Publications

2024

Journal Articles

Fungal mycelia: From innovative materials to promising products: Insights and challenges

W. Sun 

Biointerphases. 2024-01-01. Vol. 19, num. 1, p. 018502. DOI : 10.1116/6.0003441.

Soft Epidermal Paperfluidics for Sweat Analysis by Ratiometric Raman Spectroscopy

A. Golparvar; L. Thenot; A. Boukhayma; S. Carrara 

Biosensors-Basel. 2024-01-01. Vol. 14, num. 1, p. 12. DOI : 10.3390/bios14010012.
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Edible Soft Actuators based on Konjac Glucomannan for Underwater Operation

R. Kanno; B. Kwak; M. Pankhurst; J. Shintake; D. Floreano 

Advanced Intelligent Systems. 2024-03-08. DOI : 10.1002/aisy.202300473.

Theses

Development of Sustainable Carbohydrate-Based Solvents by Acetal Functionalisation of Biomass

A. Komarova / J. Luterbacher (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

2023

Journal Articles

Multiple genomic solutions for local adaptation in two closely related species (sheep and goats) facing the same climatic constraints

B. Benjelloun; K. Leempoel; F. Boyer; S. Stucki; I. Streeter et al. 

Molecular Ecology. 2023-12-27. DOI : 10.1111/mec.17257.

Hydrogen production by waste tire recycling by photo-pyrolysis

W. O. Silva; B. Nagar; D. Ellersiek; L. S. Bondaz; J. Espin et al. 

Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2023-11-07. Vol. 7, num. 24, p. 5693-5703. DOI : 10.1039/d3se01319g.

Cotton yarns decorated with hydrothermally reduced graphene oxide for flexible supercapacitors

L. Li; D. Du; C. He; L. Yu; W. Tang et al. 

Industrial Crops And Products. 2023-09-28. Vol. 205, p. 117547. DOI : 10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117547.

Additively Manufactured Degradable Piezoelectric Microsystems for Sensing and Actuating

M. M. Monroe; N. Fumeaux; L. G. Villanueva; D. Briand 

Advanced Materials Technologies. 2023.  p. 2300745. DOI : 10.1002/admt.202300745.

Impacts of snow-farming on alpine soil and vegetation: A case study from the Swiss Alps

A. Buttler; R. Teuscher; N. Deschamps; K. Gavazov; L. Bragazza et al. 

Science Of The Total Environment. 2023-12-10. Vol. 903, p. 166225. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166225.

Sustainable route to prepare functional lignin-containing cellulose nanofibrils

K. Jin; D. Zhang; B. Pan; K. H. Lim; T. Abitbol et al. 

Chemical Engineering Journal. 2023-10-01. Vol. 473, p. 145189. DOI : 10.1016/j.cej.2023.145189.

Organic electrochemical transistors printed from degradable materials as disposable biochemical sensors

N. Fumeaux; C. P. Almeida; S. Demuru; D. Briand 

Scientific Reports. 2023. Vol. 13, num. 1, p. 11467. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-023-38308-1.

Data-driven optimization tool for the functional, economic, and environmental properties of blended cement concrete using supplementary cementitious materials

H. Hafez; A. Teirelbar; N. Tosic; T. Ikumi; A. de la Fuente 

Journal Of Building Engineering. 2023-02-06. Vol. 67, p. 106022. DOI : 10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106022.

Printed ecoresorbable temperature sensors for environmental monitoring

N. F. Fumeaux; M. Kossairi; J. A. P. Bourely; D. Briand 

Micro and Nano Engineering. 2023-05-26. Vol. 20, p. 100218. DOI : 10.1016/j.mne.2023.100218.

Sediment continuity and augmentation measures

C. Moertl; R. Schroff; G. De Cesare 

Riverscape – sediment dynamics and connectivity. 2023-04-25. num. UW-2302-E, p. 77-84.

The Role of AI in Driving the Sustainability of the Chemical Industry

A. Toniato; O. Schilter; T. Laino 

Chimia. 2023-03-01. Vol. 77, num. 3, p. 144-149. DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2023.144.

River delta eco-morphodynamics under changing scenarios: The case of Lake Turkana, Kenya

S. Zen; P. Perona; E. Medina-Lopez 

Geomorphology. 2023-03-10. Vol. 428, p. 108640. DOI : 10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.108640.

Biodegradable materials as sensitive coatings for humidity sensing in S-band microwave frequencies

J. Bourely; L. De Sousa; N. Fumeaux; O. Vorobyov; C. Beyer et al. 

Micro and Nano Engineering. 2023-04-05. Vol. 19, p. 100185. DOI : 10.1016/j.mne.2023.100185.

Eco-morphodynamic carbon pumping by the largest rivers in the Neotropics

L. Salerno; P. Vezza; P. Perona; C. Camporeale 

Scientific Reports. 2023-04-05. Vol. 13, num. 1, p. 5591. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-023-32511-w.

