Dr. Pierre Vollenweider
Function
scientific staff member
Contact
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Site
Birmensdorf Bi LG C 26
ResearcherID: L-9315-2013
Interests
- Macro- and micromorphological changes in response to environmental stress
- Functional plant anatomy
- Autoecology of woody species
- Bioindication of airborne and soilborne stress factors
- Histology, Cytology and Cell physiology
FURTHER INFORMATION
Publications
Scientific publication article peer reviewed
Bachofen, C.; Perret‐Gentil, A.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Vollenweider, P.; Moser, B., 2021: Phenotypic plasticity versus ecotypic differentiation under recurrent summer drought in two drought‐tolerant pine species. Journal of Ecology, doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13762
Didion‐Gency, M.; Bachofen, C.; Buchmann, N.; Gessler, A.; Morin, X.; Vicente, E.; Vollenweider, P.; Grossiord, C., 2021: Interactive effects of tree species mixture and climate on foliar and woody trait variation in a widely distributed deciduous tree. Functional Ecology, doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13898
Turc, B.; Vollenweider, P.; Le Thiec, D.; Gandin, A.; Schaub, M.; Cabané, M.; Jolivet, Y., 2021: Dynamics of foliar responses to O3 stress as a function of phytotoxic O3 dose in hybrid poplar. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12: 679852 (14 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.679852
Timofeeva, G.; Treydte, K.; Bugmann, H.; Salmon, Y.; Rigling, A.; Schaub, M.; Vollenweider, P.; Siegwolf, R.; Saurer, M., 2020: How does varying water supply affect oxygen isotope variations in needles and tree rings of Scots pine?. Tree Physiology, 40, 10: 1366-1380. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa082
Cekstere, G.; Osvalde, A.; Elferts, D.; Rose, C.; Lucas, F.; Vollenweider, P., 2020: Salt accumulation and effects within foliage of Tilia × vulgaris trees from the street greenery of Riga, Latvia. Science of the Total Environment, 747: 140921 (17 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140921
Bouraoui, D.; Cekstere, G.; Osvalde, A.; Vollenweider, P.; Rasmann, S., 2019: Deicing salt pollution affects the foliar traits and arthropods' biodiversity of lime trees in Riga's street greeneries. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7: 282 (13 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00282
Vollenweider, P.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Menard, T.; Baumgarten, M.; Matyssek, R.; Schaub, M., 2019: Macro- and microscopic leaf injury triggered by ozone stress in beech foliage (Fagus sylvatica L.). Annals of Forest Science, 76, 3: 71 (17 pp.). doi: 10.1007/s13595-019-0856-5
Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P.; Hermle, S.; Schulin, R., 2019: Growth and metal accumulation of young forest trees and understorey plants on contaminated topsoil: influence of subsoil and time. Plant and Soil, 437: 375-395. doi: 10.1007/s11104-019-03986-2
Ji, Y.; Vollenweider, P.; Lenz, M.; Schulin, R.; Tandy, S., 2018: Can iron plaque affect Sb(III) and Sb(V) uptake by plants under hydroponic conditions. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 148: 168-175. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.01.014
Sailer, C.; Babst-Kostecka, A.; Fischer, M.C.; Zoller, S.; Widmer, A.; Vollenweider, P.; Gugerli, F.; Rellstab, C., 2018: Transmembrane transport and stress response genes play an important role in adaptation of Arabidopsis halleri to metalliferous soils. Scientific Reports, 8: 16085 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-33938-2
Giuggiola, A.; Zweifel, R.; Feichtinger, L.M.; Vollenweider, P.; Bugmann, H.; Haeni, M.; Rigling, A., 2018: Competition for water in a xeric forest ecosystem – Effects of understory removal on soil micro-climate, growth and physiology of dominant Scots pine trees. Forest Ecology and Management, 409: 241-249. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.11.002
Baêsso Moura, B.; Segala Alves, E.; Marabesi, M.A.; Ribeiro de Souza, S.; Schaub, M.; Vollenweider, P., 2018: Ozone affects leaf physiology and causes injury to foliage of native tree species from the tropical Atlantic forest of southern Brazil. Science of the Total Environment, 610-611: 912-925. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.130
Sanginés de Cárcer, P.; Signarbieux, C.; Schlaepfer, R.; Buttler, A.; Vollenweider, P., 2017: Responses of antinomic foliar traits to experimental climate forcing in beech and spruce saplings. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 140: 128-140. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2017.05.013
