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PD Dr. Anita Christina Risch
Function
Groupleader, Senior Scientist
Contact
anita.risch(at)wslto make life hard for spam bots.ch
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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
Publications WSL
Scientific publication article peer reviewed
Hu, S.; Wang, C.; Risch, A.C.; Liu, Y.; Li, Y.; Li, L.; Xu, X.; He, N.; Han, X.; Huang, J., 2022: Hydrothermal conditions determine soil potential net N mineralization rates in arid and semi-arid grasslands. Functional Ecology, doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.14167
Gill, A.L.; Adler, P.B.; Borer, E.T.; Buyarski, C.R.; Cleland, E.E.; D'Antonio, C.M.; Davies, K.F.; Gruner, D.S.; Harpole, W.S.; Hofmockel, K.S.; MacDougall, A.S.; McCulley, R.L.; Melbourne, B.A.; Moore, J.L.; Morgan, J.W.; Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Seabloom, E.W.; Wright, J.P.; ... Hobbie, S.E., 2022: Nitrogen increases early-stage and slows late-stage decomposition across diverse grasslands. Journal of Ecology, doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13878
Resch, M.C.; Schütz, M.; Ochoa-Hueso, R.; Buchmann, N.; Frey, B.; Graf, U.; Van der Putten, W.H.; Zimmermann, S.; Risch, A.C., 2022: Long-term recovery of above- and below-ground interactions in restored grasslands after topsoil removal and seed addition. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59, 9: 2299-2308. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.14145
Price, J.N.; Sitters, J.; Ohlert, T.; Tognetti, P.M.; Brown, C.S.; Seabloom, E.W.; Borer, E.T.; Prober, S.M.; Bakker, E.S.; MacDougall, A.S.; Yahdjian, L.; Gruner, D.S.; Olde Venterink, H.; Barrio, I.C.; Graff, P.; Bagchi, S.; Arnillas, C.A.; Bakker, J.D.; Blumenthal, D.M.; ... Wardle, G.M., 2022: Evolutionary history of grazing and resources determine herbivore exclusion effects on plant diversity. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6: 1290-1298. doi: 10.1038/s41559-022-01809-9
Thakur, M.P.; Risch, A.C.; Van der Putten, W.H., 2022: Biotic responses to climate extremes in terrestrial ecosystems. iScience, 25, 7: 104559 (22 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104559
Lembrechts, J.J.; Van den Hoogen, J.; Aalto, J.; Ashcroft, M.B.; De Frenne, P.; Kemppinen, J.; Kopecký, M.; Luoto, M.; Maclean, I.M.D.; Crowther, T.W.; Descombes, P.; Frei, E.R.; Meusburger, K.; Pellissier, L.; Pitteloud, C.; Risch, A.C.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Zellweger, F.; Lenoir, J., 2022: Global maps of soil temperature. Global Change Biology, 28, 9: 3110-3144. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16060
Rossi, C.; Kneubühler, M.; Schütz, M.; Schaepman, M.E.; Haller, R.M.; Risch, A.C., 2022: Spatial resolution, spectral metrics and biomass are key aspects in estimating plant species richness from spectral diversity in species-rich grasslands. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 8, 3: 297-314. doi: 10.1002/rse2.244
Carroll, O.; Batzer, E.; Bharath, S.; Borer, E.T.; Campana, S.; Esch, E.; Hautier, Y.; Ohlert, T.; Seabloom, E.W.; Adler, P.B.; Bakker, J.D.; Biederman, L.; Bugalho, M.N.; Caldeira, M.; Chen, Q.; Davies, K.F.; Fay, P.A.; Knops, J.M.H.; Komatsu, K.; ... MacDougall, A.S., 2022: Nutrient identity modifies the destabilising effects of eutrophication in grasslands. Ecology Letters, 25, 4: 754-765. doi: 10.1111/ele.13946
Vázquez, E.; Schleuss, P.; Borer, E.T.; Bugalho, M.N.; Caldeira, M.C.; Eisenhauer, N.; Eskelinen, A.; Fay, P.A.; Haider, S.; Jentsch, A.; Kirkman, K.P.; McCulley, R.L.; Peri, P.L.; Price, J.; Richards, A.E.; Risch, A.C.; Roscher, C.; Schütz, M.; Seabloom, E.W.; ... Spohn, M., 2022: Nitrogen but not phosphorus addition affects symbiotic N2 fixation by legumes in natural and semi-natural grasslands located on four continents. Plant and Soil, doi: 10.1007/s11104-022-05498-y
Risch, A.C.; Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Schweiger, A.K.; Beattie, J.R.; Curran, M.P.; Finér, L.; Hyslop, M.D.; Liu, Y.; Schütz, M.; Terry, T.A.; Wang, W.; Jurgensen, M.F., 2022: Controls of initial wood decomposition on and in forest soils using standard material. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 5: 829810 (12 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2022.829810