« Ils finiraient presque par l’aimer ». La controverse autour de la sauvegarde du stade olympique de Lausanne (Ch.-F. Thévenaz, 1949-1954)

G. Marino 

In Situ. 2023-02-17. num. 49. DOI : 10.4000/insitu.37529.

Circularity by stock in Sri Lanka: Economic necessity meets urban fabric renovation

M. Pathiraja; P. Tombesi 

Frontiers In Built Environment. 2023-01-10. Vol. 8, p. 1098389. DOI : 10.3389/fbuil.2022.1098389.

Low-temperature processing of screen-printed piezoelectric KNbO3 with integration onto biodegradable paper substrates

M. M. K. Monroe; G. Villanueva; D. Briand 

Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 2023-02-23. Vol. 9, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41378-023-00489-0.

Conference Papers

AIDRES: A database for the decarbonisation of the heavy industry in Europe

L. Girardin; J. Correa-Laguna; J. Valee; S. Sharma; D. A. Florez Orrego et al. 

2023-07-01. 36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2023, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, June 25-30, 2023. p. 1-12.

Hybridisation Scenarios of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Batteries, and Internal Combustion Engines for Waterborne Transportation

E. A. Pina; D. A. Florez Orrego; F. Maréchal 

2023-07-01. 36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2023, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, June 25-30, 2023. p. 1-12.

Alternative energy supply approach for industrial complexes and district heating networks based on biomass integrated gasification

M. E. G. Ribeiro Domingos; D. A. Florez Orrego; M. Teles dos Santos; F. Maréchal 

2023-07-01. 36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2023, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, June 25-30, 2023. p. 1-12.

A systemic study for enhanced waste heat recovery and renewable energy integration towards decarbonizing the aluminium industry

D. A. Florez Orrego; D. Dardor; R. Germanier; F. Maréchal 

2023-07-01. 36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2023, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, June 25-30, 2023. p. 1-13.

Identification of typical district configurations: A two-step global sensitivity analysis framework

A. Chuat; J. Schnidrig; C. Terrier; F. Maréchal 

2023-06-30. 36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain , June 25-30, 2023.

Reinforcement Learning for Joint Design and Control of Battery-PV Systems

M. Cauz; A. Bolland; B. Miftari; L. Perret; C. Ballif et al. 

2023. 36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2023, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain, June 25-30, 2023.

ROSMOSE: A Web-based Optimization Tool to Aid Decision-making for the Design and Operation of Industrial and Urban Energy Systems

D. Dardor; D. A. Florez Orrego; C. Terrier; M. E. G. Ribeiro Domingos; M. Lopez et al. 

2023-06-29. The 36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2023), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 25-30 June, 2023.

Integration of Life Cycle Impact Assessment in Energy System Modelling

J. Schnidrig; J. Brun; F. Maréchal; M. Margni 

2023-06-25. 36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, June 25-30, 2023.

Reviews

Smarter eco-cities and their leading-edge artificial intelligence of things solutions for environmental sustainability: A comprehensive systematic review

S. E. Bibri; J. Krogstie; A. Kaboli; A. Alahi 

Environmental Science And Ecotechnology. 2023-11-03. Vol. 19, p. 100330. DOI : 10.1016/j.ese.2023.100330.

Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells by Tailoring of Interfaces

J. Xia; M. Sohail; M. K. Nazeeruddin 

Advanced Materials. 2023-07-02. DOI : 10.1002/adma.202211324.

Colombian Sustainability Perspective on Fused Deposition Modeling Technology: Opportunity to Develop Recycled and Biobased 3D Printing Filaments

M. A. Morales; A. Maranon; C. Hernandez; V. Michaud; A. Porras 

Polymers. 2023-02-01. Vol. 15, num. 3, p. 528. DOI : 10.3390/polym15030528.

Theses

Additive and digital manufacturing of transient sensors and bioelectronics

N. F. Fumeaux / D. Briand (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Printed degradable piezoelectric microsystems: From ink formulation to device fabrication and characterization

M. M. K. Monroe / D. Briand; L. G. Villanueva Torrijo (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Conference Proceedings

Geotechnical Engineering in the Digital and Technological Innovation Era

A. Ferrari; M. Rosone; M. Ziccarelli; G. Gottardi 

2023. 8th Italian National Conference of the Researchers of Geotechnical Engineering CNRIG23.

Reports

Synthesis Report on the Environmental Impacts of Polar Research and Logistics in the Polar Regions

P. Elshout; J. Chappellaz; T. Gibéryen; C. Hansen; J. Jania et al. 

2023

Posters

Ecological and Climate Impacts of Greenlandic Glacial Outwash Plains (ECO-Plains)

G. E. Marsh; G. Lenczner; N. Bergner; I. Altshuler; D. Tuia et al. 

ENAC Research Day 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland, 7 September 2023.

