Dr. Patrick Fonti
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Institut fédéral de recherches sur la forêt, la neige et le paysage WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
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Birmensdorf Bi HL C 32
ResearcherID B-7400-2011
Scopus AuthorID 6602360450
Research Interests
- Dendrochronology
- Dendroecology, tree response to changing environment, tree competition dynamic and forest succession
- Wood anatomy, wood formation
- Plant hydraulic, water transport in xylem
- Ecophysiology, environmental signal in tree rings
FURTHER INFORMATION
Short CV
Employement history
from 2020: Senior Scientist, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf
2006-2019: Research Scientist, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf
2003-2006: Research Scientist, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Bellinzona
2003: Post-doctoral fellow, University Berkeley (Prof. G. Biging)
2003: Collaborator at the environmental consulting Dionea SA, Locarno
2002-2003: Post-doctoral fellow, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Bellinzona
2000-2002: Teaching assistant, ETH Zurich
1997-1999: Research associate, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Bellinzo
Education
2000-2002: PhD in Natural Sciences at the ETH Zürich, Faculty of Forest Sciences.
Title of the Thesis: Investigations into ring shake of chestnut
1997-1999: Postgraduate course in applied statistic at the ETH Zürich, Department of Mathematic and Physic
1991-1997: Diploma as Forest Engineer at the ETH Zürich, Faculty of Forest Sciences
Publications WSL
Scientific publication article peer reviewed
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
Wang, F.; Zhang, F.; Gou, X.; Fonti, P.; Xia, J.; Cao, Z.; Liu, J.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, J., 2021: Seasonal variations in leaf-level photosynthesis and water use efficiency of three isohydric to anisohydric conifers on the Tibetan Plateau. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 308-309: 108581 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108581
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: 010 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1093/gigascience/giab010
Marchand, L.J.; Dox, I.; Gričar, J.; Prislan, P.; Van den Bulcke, J.; Fonti, P.; Campioli, M., 2021: Timing of spring xylogenesis in temperate deciduous tree species relates to tree growth characteristics and previous autumn phenology. Tree Physiology, 41, 7: 1161-1170. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa171
Dox, I.; Prislan, P.; Gričar, J.; Mariën, B.; Delpierre, N.; Flores, O.; Leys, S.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Fonti, P.; Campioli, M., 2021: Drought elicits contrasting responses on the autumn dynamics of wood formation in late successional deciduous tree species. Tree Physiology, 41, 7: 1171-1185. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa175
Rademacher, T.; Fonti, P.; LeMoine, J.M.; Fonti, M.V.; Basler, D.; Chen, Y.; Friend, A.D.; Seyednasrollah, B.; Eckes‐Shephard, A.H.; Richardson, A.D., 2021: Manipulating phloem transport affects wood formation but not local nonstructural carbon reserves in an evergreen conifer. Plant, Cell and Environment, 44, 8: 2506-2521. doi: 10.1111/pce.14117
Benavides, R.; Carvalho, B.; Matesanz, S.; Bastias, C.C.; Cavers, S.; Escudero, A.; Fonti, P.; Martínez‐Sancho, E.; Valladares, F., 2021: Phenotypes of Pinus sylvestris are more coordinated under local harsher conditions across Europe. Journal of Ecology, 109, 7: 2580-2596. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13668
Poyatos, R.; Granda, V.; Flo, V.; Adams, M.A.; Adorján, B.; Aguadé, D.; Aidar, M.P.M.; Allen, S.; Alvarado-Barrientos, M.S.; Anderson-Teixeira, K.J.; Fonti, P.; Forrester, D.I.; Peters, R.L.; Zweifel, R.; Martínez-Vilalta, J., 2021: Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database. Earth System Science Data, 13, 6: 2607-2649. doi: 10.5194/essd-13-2607-2021
Benavides, R.; Carvalho, B.; Bastias, C.C.; López‐Quiroga, D.; Mas, A.; Cavers, S.; Gray, A.; Albet, A.; Alía, R.; Ambrosio, O.; Dauphin, B.; Fonti, P.; Graf, R.; Gugerli, F.; Marchon, J.; Martínez‐Sancho, E.; Morganti, S.; Opgenoorth, L.; Rellstab, C.; Valladares, F., 2021: The GenTree leaf collection: inter‐ and intraspecific leaf variation in seven forest tree species in Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30, 3: 590-597. doi: 10.1111/geb.13239
