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Dr. Marcus Schaub
Function
Groupleader, Senior Scientist
Contact
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Site
Birmensdorf Bi HL D 28

Research Interests
Public concerns, evidence from research, and increasing scientific knowledge are driving widespread discussions on air pollution, climate change, and forest health interactions. My research focuses on single and combined effects of air pollutants and environmental stressors on trees and forest ecosystems. I combine the sciences from plant physiology, environmental and experimental long-term monitoring, and applied modeling. I draw conclusions and develop quantitative scenarios for national and international stakeholders and policy makers.
Scientific assignments
- Senior Scientist and head WSL Research Group Ecophysiology
- Deputy of the Long-Term Forest Ecosystem Research Program LWF
- Chair of the UNECE/ICP Forests Scientific Committee
- Swiss National Network Coordinator with LTER-Europe
- Associate Editor with Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Researcher-ID E-4874-2012
FURTHER INFORMATION
Publications WSL
Scientific publication article peer reviewed
Ballikaya, P.; Brunner, I.; Cocozza, C.; Grolimund, D.; Kaegi, R.; Murazzi, M.E.; Schaub, M.; Schönbeck, L.C.; Sinnet, B.; Cherubini, P., 2022: First evidence of nanoparticle uptake through leaves and roots in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). Tree Physiology, doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpac117
Didion‐Gency, M.; Gessler, A.; Buchmann, N.; Gisler, J.; Schaub, M.; Grossiord, C., 2022: Impact of warmer and drier conditions on tree photosynthetic properties and the role of species interactions. New Phytologist, 236, 2: 547-560. doi: 10.1111/nph.18384
Gessler, A.; Ferretti, M.; Schaub, M., 2022: Editorial: forest monitoring to assess forest functioning under air pollution and climate change. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2022.952232
Schönbeck, L.; Grossiord, C.; Gessler, A.; Gisler, J.; Meusburger, K.; D'Odorico, P.; Rigling, A.; Salmon, Y.; Stocker, B.D.; Zweifel, R.; Schaub, M., 2022: Photosynthetic acclimation and sensitivity to short- and long-term environmental changes in a drought prone forest. Journal of Experimental Botany, 73, 8: 2576-2588. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erac033
Guidi, C.; Frey, B.; Brunner, I.; Meusburger, K.; Vogel, M.E.; Chen, X.; Stucky, T.; Gwiazdowicz, D.J.; Skubała, P.; Bose, A.K.; Schaub, M.; Rigling, A.; Hagedorn, F., 2022: Soil fauna drives vertical redistribution of soil organic carbon in a long‐term irrigated dry pine forest. Global Change Biology, 28, 9: 3145-3160. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16122
Further scientific publications
Zweifel, R.; Basler, D.; Braun, S.; Buchmann, N.; Conedera, M.; Etzold, S.; Eugster, W.; Floriancic, M.; Fonti, P.; Gessler, A.; Haeni, M.; Hoch, G.; Hummel, D.; Kahmen, A.; Koechli, R.; Maeder, M.; Nievergelt, D.; Peter, M.; Peters, R.; ... Wilhelm, M., 2022: TreeNet. Technischer Bericht 2022. 76 p.
Schaub, M.; Vesterdal, L.; De Vos, B.; Ferretti, M.; Fleck, S.; Merilä, P.; Prescher, A.; Schwärzel, K.; Ukonmaanaho, L., 2022: FORECOMON 2021 - review of the 9th ICP Forests scientific conference on forest ecosystem monitoring. In: Michel, A.; Kirchner, T.; Prescher, A.; Schwärzel, K. (eds), 2022: Forest condition in Europe. The 2022 assessment. ICP forests technical report under the UNECE convention on long-range transboundary air pollution (air convention). Eberswalde, Thünen Institute. 25-28. doi: 10.3220/ICPTR1656330928000
Schaub, M.; Vesterdal, L.; De Vos, B.; Ukonmaanaho, L.; Fleck, S.; Schwärzel, K.; Ferretti, M. (eds), 2021: Forest monitoring to assess forest functioning under air pollution and climate change. Proceedings. FORECOMON 2021 - the 9th forest ecosystem monitoring conference, Birmensdorf. 108 p. doi: 10.16904/envidat.225
Zacharias, S.; Schütze, C.; Anttila, S.; Cools, N.; Bäck, J.; Böttcher, K.; Dick, J.; Haase, P.; Kühn, I.; Mallast, U.; Mirtl, M.; Schaub, M.; Trotsiuk, V., 2021: Discussion paper on eLTER standard observations (eLTER SOs). Deliverable D3.1. Version 2.0. 120 p.
Ferretti, M.; Cools, N.; De Vos, B.; Fleck, S.; Gottardini, E.; Levanič, T.; Nieminen, T.M.; Pitar, D.; Potočić, N.; Rautio, P.; Sanders, T.; Schaub, M.; Timmermann, V.; Ukonmaanaho, L.; Verstraeten, A.; Waldner, P.; ... Žlindra, D., 2021: Forest condition and environmental drivers in Europe - recent findings and perspectives. In: Michel, A.; Kirchner, T.; Schwärzel, K. (eds), 2021: Forest condition in Europe. The 2021 assessment. ICP forests technical report under the UNECE convention on long-range transboundary air pollution (air convention). Eberswalde, Thünen Institute. 12-15.
Magazine article and brochures
Rothenbacher, S.; Moser, B.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Kaennel, M.; Schaub, M.; Etzold, S., 2022: Gesucht: Bäume mit Zukunft. Schweizer Familie, 36-45.
Schaub, M.; Haeni, M.; Calatayud, V.; Ferretti, M.; Gottardini, E., 2018: Ozone concentrations are decreasing but exposure remains high in European forests. ICP forests brief, 3. 6 p. doi: 10.3220/ICP1525258743000
Bäck, J.; Aszalós, R.; Ceulemans, R.J.M.; Glatzel, G.; Hanewinkel, M.; Kakaras, E.; Kotiaho, J.; Lindroth, A.; Lubica, D.; Luyssaert, S.; Mackay, J.; Marek, M.V.; Morgante, M.; Nabuurs, G.J.; Ovaskainen, O.; Pais, M.S.; Schaub, M.; Tahvonen, O.; Vesala, T.; ... Norton, M., 2017: Multi-functionality and sustainability in the European union’s forests. EASAC policy report, 32. 43 p.
Schaub, M.; Arend, M., 2014: Sind einheimische Buchenherkünfte für eine klimagerechte Waldwirtschaft geeignet?. Zürcher Wald, 9-10.
Mayer, P.; Schaub, M., 2010: Das unscheinbare aber gefährliche Pflanzengift. Ozon. g'plus: Magazin für die grüne Branche, 2010, 13: 20-21.