Codesign Strategies for Energy-Efficient Exascale Computing for SKA Observatory

D-A. Constantinescu; B. W. Denkinger; M. Peon Quiros; J-P. Kneib; D. Atienza Alonso 

EcoCloud Annual Event on IT Sustainability 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2023-09-22.

Talks

A systemic study for enhanced waste heat recovery and renewable energy integration towards decarbonizing the aluminium industry

D. A. Florez Orrego; D. Dardor; R. Germanier; F. Maréchal 

36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2023, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, June 25–30, 2023.

2XTWEETSXMODEMSXTXTXTWEET (2X): Combining Media archeology and electronic literature to support societal change through design

C. Khalatbari 

ELO 2023 Overcoming Divides: Electronic Literature and Social Change, Coimbra, Portugal, July 12-15, 2023.

Student Projects

Logements collectifs datant du XXe siècle: (Ré)confort et (éco)énergie

R. Ramseyer 

2023.

Valuing the existing. Defining a procedure for a low-impact renovation; a case study on a typical apartment building built in the 1960’s in Geneva

M. Loizou 

2023.

Datasets

Dataset for ‘Printed ecoresorbable temperature sensors for environmental monitoring’

N. F. Fumeaux; M. Kossairi; J. A. P. Bourely; D. Briand 

2023.

Dataset for the article “Frequency regulation with storage: On losses and profits”

D. Lauinger; F. Vuille; D. Kuhn 

2023.

Dataset for “Low-temperature processing of screen-printed piezoelectric KNbO3 with integration onto biodegradable paper substrates”

M. M. K. Monroe; G. Villanueva; D. Briand 

2023.

Dataset for “Biodegradable materials as sensitive coatings for humidity sensing in S-band microwave frequencies”

J. A. P. Bourely; L. De Sousa; N. F. Fumeaux; O. Vorobyov; C. Beyer et al. 

2023.

2022

Journal Articles

Explaining multiple patches of aquatic vegetation through linear stability analysis

C. Carbonari; G. Calvani; L. Solari 

Environmental Fluid Mechanics. 2022-03-02. Vol. 22, num. 2-3, p. 645-658. DOI : 10.1007/s10652-022-09843-8.

Stability Analysis of Submerged Vegetation Patterns in Rivers

G. Calvani; C. Carbonari; L. Solari 

Water Resources Research. 2022-08-08. Vol. 58, num. 8, p. 1-17. DOI : 10.1029/2021WR031901.

ECO2 framework assessment of limestone powder concrete slabs and columns

A. Radovic; H. Hafez; N. Tosic; S. Marinkovic; A. de la Fuente 

Journal Of Building Engineering. 2022-10-01. Vol. 57, p. 104928. DOI : 10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104928.

Acetate, a metabolic product of Heligmosomoides polygyrus, facilitates intestinal epithelial barrier breakdown in a FFAR2-dependent manner

F. Schalter; M. Frech; K. Duerholz; S. Lucas; K. Sarter et al. 

International Journal For Parasitology. 2022-08-01. Vol. 52, num. 9, p. 591-601. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijpara.2022.04.004.

Impacts et enjeux de charriage d’une crue artificielle – Exemple de la Petite Sarine 2020 ||| Wirkung und Geschiebeproblematik eines künstlichen Hochwassers – Beispiel der Kleinen Saane 2020

R. Schroff; C. Mörtl; P. Vonlanthen; G. De Cesare 

Wasser Energie Luft. 2022. Vol. 114, num. 2, p. 75-84. DOI : 10.5169/seals-990518.

Lowland plant arrival in alpine ecosystems facilitates a decrease in soil carbon content under experimental climate warming

T. W. N. Walker; K. Gavazov; T. Guillaume; T. Lambert; P. Mariotte et al. 

Elife. 2022-05-12. Vol. 11, p. e78555. DOI : 10.7554/eLife.78555.

Management-based mitigation of the impacts of climate-driven woody encroachment in high elevation pasture woodlands

R. S. Snell; A. Peringer; V. Frank; H. Bugmann 

Journal Of Applied Ecology. 2022-05-17. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2664.14199.

RNA Sequencing of Arabidopsis thaliana Seedlings after Non-Thermal Plasma-Seed Treatment Reveals Upregulation in Plant Stress and Defense Pathways

A. Waskow; A. Guihur; A. Howling; I. Furno 

International Journal Of Molecular Sciences. 2022-03-01. Vol. 23, num. 6, p. 3070. DOI : 10.3390/ijms23063070.

Phloem water isotopically different to xylem water: Potential causes and implications for ecohydrological tracing

M. F. Nehemy; P. Benettin; S. T. Allen; K. Steppe; A. Rinaldo et al. 

Ecohydrology. 2022-03-25.  p. e2417. DOI : 10.1002/eco.2417.

Performance Assessment of a nZEB Carbon Neutral Living/Office Space and Its Integration into a District Energy-Hub

P. Florio; X. Tendon; J. Fleury; C. Costantini; A. Schueler et al. 

Energies. 2022-01-21. Vol. 15, num. 3, p. 793. DOI : 10.3390/en15030793.

