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PD Dr. Georg von Arx
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Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
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Birmensdorf Bi HL C 29
Research interests
I am interested in the intra- and inter-annual growth of trees, shrubs and non-woody plants, and the intrinsic and extrinsic processes and factors influencing it. Form fits function – with this basic concept in mind, I investigate anatomical properties of cells in the xylem and other tissues and combine them with physiological measurements to learn about how tree and plant function, particularly regarding water and carbon relations. Using dated tree rings, I gain detailed insight into how trees have grown over centuries and how this has been influenced by the environment (dendroecology), and conversely, I infer past climate from past tree growth (dendroclimatology). Furthermore, I am interested in linking tree and plant responses to climate and other environmental changes to better understand forest ecosystems and plant communities in the past, present and future.
Teaching
- “Wood Structure & Function” (101-0637-10L), Civil Engineering Master & Environmental Sciences Master, ETH Zurich
- “Dendroecology” (701-1682-00L), Environmental Sciences Master, ETH Zurich
- International training school "Quantitative Wood Anatomy using ROXAS – from samples to data" (further information)
Research profiles
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Publications WSL
Scientific publication article peer reviewed
Seftigen, K.; Fonti, M.V.; Luckman, B.; Rydval, M.; Stridbeck, P.; Von Arx, G.; Wilson, R.; Björklund, J., 2022: Prospects for dendroanatomy in paleoclimatology – a case study on Picea engelmannii from the Canadian Rockies. Climate of the Past, 18, 5: 1151-1168. doi: 10.5194/cp-18-1151-2022
Miller, T.W.; Stangler, D.F.; Larysch, E.; Honer, H.; Seifert, T.; Puhlmann, H.; Von Arx, G.; Fonti, P.; Fonti, M.V.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Kahle, H., 2022: Longer and faster: intra-annual growth dynamics of Douglas fir outperform Norway spruce and silver fir over wide climatic gradients. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 321: 108970 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2022.108970
Bose, A.K.; Rigling, A.; Gessler, A.; Hagedorn, F.; Brunner, I.; Feichtinger, L.; Bigler, C.; Egli, S.; Etzold, S.; Gossner, M.M.; Guidi, C.; Lévesque, M.; Meusburger, K.; Peter, M.; Saurer, M.; Scherrer, D.; Schleppi, P.; Schönbeck, L.; Vogel, M.E.; ... Schaub, M., 2022: Lessons learned from a long‐term irrigation experiment in a dry Scots pine forest: impacts on traits and functioning. Ecological Monographs, 92, 2: e1507 (18 pp.). doi: 10.1002/ecm.1507
Miranda, J.C.; Calderaro, C.; Cocozza, C.; Lasserre, B.; Tognetti, R.; Von Arx, G., 2022: Wood anatomical responses of European beech to elevation, land use change, and climate variability in the Central Apennines, Italy. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13: 855741 (15 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.855741
Edwards, J.; Anchukaitis, K.J.; Gunnarson, B.E.; Pearson, C.; Seftigen, K.; Von Arx, G.; Linderholm, H.W., 2022: The origin of tree‐ring reconstructed summer cooling in Northern Europe during the 18th century eruption of Laki. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, 37, 2: e2021PA004386 (19 pp.). doi: 10.1029/2021PA004386
Lourenço, J.; Enquist, B.J.; Von Arx, G.; Sonsin-Oliveira, J.; Morino, K.; Thomaz, L.D.; Milanez, C.R.D., 2022: Hydraulic tradeoffs underlie local variation in tropical forest functional diversity and sensitivity to drought. New Phytologist, 234, 1: 50-63. doi: 10.1111/nph.17944