Martínez-Sancho, E.; Rellstab, C.; Guillaume, F.; Bigler, C.; Fonti, P.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Vitasse, Y., 2021: Post-glacial re-colonization and natural selection have shaped growth responses of silver fir across Europe. Science of the Total Environment, 779: 146393 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146393
Bose, A.K.; Scherrer, D.; Camarero, J.J.; Ziche, D.; Babst, F.; Bigler, C.; Bolte, A.; Dorado-Liñán, I.; Etzold, S.; Fonti, P.; Forrester, D.I.; Gavinet, J.; Gazol, A.; González de Andrés, E.; Karger, D.N.; Lebourgeois, F.; Lévesque, M.; Martínez-Sancho, E.; Menzel, A.; ... Rigling, A., 2021: Climate sensitivity and drought seasonality determine post-drought growth recovery of Quercus petraea and Quercus robur in Europe. Science of the Total Environment, 784: 147222 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147222
Sviderskaya, I.V.; Vaganov, E.A.; Fonti, M.V.; Fonti, P., 2021: Isometric scaling to model water transport in conifer tree rings across time and environments. Journal of Experimental Botany, 72, 7: 2672-2685. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa595
Escobar‐Sandoval, M.; Pâques, L.; Fonti, P.; Martinez‐Meier, A.; Rozenberg, P., 2021: Phenotypic plasticity of European larch radial growth and wood density along a‐1,000 m elevational gradient. Plant-Environment Interactions, 2, 2: 45-60. doi: 10.1002/pei3.10040
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
Huang, W.; Fonti, P.; Ræbild, A.; Larsen, J.B.; Wellendorf, H.; Hansen, J.K., 2021: Variability among sites and climate models contribute to uncertain spruce growth projections in Denmark. Forests, 12, 1: 36 (20 pp.). doi: 10.3390/f12010036
Peters, R.L.; Steppe, K.; Cuny, H.E.; De Pauw, D.J.W.; Frank, D.C.; Schaub, M.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Cabon, A.; Fonti, P., 2021: Turgor - a limiting factor for radial growth in mature conifers along an elevational gradient. New Phytologist, 229, 1: 213-229. doi: 10.1111/nph.16872
Martínez-Sancho, E.; Slámová, L.; Morganti, S.; Grefen, C.; Carvalho, B.; Dauphin, B.; Rellstab, C.; Gugerli, F.; Opgenoorth, L.; Heer, K.; Knutzen, F.; Von Arx, G.; Valladares, F.; Cavers, S.; Fady, B.; Alía, R.; Aravanopoulos, F.; Avanzi, C.; Bagnoli, F.; ... 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
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
Belokopytova, L.V.; Fonti, P.; Babushkina, E.A.; Zhirnova, D.F.; Vaganov, E.A., 2020: Evidences of different drought sensitivity in xylem cell developmental processes in south Siberia Scots pines. Forests, 11, 12: 1294 (16 pp.). doi: 10.3390/f11121294
Eckes‐Shephard, A.H.; Tiavlovsky, E.; Chen, Y.; Fonti, P.; Friend, A.D., 2020: Direct response of tree growth to soil water and its implications for terrestrial carbon cycle modelling. Global Change Biology, 27, 1: 121-135. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15397
Zhang, J.; Alexander, M.R.; Gou, X.; Deslauriers, A.; Fonti, P.; Zhang, F.; Pederson, N., 2020: Extended xylogenesis and stem biomass production in Juniperus przewalskii Kom. during extreme late-season climatic events. Annals of Forest Science, 77, 4: 99 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1007/s13595-020-01008-1
Huang, J.; Ma, Q.; Rossi, S.; Biondi, F.; Deslauriers, A.; Fonti, P.; Liang, E.; Mäkinen, H.; Oberhuber, W.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Tognetti, R.; Treml, V.; Yang, B.; Zhang, J.; Antonucci, S.; Bergeron, Y.; Camarero, J.J.; Campelo, F.; Čufar, K.; ... Ziaco, E., 2020: Photoperiod and temperature as dominant environmental drivers triggering secondary growth resumption in Northern Hemisphere conifers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 117, 34: 20645-20652. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2007058117
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
Pappas, C.; Peters, R.L.; Fonti, P., 2020: Linking variability of tree water use and growth with species resilience to environmental changes. Ecography, 43, 9: 1386-1399. doi: 10.1111/ecog.04968
Churakova (Sidorova), O.V.; Fonti, M.V.; Kirdyanov, A.V.; Myglan, V.S.; Barinov, V.V.; Sviderskaya, I.V.; Naumova, O.V.; Ovchinnikov, D.V.; Shashkin, A.V.; Saurer, M.; Guillet, S.; Corona, C.; Fonti, P.; Panyushkina, I.P.; Büntgen, U.; Hughes, M.K.; Siegwolf, R.T.W.; Stoffel, M.; Vaganov, E.A., 2020: Eco-physiological response of conifers from high-latitude and -altitude Eurasian regions to stratospheric volcanic eruptions. Journal of Siberian Federal University. Biology, 13, 1: 5-24. doi: 10.17516/1997-1389-0313