Diaz-de-Quijano, M.; Kefauver, S.; Ogaya, R.; Vollenweider, P.; Ribas, À.; Peñuelas, J., 2016: Visible ozone-like injury, defoliation, and mortality in two Pinus uncinata stands in the Catalan Pyrenees (NE Spain). European Journal of Forest Research, 135, 4: 687-696. doi: 10.1007/s10342-016-0964-9
Babst-Kostecka, A.A.; Waldmann, P.; Frérot, H.; Vollenweider, P., 2016: Plant adaptation to metal polluted environments – physiological, morphological, and evolutionary insights from Biscutella laevigata. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 127: 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2016.03.001
Vollenweider, P.; Menard, T.; Arend, M.; Kuster, T.M.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S., 2016: Structural changes associated with drought stress symptoms in foliage of Central European oaks. Trees: Structure and Function, 30, 3: 883-900. doi: 10.1007/s00468-015-1329-6
Cekstere, G.; Osvalde, A.; Vollenweider, P., 2016: De-icing salt impact on leaves of street trees (Tilia x vulgaris H.) in Riga, Latvia. Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis, 16, 1: 31-38.
Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P., 2015: Responses of beech and spruce foliage to elevated carbon dioxide, increased nitrogen deposition and soil type. AoB PLANTS, 7: plv067 (21 pp.). doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plv067
Moura, B.; Alves, E.S.; De Souza, S.R.; Domingos, M.; Vollenweider, P., 2014: Ozone phytotoxic potential with regard to fragments of the Atlantic Semi-deciduous Forest downwind of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Environmental Pollution, 192: 65-73. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.05.014
Babst-Kostecka, A.A.; Parisod, C.; Godé, C.; Vollenweider, P.; Pauwels, M., 2014: Patterns of genetic divergence among populations of the pseudometallophyte Biscutella laevigata from southern Poland. Plant and Soil, 383, 1-2: 245-256. doi: 10.1007/s11104-014-2171-0
Vollenweider, P.; Fenn, M.E.; Menard, T.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.; Bytnerowicz, A., 2013: Structural injury underlying mottling in ponderosa pine needles exposed to ambient ozone concentrations in the San Bernardino Mountains near Los Angeles, California. Trees: Structure and Function, 27, 4: 895-911. doi: 10.1007/s00468-013-0843-7
Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Kuster, T.M.; Arend, M.; Vollenweider, P., 2013: Foliage response of young central European oaks to air warming, drought and soil type. Plant Biology, 15, Suppl. 1: 185-197. doi: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2012.00665.x
Calderón Guerrero, C.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P., 2013: Foliar symptoms triggered by ozone stress in irrigated holm oaks from the city of Madrid, Spain. PLoS One, 8, 7: e69171 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069171
Ehrenberger, W.; Rüger, S.; Fitzke, R.; Vollenweider, P.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.; Kuster, T.; Zimmermann, U.; Arend, M., 2012: Concomitant dendrometer and leaf patch pressure probe measurements reveal the effect of microclimate and soil moisture on diurnal stem water and leaf turgor variations in young oak trees. Functional Plant Biology, 39, 4: 297-305. doi: 10.1071/Fp11206
Vollenweider, P.; Menard, T.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S., 2011: Compartmentation of metals in foliage of Populus tremula grown on soils with mixed contamination. I. From the tree crown to leaf cell level. Environmental Pollution, 159, 1: 324-336. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.07.013
Vollenweider, P.; Bernasconi, P.; Gautschi, H.; Menard, T.; Frey, B.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S., 2011: Compartmentation of metals in foliage of Populus tremula grown on soils with mixed contamination. II. Zinc binding inside leaf cell organelles. Environmental Pollution, 159, 1: 337-347. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.03.016
Paoletti, E.; Contran, N.; Bernasconi, P.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P., 2009: Structural and physiological responses to ozone in Manna ash (Fraxinus ornus L.) leaves of seedlings and mature trees under controlled and ambient conditions. Science of the Total Environment, 407, 5: 1631-1643. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.11.061
Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P.; Menard, T.; Dalstein, L., 2008: Contribution du réseau à la compréhension des effets de l'ozone en forêt et sur la végétation de clairière. Rendez-vous techniques de l'ONF, 87-93.
Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P., 2007: Linking stress with macroscopic and microscopic leaf response in trees: new diagnostic perspectives. Environmental Pollution, 147, 3: 467-488. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.08.033
Hermle, S.; Vollenweider, P.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; McQuattie, C.J.; Matyssek, R., 2007: Leaf responsiveness of Populus tremula and Salix viminalis to soil contaminated with heavy metals and acidic rainwater. Tree Physiology, 27, 11: 1517-1531. doi: 10.1093/treephys/27.11.1517
Vollenweider, P.; Cosio, C.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Keller, C., 2006: Localization and effects of cadmium in leaves of a cadmium-tolerant willow (Salix viminalis L.). Part II Microlocalization and cellular effects of cadmium. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 58, 1-3: 25-40. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2005.06.012
Cosio, C.; Vollenweider, P.; Keller, C., 2006: Localization and effects of cadmium in leaves of a cadmium-tolerant willow (Salix viminalis L.). I. Macrolocalization and phytotoxic effects of cadmium. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 58, 1-3: 64-74. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2005.06.017
Martin, D.M.; Vollenweider, P.; Buttler, A.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S., 2006: Bioindication of heavy metal contamination in vegetable gardens. Forest Snow and Landscape Research, 80, 2: 169-180.
André, O.; Vollenweider, P.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S., 2006: Foliage response to heavy metal contamination in Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.). Forest Snow and Landscape Research, 80, 3: 275-288.
Vollenweider, P.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S., 2005: Diagnosis of abiotic and biotic stress factors using the visible symptoms in foliage. Environmental Pollution, 137, 3: 455-465. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.01.032
Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P.; McQuattie, C.J., 2003: Differentiation of ozone, heavy metal or biotic stress in leaves and needles. Ekologia Bratislava, 22, Suppl. 1/2003: 110-113.
Vollenweider, P.; Woodcock, H.; Kelty, M.J.; Hofer, R.-M., 2003: Reduction of stem growth and site dependency of leaf injury in Massachusetts black cherries exhibiting ozone symptoms. Environmental Pollution, 125, 3: 467-480. doi: 10.1016/S0269-7491(03)00079-4
Vollenweider, P.; Ottiger, M.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S., 2003: Validation of leaf ozone symptoms in natural vegetation using microscopical methods. Environmental Pollution, 124, 1: 101-118. doi: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00412-8
Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P., 2001: Diagnose von Umwelteinflüssen auf Bäume. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 152, 5: 183-192. doi: 10.3188/szf.2001.0183
Further scientific publications
Vollenweider, P.; Čekstere, G.; Rasmann, S., 2021: De-icing salt contamination of trees in urban environments. Research Outreach: Connecting Science with Society, (4 pp.). doi: 10.32907/RO-120-3437
Gottardini, E.; Calatayud, V.; Corradini, S.; Pitar, D.; Vollenweider, P.; Ferretti, M.; Schaub, M., 2019: Activities to improve data quality in ozone symptom assessment within the expert panel on ambient air quality. In: Michel, A.; Prescher, A.; Schwärzel, K. (eds), 2019: Forest condition in Europe 2019 technical report of ICP Forests. Report under the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP). Vienna, BFW Austrian Research Centre for Forests. 36-40.
Ulrich, E.; Dalstein, L.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P.; Cecchini, S.; Vas, N.; Sjöberg, K.; Skarman, T.; Karlsson, G., 2006: RENECOFOR -Effets de l'ozone sur la végétation, concentrations d'ozone (2000-2002) et symptômes d'ozone sur la végétation forestière (2001-2003). Fontainebleau, Office National des Forêts, Direction Techniques, Département Recherche. 126 p.
Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P., 2003: Cellular injury, heavy metal uptake and growth of poplar, willow and spruce influenced by heavy metals and soil acidity. In: Mench, M.; Mocquot, B. (eds), 2003: COST Action 837. Risk assessment and sustainable land management using plants in trace element-contaminated soils. 4th WG2 Workshop, Bordeaux. 165-171.