A universal co-solvent dilution strategy enables facile and cost-effective fabrication of perovskite photovoltaics

H. Zhang; K. Darabi; N. Y. Nia; A. Krishna; P. Ahlawat et al. 

Nature Communications. 2022-01-10. Vol. 13, p. 89. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-021-27740-4.

Conference Papers

Prospective study on the cost evolution for key energy technologies

X. Li; M. Souttre; J. Schnidrig; F. Maréchal 

2022-07-03. International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS), Copenhagen, Denmark, July 1-3, 2022.

Potential of electric mobility as service to the grid in renewable energy hubs

C. Terrier; L. Middelhauve; F. Maréchal 

2022-07-07. 35th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2022, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 4-7, 2022. p. 317-328.

Where is the money ? A decomposition of monetary flows behind fossil fuels

X. Li; J. Schnidrig; R. Briguet; F. Maréchal 

2022-07-01. 35th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 17-21, 2022. p. 1791-1800.

Review of health and well-being aspects in Green Certification Protocols

C. Berquand 

2022. CLIMA 2022 The 14th REHVA HVAC World Congress, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, May 22-25, 2022. DOI : 10.34641/clima.2022.322.

Assessment of the role of infrastructure in high share renewable energy systems

J. Schnidrig; X. Li; F. Maréchal 

2022-07. 35th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 4-7, 2022. p. 1-11.

Theses

Understanding the mechanisms of non-thermal plasma treatments on seeds

A. Waskow / I. Furno (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Flow Boiling of Carbon Dioxide at Different Channel Orientations for the Thermal Management of Future Detector Technologies at the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider at CERN

D. Schmid / J. A. Schiffmann; R. Revellin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Active sites on copper-based catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction selectively to C2+ products

J. Zhang / A. Züttel; W. Luo (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Talks

Exploration of socio-ecological continuity project in great Geneva, toward a convergence of the territorial project of biodiversity and ecological continuities

M. Villaret; F. J. M. A. Guichot 

15th Conference of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU), Bordeaux, France, June 29-July 1, 2022.

Student Projects

Jardins partagés et ferme pédagogique. Revalorisation de l’identité agricole de Bernex

B. Laville 

2022.

2021

Journal Articles

An In Situ FTIR Study of DBD Plasma Parameters for Accelerated Germination of Arabidopsis thaliana Seeds

A. Waskow; L. Ibba; M. Leftley; A. Howling; P. F. Ambrico et al. 

International Journal Of Molecular Sciences. 2021-11-01. Vol. 22, num. 21, p. 11540. DOI : 10.3390/ijms222111540.

Sediment Augmentation for River Rehabilitation and Management—A Review

C. Mörtl; G. De Cesare 

Land. 2021-11-27. Vol. 10, num. 12, p. 1309. DOI : 10.3390/land10121309.

Promising eco-friendly biomaterials for future biomedicine: Cleaner production and applications of Nanocellulose

R. Reshmy; E. Philip; A. Madhavan; K. B. Arun; P. Binod et al. 

Environmental Technology & Innovation. 2021-11-01. Vol. 24, p. 101855. DOI : 10.1016/j.eti.2021.101855.

Wirkungskontrolle einer Sedimentzugabe: Habitatvielfalt und Kolmation = Eco-morphological evaluation of a sediment augmentation measure

R. Schroff; C. Mörtl; G. De Cesare 

Wasserwirtschaft. 2021-01-01. Vol. 111, num. 9-10, p. 68-76. DOI : 10.1007/s35147-021-0896-2.

Wirkungskontrolle einer Sedimentzugabe: Habitatvielfalt und Kolmation ||| Eco-morphological evaluation of a sediment augmentation measure

R. Schroff; C. Mörtl; G. De Cesare 

WasserWirtschaft. 2021-10. Vol. 111, num. 9-10, p. 68-76. DOI : 10.1007/s35147-021-0896-2.

Sustainable green processing of grape pomace for the production of value-added products: An overview

T. Ilyas; P. Chowdhary; D. Chaurasia; E. Gnansounou; A. Pandey et al. 

Environmental Technology & Innovation. 2021-08-01. Vol. 23, p. 101592. DOI : 10.1016/j.eti.2021.101592.

Importance of Long-Range Channel Sr Displacements for the Narrow Emission in Sr[Li2Al2O2N2]:Eu2+ Phosphor

J. Bouquiaux; S. Ponce; Y. Jia; A. Miglio; M. Mikami et al. 

Advanced Optical Materials. 2021-07-28.  p. 2100649. DOI : 10.1002/adom.202100649.