Dox, I.; Gričar, J.; Marchand, L.J.; Leys, S.; Zuccarini, P.; Geron, C.; Prislan, P.; Mariën, B.; Fonti, P.; Lange, H.; Peñuelas, J.; Van den Bulcke, J.; Campioli, M., 2020: Timeline of autumn phenology in temperate deciduous trees. Tree Physiology, 40, 8: 1001-1013. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa058
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
Marchand, L.J.; Dox, I.; Gričar, J.; Prislan, P.; Leys, S.; Van den Bulcke, J.; Fonti, P.; Lange, H.; Matthysen, E.; Peñuelas, J.; Zuccarini, P.; Campioli, M., 2020: Inter-individual variability in spring phenology of temperate deciduous trees depends on species, tree size and previous year autumn phenology. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 290: 108031 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108031
Cabon, A.; Peters, R.L.; Fonti, P.; Martínez‐Vilalta, J.; De Cáceres, M., 2020: Temperature and water potential co‐limit stem cambial activity along a steep elevational gradient. New Phytologist, 226, 5: 1325-1340. doi: 10.1111/nph.16456
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
Dell'Oro, M.; Mataruga, M.; Sass-Klaassen, U.; Fonti, P., 2020: Climate change threatens on endangered relict Serbian spruce. Dendrochronologia, 59: 125651 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2019.125651
Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Fonti, P.; Shishov, V.V.; Rozenberg, P., 2019: Wood formation and tree adaptation to climate. Annals of Forest Science, 76, 4. doi: 10.1007/s13595-019-0902-3
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
Vitasse, Y.; Bottero, A.; Cailleret, M.; Bigler, C.; Fonti, P.; Gessler, A.; Lévesque, M.; Rohner, B.; Weber, P.; Rigling, A.; Wohlgemuth, T., 2019: Contrasting resistance and resilience to extreme drought and late spring frost in five major European tree species. Global Change Biology, 25, 11: 3781-3792. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14803
Zheng, W.; Gou, X.; Su, J.; Fan, H.; Yu, A.; Liu, W.; Deng, Y.; Manzanedo, R.D.; Fonti, P., 2019: Physiological and growth responses to increasing drought of an endangered tree species in Southwest China. Forests, 10, 6: 514 (17 pp.). doi: 10.3390/f10060514
Wang, F.; Gou, X.; Zhang, F.; Wang, Y.; Yu, A.; Zhang, J.; Fonti, P.; Liu, J., 2019: Variations in leaf traits of Juniperus przewalskii from an extremely arid and cold environment. Science of the Total Environment, 689: 434-443. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.237
Friend, A.D.; Eckes-Shephard, A.H.; Fonti, P.; Rademacher, T.T.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Richardson, A.D.; Turton, R.H., 2019: On the need to consider wood formation processes in global vegetation models and a suggested approach. Annals of Forest Science, 76, 2: 49 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1007/s13595-019-0819-x
Rademacher, T.T.; Basler, D.; Eckes-Shephard, A.H.; Fonti, P.; Friend, A.D.; Le Moine, J.; Richardson, A.D., 2019: Using direct phloem transport manipulation to advance understanding of carbon dynamics in forest trees. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2: 11 (17 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2019.00011
Churakova (Sidorova), O.V.; Fonti, M.V.; Saurer, M.; Guillet, S.; Corona, C.; Fonti, P.; Myglan, V.S.; Kirdyanov, A.V.; Naumova, O.V.; Ovchinnikov, D.V.; Shashkin, A.V.; Panyushkina, I.P.; Büntgen, U.; Hughes, M.K.; Vaganov, E.A.; Siegwolf, R.T.W.; Stoffel, M., 2019: Siberian tree-ring and stable isotope proxies as indicators of temperature and moisture changes after major stratospheric volcanic eruptions. Climate of the Past, 15, 2: 685-700. doi: 10.5194/cp-15-685-2019
Copini, P.; Vergeldt, F.J.; Fonti, P.; Sass-Klaassen, U.; Den Ouden, J.; Sterck, F.; Decuyper, M.; Gerkema, E.; Windt, C.W.; Van As, H., 2019: Magnetic resonance imaging suggests functional role of previous year vessels and fibres in ring-porous sap flow resumption. Tree Physiology, 39, 6: 1009-1018. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpz019
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
Delpierre, N.; Lireux, S.; Hartig, F.; Camarero, J.J.; Cheaib, A.; Čufar, K.; Cuny, H.; Deslauriers, A.; Fonti, P.; Gričar, J.; Huang, J.; Krause, C.; Liu, G.; De Luis, M.; Mäkinen, H.; Del Castillo, E.M.; Morin, H.; Nöjd, P.; Oberhuber, W.; ... Rathgeber, C.B.K., 2019: Chilling and forcing temperatures interact to predict the onset of wood formation in Northern Hemisphere conifers. Global Change Biology, 25: 1089-1105. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14539
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