Nepel, M.; Angel, R.; Borer, E.T.; Frey, B.; MacDougall, A.S.; McCulley, R.L.; Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Seabloom, E.W.; Woebken, D., 2022: Global grassland diazotrophic communities are structured by combined abiotic, biotic, and spatial distance factors but resilient to fertilization. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13: 821030 (12 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.821030
Chen, Q.; Wang, S.; Seabloom, E.W.; MacDougall, A.S.; Borer, E.T.; Bakker, J.D.; Donohue, I.; Knops, J.M.H.; Morgan, J.W.; Carroll, O.; Crawley, M.; Bugalho, M.N.; Power, S.A.; Eskelinen, A.; Virtanen, R.; Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Stevens, C.; Caldeira, M.C.; ... Hautier, Y., 2022: Nutrients and herbivores impact grassland stability across spatial scales through different pathways. Global Change Biology, 28, 8: 2678-2688. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16086
Ebeling, A.; Strauss, A.T.; Adler, P.B.; Arnillas, C.A.; Barrio, I.C.; Biederman, L.A.; Borer, E.T.; Bugalho, M.N.; Caldeira, M.C.; Cadotte, M.W.; Daleo, P.; Eisenhauer, N.; Eskelinen, A.; Fay, P.A.; Firn, J.; Graff, P.; Hagenah, N.; Haider, S.; Komatsu, K.J.; ... Blumenthal, D.M., 2022: Nutrient enrichment increases invertebrate herbivory and pathogen damage in grasslands. Journal of Ecology, 110, 2: 327-339. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13801
Li, X.; Risch, A.C.; Sanders, D.; Liu, G.; Prather, C.; Wang, Z.; Hassan, N.; Gao, Q.; Wang, D.; Zhong, Z., 2021: A facilitation between large herbivores and ants accelerates litter decomposition by modifying soil microenvironmental conditions. Functional Ecology, 35, 8: 1822-1832. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13812
Ochoa-Hueso, R.; Delgado-Baquerizo, M.; Risch, A.C.; Schrama, M.; Morriën, E.; Barmentlo, S.H.; Geisen, S.; Hannula, S.E.; Resch, M.C.; Snoek, B.L.; Van der Putten, W.H., 2021: Ecosystem coupling: a unifying framework to understand the functioning and recovery of ecosystems. One Earth, 4, 7: 951-966. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.06.011
Wang, X.; Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2021: Size-selective exclusion of mammals and invertebrates differently affects grassland plant communities depending on vegetation type. Journal of Ecology, 109, 4: 1703-1716. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13590
Resch, M.C.; Schütz, M.; Buchmann, N.; Frey, B.; Graf, U.; Van der Putten, W.H.; Zimmermann, S.; Risch, A.C., 2021: Evaluating long-term success in grassland restoration: an ecosystem multifunctionality approach. Ecological Applications, 31, 3: e02271 (14 pp.). doi: 10.1002/eap.2271
Wilfahrt, P.A.; Asmus, A.L.; Seabloom, E.W.; Henning, J.A.; Adler, P.; Arnillas, C.A.; Bakker, J.D.; Biederman, L.; Brudvig, L.A.; Cadotte, M.; Daleo, P.; Eskelinen, A.; Firn, J.; Harpole, W.S.; Hautier, Y.; Kirkman, K.P.; Komatsu, K.J.; Laungani, R.; MacDougall, A.; ... Borer, E.T., 2021: Temporal rarity is a better predictor of local extinction risk than spatial rarity. Ecology, 102, 11: e03504 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1002/ecy.3504
Radujković, D.; Verbruggen, E.; Seabloom, E.W.; Bahn, M.; Biederman, L.A.; Borer, E.T.; Boughton, E.H.; Catford, J.A.; Campioli, M.; Donohue, I.; Ebeling, A.; Eskelinen, A.; Fay, P.A.; Hansart, A.; Knops, J.M.H.; MacDougall, A.S.; Ohlert, T.; Olde Venterink, H.; Raynaud, X.; ... Vicca, S., 2021: Soil properties as key predictors of global grassland production: have we overlooked micronutrients?. Ecology Letters, 24, 12: 2713-2725. doi: 10.1111/ele.13894
Rossi, C.; Kneubühler, M.; Schütz, M.; Schaepman, M.E.; Haller, R.M.; Risch, A.C., 2021: Remote sensing of spectral diversity: a new methodological approach to account for spatio-temporal dissimilarities between plant communities. Ecological Indicators, 130: 108106 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108106
