Dr. Patrick Schleppi
Function
scientific staff member
Contact
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Site
Birmensdorf Bi GL B 06
| my education | i got my degree in agronomy in 1985 at the ETH Zurich, where i also made my doctoral thesis (in 1988 at the institute of plant sciences, now part of the institute of agricultural sciences); then i was one year at the ISU (Ames, IA, USA) for a post-doc; 1993, in parallel to my job, i followed a post-graduate course in applied statistics at the ETHZ |
my research projects | about the effects of atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition (research projects in the Alptal valley), further a project on interactions between CO2 & N |
the results | |
a software | i wrote a software to analyse hemispherical photographs (calculation of the leaf area index of forest canopies): this software is called Hemisfer |
some useful links | in order to have it always at hand, here is also a periodic table of the elements i'm also maintaining an internet site of the Schleppi family |
my favorite sport | cycling (member and volunteer of the Club des Cent Cols) |
FURTHER INFORMATION
Publications WSL
Scientific publication article peer reviewed
Schleppi, P.; Wessel, W.W., 2021: Experimental design and interpretation of terrestrial ecosystem studies using 15N tracers: practical and statistical considerations. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9: 658779 (11 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2021.658779
Veerman, L.; Kalbitz, K.; Gundersen, P.; Kjønaas, J.; Moldan, F.; Schleppi, P.; Van Loon, E.E.; Schoorl, J.; Wessel, W.; Tietema, A., 2020: The long-term fate of deposited nitrogen in temperate forest soils. Biogeochemistry, 150: 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s10533-020-00683-6
Frey, B.; Carnol, M.; Dharmarajah, A.; Brunner, I.; Schleppi, P., 2020: Only minor changes in the soil microbiome of a sub-alpine forest after 20 years of moderately increased nitrogen loads. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 3: 77 (18 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2020.00077
Salehi, M.; Walthert, L.; Zimmermann, S.; Waldner, P.; Schmitt, M.; Schleppi, P.; Liechti, K.; Ahmadi, M.; Zahedi Amiri, G.; Brunner, I.; Thimonier, A., 2020: Leaf morphological traits and leaf nutrient concentrations of European beech across a water availability gradient in Switzerland. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 3: 19 (18 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2020.00019
Brüllhardt, M.; Rotach, P.; Schleppi, P.; Bugmann, H., 2020: Vertical light transmission profiles in structured mixed deciduous forest canopies assessed by UAV-based hemispherical photography and photogrammetric vegetation height models. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 281: 107843 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107843
Forstner, S.J.; Wechselberger, V.; Stecher, S.; Müller, S.; Keiblinger, K.M.; Wanek, W.; Schleppi, P.; Gundersen, P.; Tatzber, M.; Gerzabek, M.H.; Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S., 2019: Resistant soil microbial communities show signs of increasing phosphorus limitation in two temperate forests after long-term nitrogen addition. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2: 73 (23 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2019.00073
Schleppi, P.; Körner, C.; Klein, T., 2019: Increased nitrogen availability in the soil under mature Picea abies trees exposed to elevated CO2 concentrations. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2: 59 (11 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2019.00059
Van der Voort, T.S.; Mannu, U.; Hagedorn, F.; McIntyre, C.; Walthert, L.; Schleppi, P.; Haghipour, N.; Eglinton, T.I., 2019: Dynamics of deep soil carbon – insights from 14C time series across a climatic gradient. Biogeosciences, 16, 16: 3233-3246. doi: 10.5194/bg-16-3233-2019
Zellweger, F.; Baltensweiler, A.; Schleppi, P.; Huber, M.; Küchler, M.; Ginzler, C.; Jonas, T., 2019: Estimating below‐canopy light regimes using airborne laser scanning: an application to plant community analysis. Ecology and Evolution, 9, 16: 9149-9159. doi: 10.1002/ece3.5462