Fernández-De-Uña, L.; Aranda, I.; Rossi, S.; Fonti, P.; Cañellas, I.; Gea-Izquierdo, G., 2018: Divergent phenological and leaf gas exchange strategies of two competing tree species drive contrasting responses to drought at their altitudinal boundary. Tree Physiology, 38, 8: 1152-1165. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpy041
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
Arzac, A.; Babushkina, E.A.; Fonti, P.; Slobodchikova, V.; Sviderskaya, I.V.; Vaganov, E.A., 2018: Evidences of wider latewood in Pinus sylvestris from a forest-steppe of Southern Siberia. Dendrochronologia, 49: 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2018.02.007
Palombo, C.; Fonti, P.; Lasserre, B.; Cherubini, P.; Marchetti, M.; Tognetti, R., 2018: Xylogenesis of compression and opposite wood in mountain pine at a Mediterranean treeline. Annals of Forest Science, 75, 4: 93 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1007/s13595-018-0773-z
Peters, R.L.; Fonti, P.; Frank, D.C.; Poyatos, R.; Pappas, C.; Kahmen, A.; Carraro, V.; Prendin, A.L.; Schneider, L.; Baltzer, J.L.; Baron-Gafford, G.A.; Dietrich, L.; Heinrich, I.; Minor, R.L.; Sonnentag, O.; Matheny, A.M.; Wightman, M.G.; Steppe, K., 2018: Quantification of uncertainties in conifer sap flow measured with the thermal dissipation method. New Phytologist, 219, 4: 1283-1299. doi: 10.1111/nph.15241
Popkova, M.I.; Vaganov, E.A.; Shishov, V.V.; Babushkina, E.A.; Rossi, S.; Fonti, M.V.; Fonti, P., 2018: Modeled tracheidograms disclose drought influence on Pinus sylvestris tree-rings structure from Siberian forest-steppe. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9: 1144 (12 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01144
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
Huang, W.; Fonti, P.; Larsen, J.B.; Ræbild, A.R.; Callesen, I.; Bjerregaard Pedersen, N.; Hansen, J.K., 2017: Projecting tree-growth responses into future climate: a study case from a Danish-wide common garden. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 247: 240-251. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.07.016
Fernández-De-Uña, L.; Rossi, S.; Aranda, I.; Fonti, P.; González-González, B.D.; Cañellas, I.; Gea-Izquierdo, G., 2017: Xylem and leaf functional adjustments to drought in Pinus sylvestris and Quercus pyrenaica at their elevational boundary. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8: 1200 (12 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01200
Deslauriers, A.; Fonti, P.; Rossi, S.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Gričar, J., 2017: Ecophysiology and plasticity of wood and phloem formation. In: Amoroso, M.M.; Daniels, L.D.; Baker, P.J.; Camarero, J.J. (eds), 2017: Dendroecology: tree-ring analyses applied to ecological studies. Dordrecht, Springer. 13-33. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-61669-8_2
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
Peters, R.L.; Klesse, S.; Fonti, P.; Frank, D.C., 2017: Contribution of climate vs. larch budmoth outbreaks in regulating biomass accumulation in high-elevation forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 401: 147-158. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.06.032
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
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
Rossi, S.; Anfodillo, T.; Čufar, K.; Cuny, H.E.; Deslauriers, A.; Fonti, P.; Frank, D.; Gričar, J.; Gruber, A.; Huang, J.; Jyske, T.; Kašpar, J.; King, G.; Krause, C.; Liang, E.; Mäkinen, H.; Morin, H.; Nöjd, P.; Oberhuber, W.; ... Treml, V., 2016: Pattern of xylem phenology in conifers of cold ecosystems at the Northern Hemisphere. Global Change Biology, 22, 11: 3804-3813. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13317
Lindén, J.; Fonti, P.; Esper, J., 2016: Temporal variations in microclimate cooling induced by urban trees in Mainz, Germany. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 20: 198-209. doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2016.09.001
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
Fonti, P.; Babushkina, E.A., 2016: Tracheid anatomical responses to climate in a forest-steppe in Southern Siberia. Dendrochronologia, 39: 32-41. doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2015.09.002
Sass-Klaassen, U.; Fonti, P.; Cherubini, P.; Gričar, J.; Robert, E.M.R.; Steppe, K.; Bräuning, A., 2016: A tree-centered approach to assess impacts of extreme climatic events on forests. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7: 1069 (6 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01069
Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Cuny, H.E.; Fonti, P., 2016: Biological basis of tree-ring formation: a crash course. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7: 737 (7 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00734
Cuny, H.E.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Frank, D.; Fonti, P.; Mäkinen, H.; Prislan, P.; Rossi, S.; Martinez del Castillo, E.; Campelo, F.; Vavrčík, H.; Camarero, J.J.; Bryukhanova, M.V.; Jyske, T.; Gričar, J.; Gryc, V.; De Luis, M.; Vieira, J.; Čufar, K.; Kirdyanov, A.V.; ... Fournier, M., 2015: Woody biomass production lags stem-girth increase by over one month in coniferous forests. Nature Plants, 1, 11: 15160 (6 pp.). doi: 10.1038/nplants.2015.160
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
Knüsel, S.; Conedera, M.; Rigling, A.; Fonti, P.; Wunder, J., 2015: A tree-ring perspective on the invasion of Ailanthus altissima in protection forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 354: 334-343. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.05.010
Seim, A.; Treydte, K.; Trouet, V.; Frank, D.; Fonti, P.; Tegel, W.; Panayotov, M.; Fernández-Donado, L.; Krusic, P.; Büntgen, U., 2015: Climate sensitivity of Mediterranean pine growth reveals distinct east-west dipole. International Journal of Climatology, 35, 9: 2503-2513. doi: 10.1002/joc.4137
Bryukhanova, M.V.; Fonti, P.; Kirdyanov, A.V.; Siegwolf, R.T.W.; Saurer, M.; Pochebyt, N.P.; Churakova (Sidorova), O.V.; Prokushkin, A.S., 2015: The response of δ13C, δ18O and cell anatomy of Larix gmelinii tree rings to differing soil active layer depths. Dendrochronologia, 34: 51-59. doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2015.05.002
Dawes, M.A.; Philipson, C.D.; Fonti, P.; Bebi, P.; Hättenschwiler, S.; Hagedorn, F.; Rixen, C., 2015: Soil warming and CO2 enrichment induce biomass shifts in alpine tree line vegetation. Global Change Biology, 21, 5: 2005-2021. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12819
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
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
Treydte, K.; Boda, S.; Graf Pannatier, E.; Fonti, P.; Frank, D.; Ullrich, B.; Saurer, M.; Siegwolf, R.; Battipaglia, G.; Werner, W.; Gessler, A., 2014: Seasonal transfer of oxygen isotopes from precipitation and soil to the tree ring: source water versus needle water enrichment. New Phytologist, 202, 3: 772-783. doi: 10.1111/nph.12741
Cuny, H.E.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Frank, D.; Fonti, P.; Fournier, M., 2014: Kinetics of tracheid development explain conifer tree-ring structure. New Phytologist, 203, 4: 1231-1241. doi: 10.1111/nph.12871
Eugenio, M.; Olano, J.M.; Fonti, P., 2014: Disentangling the effects of ontogeny and environmental factors on xylem anatomy in a semiarid chamaephyte. Journal of Arid Environments, 104: 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.01.014
Fonti, P.; Bryukhanova, M.V.; Myglan, V.S.; Kirdyanov, A.V.; Naumova, O.V.; Vaganov, E.A., 2013: Temperature-induced responses of xylem structure of Larix sibirica (Pinaceae) from the Russian Altay. American Journal of Botany, 100, 7: 1332-1343. doi: 10.3732/ajb.1200484
Fernández-de-Uña, L.; Fonti, P.; Aranda, I.; Cañellas, I.; Gea-Izquierdo, G., 2013: Impact of drought on the intra-annual growth of Pinus sylvestris L. Open Forest Science Journal, 6: 43-45. doi: 10.2174/1874398601306010043
Rossi, S.; Anfodillo, T.; Čufar, K.; Cuny, H.E.; Deslauriers, A.; Fonti, P.; Frank, D.; Gričar, J.; Gruber, A.; King, G.M.; Krause, C.; Morin, H.; Oberhuber, W.; Prislan, P.; Rathgeber, C.B.K., 2013: A meta-analysis of cambium phenology and growth: linear and non-linear patterns in conifers of the northern hemisphere. Annals of Botany, 112, 9: 1911-1920. doi: 10.1093/aob/mct243
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
Simard, S.; Giovannelli, A.; Treydte, K.; Traversi, M.L.; King, G.M.; Frank, D.; Fonti, P., 2013: Intra-annual dynamics of non-structural carbohydrates in the cambium of mature conifer trees reflects radial growth demands. Tree Physiology, 33, 9: 913-923. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpt075
Buchwal, A.; Rachlewicz, G.; Fonti, P.; Cherubini, P.; Gärtner, H., 2013: Temperature modulates intra-plant growth of Salix polaris from a high Arctic site (Svalbard). Polar Biology, 36, 9: 1305-1318. doi: 10.1007/s00300-013-1349-x
King, G.M.; Gugerli, F.; Fonti, P.; Frank, D.C., 2013: Tree growth response along an elevational gradient: climate or genetics?. Oecologia, 173, 4: 1587-1600. doi: 10.1007/s00442-013-2696-6