Anadon-Rosell, A.; Scharnweber, T.; Von Arx, G.; Peters, R.L.; Smiljanić, M.; Weddell, S.; Wilmking, M., 2022: Growth and wood trait relationships of Alnus glutinosa in peatland forest stands with contrasting water regimes. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12: 788106 (14 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.788106
Salomón, R.L.; Peters, R.L.; Zweifel, R.; Sass-Klaassen, U.G.W.; Stegehuis, A.I.; Smiljanic, M.; Poyatos, R.; Babst, F.; Cienciala, E.; Fonti, P.; Von Arx, G.; Conedera, M.; Knüsel, S.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Walthert, L.; Steppe, K., 2022: The 2018 European heatwave led to stem dehydration but not to consistent growth reductions in forests. Nature Communications, 13, 1: 28 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-27579-9
Ganthaler, A.; Bär, A.; Dämon, B.; Losso, A.; Nardini, A.; Dullin, C.; Tromba, G.; Von Arx, G.; Mayr, S., 2022: Alpine dwarf shrubs show high proportions of nonfunctional xylem: visualization and quantification of species-specific patterns. Plant, Cell and Environment, 45, 1: 55-68. doi: 10.1111/pce.14226
Von Arx, G.; Carrer, M.; Crivellaro, A.; De Micco, V.; Fonti, P.; Lens, F.; Prendin, A.L.; Rosner, S.; Sass-Klaassen, U., 2021: Q-NET - a new scholarly network on quantitative wood anatomy. Dendrochronologia, 70: 125890 (3 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2021.125890
Resente, G.; Gillert, A.; Trouillier, M.; Anadon-Rosell, A.; Peters, R.L.; Von Arx, G.; Von Lukas, U.; Wilmking, M., 2021: Mask, train, repeat! Artificial intelligence for quantitative wood anatomy. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12: 767400 (14 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.767400
Opgenoorth, L.; Dauphin, B.; Benavides, R.; Heer, K.; Alizoti, P.; Martínez-Sancho, E.; Alía, R.; Ambrosio, O.; Audrey, A.; Auñón, F.; Beffa, G.; Brodbeck, S.; Di Gerardi, N.; Fonti, P.; Graf, R.; Gugerli, F.; Meier, B.; Marchon, J.; Morganti, S.; ... Cavers, S., 2021: The GenTree Platform: growth traits and tree-level environmental data in 12 European forest tree species. GigaScience, 10: 1-13. doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giab010
Edwards, J.; Anchukaitis, K.J.; Zambri, B.; Andreu‐Hayles, L.; Oelkers, R.; D'Arrigo, R.; Von Arx, G., 2021: Intra‐annual climate anomalies in Northwestern North America following the 1783-1784 CE Laki eruption. Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres, 126, 3: e2020JD033544 (22 pp.). doi: 10.1029/2020JD033544
Björklund, J.; Fonti, M.V.; Fonti, P.; Van den Bulcke, J.; Von Arx, G., 2021: Cell wall dimensions reign supreme: cell wall composition is irrelevant for the temperature signal of latewood density/blue intensity in Scots pine. Dendrochronologia, 65: 125785 (7 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2020.125785
Babst, F.; Friend, A.D.; Karamihalaki, M.; Wei, J.; Von Arx, G.; Papale, D.; Peters, R.L., 2021: Modeling ambitions outpace observations of forest carbon allocation. Trends in Plant Science, 26, 3: 210-219. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2020.10.002
Björklund, J.; Von Arx, G.; Fonti, P.; Stridbeck, P.; De Mil, T.; Neycken, A.; Seftigen, K., 2021: The utility of bulk wood density for tree-ring research. Dendrochronologia, 69: 125880 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2021.125880
Arnič, D.; Gričar, J.; Jevšenak, J.; Božič, G.; Von Arx, G.; Prislan, P., 2021: Different wood anatomical and growth responses in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) at three forest sites in Slovenia. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12: 669229 (17 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.669229