Dual Valorization of Lignin as a Versatile and Renewable Matrix for Enzyme Immobilization and (Flow) Bioprocess Engineering

A. I. Benitez-Mateos; S. Bertella; J. Behaghel de Bueren; J. S. Luterbacher; F. Paradisi 

Chemsuschem. 2021-07-05. Vol. 14, num. 15, p. 3198-3207. DOI : 10.1002/cssc.202100926.

Social Integrating Robots Suggest Mitigation Strategies for Ecosystem Decay

T. Schmickl; M. Szopek; F. Mondada; R. Mills; M. Stefanec et al. 

Frontiers In Bioengineering And Biotechnology. 2021-05-24. Vol. 9, p. 612605. DOI : 10.3389/fbioe.2021.612605.

Cropping systems alter hydraulic traits of barley but not pea grown in mixture

Q. Sun; A. K. Gilgen; C. Signarbieux; V. H. Klaus; N. Buchmann 

Plant Cell And Environment. 2021-04-27. Vol. 44, num. 9, p. 2912-2924. DOI : 10.1111/pce.14054.

Riparian wetland properties counter the effect of land-use change on soil carbon stocks after rainforest conversion to plantations

N. Hennings; J. N. Becker; T. Guillaume; M. Damris; M. A. Dippold et al. 

Catena. 2021-01-01. Vol. 196, p. 104941. DOI : 10.1016/j.catena.2020.104941.

Species identity, rather than species mixtures, drives cover crop effects on nutrient partitioning in unfertilized agricultural soil

L. Freund; P. Mariotte; M. Santonja; A. Buttler; B. Jeangros 

Plant And Soil. 2021. Vol. 460, p. 149–162. DOI : 10.1007/s11104-020-04782-z.

Conference Papers

Techno-economic and environmental assessment of ammonia production from residual bagasse gasification: a decarbonization pathway for nitrogen fertilizers

R. Telini; D. A. Florez Orrego; S. Oliveira Junior 

2021-07-07. 34th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2021, Taormina, Italy, June 27 – July 2, 2021.

Offshore utility systems for FPSOs: A techno-environomic assessment considering the uncertainty about the natural gas price

D. A. Florez Orrego; R. Freire; C. Albuquerque; J. A. M. Silva; S. Oliveira Junior 

2021-07-07. 34th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2021, Taormina, Italy, June 27- July 2, 2021.

A mechanical approach for the maximum punching resistance of shear-reinforced slab-column connections

D. Hernández Fraile; J. T. Simões; M. Fernández Ruiz; A. Muttoni 

2021-06-16. fib Symposium 2021, Lisbon, Portugal, June 14-16, 2021. p. 1628-1639.

Production flexibility of small run-of-river power plants: KWGO smart-storage case study

C. Muench-Alligne; J. Decaix; A. Gaspoz; V. Hasmatuchi; M. Dreyer et al. 

2021-01-01. 30th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems (IAHR), ELECTR NETWORK, Mar 21-26, 2021. p. 012037. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/774/1/012037.

Numerical simulations of Pelton turbine flow to predict large head variation influence

S. Alimirzazadeh; J. Decaix; F. Avellan; S. Crettenand; C. Munch-Alligne 

2021-01-01. 30th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems (IAHR), ELECTR NETWORK, Mar 21-26, 2021. p. 012033. DOI : 10.1088/1755-1315/774/1/012033.

Application of artificial intelligence on uncertainty analysis for long-term energy system planning

X. Li; D. Muller; J. Schnidrig; F. Maréchal 

2021. 34th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2021), Taormina, Italy, June 27-July 2, 2021.

A study on synergies of combined pulp and fuel production

J. Granacher; E. C. McDonald; T-V. Nguyen; F. Maréchal 

2021-07-02. The 34th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2021), Taormina, Italy, June 27 – July 2, 2021.

Towards a sustainable supply chain on plastic waste management : a multi-criteria optimization approach

R. Amorim Leandro De Castro Amoedo; D. Achi; I. D. Kantor; F. Maréchal 

2021-07-01. 34th International conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2021), Taormina, Italy, June 28-July 2, 2021.

Ultrasonic Doppler flow velocity measurements as a co-indicator for the eco-morphological assessment in a residual flow reach

R. Schroff; C. Mörtl; G. De Cesare 

2021. 13th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Doppler Methods for Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Engineering (ISUD 2021), Zurich, Suisse, June 13-15, 2021. p. 107-111.

An analysis of the impacts of green mobility strategies and technologies on different European energy system

T-V. Nguyen; J. Schnidrig; F. Maréchal 

2021-08-01. The 34th International conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2021), Taormina, Italy, June 27 – July 2, 2021.

A modelling framework for assessing the impact of green mobility technologies on energy systems

J. Schnidrig; T-V. Nguyen; X. Li; F. Maréchal 

2021-08-01. The 34th International conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2021), Taormina, Italy, June 27 – July 2, 2021.