Bryukhanova, M.; Fonti, P., 2013: Xylem plasticity allows rapid hydraulic adjustment to annual climatic variability. Trees: Structure and Function, 27, 3: 485-496. doi: 10.1007/s00468-012-0802-8
King, G.; Fonti, P.; Nievergelt, D.; Büntgen, U.; Frank, D., 2013: Climatic drivers of hourly to yearly tree radius variations along a 6°C natural warming gradient. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 168: 36-46. doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.08.002
Fonti, P.; Heller, O.; Cherubini, P.; Rigling, A.; Arend, M., 2013: Wood anatomical responses of oak saplings exposed to air warming and soil drought. Plant Biology, 15, Suppl. 1: 210-219. doi: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2012.00599.x
Fonti, P.; Jansen, S., 2012: Xylem plasticity in response to climate. New Phytologist, 195, 4: 734-736. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04252.x
Arbellay, E.; Fonti, P.; Stoffel, M., 2012: Duration and extension of anatomical changes in wood structure after cambial injury. Journal of Experimental Botany, 63, 8: 3271-3277. doi: 10.1093/jxb/ers050
Gea-Izquierdo, G.; Fonti, P.; Cherubini, P.; Martín-Benito, D.; Chaar, H.; Cañellas, I., 2012: Xylem hydraulic adjustment and growth response of Quercus canariensis Willd. to climatic variability. Tree Physiology, 32, 4: 401-413. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tps026
Seim, A.; Büntgen, U.; Fonti, P.; Haska, H.; Herzig, F.; Tegel, W.; Trouet, V.; Treydte, K., 2012: Climate sensitivity of a millennium-long pine chronology from Albania. Climate Research, 51, 3: 217-228. doi: 10.3354/cr01076
Arbellay, E.; Corona, C.; Stoffel, M.; Fonti, P.; Decaulne, A., 2012: Defining an adequate sample of earlywood vessels for retrospective injury detection in diffuse-porous species. PLoS One, 7, 6: e38824 (6 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038824
DeSoto, L.; De la Cruz, M.; Fonti, P., 2011: Intra-annual patterns of tracheid size in the Mediterranean tree Juniperus thurifera as an indicator of seasonal water stress. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 41, 6: 1280-1294. doi: 10.1139/X11-045
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
Galle, A.; Esper, J.; Feller, U.; Ribas-Carbo, M.; Fonti, P., 2010: Responses of wood anatomy and carbon isotope composition of Quercus pubescens saplings subjected to two consecutive years of summer drought. Annals of Forest Science, 67, 8: 809 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1051/forest/2010045
Moser, L.; Fonti, P.; Büntgen, U.; Esper, J.; Luterbach, J.; Franzen, J.; Frank, D., 2010: Timing and duration of European larch growing season along altitudinal gradients in the Swiss Alps. Tree Physiology, 30, 2: 225-233. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpp108
Eilmann, B.; Zweifel, R.; Buchmann, N.; Fonti, P.; Rigling, A., 2009: Drought-induced adaptation of the xylem in Scots pine and pubescent oak. Tree Physiology, 29, 8: 1011-1020. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpp035
Fonti, P.; Treydte, K.; Osenstetter, S.; Frank, D.; Esper, J., 2009: Frequency-dependent signals in multi-centennial oak vessel data. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 275, 1-4: 92-99. doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.02.021
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
Conedera, M.; Fonti, P.; Nicoloso, A.; Meloni, F.; Pividori, M., 2009: Ribaltamento delle cappaie di castagno. Individuazione delle zone a rischio e proposte selvicolturali. Sherwood, 15, 5: 15-18.
Fonti, P.; García-Gonzaléz, I., 2008: Earlywood vessel size of oak as a potential proxy for spring precipitation in mesic sites. Journal of Biogeography, 35, 12: 2249-2257. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01961.x
García-Gonzaléz, I.; Fonti, P., 2008: Ensuring a representative sample of earlywood vessels for dendroecological studies: an example from two ring-porous species. Trees: Structure and Function, 22, 2: 237-244. doi: 10.1007/s00468-007-0180-9
Weber, P.; Bugmann, H.; Fonti, P.; Rigling, A., 2008: Using a retrospective dynamic competition index to reconstruct forest succession. Forest Ecology and Management, 254, 1: 96-106. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.07.031
Brugger, S.; Fonti, P.; Kaiser, K.F.; Conedera, M., 2007: Effetto di un incendio di superficie sulla crescita di castagni e ontani neri sul versante sudalpino Svizzero. Bollettino della Società Ticinese di Scienze Naturali, 95: 15-22.
