, F.; Schütz, M.; Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Krüsi, B.O.; Schneller, J.; Wildi, O.; Risch, A.C., 2011: Carex sempervirens tussocks induce spatial heterogeneity in litter decomposition, but not in soil properties, in a subalpine grassland in the Central Alps. Flora, 206, 4: 373-379. doi: 10.1016/j.flora.2010.08.003
Iravani, M.; Schütz, M.; Edwards, P.J.; Risch, A.C.; Scheidegger, C.; Wagner, H.H., 2011: Seed dispersal in red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) dung and its potential importance for vegetation dynamics in subalpine grasslands. Basic and Applied Ecology, 12, 6: 505-515. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2011.07.004
Risch, A.C.; Wirthner, S.; Busse, M.D.; Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Schütz, M., 2010: Grubbing by wild boars (Sus scrofa L.) and its impact on hardwood forest soil carbon dioxide emissions in Switzerland. Oecologia, 164, 3: 773-784. doi: 10.1007/s00442-010-1665-6
Risch, A.C.; Frank, D.A., 2010: Diurnal and seasonal patterns in ecosystem CO2 fluxes and their controls in a temperate grassland. Rangeland Ecology and Management, 63, 1: 62-71. doi: 10.2111/08-066.1
Kilpeläinen, J.; Finér, L.; Neuvonen, S.; Niemelä, P.; Domisch, T.; Risch, A.C.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Ohashi, M.; Sundström, L., 2009: Does the mutualism between wood ants (Formica rufa group) and Cinara aphids affect Norway spruce growth?. Forest Ecology and Management, 257: 238-243. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.08.033
Domisch, T.; Finér, L.; Neuvonen, S.; Niemelä, P.; Risch, A.C.; Kilpeläinen, J.; Ohashi, M.; Jurgensen, M.F., 2009: Foraging activity and dietary spectrum of wood ants (Formica rufa group) and their role in nutrient fluxes in boreal forests. Ecological Entomology, 34, 3: 369-377. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01086.x
Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Bugmann, H., 2009: Predicting long-term development of abandoned subalpine conifer forests in the Swiss National Park. Ecological Modelling, 220, 13-14: 1578-1585. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.04.007
Storer, A.J.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Risch, A.C.; Delisle, J.; Hyslop, M.D., 2008: The fate of an intentional introduction of Formica lugubris to North America from Europe. Journal of Applied Entomology, 132, 4: 276-280. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01275.x
Schütz, M.; Kretz, C.; Dekoninck, L.; Iravani, M.; Risch, A.C., 2008: Impact of Formica exsecta Nyl. on seed bank and vegetation patterns in a subalpine grassland ecosystem. Journal of Applied Entomology, 132, 4: 295-305. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01293.x
Risch, A.C.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Wildi, O.; Schütz, M., 2008: Long-term development of above- and below-ground carbon stocks following land-use change in subalpine ecosystems of the Swiss National Park. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 38, 6: 1590-1602. doi: 10.1139/X08-014
Risch, A.C.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Storer, A.J.; Hyslop, M.D.; Schütz, M., 2008: Abundance and distribution of organic mound-building ants of the Formica rufa group in Yellowstone National Park. Journal of Applied Entomology, 132, 4: 326-336. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2007.01243.x
Kilpeläinen, J.; Punttila, P.; Finér, L.; Niemelä, P.; Domisch, T.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Neuvonen, S.; Ohashi, M.; Risch, A.C.; Sundström, L., 2008: Distribution of ant species and mounds (Formica) in different-aged managed spruce stands in eastern Finland. Journal of Applied Entomology, 132, 4: 315-325. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2007.01244.x
Jurgensen, M.F.; Finér, L.; Domisch, T.; Kilpeläinen, J.; Punttila, P.; Ohashi, M.; Niemelä, P.; Sundström, L.; Neuvonen, S.; Risch, A.C., 2008: Organic mound-building ants: their impact on soil properties in temperate and boreal forests. Journal of Applied Entomology, 132, 4: 266-275. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01280.x
Domisch, T.; Ohashi, M.; Finér, L.; Risch, A.C.; Sundström, L.; Kilpeläinen, J.; Niemelä, P., 2008: Decomposition of organic matter and nutrient mineralisation in wood ant (Formica rufa group) mounds in boreal coniferous forests of different age. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 44, 3: 539-545. doi: 10.1007/s00374-007-0248-0
Cammeraat, E.L.H.; Risch, A.C., 2008: The impact of ants on mineral soil properties and processes at different spatial scales. Journal of Applied Entomology, 132, 4: 285-294. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01281.x
Thiel-Egenter, C.; Risch, A.C.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Krüsi, B.O.; Schütz, M., 2007: Response of a subalpine grassland to simulated grazing: aboveground productivity along soil phosphorus gradients. Community Ecology, 8, 1: 111-117. doi: 10.1556/ComEc.8.2007.1.13