Cheng, S.J.; Hess, P.G.; Wieder, W.R.; Thomas, R.Q.; Nadelhoffer, K.J.; Vira, J.; Lombardozzi, D.L.; Gundersen, P.; Fernandez, I.J.; Schleppi, P.; Gruselle, M.; Moldan, F.; Goodale, C.L., 2019: Decadal fates and impacts of nitrogen additions on temperate forest carbon storage: a data-model comparison. Biogeosciences, 16, 13: 2771-2793. doi: 10.5194/bg-16-2771-2019
Thimonier, A.; Kosonen, Z.; Braun, S.; Rihm, B.; Schleppi, P.; Schmitt, M.; Seitler, E.; Waldner, P.; Thöni, L., 2019: Total deposition of nitrogen in Swiss forests: comparison of assessment methods and evaluation of changes over two decades. Atmospheric Environment, 198: 335-350. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.10.051
Forstner, S.J.; Wechselberger, V.; Müller, S.; Keibinger, K.M.; Díaz-Pinés, E.; Wanek, W.; Scheppi, P.; Hagedorn, F.; Gundersen, P.; Tatzber, M.; Gerzabek, M.H.; Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S., 2019: Vertical redistribution of soil organic carbon pools after twenty years of nitrogen addition in two temperate coniferous forests. Ecosystems, 22, 2: 379-400. doi: 10.1007/s10021-018-0275-8
Walthert, L.; Schleppi, P., 2018: Equations to compensate for the temperature effect on readings from dielectric Decagon MPS-2 and MPS-6 water potential sensors in soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 181: 749-759. doi: 10.1002/jpln.201700620
Gonsamo, A.; Walter, J.; Chen, J.M.; Pellikka, P.; Schleppi, P., 2018: A robust leaf area index algorithm accounting for the expected errors in gap fraction observations. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 248: 197-204. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.09.024
Dawes, M.A.; Schleppi, P.; Hättenschwiler, S.; Rixen, C.; Hagedorn, F., 2017: Soil warming opens the nitrogen cycle at the alpine treeline. Global Change Biology, 23, 1: 421-434. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13365
Valatin, G.; Abildtrup, J.; Accastello, C.; Al-Tawaha, A.R.M.; Andreucci, M.; Atanasova, S.; Avdibegović, M.; Baksic, N.; Banasik, K.; Barquin, J.; Olschewski, R.; Schleppi, P.; Žižková, E., 2017: PESFOR-W: improving the design and environmental effectiveness of woodlands for water payments for ecosystem services. Research Ideas and Outcomes, 3: e13828 (28 pp.). doi: 10.3897/rio.3.e13828
Schleppi, P.; Curtaz, F.; Krause, K., 2017: Nitrate leaching from a sub-alpine coniferous forest subjected to experimentally increased N deposition for 20 years, and effects of tree girdling and felling. Biogeochemistry, 134, 3: 319-335. doi: 10.1007/s10533-017-0364-3
Dawes, M.A.; Schleppi, P.; Hagedorn, F., 2017: The fate of nitrogen inputs in a warmer alpine treeline ecosystem: a 15N labelling study. Journal of Ecology, 105, 6: 1723-1737. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12780
Knüsel, S.; De Boni, A.; Conedera, M.; Schleppi, P.; Thormann, J.; Frehner, M.; Wunder, J., 2017: Shade tolerance of Ailanthus altissima revisited: novel insights from southern Switzerland. Biological Invasions, 19, 2: 455-461. doi: 10.1007/s10530-016-1301-4
Mohn, J.; Gutjahr, W.; Toyoda, S.; Harris, E.; Ibraim, E.; Geilmann, H.; Schleppi, P.; Kuhn, T.; Lehmann, M.F.; Decock, C.; Werner, R.A.; Yoshida, N.; Brand, W.A., 2016: Reassessment of the NH4NO3 thermal decomposition technique for calibration of the N2O isotopic composition. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 30, 23: 2487-2496. doi: 10.1002/rcm.7736
Klein, T.; Bader, M.K.-F.; Leuzinger, S.; Mildner, M.; Schleppi, P.; Siegwolf, R.T.W.; Körner, C., 2016: Growth and carbon relations of mature Picea abies trees under 5 years of free-air CO2 enrichment. Journal of Ecology, 104, 6: 1720-1733. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12621
Salehi, M.; Zahedi Amiri, G.; Attarod, P.; Salehi, A.; Brunner, I.; Schleppi, P.; Thimonier, A., 2016: Seasonal variations of throughfall chemistry in pure and mixed stands of Oriental beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky) in Hyrcanian forests (Iran). Annals of Forest Science, 73, 2: 371-380. doi: 10.1007/s13595-015-0525-2
Van der Voort, T.S.; Hagedorn, F.; McIntyre, C.; Zell, C.; Walthert, L.; Schleppi, P.; Feng, X.; Eglinton, T.I., 2016: Variability in 14C contents of soil organic matter at the plot and regional scale across climatic and geologic gradients. Biogeosciences, 13, 11: 3427-3439. doi: 10.5194/bg-13-3427-2016