Fonti, P.; Solomonoff, N.; García-González, I., 2007: Earlywood vessels of Castanea sativa record temperature before their formation. New Phytologist, 173, 3: 562-570. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01945.x
García-González, I.; Fonti, P., 2006: Selecting earlywood vessels to maximize their environmental signal. Tree Physiology, 26: 1289-1296. doi: 10.1093/treephys/26.10.1289
Vogt, J.; Fonti, P.; Conedera, M.; Schröder, B., 2006: Temporal and spatial dynamic of stool uprooting in abandoned chestnut coppice forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 235, 1-3: 88-95. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.08.008
Fonti, P.; Cherubini, P.; Rigling, A.; Weber, P.; Biging, G., 2006: Tree rings show competition dynamics of abandoned Castanea sativa coppices after land-use changes. Journal of Vegetation Science, 17, 1: 103-112. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2006.tb02428.x
Fonti, P.; García-González, I., 2004: Suitability of chestnut earlywood vessel chronologies for ecological studies. New Phytologist, 163, 1: 77-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01089.x
Conedera, M.; Fonti, P.; Krebs, P.; Rigling, A., 2004: Jahrringe und Landschaftsentwicklung auf der Alpensüdseite. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 155, 6: 191-197. doi: 10.3188/szf.2004.0191
Fonti, P.; Sell, J., 2003: Radial split resistance of chestnut earlywood and its relation to ring width. Wood and Fiber Science, 35, 2: 201-208.
Fonti, P.; Macchioni, N., 2003: Ring shake in chestnut: anatomical description, extent and frequency of failures. Annals of Forest Science, 60, 5: 403-408. doi: 10.1051/forest:2003032
Arnaboldi, F.; Conedera, M.; Fonti, P., 2003: Caratteristiche anatomiche e auxometriche di Ailanthus altissima. Una specie arborea a carattere invasivo. Sherwood, 9, 91: 19-22.
Fonti, P.; Bräker, O.; Giudici, F., 2002: Relationship between ring shake incidence and earlywood vessel characteristics in chestnut wood. IAWA Journal, 23, 3: 287-298. doi: 10.1163/22941932-90000304
Fonti, P.; Macchioni, N.; Thibaut, B., 2002: Ring shake in chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.): State of the art. Annals of Forest Science, 59, 2: 129-140. doi: 10.1051/forest:2002007
Fonti, P.; Giudici, F.; Conedera, M., 2002: La cipollatura del legno di castagno: un problema centrale per il rilancio della castanicoltura da legno di qualità. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 153, 11: 430-436. doi: 10.3188/szf.2002.0430
Fonti, P.; Frey, B., 2002: Is ray volume a possible factor influencing ring shake occurrence in chestnut wood?. Trees: Structure and Function, 16, 8: 519-522. doi: 10.1007/s00468-002-0193-3
Fonti, P.; Giudici, F., 2002: Produzione di parquet a partire da legname di castagno proveniente da boschi cedui del Sud delle Alpi. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 153, 1: 10-16. doi: 10.3188/szf.2002.0010
Fonti, P.; Giudici, F., 2001: Quantità e qualità della massa legnosa ottenibile da un ceduo di castagno invecchiato. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 152, 10: 417-424. doi: 10.3188/szf.2001.0417
Further scientific publications
Huang, J.G.; Campelo, F.; Ma, Q.; Zhang, Y.; Bergeron, Y.; Deslauriers, A.; Fonti, P.; Liang, E.; Mäkinen, H.; Oberhuber, W.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Tognetti, R.; Treml, V.; Yang, B.; Zhai, L.; Zhang, J.L.; Antonucci, S.; Camarero, J.J.; Čufar, K.; ... Rossi, S., 2020: Photoperiod plays a dominant and irreplaceable role in triggering secondary growth resumption. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 117, 52: 32865-32867. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2019931117
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
Gricar, J.; Rathgeber, C.B.K.; Fonti, P., 2011: Editorial. Monitoring seasonal dynamics of wood formation. Dendrochronologia, 29, 3: 123-125. doi: 10.1016/j.dendro.2011.01.007
Seim, A.; Treydte, K.; Büntgen, U.; Esper, J.; Fonti, P.; Haska, H.; Herzig, F.; Tegel, W.; Faust, D., 2010: Exploring the potential of Pinus heldreichii Christ for long-term climate reconstruction in Albania. In: Levanič, T.; Gričar, J.; Hafner, P.; Krajnc, R.; Jagodic, Š.; Gärtner, H.; Heinrich, I.; Helle, G. (eds), 2010: TRACE. Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology. Volume 8. Proceedings of the dendrosymposium 2009. April 16th - 19th, 2009 in Otočec, Slovenia. 8. TRACE (Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology) conference, Otočec, Slovenia. 75-82.
Treydte, K.; Boda, S.; Battipaglia, G.; Fonti, P.; Gessler, A.; Graf-Pannatier, E.; Saurer, M.; Siegwolf, R.; Werner, W., 2010: The pathway of oxygen isotopes from soil to wood (Lötschental, Swiss Alps). In: Levanič, T.; Gričar, J.; Hafner, P.; Krajnc, R.; Jagodic, Š.; Gärtner, H.; Heinrich, I.; Helle, G. (eds), 2010: TRACE. Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology. Volume 8. Proceedings of the dendrosymposium 2009. April 16th - 19th, 2009 in Otočec, Slovenia. 8. TRACE (Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology) conference, Otočec, Slovenia. 33-40.