Seabloom, E.W.; Batzer, E.; Chase, J.M.; Stanley Harpole, W.; Adler, P.B.; Bagchi, S.; Bakker, J.D.; Barrio, I.C.; Biederman, L.; Boughton, E.H.; Bugalho, M.N.; Caldeira, M.C.; Catford, J.A.; Daleo, P.; Eisenhauer, N.; Eskelinen, A.; Haider, S.; Hallett, L.M.; Svala Jónsdóttir, I.; ... Borer, E.T., 2021: Species loss due to nutrient addition increases with spatial scale in global grasslands. Ecology Letters, 24, 10: 2100-2112. doi: 10.1111/ele.13838
Tognetti, P.M.; Prober, S.M.; Báez, S.; Chaneton, E.J.; Firn, J.; Risch, A.C.; Schuetz, M.; Simonsen, A.K.; Yahdjian, L.; Borer, E.T.; Seabloom, E.W.; Arnillas, C.A.; Bakker, J.D.; Brown, C.S.; Cadotte, M.W.; Caldeira, M.C.; Daleo, P.; Dwyer, J.M.; Fay, P.A.; ... Sankaran, M., 2021: Negative effects of nitrogen override positive effects of phosphorus on grassland legumes worldwide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 118, 28: e2023718118 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1073/pnas.2023718118
Van Sundert, K.; Arfin Khan, M.A.S.; Bharath, S.; Buckley, Y.M.; Caldeira, M.C.; Donohue, I.; Dubbert, M.; Ebeling, A.; Eisenhauer, N.; Eskelinen, A.; Finn, A.; Gebauer, T.; Haider, S.; Hansart, A.; Jentsch, A.; Kübert, A.; Nijs, I.; Nock, C.A.; Nogueira, C.; ... Vicca, S., 2021: Fertilized graminoids intensify negative drought effects on grassland productivity. Global Change Biology, 27, 11: 2441-2457. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15583
Schlierenzauer, C.; Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Firn, J., 2021: Non-native Eragrostis curvula impacts diversity of pastures in South-Eastern Australia even when native Themeda triandra remains co-dominant. Plants, 10, 3: 596 (13 pp.). doi: 10.3390/plants10030596
Seabloom, E.W.; Adler, P.B.; Alberti, J.; Biederman, L.; Buckley, Y.M.; Cadotte, M.W.; Collins, S.L.; Dee, L.; Fay, P.A.; Firn, J.; Hagenah, N.; Harpole, W.S.; Hautier, Y.; Hector, A.; Hobbie, S.E.; Isbell, F.; Knops, J.M.H.; Komatsu, K.J.; Laungani, R.; ... Borer, E.T., 2021: Increasing effects of chronic nutrient enrichment on plant diversity loss and ecosystem productivity over time. Ecology, 102, 2: e03218 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1002/ecy.3218
Fitzpatrick, B.R.; Baltensweiler, A.; Düggelin, C.; Fraefel, M.; Freitag, A.; Vandegehuchte, M.L.; Wermelinger, B.; Risch, A.C., 2021: The distribution of a group of keystone species is not associated with anthropogenic habitat disturbance. Diversity and Distributions, 27, 4: 572-584. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13217
Neff, F.; Resch, M.C.; Marty, A.; Rolley, J.D.; Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C.; Gossner, M.M., 2020: Long‐term restoration success of insect herbivore communities in semi‐natural grasslands: a functional approach. Ecological Applications, 30, 6: e02133 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1002/eap.2133
Hautier, Y.; Zhang, P.; Loreau, M.; Wilcox, K.R.; Seabloom, E.W.; Borer, E.T.; Byrnes, J.E.K.; Koerner, S.E.; Komatsu, K.J.; Lefcheck, J.S.; Risch, A.C.; Wang, S.; Schütz, M., 2020: General destabilizing effects of eutrophication on grassland productivity at multiple spatial scales. Nature Communications, 11, 1: 5375 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19252-4
Borer, E.T.; Harpole, W.S.; Adler, P.B.; Arnillas, C.A.; Bugalho, M.N.; Cadotte, M.W.; Caldeira, M.C.; Campana, S.; Dickman, C.R.; Dickson, T.L.; Donohue, I.; Eskelinen, A.; Firn, J.L.; Graff, P.; Gruner, D.S.; Heckman, R.W.; Koltz, A.M.; Komatsu, K.J.; Lannes, L.S.; ... Seabloom, E.W., 2020: Nutrients cause grassland biomass to outpace herbivory. Nature Communications, 11, 1: 6036 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19870-y
Risch, A.C.; Zimmermann, S.; Moser, B.; Schütz, M.; Hagedorn, F.; Firn, J.; Fay, P.A.; Adler, P.B.; Biederman, L.A.; Blair, J.M.; Borer, E.T.; Broadbent, A.A.D.; Brown, C.S.; Cadotte, M.W.; Caldeira, M.C.; Davies, K.F.; Di Virgilio, A.; Eisenhauer, N.; Eskelinen, A.; ... Ochoa-Hueso, R., 2020: Global impacts of fertilization and herbivore removal on soil net nitrogen mineralization are modulated by local climate and soil properties. Global Change Biology, 26, 12: 7173-7185. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15308
Ochoa-Hueso, R.; Risch, A.C.; Collins, S.L.; Eisenhauer, N.; Van der Putten, W., 2020: Ecosystem and biogeochemical coupling in terrestrial exosystems under global change: a roadmap for synthesis and call for data. Call for collaboration. Soil Organisms, 92, 1: 8-12. doi: 10.25674/so92iss1pp8