Untersuchung der ökomorphologischen Wirksamkeit von Sedimentzugaben unterhalb von Talsperren [Assessment of the eco-morphological effectiveness of sediment augmentation downstream of dams]

C. Mörtl; G. De Cesare 

2021-09. Wasserbau-Symposium 2021 “Wasserbau in Zeiten von Energiewende, Gewässerschutz und Klimawandel”, Zürich, Switzerland, September 15-17, 2021. p. 165-172. DOI : 10.3929/ethz-b-000499751.

Data reduction for mixed integer linear programming in complex energy systems

L. Middelhauve; N. Ljubic; J. Granacher; L. Girardin; F. Maréchal 

2021-06-27. The 34th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2021), Taormina, Italy, June 27-July 2, 2021.

Appendix – A modelling framework for assessing the impact of green mobility technologies on energy systems

J. Schnidrig; T-V. Nguyen; X. Li; F. Maréchal 

2021. ECOS 2021 – The 34th International conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Taormina, Italy, June 27 – July 2, 2021.

Theses

A dynamic scheduling tool and a methodology for creating digital twin of manufacturing systems for achieving Zero Defect Manufacturing

F. Psarommatis Giannakopoulos / D. Kyritsis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Student Projects

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Un eco-quartier dans la ville de Bukavu

L. Balegamire 

2021.

2020

Journal Articles

The impact of drought on forage production in Switzerland, and farming practices to cope with water scarcity

P. Mariotte; R. Frick; A. Vitra; M. Meisser; M. Probo 

Fourrages. 2020-12-31. num. 244, p. 19-26.

Genetically Different Isolates of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Rhizophagus irregularis Induce Differential Responses to Stress in Cassava

R. Pena; C. Robbins; J. C. Corella; M. Thuita; C. Masso et al. 

Frontiers In Plant Science. 2020-12-02. Vol. 11, p. 596929. DOI : 10.3389/fpls.2020.596929.

Shift in plant-soil interactions along a lakeshore hydrological gradient

W. Feng; M. Santonja; L. Bragazza; A. Buttler 

Science Of The Total Environment. 2020-11-10. Vol. 742, p. 140254. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140254.

A Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Formulation for Optimizing Multi-Scale Material and Energy Integration

I. Kantor; J-L. Robineau; H. Butun; F. Marechal 

Frontiers in Energy Research. 2020-04-15. Vol. 8, p. 49. DOI : 10.3389/fenrg.2020.00049.

Design and development of the efficient anguilliform swimming robot- MAR

K. Struebig; B. Bayat; P. Eckert; A. Looijestijn; T. C. Lueth et al. 

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2020-05-01. Vol. 15, num. 3, p. 035001. DOI : 10.1088/1748-3190/ab6be0.

Measured greenhouse gas budgets challenge emission savings from palm-oil biodiesel

A. Meijide; C. de la Rua; T. Guillaume; A. Roell; E. Hassler et al. 

Nature Communications. 2020-02-27. Vol. 11, num. 1, p. 1089. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-020-14852-6.

Utilization of research knowledge in sustainable development pathways: Insights from a transdisciplinary research-for-development programme

J. Jacobi; A. Llanque; S. Bieri; E. Birachi; R. Cochard et al. 

Environmental Science & Policy. 2020-01-01. Vol. 103, p. 21-29. DOI : 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.10.003.

Barcoding analysis and taxonomic revision of Goliathus Lamarck, 1802 (Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae)

M. De Palma; H. Takano; P. Leonard; T. Bouyer 

Entomologia Africana. 2020-02-14. Vol. 25, num. 1, p. 11-32.

Mitigation of impact of a major benzene spill into a river through flow control and in-situ activated carbon absorption

G. Jin; Z. Zhang; Y. Yang; S. Hu; H. Tang et al. 

Water Research. 2020-04-01. Vol. 172, p. 115489. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115489.

Eco-friendly pesticide based on peppermint oil nanoemulsion: preparation, physicochemical properties, and its aphicidal activity against cotton aphid

M. Heydari; A. Amirjani; M. Bagheri; I. Sharifian; Q. Sabahi 

Environmental Science And Pollution Research. 2020. Vol. 27, p. 6667–6679. DOI : 10.1007/s11356-019-07332-y.

Seasonal variability of groundwater level effects on the growth of Carex cinerascens in lake wetlands

W. Feng; P. Mariotte; L. Xu; A. Buttler; L. Bragazza et al. 

Ecology And Evolution. 2020. Vol. 10, num. 1, p. 517-526. DOI : 10.1002/ece3.5926.

Density effects on solute release from the streambed

G. Jin; W. Yang; H. Xu; Z. Zhang; S. Yuan et al. 

Hydrological Processes. 2020. Vol. 34, num. 5, p. 1144-1153. DOI : 10.1002/hyp.13655.

Unpacking the Green Economy concept: A quantitative analysis of 140 definitions

A. Merino-Saum; J. Clément; R. Wyss; M. G. Baldi 

Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020. Vol. 242, num. 1, p. 118339. DOI : 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118339.