Moeser, D.; Roubinek, J.; Schleppi, P.; Morsdorf, F.; Jonas, T., 2014: Canopy closure, LAI and radiation transfer from airborne LiDAR synthetic images. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 197: 158-168. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2014.06.008
Tomlinson, G.; Siegwolf, R.T.W.; Buchmann, N.; Schleppi, P.; Waldner, P.; Weber, P., 2014: The mobility of nitrogen across tree-rings of Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) and the effect of extraction method on tree-ring δ15N and δ13C values. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 28, 11: 1258-1264. doi: 10.1002/rcm.6897
Shrestha, J.; Niklaus, P.A.; Pasquale, N.; Huber, B.; Barnard, R.L.; Frossard, E.; Schleppi, P.; Tockner, K.; Luster, J., 2014: Flood pulses control soil nitrogen cycling in a dynamic river floodplain. Geoderma, 228-229: 14-24. doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.09.018
Krause, K.; Niklaus, P.A.; Schleppi, P., 2013: Soil-atmosphere fluxes of the greenhouse gases CO2, CH4 and N2O in a mountain spruce forest subjected to long-term N addition and to tree girdling. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 181: 61-68. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2013.07.007
Bader, M.K.-F.; Leuzinger, S.; Keel, S.G.; Siegwolf, R.T.W.; Hagedorn, F.; Schleppi, P.; Körner, C., 2013: Central European hardwood trees in a high-CO2 future: synthesis of an 8-year forest canopy CO2 enrichment project. Journal of Ecology, 101, 6: 1509-1519. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12149
Smith, J.C.; Galy, A.; Hovius, N.; Tye, A.M.; Turowski, J.M.; Schleppi, P., 2013: Runoff-driven export of particulate organic carbon from soil in temperate forested uplands. Earth and Planetary Sciences Letters, 365: 198-208. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2013.01.027
Zlatanov, T.; Schleppi, P.; Velichkov, I.; Hinkov, G.; Georgieva, M.; Eggertsson, O.; Zlatanova, M.; Vacik, H., 2013: Structural diversity of abandoned chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) dominated forests: implications for forest management. Forest Ecology and Management, 291: 326-335. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.11.015
Kuster, T.M.; Schleppi, P.; Hu, B.; Schulin, R.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S., 2013: Nitrogen dynamics in oak model ecosystems subjected to air warming and drought on two different soils. Plant Biology, 15, Suppl. 1: 220-229. doi: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2012.00686.x
Xu, G.; Fu, S.; Schleppi, P.; Li, M., 2013: Responses of soil Collembola to long-term atmospheric CO2 enrichment in a mature temperate forest. Environmental Pollution, 173: 23-28. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.10.007
Shrestha, J.; Niklaus, P.A.; Frossard, E.; Samaritani, E.; Huber, B.; Barnard, R.L.; Schleppi, P.; Tockner, K.; Luster, J., 2012: Soil nitrogen dynamics in a river floodplain mosaic. Journal of Environmental Quality, 41, 6: 2033-2045. doi: 10.2134/jeq2012.0059
Krause, K.; Cherubini, P.; Bugmann, H.; Schleppi, P., 2012: Growth enhancement of Picea abies trees under long-term, low-dose N addition is due to morphological more than to physiological changes. Tree Physiology, 32, 12: 1471-1481. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tps109
Thimonier, A.; Graf Pannatier, E.; Schmitt, M.; Waldner, P.; Schleppi, P.; Braun, S., 2012: Dépôts atmosphériques azotés et leurs effets en forêt: un bilan des sites d'observation à long terme. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 163, 9: 343-354. doi: 10.3188/szf.2012.0343
Templer, P.H.; Mack, M.C.; Chapin III, F.S.; Christenson, L.M.; Compton, J.E.; Crook, H.D.; Currie, W.S.; Curtis, C.J.; Dail, D.B.; D'Antonio, C.M.; Emmett, B.A.; Epstein, H.E.; Goodale, C.L.; Gundersen, P.; Hobbie, S.E.; Holland, K.; Hooper, D.U.; Hungate, B.A.; Lamontagne, S.; ... Zak, D.R., 2012: Sinks for nitrogen inputs in terrestrial ecosystems: a meta-analysis of N tracer field studies. Ecology, 93, 8: 1816-1829. doi: 10.1890/11-1146.1
Krause, K.; Providoli, I.; Currie, W.S.; Bugmann, H.; Schleppi, P., 2012: Long-term tracing of whole catchment 15N additions in a mountain spruce forest: measurements and simulations with the TRACE model. Trees: Structure and Function, 26, 6: 1683-1702. doi: 10.1007/s00468-012-0737-0