Frank, D.; Bouriaud, O.; Wilson, R.; Battipaglia, G.; Büntgen, U.; Fonti, P.; Treydte, K.; Trouet, V.; Esper, J., 2008: A challenge for spatially explicit reconstructions: the climate response of trees is a function of climate. In: Elferts, D.; Brumelis, G.; Gärtner, H.; Helle, G.; Schleser, G. (eds), 2008: TRACE. Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology. Proceedings of the dendrosymposium 2007. May 3rd - 6th 2007, Riga, Latvia. 6. TRACE (Tree Rings in Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology) conference, Riga, Latvia, May 3-6, 2007. 36-43.
Fonti, P.; Giudici, F., 2005: Reducing the risk of ring shake in chestnut. In: 2005: III International Chestnut Congress, Chaves, Portugal, October 2005. 733-741. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.693.99
Krebs, P.; Conedera, M.; Fonti, P., 2005: The inventory of the giant chestnut trees in southern Switzerland. In: 2005: III International Chestnut Congress, Chaves, Portugal, October 2005. 171-177. doi: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.693.20
Fonti, P., 2003: Contraintes de croissance longitudinales et roulures dans les arbres de taillis de châtaignier. Forêt Méditerranéenne, XXIV, 2: 141-147.
Fonti, P.; Giudici, F.; Kucera, L.; Ott, E.; Pöhler, E., 1998: Studio sulla cipollatura in un ceduo castanile. In: Comunità Montana delle Prealpi Trevigiane (eds), 1998: Atti del Convegno nazionale sul castagno. Convegno nazionale sul castagno, Cison di valmarino, October 23-25, 1997. 293-302.
Giudici, F.; Fonti, P.; Pöhler, E.; Sandoz, J.-L., 1998: Qualità del legname di castagno: diagnosi della cipollatura per mezzo di ultrasuoni. In: Comunità Montana delle Prealpi Trevigiane (eds), 1998: Atti del Convegno nazionale sul castagno. Convegno nazionale sul castagno, Cison di valmarino, October 23-25, 1997. 259-267.
Magazine article and brochures
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.
Conedera, M.; Moretti, M.; Fonti, P.; Krebs, P., 2006: WSL Sottostazione Sud delle Alpi: Attività nel 2005. Forestaviva, 14-15.
Fonti, P., 2005: Dendrocronologia e dendropirocronologia. Dati statistiche e società: trimestrale dell'Ufficio di statistica del Cantone Ticino, 20.
Conedera, M.; Moretti, M.; Giudici, F.; Fonti, P.; Krebs, P., 2005: WSL Sottostazione Sud delle Alpi: Le nostre attività di anno in anno. Agricoltore ticinese, 19-20.
Conedera, M.; Fonti, P.; Giudici, F.; Moretti, M., 2004: WSL Sottostazione Sud delle Alpi: Attività svolte nel 2003. Agricoltore ticinese, 16-17.
Krebs, P.; Fonti, P., 2004: La dendrocronologia: Ma quanto sono vecchi. Agricoltore ticinese, 12: 18-19.
Fonti, P.; Giudici, F.; Conedera, M., 2003: Produrre legname di castagno senza cipollatura: Utopia o realtà?. Agricoltore ticinese, 12-13.
Conedera, M.; Fonti, P.; Giudici, F.; Moretti, M., 2003: WSL Sottostazione Sud delle Alpi: Attività svolte nel 2002. Agricoltore ticinese, 10-11.
Monitoring
The Lötschental monitoring transect is an ensemble of 9 tree-growth monitoring sites distributed along an elevational gradient from 800 to 2200 m. a.s.l. The setting (Figure 2) was installed in fall 2006 and includes infrastructure to investigate continuous stem growth of mature Picea abies and Larix decidua trees grown under natural conditions.
Xcell DB
XCELL is an initiative promoting the creation and maintenance of a central repository of wood cell anatomy and intra-annual density profile data.
Aims of the initiative to preserve and promote individual efforts in quantifying cell anatomical and intra-annual density profile measurements performed along dated series of tree-rings to define standards and good praxis for the measurement and analyses of cell anatomical data to assemble, harmonize and facilitate the distribution/exchange of worldwide measured and dated datasets of xylem cell anatomical and intra-annual density data to make use of the data to complement or infer novel insights in the mechanism of xylem formation and functioning, as well as for assessing their impact on the plant-environment interaction and related biogeochemical cycles.
Cell anatomy or density profile data submitted to the XCELL must meet certain requirements before assimilation into the holdings. The collection is structured in order to only include cell anatomical or wood density profile data that are spatial-, chrono-, and geo-referenced, i.e.; only localized intra-ring measurements that have been obtained from dated annual rings (possibly along series of tree-rings), and from plants material collected from known locations.