Klesse, S.; Von Arx, G.; Gossner, M.M.; Hug, C.; Rigling, A.; Queloz, V., 2021: Amplifying feedback loop between growth and wood anatomical characteristics of Fraxinus excelsior explains size-related susceptibility to ash dieback. Tree Physiology, 41, 5: 683-696. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa091
Walthert, L.; Ganthaler, A.; Mayr, S.; Saurer, M.; Waldner, P.; Walser, M.; Zweifel, R.; Von Arx, G., 2021: From the comfort zone to crown dieback: sequence of physiological stress thresholds in mature European beech trees across progressive drought. Science of the Total Environment, 753: 141792 (14 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141792
Martínez-Sancho, E.; Slámová, L.; Morganti, S.; Grefen, C.; Carvalho, B.; Dauphin, B.; Rellstab, C.; Gugerli, F.; Opgenoorth, L.; Heer, K.; Von Arx, G.; Fonti, P., 2020: The GenTree Dendroecological Collection, tree-ring and wood density data from seven tree species across Europe. Scientific Data, 7: 1 (7 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41597-019-0340-y
Zweifel, R.; Etzold, S.; Sterck, F.; Gessler, A.; Anfodillo, T.; Mencuccini, M.; Von Arx, G.; Lazzarin, M.; Haeni, M.; Feichtinger, L.; Meusburger, K.; Knuesel, S.; Walthert, L.; Salmon, Y.; Bose, A.K.; Schoenbeck, L.; Hug, C.; De Girardi, N.; Giuggiola, A.; ... Rigling, A., 2020: Determinants of legacy effects in pine trees - implications from an irrigation-stop experiment. New Phytologist, 227, 4: 1081-1096. doi: 10.1111/nph.16582
Peters, R.L.; Miranda, J.C.; Schönbeck, L.; Nievergelt, D.; Fonti, M.V.; Saurer, M.; Stritih, A.; Fonti, P.; Wermelinger, B.; Von Arx, G.; Lehmann, M.M., 2020: Tree physiological monitoring of the 2018 larch budmoth outbreak: preference for leaf recovery and carbon storage over stem wood formation in Larix decidua. Tree Physiology, 40: 1697-1711. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa087
Peters, R.L.; Von Arx, G.; Nievergelt, D.; Ibrom, A.; Stillhard, J.; Trotsiuk, V.; Mazurkiewicz, A.; Babst, F., 2020: Axial changes in wood functional traits have limited net effects on stem biomass increment in European beech (Fagus sylvatica). Tree Physiology, 40, 4: 498-510. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa002
Nola, P.; Bracco, F.; Assini, S.; Von Arx, G.; Castagneri, D., 2020: Xylem anatomy of Robinia pseudoacacia L. and Quercus robur L. is differently affected by climate in a temperate alluvial forest. Annals of Forest Science, 77, 1: 8 (16 pp.). doi: 10.1007/s13595-019-0906-z
Guérin, M.; Von Arx, G.; Martin-Benito, D.; Andreu-Hayles, L.; Griffin, K.L.; McDowell, N.G.; Pockman, W.; Gentine, P., 2020: Distinct xylem responses to acute vs prolonged drought in pine trees. Tree Physiology, 40, 5: 605-620. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpz144
Castagneri, D.; Prendin, A.L.; Peters, R.L.; Carrer, M.; Von Arx, G.; Fonti, P., 2020: Long-term impacts of defoliator outbreaks on larch xylem structure and tree-ring biomass. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11: 1078 (10 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01078
Björklund, J.; Seftigen, K.; Fonti, P.; Nievergelt, D.; Von Arx, G., 2020: Dendroclimatic potential of dendroanatomy in temperature-sensitive Pinus sylvestris. Dendrochronologia, 60: 125673 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2020.125673
Pampuch, T.; Anadon-Rosell, A.; Zacharias, M.; Von Arx, G.; Wilmking, M., 2020: Xylem anatomical variability in white spruce at treeline is largely driven by spatial clustering. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11: 581378 (10 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.581378