Risch, A.C.; Frossard, A.; Schütz, M.; Frey, B.; Morris, A.W.; Bump, J.K., 2020: Effects of elk and bison carcasses on soil microbial communities and ecosystem functions in Yellowstone, USA. Functional Ecology, 34: 1933-1944. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13611
Ochoa-Hueso, R.; Borer, E.T.; Seabloom, E.W.; Hobbie, S.E.; Risch, A.C.; Collins, S.L.; Alberti, J.; Bahamonde, H.A.; Brown, C.S.; Caldeira, M.C.; Daleo, P.; Dickman, C.R.; Ebeling, A.; Eisenhauer, N.; Esch, E.H.; Eskelinen, A.; Fernández, V.; Güsewell, S.; Gutierrez-Larruga, B.; ... Zamin, T., 2020: Microbial processing of plant remains is co-limited by multiple nutrients in global grasslands. Global Change Biology, 26, 8: 4572-4582. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15146
Sitters, J.; Wubs, E.R.J.; Bakker, E.S.; Crowther, T.W.; Adler, P.B.; Bagchi, S.; Bakker, J.D.; Biederman, L.; Borer, E.T.; Cleland, E.E.; Eisenhauer, N.; Firn, J.; Gherardi, L.; Hagenah, N.; Hautier, Y.; Hobbie, S.E.; Knops, J.M.H.; MacDougall, A.S.; McCulley, R.L.; ... Veen, G.F.(., 2020: Nutrient availability controls the impact of mammalian herbivores on soil carbon and nitrogen pools in grasslands. Global Change Biology, 26, 4: 2060-2071. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15023
Broadbent, A.A.D.; Firn, J.; McGree, J.M.; Borer, E.T.; Buckley, Y.M.; Harpole, W.S.; Komatsu, K.J.; MacDougall, A.S.; Orwin, K.H.; Ostle, N.J.; Seabloom, E.W.; Bakker, J.D.; Biederman, L.; Caldeira, M.C.; Eisenhauer, N.; Hagenah, N.; Hautier, Y.; Moore, J.L.; Nogueira, C.; ... Stevens, C.J., 2020: Dominant native and non-native graminoids differ in key leaf traits irrespective of nutrient availability. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29, 7: 1126-1138. doi: 10.1111/geb.13092
Rossi, C.; Kneubühler, M.; Schütz, M.; Schaepman, M.E.; Haller, R.M.; Risch, A.C., 2020: From local to regional: functional diversity in differently managed alpine grasslands. Remote Sensing of Environment, 236: 111415 (18 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111415
Vitra, A.; Deléglise, C.; Meisser, M.; Risch, A.C.; Signarbieux, C.; Lamacque, L.; Delzon, S.; Buttler, A.; Mariotte, P., 2019: Responses of plant leaf economic and hydraulic traits mediate the effects of early- and late-season drought on grassland productivity. AoB PLANTS, 11, 3: plz023 (15 pp.). doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plz023
Firn, J.; Nguyen, H.; Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2019: Leaf trait variability between and within subalpine grassland species differs depending on site conditions and herbivory. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286, 1907: 20190429 (10 pp.). doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.0429
Resch, M.C.; Schütz, M.; Graf, U.; Wagenaar, R.; Van der Putten, W.H.; Risch, A.C., 2019: Does topsoil removal in grassland restoration benefit both soil nematode and plant communities?. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56, 7: 1782-1793. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13400
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
Borer, E.T.; Lind, E.M.; Firn, J.; Seabloom, E.W.; Anderson, T.M.; Bakker, E.S.; Biederman, L.; La Pierre, K.J.; MacDougall, A.S.; Moore, J.L.; Risch, A.C.; Schutz, M.; Stevens, C.J., 2019: More salt, please: global patterns, responses and impacts of foliar sodium in grasslands. Ecology Letters, 22, 7: 1136-1144. doi: 10.1111/ele.13270
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, 22, 7: 1466-1477. 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, 3: 400-406. doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0790-1
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
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
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
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.; Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Vandegehuchte, M.L.; 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