Schleppi, P.; Bucher-Wallin, I.; Hagedorn, F.; Körner, C., 2012: Increased nitrate availability in the soil of a mixed mature temperate forest subjected to elevated CO2 concentration (canopy FACE). Global Change Biology, 18, 2: 757-768. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02559.x
Gundersen, P.; Christiansen, J.R.; Alberti, G.; Brüggemann, N.; Castaldi, S.; Gasche, R.; Kitzler, B.; Klemedtsson, L.; Lobo-do-Vale, R.; Moldan, F.; Rütting, T.; Schleppi, P.; Weslien, P.; Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S., 2012: The response of methane and nitrous oxide fluxes to forest change in Europe. Biogeosciences, 9, 10: 3999-4012. doi: 10.5194/bg-9-3999-2012
Wortman, E.; Tomaszewski, T.; Waldner, P.; Schleppi, P.; Thimonier, A.; Eugster, W.; Buchmann, N.; Sievering, H., 2012: Atmospheric nitrogen deposition and canopy retention influences on photosynthetic performance at two high nitrogen deposition Swiss forests. Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 64: 17216 (14 pp.). doi: 10.3402/tellusb.v64i0.17216
Schleppi, P.; Thimonier, A.; Walthert, L., 2011: Estimating leaf area index of mature temperate forests using regressions on site and vegetation data. Forest Ecology and Management, 261, 3: 601-610. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.11.013
Morier, I.; Schleppi, P.; Saurer, M.; Providoli, I.; Guenat, C., 2010: Retention of hydrolysable fraction of atmospherically deposited nitrogen in two contrasting forest soils in Switzerland. European Journal of Soil Science, 61, 2: 197-206. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01226.x
Thimonier, A.; Sedivy, I.; Schleppi, P., 2010: Estimating leaf area index in different types of mature forest stands in Switzerland: a comparison of methods. European Journal of Forest Research, 129, 4: 543-562. doi: 10.1007/s10342-009-0353-8
Dobbertin, M.; Eilmann, B.; Bleuler, P.; Giuggiola, A.; Graf Pannatier, E.; Landolt, W.; Schleppi, P.; Rigling, A., 2010: Effect of irrigation on needle morphology, shoot and stem growth in a drought-exposed Pinus sylvestris forest. Tree Physiology, 30, 3: 346-360. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpp123
Thimonier, A.; Graf Pannatier, E.; Schmitt, M.; Waldner, P.; Walthert, L.; Schleppi, P.; Dobbertin, M.; Kräuchi, N., 2010: Does exceeding the critical loads for nitrogen alter nitrate leaching, the nutrient status of trees and their crown condition at Swiss Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research (LWF) sites?. European Journal of Forest Research, 129, 3: 443-461. doi: 10.1007/s10342-009-0328-9
Xu, G.; Schleppi, P.; Li, M.; Fu, S., 2009: Negative responses of Collembola in a forest soil (Alptal, Switzerland) under experimentally increased N deposition. Environmental Pollution, 157, 7: 2030-2036. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.02.026
Morier, I.; Guenat, C.; Siegwolf, R.; Védy, J.; Schleppi, P., 2008: Dynamics of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in a temperate calcareous forest soil. Journal of Environmental Quality, 37, 6: 2012-2021. doi: 10.2134/jeq2007.0563
Morier, I.; Schleppi, P.; Siegwolf, R.; Knicker, H.; Guenat, C., 2008: 15N immobilization in forest soil: a sterilization experiment coupled with 15CPMAS NMR spectroscopy. European Journal of Soil Science, 59: 467-475. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00998.x
Thimonier, A.; Schmitt, M.; Waldner, P.; Schleppi, P., 2008: Seasonality of the Na/Cl ratio in precipitation and implications of canopy leaching in validating chemical analyses of throughfall samples. Atmospheric Environment, 42, 40: 9106-9117. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.09.007
Conedera, M.; Schleppi, P.; Sedivy, I.; Thimonier, A., 2007: Correcting non-linearity and slope effects in the estimation of the leaf area index of forests from hemispherical photographs. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 144, 3-4: 236-242. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2007.02.004
Schleppi, P.; Waldner, P.A.; Stähli, M., 2006: Errors of flux integration methods for solutes in grab samples of runoff water, as compared to flow-proportional sampling. Journal of Hydrology, 319, 1-4: 266-281. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.06.034