Piermattei, A.; Von Arx, G.; Avanzi, C.; Fonti, P.; Gärtner, H.; Piotti, A.; Urbinati, C.; Vendramin, G.G.; Büntgen, U.; Crivellaro, A., 2020: Functional relationships of wood anatomical traits in Norway spruce. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11: 683 (14 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00683
Björklund, J.; Von Arx, G.; Nievergelt, D.; Wilson, R.; Van den Bulcke, J.; Günther, B.; Loader, N.J.; Rydval, M.; Fonti, P.; Scharnweber, T.; Andreu‐Hayles, L.; Büntgen, U.; D'Arrigo, R.; Davi, N.; De Mil, T.; Esper, J.; Gärtner, H.; Geary, J.; Gunnarson, B.E.; ... Frank, D., 2019: Scientific merits and analytical challenges of tree‐ring densitometry. Reviews of Geophysics, 57, 4: 1224-1264. doi: 10.1029/2019RG000642
Peters, R.L.; Speich, M.; Pappas, C.; Kahmen, A.; Von Arx, G.; Graf Pannatier, E.; Steppe, K.; Treydte, K.; Stritih, A.; Fonti, P., 2019: Contrasting stomatal sensitivity to temperature and soil drought in mature alpine conifers. Plant, Cell and Environment, 42: 1674-1689. doi: 10.1111/pce.13500
Cuny, H.E.; Fonti, P.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Von Arx, G.; Peters, R.L.; Frank, D.C., 2019: Couplings in cell differentiation kinetics mitigate air temperature influence on conifer wood anatomy. Plant, Cell and Environment, 42: 1222-1232. doi: 10.1111/pce.13464
Hiebert-Giesbrecht, M.R.; Novelo-Rodríguez, C.Y.; Dzib, G.R.; Calvo-Irabién, L.M.; Von Arx, G.; Peña-Rodríguez, L.M., 2018: Herb-chronology as a tool for determining the age of perennial forbs in tropical climates. Botany, 96, 1: 73-78. doi: 10.1139/cjb-2017-0167
García-Cervigón, A.I.; Olano, J.M.; Von Arx, G.; Fajardo, A., 2018: Xylem adjusts to maintain efficiency across a steep precipitation gradient in two coexisting generalist species. Annals of Botany, 122, 3: 461-472. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcy088
Prendin, A.L.; Petit, G.; Fonti, P.; Rixen, C.; Dawes, M.A.; Von Arx, G., 2018: Axial xylem architecture of Larix decidua exposed to CO2 enrichment and soil warming at the tree line. Functional Ecology, 32, 2: 273-287. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12986
Peters, R.L.; Balanzategui, D.; Hurley, A.G.; Von Arx, G.; Prendin, A.L.; Cuny, H.E.; Björklund, J.; Frank, D.C.; Fonti, P., 2018: RAPTOR: row and position tracheid organizer in R. Dendrochronologia, 47: 10-16. doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2017.10.003
Guérin, M.; Martin-Benito, D.; Von Arx, G.; Andreu-Hayles, L.; Griffin, K.L.; Hamdan, R.; McDowell, N.G.; Muscarella, R.; Pockman, W.; Gentine, P., 2018: Interannual variations in needle and sapwood traits of Pinus edulis branches under an experimental drought. Ecology and Evolution, 8, 3: 1655-1672. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3743
González-Muñoz, N.; Sterck, F.; Torres-Ruiz, J.M.; Petit, G.; Cochard, H.; Von Arx, G.; Lintunen, A.; Caldeira, M.C.; Capdeville, G.; Copini, P.; Gebauer, R.; Grönlund, L.; Hölttä, T.; Lobo-do-Vale, R.; Peltoniemi, M.; Stritih, A.; Urban, J.; Delzon, S., 2018: Quantifying in situ phenotypic variability in the hydraulic properties of four tree species across their distribution range in Europe. PLoS One, 13, 5: e0196075 (17 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196075
Anadon-Rosell, A.; Dawes, M.A.; Fonti, P.; Hagedorn, F.; Rixen, C.; Von Arx, G., 2018: Xylem anatomical and growth responses of the dwarf shrub Vaccinium myrtillus to experimental CO2 enrichment and soil warming at treeline. Science of the Total Environment, 642: 1172-1183. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.117
Prendin, A.L.; Mayr, S.; Beikircher, B.; Von Arx, G.; Petit, G., 2018: Xylem anatomical adjustments prioritize hydraulic efficiency over safety as Norway spruce trees grow taller. Tree Physiology, 38, 8: 1088-1097. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpy065
