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Biodiversity 16.08.2022
Insect pests influence the sexuality of flowers
Insect pests influence the sexuality of flowers

When a plant species is frequently attacked by herbivorous insects, it invests more in the male flower organs. A new study shows that.

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Natural hazards, Forest 21.07.2022
This is how much water forest soils can store
This is how much water forest soils can store

A new study determined for the first time the water availability in forests and the seriousness of droughts for Swiss forests.

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Forest 18.07.2022
Volunteer foresters sought for forest experiment
Volunteer foresters sought for forest experiment

WSL researchers are distributing seeds to foresters across Europe to test them in their forests: an unusual experiment.

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Biodiversity 04.07.2022
Chamois in climate change
Chamois in climate change

Since the last ice age, chamois have increasingly retreated into the Alpine region. It remains to be seen how climate change will affect them today.

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27.07.2022

Elevation determines the diversity of soil fauna

Soil faunal diversity was quantified at various elevations in the Swiss national park. The data are important in the context of global warming.

Institutional
14.07.2022

New CERC professorship: Hydrology and Climate Impacts

The ETH Board has appointed Manuela Brunner as Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Hydrology and Climate Impacts in Mountain Regions.

Institutional
14.07.2022

New CERC professorship: Alpine Mass Movements

The ETH Board has appointed Johan Gaume as Associate Professor of Alpine Mass Movements.

Institutional
12.07.2022
Thomas Wohlgemuth investigating a beech tree which grew after the storm Lothar in 1999. Photo: Gottardo Pestalozzi

Thomas Wohlgemuth elected to the WSL Directorate

The ETH Board has appointed Thomas Wohlgemuth, Head of the WSL Research Group on Disturbance Ecology, as a new member of the Directorate.

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11.07.2022

New book: What stable isotopes in tree rings reveal

Two WSL researchers have co-authored a new reference volume on isotopes in tree ring research.

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04.07.2022

Glacier collapse in the Dolomites: Statement by WSL

Matthias Huss, glaciologist at WSL and ETH Zurich, provides answers to the main questions.

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18. August 2022 18 August 2022

SFL Symposium Biosphere - Atmosphere Interactions

The upcoming symposium addresses the latest findings on plant responses to climate change. The main focus is on climate-induced changes in the plants'…

21. to 27. August 2022 21 to 27 August 2022

Summer School FORBIODIV: Biodiversity, a key element for temperate forest ecosystems

Summer School jointly organized by the WSL Biodiversity Center, the SwissForestLab and NFZ.

28. August to 2. September 2022 28 August to 2 September 2022

Blue-Green Biodiversity at INTECOL

The International Association for Ecology (INTECOL) encourages ecological science and its application around the world for over 50 years. The…

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