Providoli, I.; Bugmann, H.; Siegwolf, R.; Buchmann, N.; Schleppi, P., 2006: Pathways and dynamics of 15NO3- and 15NH4+ applied in a mountain Picea abies forest and in a nearby meadow in central Switzerland. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 38, 7: 1645-1657. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.11.019
Pardo, L.H.; Templer, P.H.; Goodale, C.L.; Duke, S.; Groffmann, P.M.; Adams, M.B.; Boeckx, P.; Boggs, J.; Campbell, J.; Colman, B.; Compton, J.; Emmett, B.; Gundersen, P.; Kjønaas, J.; Lovett, G.; Mack, M.; Magill, A.; Mbila, M.; Mitchell, M.J.; ... Wessel, W., 2006: Regional assessment of N saturation using foliar and root δ15N. Biogeochemistry, 80, 2: 143-171. doi: 10.1007/s10533-006-9015-9
Schleppi, P.; Bucher-Wallin, I.; Saurer, M.; Jäggi, M.; Landolt, W., 2006: Citric acid traps to replace sulphuric acid in the ammonia diffusion of dilute water samples for 15N analysis. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 20, 4: 629-634. doi: 10.1002/rcm.2351
Schleppi, P.; Waldner, P.A.; Fritschi, B., 2006: Accuracy and precision of different sampling strategies and flux integration methods for runoff water: comparisons based on measurements of the electrical conductivity. Hydrological Processes, 20, 2: 395-410. doi: 10.1002/hyp.6057
Providoli, I.; Bugmann, H.; Siegwolf, R.; Buchmann, N.; Schleppi, P., 2005: Flow of deposited inorganic N in two Gleysol-dominated mountain catchments traced with 15NO3- and 15NH4+. Biogeochemistry, 76, 3: 453-475. doi: 10.1007/s10533-005-8124-1
Schleppi, P.; Hagedorn, F.; Providoli, I., 2004: Nitrate leaching from a mountain forest ecosystem with gleysols subjected to experimentally increased N deposition. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus, 4, 2-3: 453-467. doi: 10.1023/B:WAFO.0000028371.72044.fb
Bucher-Wallin, I.K.; Schleppi, P.; Hagedorn, F.; Bucher, J.B., 2003: Soil nutrients in a mature mixed forest exposed to elevated CO2. Ekologia Bratislava, 22, Suppl. 1/2003: 62-65.
Gall, R.; Landolt, W.; Schleppi, P.; Michellod, V.; Bucher, J.B., 2002: Water content and bark thickness of Norway spruce (Picea abies) stems: phloem water capacitance and xylem sap flow. Tree Physiology, 22, 9: 613-623. doi: 10.1093/treephys/22.9.613
Hagedorn, F.; Schleppi, P.; Bucher, J.; Flühler, H., 2001: Retention and leaching of elevated N deposition in a forest ecosystem with gleysols. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 129, 1-4: 119-142. doi: 10.1023/A:1010397232239
Hagedorn, F.; Bucher, J.B.; Schleppi, P., 2001: Contrasting dynamics of dissolved inorganic and organic nitrogen in soil and surface waters of forested catchments with Gleysols. Geoderma, 100, 1-2: 173-192. doi: 10.1016/S0016-7061(00)00085-9
Hagedorn, F.; Kaiser, K.; Feyen, H.; Schleppi, P., 2000: Effects of redox conditions and flow processes on the mobility of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen in a forest soil. Journal of Environmental Quality, 29, 1: 288-297. doi: 10.2134/jeq2000.00472425002900010036x
Schleppi, P.; Tobler, L.; Bucher, J.B.; Wyttenbach, A., 2000: Multivariate interpretation of the foliar chemical composition of Norway spruce (Picea abies). Plant and Soil, 219, 1-2: 251-262. doi: 10.1023/A:1004731517997
Mohn, J.; Schürmann, A.; Hagedorn, F.; Schleppi, P.; Bachofen, R., 2000: Increased rates of denitrification in nitrogen-treated forest soils. Forest Ecology and Management, 137, 1-3: 113-119. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1127(99)00320-5
Hagedorn, F.; Schleppi, P., 2000: Determination of total dissolved nitrogen by persulfate oxidation. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 163, 1: 81-82. doi: 10.1002/(Sici)1522-2624(200002)163:1<81::Aid-Jpln81>3.3.Co;2-T
Hagedorn, F.; Schleppi, P.; Waldner, P.; Flühler, H., 2000: Export of dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen from Gleysol dominated catchments - the significance of water flow paths. Biogeochemistry, 50, 2: 137-161. doi: 10.1023/A:1006398105953
Schleppi, P.; Muller, N.; Edwards, P.J.; Bucher, J.B., 1999: Three years of increased nitrogen deposition do not affect the vegetation of a montane forest ecosystem. Phyton. Annales Rei Botanicae, 39, 4: 197-204.