Castagneri, D.; Battipaglia, G.; Von Arx, G.; Pacheco, A.; Carrer, M., 2018: Tree-ring anatomy and carbon isotope ratio show both direct and legacy effects of climate on bimodal xylem formation in Pinus pinea. Tree Physiology, 38, 8: 1098-1109. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpy036
Petit, G.; Von Arx, G.; Kiorapostolou, N.; Lechthaler, S.; Prendin, A.L.; Anfodillo, T.; Caldeira, M.C.; Cochard, H.; Copini, P.; Crivellaro, A.; Delzon, S.; Gebauer, R.; Gričar, J.; Grönholm, L.; Hölttä, T.; Jyske, T.; Lavrič, M.; Lintunen, A.; Lobo-do-Vale, R.; ... Sterck, F., 2018: Tree differences in primary and secondary growth drive convergent scaling in leaf area to sapwood area across Europe. New Phytologist, 218, 4: 1383-1392. doi: 10.1111/nph.15118
Kiorapostolou, N.; Galiano-Pérez, L.; Von Arx, G.; Gessler, A.; Petit, G., 2018: Structural and anatomical responses of Pinus sylvestris and Tilia platyphyllos seedlings exposed to water shortage. Trees: Structure and Function, 32, 5: 1211-1218. doi: 10.1007/s00468-018-1703-2
Klein, T.; Zeppel, M.J.B.; Anderegg, W.R.L.; Bloemen, J.; De Kauwe, M.G.; Hudson, P.; Ruehr, N.K.; Powell, T.L.; Von Arx, G.; Nardini, A., 2018: Xylem embolism refilling and resilience against drought-induced mortality in woody plants: processes and trade-offs. Ecological Research, 33, 5: 839-855. doi: 10.1007/s11284-018-1588-y
Rebetez, M.; Von Arx, G.; Gessler, A.; Pannatier, E.G.; Innes, J.L.; Jakob, P.; Jetel, M.; Kube, M.; Nötzli, M.; Schaub, M.; Schmitt, M.; Sutter, F.; Thimonier, A.; Waldner, P.; Haeni, M., 2018: Meteorological data series from Swiss long-term forest ecosystem research plots since 1997. Annals of Forest Science, 75, 2: 41 (7 pp.). doi: 10.1007/s13595-018-0709-7
Nielsen, S.; Von Arx, G.; Damgaard, C.F.; Abermann, J.; Buchwal, A.; Büntgen, U.; Treier, U.A.; Barfod, A.S.; Normand, S., 2017: Xylem anatomical trait variability provides insight on the climate-growth relationship of Betula nana in western Greenland. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 49, 3: 359-371. doi: 10.1657/AAAR0016-041
Olano, J.M.; González-Muñoz, N.; Arzac, A.; Rozas, V.; Von Arx, G.; Delzon, S.; García-Cervigón, A.I., 2017: Sex determines xylem anatomy in a dioecious conifer: hydraulic consequences in a drier world. Tree Physiology, 37, 11: 1493-1502. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpx066
Björklund, J.; Seftigen, K.; Schweingruber, F.; Fonti, P.; Von Arx, G.; Bryukhanova, M.V.; Cuny, H.E.; Carrer, M.; Castagneri, D.; Frank, D.C., 2017: Cell size and wall dimensions drive distinct variability of earlywood and latewood density in Northern Hemisphere conifers. New Phytologist, 216, 3: 728-740. doi: 10.1111/nph.14639
Prendin, A.L.; Petit, G.; Carrer, M.; Fonti, P.; Björklund, J.; Von Arx, G., 2017: New research perspectives from a novel approach to quantify tracheid wall thickness. Tree Physiology, 37, 7: 976-983. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpx037
Carrer, M.; Castagneri, D.; Prendin, A.L.; Petit, G.; Von Arx, G., 2017: Retrospective analysis of wood anatomical traits reveals a recent extension in tree cambial activity in two high-elevation conifers. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8: 737 (13 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00737
Castagneri, D.; Fonti, P.; Von Arx, G.; Carrer, M., 2017: How does climate influence xylem morphogenesis over the growing season? Insights from long-term intra-ring anatomy in Picea abies. Annals of Botany, 119, 6: 1011-1020. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcw274