Risch, A.C.; Frank, D.A., 2007: Effects of increased soil water availability on grassland ecosystem carbon dioxide fluxes. Biogeochemistry, 86, 1: 91-103. doi: 10.1007/s10533-007-9148-5
Risch, A.C.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Frank, D.A., 2007: Effects of grazing and soil micro-climate on decomposition rates in a spatio-temporally heterogeneous grassland. Plant and Soil, 298, 1-2: 191-201. doi: 10.1007/s11104-007-9354-x
Ohashi, M.; Kilpeläinen, J.; Finér, L.; Risch, A.C.; Domisch, T.; Neuvonen, S.; Niemelä, P., 2007: The effect of red wood ant (Formica rufa group) mounds on root biomass, density, and nutrient concentrations in boreal managed forests. Journal of Forest Research, 12: 113-119. doi: 10.1007/s10310-006-0258-z
Ohashi, M.; Finér, L.; Domisch, T.; Risch, A.C.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Niemelä, P., 2007: Seasonal and diurnal CO2 efflux from red wood ant (Formica aquilonia) mounds in boreal coniferous forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 39: 1504-1511. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.12.034
Kilpeläinen, J.; Finér, L.; Niemelä, P.; Domisch, T.; Neuvonen, S.; Ohashi, M.; Risch, A.C.; Sundström, L., 2007: Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics of ant mounds (Formica rufa group) in managed boreal forests of different successional stages. Applied Soil Ecology, 36: 156-163. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2007.01.005
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C.; Achermann, G.; Thiel-Egenter, C.; Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Edwards, P.J., 2006: Phosphorus translocation by red deer on a subalpine grassland in the central European Alps. Ecosystems, 9, 4: 624-633. doi: 10.1007/s10021-006-0091-4
Risch, A.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Schütz, M.; Page-Dumroese, D.S., 2005: The contribution of red wood ants to soil C and N pools and CO2 emissions in subalpine forests. Ecology, 86, 2: 419-430. doi: 10.1890/04-0159
Domisch, T.; Finér, L.; Ohashi, M.; Risch, A.C.; Sundström, L.; Niemelä, P.; Jurgensen, M.F., 2005: Contribution of red wood ant mounds to forest floor CO2 efflux in boreal coniferous forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 38: 2425-2433. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.03.004
Jurgensen, M.F.; Storer, A.J.; Risch, A.C., 2005: Red wood ants in North America. Annales Zoologici Fennici, 42: 235-242.
Ohashi, M.; Finér, L.; Domisch, T.; Risch, A.C.; Jurgensen, M.F., 2005: CO2 efflux from a red wood ant mound in a boreal forest. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 130: 131-136. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2005.03.002
Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Domisch, T.; Ohashi, M.; Finér, L., 2005: CO2 emissions from red wood ant (Formica-rufa group) mounds: Seasonal and diurnal patterns related to air temperature. Annales Zoologici Fennici, 42: 283-290.
Risch, A.; Heiri, C.; Bugmann, H., 2005: Simulating structural forest patterns with a forest gap model: a model evaluation. Ecological Modelling, 181: 161-172. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.06.029
Risch, A.; Schütz, M.; Krüsi, B.O.; Kienast, F.; Wildi, O.; Bugmann, H., 2004: Detecting successional changes in long-term empirical data from subalpine conifer forests. Plant Ecology, 172, 1: 95-105. doi: 10.1023/B:VEGE.0000026040.01175.7c
Risch, A.C.; Nagel, L.M.; Schütz, M.; Krüsi, B.O.; Kienast, F.; Bugmann, H., 2003: Structure and long-term development of subalpine Pinus montana Miller and Pinus cembra L. forests in the Central European Alps. Forstwissenschaftliches Centralblatt, 122, 4: 219-230. doi: 10.1046/j.1439-0337.2003.03011.x
Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Krüsi, B.O.; Kienast, F.; Bugmann, H., 2003: Long-term empirical data as a basis for the analysis of successional pathways in subalpine conifer forests. Austrian Journal of Forest Science, 120, 1: 59-64.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.; Leuzinger, E.; Krüsi, B.O.; Achermann, G., 2003: Impact of herbivory by red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) on patterns and processes in subalpine grasslands in the Swiss National Park. Forest Ecology and Management, 181: 177-188. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00131-2
Risch, A.C.; Krüsi, B.O.; Grämiger, H.; Schütz, M., 2001: Spatially specific simulation of the long-term development of a subalpine pasture in the Swiss National Park. Bulletin of the Geobotanical Institute ETH, 67: 27-40. doi: 10.5169/seals-377836
Further scientific publications
Freitag, A.; Kaiser-Benz, M.; Bernasconi, C.; Cherix, D.; Düggelin, C.; Risch, A.; Wermelinger, B., 2016: Vielfalt und Verbreitung der Waldameisen in Graubünden (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Formica rufa-Gruppe): erste Ergebnisse. Jahresbericht der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Graubünden, 119: 161-176.
Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M., 2015: Ökosystemforschung im Nationalpark: Von Produzenten und Konsumenten zu Nahrungsnetzen. In: Backhaus, N.; Cherix, D.; Scheurer, T.; Wallner, A. (eds), 2015: Jusqu'où doit-on protéger la nature? / Wie viel Schutz(gebiete) braucht die Natur?. Congrès annuel de la SCNAT 2014 / SCNAT Jahreskongress 2014. 43-46.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2014: Résultat de cent ans de recherche sur les successions: le pâturage se maintient encore aujourd'hui. In: Baur, B.; Scheurer, T.; Commission de recherche du Parc national suisse, une commission de l'Académie suisse de sciences naturelles (SCNAT) (eds), 2014: Au coeur de la nature : cent ans de recherches au Parc national suisse. Berne, Editions Haupt. 149-176.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2014: Ergebnis aus hundert Jahren Sukzessionsforschung: Die Weide bleibt. In: Baur, B.; Scheurer, T. (eds), 2014: Wissen schaffen: 100 Jahre Forschung im Schweizerischen Nationalpark. Bern, Haupt. 150-175.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2013: Relations et interactions dans les pâturages. Fourmis et cerfs aménagent l’écosystème. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas du Parc National Suisse. Les 100 premières années. Bern, Haupt. 194-195.
Risch, A.C.; Haynes, A.G.; Schütz, M., 2013: Réseaux de relations sur les pâturages. Plantes et herbivores. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas du Parc National Suisse. Les 100 premières années. Bern, Haupt. 194-195.
Schweiger, A.-K.; Rapp, M.; Kneubühler, M.; Risch, A.C., 2013: Imagerie hyperspectrale au PNS. L’écologie à la rencontre de la télédétection. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas du Parc National Suisse. Les 100 premières années. Bern, Haupt. 190-191.
Schütz, M.; Haynes, A.G.; Spalinger, L.C.; Risch, A.C., 2013: Les sauterelles et criquets de 1951 à aujourd’hui. Dissémination favorisée par le réchauffement global?. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas du Parc National Suisse. Les 100 premières années. Bern, Haupt. 108-109.
Schütz, M.; Raschein, U.; Risch, A.C., 2013: Réseaux trophiques du sol. Des communautés biotiques si peu connues. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas du Parc National Suisse. Les 100 premières années. Bern, Haupt. 104-105.
Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M., 2013: Du pin de montagne au pin arolle? Tirer les enseignements du passé. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas du Parc National Suisse. Les 100 premières années. Bern, Haupt. 88-89.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2013: L’histoire des pâturages alpins. De la pâture du bétail à celle des cerfs. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas du Parc National Suisse. Les 100 premières années. Bern, Haupt. 92-93.
Schütz, M.; Haller, R.; Kneubühler, M.; Risch, A.C., 2013: Cartographie de la végétation dans le PNS. Histoire et avenir. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas du Parc National Suisse. Les 100 premières années. Bern, Haupt. 38-39.
Schweiger, A.-K.; Rapp, M.; Kneubühler, M.; Risch, A.C., 2013: Bildspektrometrie im SNP: Ökologie trifft Fernerkundung. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas des Schweizerischen Nationalparks : die ersten 100 Jahre. Bern, Haupt. 190-191.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2013: Beziehungsnetze auf Weiden: Kerbameisen und Hirsche als Ökosystemgestalter. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas des Schweizerischen Nationalparks : die ersten 100 Jahre. Bern, Haupt. 194-195.
Schütz, M.; Raschein, U.; Risch, A.C., 2013: Nahrungsnetze im Boden: Die kaum bekannten Lebensgemeinschaften. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas des Schweizerischen Nationalparks : die ersten 100 Jahre. Bern, Haupt. 104-105.