Hagedorn, F.; Mohn, J.; Schleppi, P.; Flühler, H., 1999: The role of rapid flow paths for nitrogen transformation in a forest soil: a field study with micro suction cups. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 63, 6: 1915-1923. doi: 10.2136/sssaj1999.6361915x
Nadelhoffer, K.J.; Emmett, B.A.; Gundersen, P.; Kjønaas, O.J.; Koopmans, C.J.; Schleppi, P.; Tietema, A.; Wright, R.F., 1999: Nitrogen deposition makes a minor contribution to carbon sequestration in temperate forests. Nature, 398, 6723: 145-148. doi: 10.1038/18205
Schleppi, P.; Bucher-Wallin, I.; Siegwolf, R.; Saurer, M.; Muller, N.; Bucher, J.B., 1999: Simulation of increased nitrogen deposition to a montane forest ecosystem: partitioning of the added 15N. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 116, 1-2: 129-134. doi: 10.1023/A:1005206927764
Bredemeier, M.; Blanck, K.; Xu, Y.-J.; Tietema, A.; Boxman, A.W.; Emmett, B.; Moldan, F.; Gundersen, P.; Schleppi, P.; Wright, R.F., 1998: Input-output budgets at the NITREX sites. Forest Ecology and Management, 101, 1-3: 57-64. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00125-4
Schleppi, P.; Muller, N.; Feyen, H.; Papritz, A.; Bucher, J.B.; Flühler, H., 1998: Nitrogen budgets of two small experimental forested catchments at Alptal, Switzerland. Forest Ecology and Management, 101, 1-3: 177-185. doi: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00134-5
Wyttenbach, A.; Tobler, L.; Schleppi, P.; Furrer, V., 1998: Variation of the rare earth element concentrations in the soil, soil extract and in individual plants from the same site. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 231, 1-2: 101-106.
Wyttenbach, A.; Furrer, V.; Schleppi, P.; Tobler, L., 1998: Rare earth elements in soil and in soil-grown plants. Plant and Soil, 199, 2: 267-273. doi: 10.1023/A:1004331826160
Emmett, B.A.; Boxman, D.; Bredemeier, M.; Gundersen, P.; Kjønaas, O.J.; Moldan, F.; Schleppi, P.; Tietema, A.; Wright, R.F., 1998: Predicting the effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in conifer stands: Evidence from the NITREX ecosystem-scale experiments. Ecosystems, 1, 4: 352-360. doi: 10.1007/s100219900029
Tietema, A.; Wright, R.F.; Blanck, K.; Boxman, A.W.; Bredemeier, M.; Emmett, B.A.; Gundersen, P.; Hultberg, H.; Kjønaas, O.J.; Moldan, F.; Roelofs, J.G.M.; Schleppi, P.; Stuanes, A.O.; Van Breemen, N., 1995: NITREX: The timing of response of coniferous forest ecosystems to experimentally-changed nitrogen deposition. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 85, 3: 1623-1628. doi: 10.1007/Bf00477212
Wyttenbach, A.; Schleppi, P.; Tobler, L.; Bajo, S.; Bucher, J., 1995: Concentrations of nutritional and trace elements in needles of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) as functions of needle age class. Plant and Soil, 168-169, 1: 305-312. doi: 10.1007/Bf00029342
Wyttenbach, A.; Bajo, S.; Bucher, J.; Furrer, V.; Schleppi, P.; Tobler, L., 1995: The concentration of K, Rb and Cs in spruce needles (Picea abies Karst.) and the associated soils. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde, 158: 499-504. doi: 10.1002/jpln.19951580514
Wyttenbach, A.; Bajo, S.; Bucher, J.; Furrer, V.; Schleppi, P.; Tobler, L., 1995: The concentration of Ca, Sr, Ba, and Mn in successive needle age classes of Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.]. Trees: Structure and Function, 10, 1: 31-39. doi: 10.1007/BF00197777
Tobler, L.; Bucher, J.; Furrer, V.; Schleppi, P.; Wyttenbach, A., 1994: Rubidium and cesium in spruce needles: concentrations and biodynamics. Biological Trace Element Research, 43: 195-205. doi: 10.1007/BF02917316
Wyttenbach, A.; Schleppi, P.; Bucher, J.; Furrer, V.; Tobler, L., 1994: The accumulation of the rare earth elements and of Scandium in successive needle age classes of norway spruce. Biological Trace Element Research, 41, 1-2: 13-29. doi: 10.1007/BF02917214