Dalstein, L.; Vollenweider, P.; Vas, N.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S., 2002: L'ozone et les conifères du Sud-Est de la France. Forêt Méditerranéenne, XXIII, 2: 105-116.
Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Landolt, W.; Vollenweider, P.; Wonisch, A.; McQuattie, C.J.; Monseglio, U.; Prati, D.; Hauff, K.; Steinbrecher, R.; Grill, D., 2001: Qualitätsveränderungen in Organen und Geweben. In: Brunold, C.; Balsiger, P.W.; Bucher, J.B.; Körner, C.; Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL,Birmensdorf (eds), 2001: Wald und CO2. Ergebnisse eines ökologischen Modellversuchs. Bern, Stuttgart, Wien, Haupt. 131-144.
Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P., 2001: Heavy metal allocation and toxicity: different responses of three forest species. In: 2001: COST Action 837 WG2 Workshop " Phytoremediation of trace elements in contaminated soils and waters (with special emphasis on Zn, Cd, Pb and As)". Abstracts. COST Action 837 WG2 Workshop " Phytoremediation of trace elements in contaminated soils and waters (with special emphasis on Zn, Cd, Pb and As)"., Madrid. (3 pp.).
Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P.; Egli, P., 2000: Sichtbare Reaktionen auf Ozon und/oder Schwermetalle bei Pflanzen. In: 2000: Troposphärisches Ozon. Eine kritische Bestandesaufnahme über Ursache, Wirkung und Abhilfemassnahmen. 349-354.
Magazine article and brochures
Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P.; Rigling, A., 2020: Die Eiche wehrt sich. Bündnerwald, 73, 3: 32-38.
Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P.; Rigling, A., 2020: Les chênes, ces grands résistants. Forêt, 73, 4: 16-19.
Bonfils, P.P.; Arend, M.; Kuster, T.M.; Fonti, P.; Vollenweider, P.; Junod, P.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S., 2013: Le chêne, une essence de grande plasticité. Forêt, 66, 10: 13-17.
Bonfils, P.; Kuster, T.; Fonti, P.; Arend, M.; Vollenweider, P.; Junod, P.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S., 2013: Die Eiche reagiert plastisch. Wald und Holz, 45-49.
Rehsteiner, U.; Vollenweider, P.; Bonfils, P., 2008: Der Verein proQuercus setzt sich ein für die Förderung des Natur- und Kulturerbes der Eiche. Königin der Bäume im Zentrum. Wald und Holz, 89, 8: 44-45.
Schneider, P.; Vollenweider, P., 2008: Le chêne dans tous ses états. Forêt, 61, 7-8: 14-16.
Ulrich, E.; Cecchini, S.; Dalstein, L.; Vas, N.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P.; Karlsson, G.P., 2005: Concentrations d'ozone en zone forestière et symptômes d'ozone observés sur la végétation dans le réseau Renécofor. Rendez-vous techniques de l'ONF, 3-11.
Appenzeller, C.; Bader, S.; Braun-Fahrländer, C.; Burga, C.A.; Defila, C.; Dobbertin, M.; Engesser, R.; Fuhrer, J.; Furger, M.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Haeberli, W.; Hiltbrunner, E.; Jakob, A.; Jankowski, T.; Kan, C.; Keusen, H.; Kozel, R.; Liniger, M.; Luterbacher, J.; ... Vonder Mühll, D., 2005: Hitzesommer 2003. Synthesebericht. 28 p.
Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Vollenweider, P.; Egli, P., 2000: Sichtbare Reaktionen auf Ozon und/oder Schwermetalle bei Pflanzen. Informationsblatt Wald, 3: 3-5.
CV
Since 2001 Research scientist and senior researcher, WSL, Switzerland
1998 - 2001 Post-doc, WSL, Switzerland
1997 - 1999 1st Research and teaching assistant, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
1996 - 1997 Post-doc, University of Massachusetts, USA.
1991 - 1995 Research and teaching assistant, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
1988 - 1995 Environmental consultant (different firms), Switzerland
1986 - 1995 PhD. University of Lausanne, Switzerland
1982 - 1986 Studies in Biology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
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Since 1997 Forest manager (private owner, 10 ha), western Switzerland
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