Schütz, M.; Haynes, A.G.; Spalinger, L.C.; Risch, A.C., 2013: Heuschrecken von 1951 bis heute: Ausbreitung im Nationalpark wegen globaler Erwärmung?. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas des Schweizerischen Nationalparks : die ersten 100 Jahre. Bern, Haupt. 108-109.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C.; Wildi, O., 2013: Sukzession auf Stabelchod: Wie schnell bewalden Alpweiden?. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas des Schweizerischen Nationalparks : die ersten 100 Jahre. Bern, Haupt. 220-221.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2013: Die Geschichte der Alpweiden: Von der Vieh- zur Hirschweide. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas des Schweizerischen Nationalparks : die ersten 100 Jahre. Bern, Haupt. 92-93.
Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M., 2013: Von der Bergföhre zur Arve? Lernen aus der Vergangenheit. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas des Schweizerischen Nationalparks : die ersten 100 Jahre. Bern, Haupt. 88-89.
Schütz, M.; Haller, R.; Kneubühler, M.; Risch, A.C., 2013: Vegetationskartierungen im SNP: Geschichte und Zukunft. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas des Schweizerischen Nationalparks : die ersten 100 Jahre. Bern, Haupt. 38-39.
Risch, A.C.; Haynes, A.G.; Schütz, M., 2013: Beziehungsnetze auf Weiden: von Pflanzen und Pflanzenfressern. In: Haller, H.; Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R. (eds), 2013: Atlas des Schweizerischen Nationalparks : die ersten 100 Jahre. Bern, Haupt. 192-193.
Risch, A.C.; Jurgensen, M.F., 2008: Ants in the soil system - a hydrological, chemical and biological approach. Editorial. Journal of Applied Entomology, 132: 265. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01296.x
Risch, A.C., 2004: Above- and belowground patterns and processes following land use change in subalpine conifer forests of the Central European Alps. Dissertation, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Zürich, ETH-Zürich. 171 p. doi: 10.3929/ethz-a-004666870
Magazine article and brochures
Wermelinger, B.; Risch, A., 2018: Die Roten Waldameisen. Zürcher Wald, 4-12.
Wermelinger, B.; Risch, A.; Düggelin, C.; Vandegehuchte, M., 2018: Waldameisen. Die Bauplätze der wertvollen Nützlinge. Landwirt: die Fachzeitschrift für die bäuerliche Familie, 76-79.
Wermelinger, B.; Risch, A.; Düggelin, C.; Vandegehuchte, M.L., 2018: Premier recensement de fourmis à l'échelle nationale. Forêt, 70, 1: 11-13.
Wermelinger, B.; Risch, A.; Düggelin, C.; Vandegehuchte, M.L., 2017: Erste schweizweite Waldameisenerhebung. Wald und Holz, 23-25.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2017: Warum Pflanzen eine kältere Umwelt anzeigen. Cratschla, 8-9.
Schütz, M.; Filli, F.; Risch, A.C., 2012: Zwei unterschiedliche Speisekarten: Sommer- und Winternahrung. Cratschla, 4-5. doi: 10.5169/seals-418838
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2012: Wie produktiv ist die Vegetation im Nationalpark und in der Val Müstair?. Cratschla, 2-3. doi: 10.5169/seals-418837
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2012: Samenkonsumenten sind auch Samenverbreiter. Cratschla, 6-7. doi: 10.5169/seals-418839
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2010: Biodiversität auf Weiden. Cratschla, 6-7. doi: 10.5169/seals-418806
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C.; Filli, F., 2009: Beziehungsnetze auf Weiden. Cratschla, 4-5. doi: 10.5169/seals-418797
Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Filli, F.; Wildi, O., 2009: Von kleinen und grossen Tieren. Informationsblatt Landschaft, 75: 1-3.
Filli, F.; Schütz, M.; Risch, A., 2008: Il cervo nel Parco Nazionale Svizzero: una storia di discussioni controverse e di conoscenze da osservazioni per lungo tempo. Caccia, 17.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.; Thiel-Egenter, C.; Lozza, H.; Baltisberger, M.; Wohlgemuth, T., 2004: Pflanzenleben. Cratschla, 4-15. doi: 10.5169/seals-418728
Krüsi, B.O.; Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Grämiger, H.; Fili, F.; Goll, J., 2001: Park Zeit. Cratschla, 2-17. doi: 10.5169/seals-418704