Petrucco, L.; Nardini, A.; Von Arx, G.; Saurer, M.; Cherubini, P., 2017: Isotope signals and anatomical features in tree rings suggest a role for hydraulic strategies in diffuse drought-induced die-back of Pinus nigra. Tree Physiology, 37: 523-535. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpx031
Von Arx, G.; Arzac, A.; Fonti, P.; Frank, D.; Zweifel, R.; Rigling, A.; Galiano, L.; Gessler, A.; Olano, J.M., 2017: Responses of sapwood ray parenchyma and non-structural carbohydrates of Pinus sylvestris to drought and long-term irrigation. Functional Ecology, 31, 7: 1371-1382. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12860
Lintunen, A.; Paljakka, T.; Jyske, T.; Peltoniemi, M.; Sterck, F.; Von Arx, G.; Cochard, H.; Copini, P.; Caldeira, M.C.; Delzon, S.; Gebauer, R.; Grönlund, L.; Kiorapostolou, N.; Lechthaler, S.; Lobo-do-Vale, R.; Peters, R.L.; Petit, G.; Prendin, A.L.; Salmon, Y.; ... Hölttä, T., 2016: Osmolality and non-structural carbohydrate composition in the secondary phloem of trees across a latitudinal gradient in Europe. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7: 726 (15 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00726
Van der Maaten, E.; Van der Maaten-Theunissen, M.; Smiljanić, M.; Rossi, S.; Simard, S.; Wilmking, M.; Deslauriers, A.; Fonti, P.; Von Arx, G.; Bouriaud, O., 2016: dendrometeR: analyzing the pulse of trees in R. Dendrochronologia, 40: 12-16. doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2016.06.001
Shi, S.; Li, Z.; Wang, H.; Von Arx, G.; Lü, Y.; Wu, X.; Wang, X.; Liu, G.; Fu, B., 2016: Roots of forbs sense climate fluctuations in the semi-arid Loess Plateau: herb-chronology based analysis. Scientific Reports, 6: 28435 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1038/srep28435
Von Arx, G.; Crivellaro, A.; Prendin, A.L.; Čufar, K.; Carrer, M., 2016: Quantitative wood anatomy – practical guidelines. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7: 781 (13 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00781
Gärtner, H.; Cherubini, P.; Fonti, P.; Von Arx, G.; Schneider, L.; Nievergelt, D.; Verstege, A.; Bast, A.; Schweingruber, F.H.; Büntgen, U., 2015: A technical perspective in modern tree-ring research - how to overcome dendroecological and wood anatomical challenges. Journal of Visualized Experiments, e52337 (10 pp.). doi: 10.3791/52337
Venegas-González, A.; Von Arx, G.; Peres Chagas, M.; Tomazello Filho, M., 2015: Plasticity in xylem anatomical traits of two tropical species in response to intra-seasonal climate variability. Trees: Structure and Function, 29, 2: 423-435. doi: 10.1007/s00468-014-1121-z
Carrer, M.; Von Arx, G.; Castagneri, D.; Petit, G., 2015: Distilling allometric and environmental information from time series of conduit size: the standardization issue and its relationship to tree hydraulic architecture. Tree Physiology, 35, 1: 27-33. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpu108
Fonti, P.; Tabakova, M.A.; Kirdyanov, A.V.; Bryukhanova, M.V.; Von Arx, G., 2015: Variability of ray anatomy of Larix gmelinii along a forest productivity gradient in Siberia. Trees: Structure and Function, 29, 4: 1165-1175. doi: 10.1007/s00468-015-1197-0
Kniesel, B.M.; Günther, B.; Roloff, A.; Von Arx, G., 2015: Defining ecologically relevant vessel parameters in Quercus robur L. for use in dendroecology: a pointer year and recovery time case study in Central Germany. Trees: Structure and Function, 29, 4: 1041-1051. doi: 10.1007/s00468-015-1183-6
Büntgen, U.; Egli, S.; Schneider, L.; Von Arx, G.; Rigling, A.; Camarero, J.J.; Sangüesa-Barreda, G.; Fischer, C.R.; Oliach, D.; Bonet, J.A.; Colinas, C.; Tegel, W.; Ruiz Barbarin, J.I.; Martínez-Peña, F., 2015: Long-term irrigation effects on Spanish holm oak growth and its black truffle symbiont. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 202: 148-159. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.12.016