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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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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.; Risch, A.C.; Schuetz, M.; Yang, L.H., 2014: Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation. Nature, 508, 7497: 517-520. doi: 10.1038/nature13144
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
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
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
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.; Risch, A.C.; Schuetz, M.; 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.; Risch, A.C.; Schuetz, M.; Yang, L.H., 2011: Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness. Science, 333, 6050: 1750-1753. doi: 10.1126/science.1204498
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, 1: 238-243. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.08.033
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.; 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
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
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, 7: 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, 2-3: 156-163. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2007.01.005
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, 2: 113-119. doi: 10.1007/s10310-006-0258-z
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
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
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.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, 3: 283-290.
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, 8: 2425-2433. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.03.004
Risch, A.C.; Heiri, C.; Bugmann, H., 2005: Simulating structural forest patterns with a forest gap model: a model evaluation. Ecological Modelling, 181, 2-3: 161-172. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.06.029
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
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.; 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, 1-2: 177-188. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00131-2
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.; 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
Conedera, M.; Risch, A.; Grossiord, C.; Bebi, P., 2021: Research Unit Community Ecology. In: Ferretti, M.; Fischer, C.; Gessler, A. (eds), 2021: Towards an advanced inventorying and monitoring system for the Swiss forest. Towards an advanced inventorying and monitoring system for the Swiss forest, Birmensdorf. 43-44.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2020: Synthese. In: Schütz, M.; Anderwald, P.; Risch, A.C. (eds), 2020: Nahrungsnetze im Schweizerischen Nationalpark. Von Produzenten, Konsumenten und Destruenten. Bern, Haupt. 145-153.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2020: Interaktionen zwischen Produzenten, Konsumenten und Destruenten. In: Schütz, M.; Anderwald, P.; Risch, A.C. (eds), 2020: Nahrungsnetze im Schweizerischen Nationalpark. Von Produzenten, Konsumenten und Destruenten. Bern, Haupt. 103-116.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2020: Einfluss von Herbivoren auf die pflanzliche Artenvielfalt. In: Schütz, M.; Anderwald, P.; Risch, A.C. (eds), 2020: Nahrungsnetze im Schweizerischen Nationalpark. Von Produzenten, Konsumenten und Destruenten. Bern, Haupt. 89-102.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2020: Einfluss von Herbivoren auf die Vegetationsdynamik. In: Schütz, M.; Anderwald, P.; Risch, A.C. (eds), 2020: Nahrungsnetze im Schweizerischen Nationalpark. Von Produzenten, Konsumenten und Destruenten. Bern, Haupt. 73-88.
Schütz, M.; Schweiger, A.K.; Risch, A.C., 2020: Eigenschaften von Boden und Vegetation steuern die Habitatwahl von Herbivoren. In: Schütz, M.; Anderwald, P.; Risch, A.C. (eds), 2020: Nahrungsnetze im Schweizerischen Nationalpark. Von Produzenten, Konsumenten und Destruenten. Bern, Haupt. 59-72.
Brüllhardt, M.; Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2020: Bedeutung der Nahrungswahl von Huftieren für die Baumverjüngung. In: Schütz, M.; Anderwald, P.; Risch, A.C. (eds), 2020: Nahrungsnetze im Schweizerischen Nationalpark. Von Produzenten, Konsumenten und Destruenten. Bern, Haupt. 39-58.