Conference Papers

Optimizing the power hub of offshore multi-platform for oil and gas production

R. Alkmini Freire; D. A. Florez Orrego; J. A. M. Silva; C. Albuquerque; S. Oliveira Junior 

2020-07-01. 33rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2020, Osaka, Japan, June 29 – July 3, 2020.

Centralized power generation with carbon capture on decommissioned offshore petroleum platforms

D. A. Florez Orrego; R. Alkmin Freire; J. A. M. Silva; C. Albuquerque; S. Oliveira Junior 

2020-07-01. 33rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2020, Osaka, Japan, June 29 – July 3, 2020.

Learning to Automate the Design Updates From Observed Engineering Changes in the Chip Development Cycle

V. N. Kravets; J-H. R. Jiang; H. Riener 

2020-01-01. Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition (DATE), Grenoble, FRANCE, Mar 09-13, 2020. p. 738-743. DOI : 10.23919/DATE48585.2020.9116310.

Optimization based approach to assist the transition of large energy users to low temperature networks

F. Belfiore; A. Mian; J. Page; F. Maréchal 

2020-09-01. 33rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2020), Osaka, Japan, 29 June – 3 July, 2020.

The sediment challenge of Swiss river corridors interrupted by man-made reservoirs

C. Mörtl; S. L. Vorlet; P. Manso; G. De Cesare 

2020. River Flow 2020: the 10th Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics, [Online event], July 06-10, 2020. DOI : 10.1201/b22619-247.

Optimal integration of sustainable multi-energy systems in districts

P. M. Stadler; F. Maréchal 

2020. 33rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2020), Osaka, Japan, 29 June – 3 July, 2020.

Multi-objective optimization in waste plastics – recycling vs thermo-valorization

R. Amorim Leandro De Castro Amoedo; D. Marchal; I. D. Kantor; M. Margni; F. Maréchal 

2020-06-29. 33rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2020, Osaka, Japan, June 29 – July 3, 2020. p. Osaka, Japan, ECOS 2020 Local Organizing Committee.

Predicting thermodynamic performance of biomass gasification plants by applying surrogate models

J. Granacher; A. D. Celebi; M. Kermani; M. Francois 

2020-06-29. 33rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Osaka, Japan, June 29 – July 3, 2020.

Application of data reconciliation methods for performance monitoring of power-to-gas plants

J. Schnidrig; T-V. Nguyen; A. Santecchia; F. Maréchal 

2020-06-29. 33rd International Conference onEfficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2020. p. 1546-1564.

Industrial flexibility as demand-side response for electrical grid stability

A. Santecchia; I. D. Kantor; F. Maréchal 

2020-06-29. 33rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2020, Osaka, Japan, June 29 – July 3, 2020. p. 759-769.

Key Performance Indicators for Decision Making in Building Energy Systems

L. Middelhauve; A. Santecchia; L. Girardin; F. Maréchal; M. Margni 

2020-06-29. 33rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2020, Osaka, Japan, June 29- July 3, 2020. p. 388-400.

Reviews

Advancing ecohydrology in the 21st century: A convergence of opportunities

A. J. Guswa; D. Tetzlaff; J. S. Selker; D. E. Carlyle-Moses; E. W. Boyer et al. 

Ecohydrology. 2020-04-23.  p. e2208. DOI : 10.1002/eco.2208.

Recent progress in black phosphorus nanostructures as environmental photocatalysts

T. Sakthivel; X. Huang; Y. Wu; S. Rtimi 

Chemical Engineering Journal. 2020-01-01. Vol. 379, p. 122297. DOI : 10.1016/j.cej.2019.122297.

Theses

Alternative Scenarios for the Development of Oil Palm in the Tropics: Carbon and Nutrients Dynamics

J. C. Quezada Rivera / A. Buttler; T. Guillaume (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Geotechnical and environmental performance of retaining structures in unsaturated soils

G. Speranza / L. Laloui; A. Ferrari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Book Chapters

Brussels ecosystems in space. Solving the paradox between non-spatial eco-system and design distance criterion

E. Cogato Lanza 

Designing Brussels Ecosystem. Metrolab Brussels MasterClass II; Bruxelles: UCL Bruxelles, 2020. p. 210-217.

Student Projects

Eco-Morphological Evaluation of a Residual Flow Reach Restoration Measure

R. Schroff 

2020.

Optimal multi-energy system design for the EnergyPolis Campus

R. Graf 

2020-01-10.

Integrate the concept of adherence into the urban thinking

G. Curis 

2020-06-25.

2019

Journal Articles

Electrochemical Behavior of Carbon Electrodes for In Situ Redox Studies in a Transmission Electron Microscope

R. Girod; N. Nianias; V. Tileli 

Microscopy And Microanalysis. 2019-12-01. Vol. 25, num. 6, p. PII S1431927619015034. DOI : 10.1017/S1431927619015034.