Von Arx, G.; Arzac, A.; Olano, J.M.; Fonti, P., 2015: Assessing conifer ray parenchyma for ecological studies: pitfalls and guidelines. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6, 11: 1016 (10 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01016
Sterck, F.; Eilmann, B.; Wegner, L.; De Vries, S.M.G.; Von Arx, G.; Mohren, G.M.J.; Den Ouden, J.; Sass-Klaassen, U., 2014: Wood structural differences between northern and southern beech provenances growing at a moderate site. Tree Physiology, 34, 8: 882-893. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpu069
Von Arx, G.; Carrer, M., 2014: ROXAS - a new tool to build centuries-long tracheid-lumen chronologies in conifers. Dendrochronologia, 32, 3: 290-293. doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2013.12.001
Wegner, L.; Von Arx, G.; Sass-Klaassen, U.; Eilmann, B., 2013: ROXAS - an efficient and accurate tool to detect vessels in diffuse-porous species. IAWA Journal, 34, 4: 425-432. doi: 10.1163/22941932-00000034
Von Arx, G.; Kueffer, C.; Fonti, P., 2013: Quantifying plasticity in vessel grouping - added value from the image analysis tool ROXAS. IAWA Journal, 34, 4: 433-445. doi: 10.1163/22941932-00000035
Olano, J.M.; Almería, I.; Eugenio, M.; Von Arx, G., 2013: Under pressure: how a Mediterranean high-mountain forb coordinates growth and hydraulic xylem anatomy in response to temperature and water constraints. Functional Ecology, 27, 6: 1295-1303. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12144
Von Arx, G.; Graf Pannatier, E.; Thimonier, A.; Rebetez, M., 2013: Microclimate in forests with varying leaf area index and soil moisture: potential implications for seedling establishment in a changing climate. Journal of Ecology, 101, 5: 1201-1213. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12121
Olano, J.M.; Arzac, A.; García-Cervigón, A.I.; Von Arx, G.; Rozas, V., 2013: New star on the stage: amount of ray parenchyma in tree rings shows a link to climate. New Phytologist, 198, 2: 486-495. doi: 10.1111/nph.12113
Von Arx, G.; Dobbertin, M.; Rebetez, M., 2013: Detecting and correcting sensor drifts in long-term weather data. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 185, 6: 4483-4489. doi: 10.1007/s10661-012-2831-6
Von Arx, G.; Archer, S.R.; Hughes, M.K., 2012: Long-term functional plasticity in plant hydraulic architecture in response to supplemental moisture. Annals of Botany, 109, 6: 1091-1100. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcs030
Von Arx, G.; Dobbertin, M.; Rebetez, M., 2012: Spatio-temporal effects of forest canopy on understory microclimate in a long-term experiment in Switzerland. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 166-167: 144-155. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.07.018
Fonti, P.; Von Arx, G.; García-González, I.; Eilmann, B.; Sass-Klaassen, U.; Gärtner, H.; Eckstein, D., 2010: Studying global change through investigation of the plastic responses of xylem anatomy in tree rings. New Phytologist, 185, 1: 42-53. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03030.x
Fonti, P.; Eilmann, B.; García-González, I.; Von Arx, G., 2009: Expeditious building of ring-porous earlywood vessel chronologies without loosing signal information. Trees: Structure and Function, 23, 3: 665-671. doi: 10.1007/s00468-008-0310-z
Further scientific publications
Wohlgemuth, T.; Gessler, A.; Schaub, M.; Von Arx, G.; Rigling, A., 2021: Research Unit Forest Dynamics. 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. 33-34.