Anderwald, P.; Schütz, M., 2020: Nahrungswahl von Herbivoren (mit ausgewählten Beispielen). In: Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Anderwald, P. (eds), 2020: Nahrungsnetze im Schweizerischen Nationalpark. Von Produzenten, Konsumenten und Destruenten. Bern, Haupt. 23-38.
Anderwald, P.; Rossi, C.; Schütz, M., 2020: Nahrungsangebot in Raum und Zeit. In: Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Anderwald, P. (eds), 2020: Nahrungsnetze im Schweizerischen Nationalpark. Von Produzenten, Konsumenten und Destruenten. Bern, Haupt. 11-22.
Anderwald, P.; Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C.; Herfindal, I., 2020: Klimawandel. In: Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Anderwald, P. (eds), 2020: Nahrungsnetze im Schweizerischen Nationalpark. Von Produzenten, Konsumenten und Destruenten. Bern, Haupt. 133-144.
Anderwald, P.; Schütz, M., 2020: Fördernde und hemmende Beziehungen zwischen Tierarten. In: Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Anderwald, P. (eds), 2020: Nahrungsnetze im Schweizerischen Nationalpark. Von Produzenten, Konsumenten und Destruenten. Bern, Haupt. 117-132.
Schütz, M.; Anderwald, P.; Risch, A.C. (eds), 2020: Nahrungsnetze im Schweizerischen Nationalpark. Von Produzenten, Konsumenten und Destruenten. Nationalpark-Forschung in der Schweiz, 109. 158 p.
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
Domisch, T.; Risch, A.C.; Robinson, E.J.H., 2016: Wood ant foraging and mutualism with aphids. In: Stockan, J.A.; Robinson, E.J.H. (eds), 2016: Wood ant ecology and conservation. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. 145-176. doi: 10.1017/CBO9781107261402.008
Risch, A.C.; Ellis, S.; Wiswell, H., 2016: Where and why? Wood ant population ecology. In: Stockan, J.A.; Robinson, E.J.H. (eds), 2016: Wood ant ecology and conservation. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. 81-105. doi: 10.1017/CBO9781107261402.005
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.
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.; 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.
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.
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.; 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.
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.; 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.; 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: 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.; 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.
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.
Risch, A.C.; Jurgensen, M.F., 2008: Ants in the soil system - a hydrological, chemical and biological approach. Editorial. Journal of Applied Entomology, 132, 4: 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
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2020: Huftiere und Wirbellose spielen verschiedene Rollen. Cratschla, 12-13.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2020: ... und die im Boden lebenden Fadenwürmer ebenfalls. Cratschla, 10-11.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2020: Warum Zikaden und Spinnen auf Hirsche reagieren .... Cratschla, 8-9.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2020: Nahrungsnetze im Schweizerischen Nationalpark. Cratschla, 4-5.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2019: Nutzungsintensivierung gefährdet botanische Vielfalt. Cratschla, 6-7.
Rote Waldameisen spielen eine wichtige Rolle in unseren Wäldern. Sie wurden deshalb in der Schweiz bereits 1966 unter Schutz gestellt. Da ihr Bestand rückläufig zu sein scheint, ist es wichtig, nicht nur ihre Leistungen für den Wald, sondern auch ihre Ansprüche an ihren Lebensraum besser zu kennen.
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Les fourmis des bois jouent un rôle essentiel dans nos forêts. C’est la raison pour laquelle elles furent mises sous protection dès 1966 en Suisse. Étant donné que leurs populations semblent reculer, il importe non seulement de mieux connaître les prestations qu’elles fournissent à la forêt, mais aussi leurs exigences vis-à-vis de leur habitat.
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.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2017: Warum Pflanzen eine kältere Umwelt anzeigen. Cratschla, 8-9.
Wermelinger, B.; Risch, A.; Düggelin, C.; Vandegehuchte, M.L., 2017: Erste schweizweite Waldameisenerhebung. Wald und Holz, 23-25.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2012: Samenkonsumenten sind auch Samenverbreiter. Cratschla, 6-7. doi: 10.5169/seals-418839
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.; 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., 2010: Biodiversität auf Weiden. Cratschla, 6-7. doi: 10.5169/seals-418806
Risch, A.C.; Schütz, M.; Filli, F.; Wildi, O., 2009: Von kleinen und grossen Tieren. Informationsblatt Landschaft, 75: 1-3.
Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C.; Filli, F., 2009: Beziehungsnetze auf Weiden. Cratschla, 4-5. doi: 10.5169/seals-418797
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