Wyttenbach, A.; Bajo, S.; Schleppi, P.; Bucher, J.; Tobler, L., 1993: Some properties of the ash from spruce needles. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 24, 13-14: 1557-1566. doi: 10.1080/00103629309368898
Further scientific publications
Schleppi, P., 2019: Long-term experimental nitrogen addition to a subalpine Picea abies forest. In: 2019: Exkursionsführer Bern 2019. Erd-reich und Boden-Landschaften. Gemeinsame Jahrestagung der Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft der Schweiz und der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, Bern. 154-162.
Schleppi, P.; Paquette, A., 2017: Solar radiation in forests: theory for hemispherical photography. In: Fournier, R.A.; Hall, R. (eds), 2017: Hemispherical photography in forest science: theory, methods, applications. Dordrecht, Springer. 15-52. doi: 10.1007/978-94-024-1098-3_2
Fleck, S.; Raspe, S.; Cater, M.; Schleppi, P.; Ukonmaanaho, L.; Greve, M.; Hertel, C.; Weis, W.; Rumpf, S.; Thimonier, A.; Chianucci, F.; Beckschäfer, P., 2016: Leaf area measurements. In: 2016: Manual on methods and criteria for harmonized sampling, assessment, monitoring and analysis of the effects of air pollution on forests. Eberswalde, UNECE, ICP Forests. (44 pp.).
Manetti, M.C.; Pelleri, F.; Becagli, C.; Conedera, M.; Schleppi, P.; Zingg, A., 2014: Growth dynamics and leaf area index in chestnut coppices subjected to a new silvicultural approach: Single-tree-oriented management. In: 2014: II European Congress on Chestnut, Debrecen, Hungary, July 2014. 121-128. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2014.1043.15
Fleck, S.; Raspe, S.; Cater, M.; Schleppi, P.; Ukonmaanaho, L.; Greve, M.; Hertel, C.; Weis, W.; Rumpf, S., 2012: Leaf area measurements. In: 2012: Manual on methods and criteria for harmonized sampling, assessment, monitoring and analysis of the effects of air pollution on forests. Hamburg, UNECE, ICP Forests. 36.
Bredemeier, M.; Cohen, S.; Godbold, D.L.; Lode, E.; Pichler, V.; Schleppi, P. (eds), 2011: Forest management and the water cycle. An Ecosystem-Based Approach. Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, New York, Springer. 531 p. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-9834-4
Schleppi, P., 2011: Introduction. In: Bredemeier, M.; Cohen, S.; Godbold, D.L.; Lode, E.; Pichler, V.; Schleppi, P. (eds), 2011: Forest management and the water cycle: An ecosystem-based approach. Dordrecht; Heidelberg, Springer. 3-4. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-9834-4_1
Schleppi, P., 2011: Forested water catchments in a changing environment. In: Bredemeier, M.; Cohen, S.; Godbold, D.L.; Lode, E.; Pichler, V.; Schleppi, P. (eds), 2011: Forest management and the water cycle: An ecosystem-based approach. Dordrecht; Heidelberg, Springer. 89-110. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-9834-4_5
Manetti, M.C.; Amorini, E.; Becagli, C.; Pelleri, F.; Pividori, M.; Schleppi, P.; Zingg, A.; Conedera, M., 2010: Quality wood production from chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) Coppice forests - comparison between different silvicultural approaches. In: 2010: I European Congress on Chestnut - Castanea 2009, Cuneo - Torino, Italy, June 2010. 683-692. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.866.91
Schleppi, P.; Conedera, M.; Giudici, F.; Zingg, A., 2009: Veränderungen des Blattflächenindexes als Kronenreaktion nach Durchforstungen: methodische Aspekte und Beispiel eines Kastanienwaldes im Tessin. In: Nagel, J. (eds), 2009: Deutscher Verband Forstlicher Forschungsanstalten. Sektion Ertragskunde. Beiträge zur Jahrestagung 2009, Ascona, May 25-27, 2009. 14-21.
