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Dr. Christian Rixen
Function
Senior Scientist
Contact
rixen(at)slfto make life hard for spam bots.ch
+41 81 417 02 14+41 81 417 02 14
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
Flüelastrasse 11
7260 Davos Dorf
Site
Davos Da C 1 53
FURTHER INFORMATION
Publications WSL
Scientific publication article peer reviewed
McFadden, I.R.; Sendek, A.; Brosse, M.; Bach, P.M.; Baity‐Jesi, M.; Bolliger, J.; Bollmann, K.; Brockerhoff, E.G.; Donati, G.; Gebert, F.; Ghosh, S.; Ho, H.; Khaliq, I.; Lever, J.J.; Logar, I.; Moor, H.; Odermatt, D.; Pellissier, L.; De Queiroz, L.J.; ... Narwani, A., 2023: Linking human impacts to community processes in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Ecology Letters, 26, 2: 203-218. doi: 10.1111/ele.14153
Jaroszynska, F.; Rixen, C.; Woodin, S.; Lenoir, J.; Wipf, S., 2023: Resampling alpine herbarium records reveals changes in plant traits over space and time. Journal of Ecology, 111, 2: 338-355. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.14062
Rindt, O.; Rosinger, C.; Bonkowski, M.; Rixen, C.; Brüggemann, N.; Urich, T.; Fiore-Donno, A.M., 2023: Biogeochemical dynamics during snowmelt and in summer in the Alps. Biogeochemistry, 162: 257-266. doi: 10.1007/s10533-022-01005-8
Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Rumpf, S.B.; Giejsztowt, J.; Millen, J.; Morgan, J.W.; Nicotra, A.B.; Venn, S.; Zong, S.; Dickinson, K.J.M.; Freschet, G.T.; Kurzböck, C.; Li, J.; Pan, H.; Pfund, B.; Quaglia, E.; Su, X.; Wang, W.; Wang, X.; ... Deslippe, J.R., 2022: Intraspecific trait variation in alpine plants relates to their elevational distribution. Journal of Ecology, 110, 4: 860-875. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13848
Rixen, C.; Høye, T.T.; Macek, P.; Aerts, R.; Alatalo, J.; Andeson, J.T.; Arnold, P.A.; Barrio, I.C.; Bjerke, J.W.; Björkman, M.P.; Frei, E.R.; Wipf, S.; Zong, S., 2022: Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems. Arctic Science, 8, 3: 572-608. doi: 10.1139/AS-2020-0058
Further scientific publications
Peter, B.; Bartelt, P.; Rixen, C., 2022: Avalanches and other snow movements. In: Wohlgemuth, T.; Jentsch, A.; Seidl, R. (eds), 2022: Disturbance ecology. Cham, Springer. 195-210. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-98756-5_9
Haslett, S.; Holste, S.; Barbante, C.; Wookey, P.; Rixen, C.; Topp-Jørgensen, E.; Pla-Rabes, S.; Bozzato, D.; Asmussen, M.O.; Grote, U.; Baxter, R.; Wheeler, H.; Gremion, G.(.; Smieszek, M.(.; Elshout, P.; Fugmann, G., 2022: Report from the IASC action group on carbon footprint. 26 p.
Rixen, C., 2020: Phänologische Veränderungen in Hochgebirgen. In: Lozán, J.L.; Breckle, Siegmar-W.; Escher-Vetter, H.; Grassl, H.; Kasang, D.; Paul, F.; Schickhoff, U. (eds), 2020: Warnsignal Klima: Hochgebirge im Wandel. Wissenschaftliche Fakten. Hamburg, Wissenschaftliche Auswertungen. 220-224.
Hock, R.; Rasul, G.; Adler, C.; Cáceres, B.; Gruber, S.; Hirabayashi, Y.; Jackson, M.; Kääb, A.; Kang, S.; Kutuzov, S.; Noetzli, J.; Rixen, C.; ... Zhang, Y., 2019: High mountain areas. In: Pörtner, H.; Roberts, D.C.; Masson-Delmotte, V.; Zhai, P.; Tignor, M.; Poloczanska, E.; Weyer, N.M. (eds), 2019: The ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate. A special report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change. Sine loco, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 131-202.
Wipf, S.; Rixen, C., 2018: Long-term changes in summit plant diversity in the Swiss National Park. In: Bauch, K. (eds), 2018: 6th symposium for research in protected areas. 6th symposium for research in protected areas, Salzburg, Austria. 741-744.
Magazine article and brochures
Rixen, C., 2022: Grönland: bei den nördlichsten Pflanzen der Welt. Groenland : l’île aux plantes les plus au nord du monde. FloraCH, 15: 26-29.
Rixen, C.; Peters, M.; Edelkraut, K.; Schneider, M., 2021: Hochlagenbegrünung - Mission Impossible? Végétalisation en altitude - mission impossible ?. FloraCH, 13: 4-6.
Hagedorn, F.; Solly, E.; Frey, B.; Rixen, Ch.; Hartmann, M.; Peter, M., 2021: Bodenpilze reagieren empfindlich auf den Klimawandel. Bündnerwald, 74, 5: 48-51.
Frei, E.R.; Rixen, C.; Bebi, P., 2018: Was beeinflusst den Anstieg der Waldgrenze?. Jagd in Tirol, 12: 22-26.
Wipf, S.; Rixen, C., 2018: Gipfelflora im Klimawandel. La flore des sommets et les changements climatiques. info flora plus, 6-8.
Links
Phenology in Switzerland
Birding
Bird sightings in Switzerland: www.ornitho.ch
Bird sightings in Germany: www.ornitho.de
Halos
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Halo event 20 December 05 in Davos |
Master's Theses
The following list represents suggestions for Master's and Diploma thesis and can easily be extended. Contact me to discuss the suggested or other theses ideas for theses.
Growth limitations, phenotypic plasticity and micro-evolution in the alpine shrub Salix herbacea
Vegetation change in the last 100 years on mountain tops in Davos
How cushion plants facilitate other neighbor species in the Alpine