Von Arx, G.; Cherubini, P.; Fonti, P.; Nievergelt, D.; Schneider, L.; Treydte, K.; Verstege, A.; Gärtner, H., 2020: In Memoriam. Fritz Hans Schweingruber. 1936-2020. Tree-Ring Research, 76, 2: 106-107. doi: 10.3959/TRR2020-8
Remund, J.; Von Arx, G.; Gallien, L.; Rebetez, M.; Huber, B.; Zimmermann, N.E., 2016: Klimawandel in der Schweiz - Entwicklung waldrelevanter Klimagrössen. In: Pluess, A.R.; Augustin, S.; Brang, P.; Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU,Bern; Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald,Schnee und Landschaft WSL,Birmensdorf (eds), 2016: Wald im Klimawandel. Grundlagen für Adaptationsstrategien. Bern, Stuttgart, Wien, Haupt. 23-37.
Remund, J.; Von Arx, G.; Gallien, L.; Rebetez, M.; Huber, B.; Zimmermann, N.E., 2016: Changements climatiques en Suisse - définition de paramètres climatiques relatifs à la forêt. In: Pluess, A.R.; Augustin, S.; Brang, P.; Office fédéral de l’environnement OFEV,Berne; Institut fédéral de recherches sur la forêt (eds), 2016: Forêts et changements climatiques. Éléments pour des stratégies d'adaptation. Berne, Stuttgart, Vienne, Haupt. 23-39.
Magazines and brochures
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Software
ROXAS is a tool for the quantitative analysis of cell anatomical features such as lumen area, cell wall thickness and cell topology in trees (angiosperms and conifers), shrubs and herbaceous plants. Many options for optimizing and customizing the analysis help to produce high-quality anatomical data with comparably little effort. Data output is for each cell, as well as in summarized form for each annual ring. Read more...
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Professional experiences
| Since 2017 | Head of Dendrosciencies Research Group, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL (Birmensdorf, Switzerland) |
| 2013 - 2017 | Scientific staff member at Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL (Birmensdorf, Switzerland) |
| 2010 - 2013 | Postdoc at Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL (Birmensdorf, Switzerland) |
| 2009 - 2010 | Project management at Swiss Academy of Technical Sciences SATW (Zurich, Switzerland) |
| 2007 - 2008 | Postdoc at Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research / School of Natural Ressources, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ, USA) |
| 2006 - 2007 | Image analysis project «ROXAS», funded by the Velux Stiftung (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) |
| 2005 - 2006 | High school teaching in Biology and Chemistry at Paedagogische Maturitaetsschule (Kreuzlingen, Switzerland) |
Education
| 2021 | Habiliation (PD), University of Bern |
| 2007 | Degree as a high school teacher in biology, ETH Zurich |
| 2005 | PhD thesis, Geobotanical Institute, ETH Zurich |
| 2001 | Master thesis, Geobotanical Institute, ETH Zurich |