Schleppi, P.; Morier, I.; Providoli, I., 2006: Saturation en azote et lessivage de nitrate dans une forêt subalpine soumise pendant 10 ans à des dépôts d'azote expérimentalement accrus. In: 2006: Stofftransport in Böden und Gewässern. Gemeinsame Jahrestagung der Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft der Schweiz BGS und der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Hydrologie und Limnologie SGHL, Zürich, March 30-31, 2006. 15-20.
Schleppi, P.; Hegg, C.; Waldner, P., 2002: Effets de la forêt sur l'eau d'écoulement de petits bassins versants - exemple de l'Alptal (Préalpes de Suisse centrale). In: Combe, J.; Corboz, B.; Rosselli, W. (eds), 2002: Parcs naturels d'importance nationale - chance pour le développement régional. Journée thématique de l'Antenne romande du WSL, Lausanne, December 1, 2002. 39-42.
Schleppi, P.; Hagedorn, F.; Feyen, H.; Muller, N.; Mohn, J.; Bucher, J.B.; Flühler, H., 2000: Nitrate leaching from a forest ecosystem with simulated increased N deposition. In: Elias, V.; Littlewood, I.G. (eds), 2000: Catchment hydrological and biochemical processes in the changing environment. ProceedingsRepublic), 22-24 September 1998. Seventh Conference of the European Network of Experimental and Representative Basins (ERB), Liblice. 227-235.
Hagedorn, F.; Schleppi, P.; Flühler, H., 1999: Präferentielle Fliesswege – Orte präferentieller N-Umsetzung?. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft, 91, 1: 347-350.
Hagedorn, F.; Schleppi, P.; Bucher, J.B.; Flühler, H., 1999: Nitratauswaschung aus Waldböden - vom mm2 zum km2. In: 1999: Stoffhaushalt von Waldökosystemen. Gemeinsames Kolloquium des Arbeitskreises "Waldböden" der DGB und der Sektion Wald und Wasser im Deutschen Verband Forstlicher Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalten, Freiburg, April 19-20, 1999. 67-72.
Schleppi, P.; Muller, N.; Bucher, J.B., 1998: Dépôts atmosphériques d'azote et charges critiques: résultats d'une expérience d'addition dans la vallée d'Alptal (SZ). Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 149, 1: 1-15.
Schleppi, P.; Bucher, J.B., 1997: Kritische Stickstoffbelastung im Alptal (SZ): Ergebnisse einer Fallstudie. In: 1997: Säure- und Stickstoffbelastungen - ein Risiko für den Schweizer Wald?. Forum für Wissen 1997, WSL Birmensdorf. 43-49.
Burch, H.; Forster, F.; Schleppi, P., 1996: Zum Einfluss des Waldes auf die Hydrologie der Flysch-Einzugsgebiete des Alptals. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 147, 12: 925-938.
Burch, H.; Forster, F.; Schleppi, P.; Stadler, D., 1996: Einfluss des Waldes auf Hochwasser aus kleinen voralpinen Einzugsgebieten. In: Zollinger, F.; Fiebiger, G. (eds), 1996: Schutz des Lebensraumes vor Hochwasser, Muren und Lawinen. INTERPRAEVENT 1996. Internationales Symposion. Internationales Symposion INTERPRAEVENT 1996, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, June 24-28, 1996. 159-169.
Magazine article and brochures
Dobbertin, M.; Schleppi, P.; Schmitt, M.; Thimonier, A.; Waldner, P., 2008: Stickstoffeintrag und Kohlenstoffsenke der Wälder - Löst der Stickstoff unser Kohlenstoffproblem?. Natur und Mensch (Schaffhausen), 50, 6: 17-21.
Schleppi, P.; Waldner, P.; Hegg, C., 2003: Einfluss des Waldes auf Nitrat-Gehalte im Wasser. Bündnerwald, 56, 4: 27-30.