Carbon neutral expansion of oil palm plantations in the Neotropics

J. C. Quezada; A. Etter; J. Ghazoul; A. Buttler; T. Guillaume 

Science Advances. 2019-11-01. Vol. 5, num. 11, p. eaaw4418. DOI : 10.1126/sciadv.aaw4418.

Do wind turbines impact plant community properties in mountain region?

I. Patru-Stupariu; A-M. Calota; M. Santonja; P. Anastasiu; I. Stoicescu et al. 

Biologia. 2019-12-01. Vol. 74, num. 12, p. 1613-1619. DOI : 10.2478/s11756-019-00333-9.

Composition and superposition of alluvial deposits drive macro-biological soil engineering and organic matter dynamics in floodplains

A. Schomburg; D. Sebag; P. Turberg; E. P. Verrecchia; C. Guenat et al. 

Geoderma. 2019-12-01. Vol. 355, p. 113899. DOI : 10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.113899.

Effects of climate warming on Sphagnum photosynthesis in peatlands depend on peat moisture and species-specific anatomical traits

V. E. J. Jassey; C. Signarbieux 

Global Change Biology. 2019-09-09. Vol. 25, num. 11, p. 3859-3870. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.14788.

Linking soil’s volatilome to microbes and plant roots highlights the importance of microbes as emitters of belowground volatile signals

D. Schenkel; A. Deveau; J. Niimi; P. Mariotte; A. Vitra et al. 

Environmental Microbiology. 2019-09-01. Vol. 21, num. 9, p. 3313-3327. DOI : 10.1111/1462-2920.14599.

Occurrence and ecological determinants of the contamination of floodplain wetlands with Klebsiella pneumoniae and pathogenic or antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli

C. P. Henriot; D. Martalc; Q. Cuenot; C. Loup; H. Masclaux et al. 

FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 2019-08-01. Vol. 95, num. 8, p. fiz097. DOI : 10.1093/femsec/fiz097.

Effects of Sphagnum Leachate on Competitive Sphagnum Microbiome Depend on Species and Time

S. Hamard; B. J. M. Robroek; P-M. Allard; C. Signarbieux; S. Zhou et al. 

Frontiers In Microbiology. 2019-09-06. Vol. 10, p. 2042. DOI : 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02042.

Nutrient limitations induced by drought affect forage N and P differently in two permanent grasslands

M. Meisser; A. Vitra; C. Deleglise; S. Dubois; M. Probo et al. 

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 2019-08-01. Vol. 280, p. 85-94. DOI : 10.1016/j.agee.2019.04.027.

Responses of plant leaf economic and hydraulic traits mediate the effects of early- and late-season drought on grassland productivity

A. Vitra; C. Deleglise; M. Meisser; A. C. Risch; C. Signarbieux et al. 

AoB PLANTS. 2019-06-01. Vol. 11, num. 3, p. plz023. DOI : 10.1093/aobpla/plz023.

Drivers of soil carbon stabilization in oil palm plantations

J. Ruegg; J. C. Quezada; M. Santonja; J. Ghazoul; Y. Kuzyakov et al. 

Land Degradation & Development. 2019-07-22. Vol. 30, num. 16, p. 1904-1915. DOI : 10.1002/ldr.3380.

Dispersal limitations and historical factors determine the biogeography of specialized terrestrial protists

D. Singer; E. A. D. Mitchell; R. J. Payne; Q. Blandenier; C. Duckert et al. 

Molecular Ecology. 2019-07-12. Vol. 28, num. 12, p. 3089-3100. DOI : 10.1111/mec.15117.

Conditions for transient epidemics of waterborne disease in spatially explicit systems

L. Mari; R. Casagrandi; E. Bertuzzo; A. Rinaldo; M. Gatto 

Royal Society Open Science. 2019-05-01. Vol. 6, num. 5, p. 181517. DOI : 10.1098/rsos.181517.

NanoElectronics roadmap for Europe: From nanodevices and innovative materials to system integration

J. Ahopelto; G. Ardila; L. Baldi; F. Balestra; D. Belot et al. 

Solid-State Electronics. 2019-05-01. Vol. 155, p. 7-19. DOI : 10.1016/j.sse.2019.03.014.

Long-term effects of crop succession, soil tillage and climate on wheat yield and soil properties

P. S. de Carcer; S. Sinaj; M. Santonja; D. Fossati; B. Jeangros 

Soil & Tillage Research. 2019-07-01. Vol. 190, p. 209-219. DOI : 10.1016/j.still.2019.01.012.

Review of eco-industrial development around the globe: Recent progress and continuing challenges

Z. Liu; M. Adams; Z. Wen; G. Massard; H. Dong 

Resources Conservation And Recycling. 2019-04-01. Vol. 143, p. 111-113. DOI : 10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.12.027.

Spontaneous ecological recovery of vegetation in a red gypsum landfill: Betula pendula dominates after 10 years of inactivity

J. Zapata-Carbonell; C. Begeot; N. Carry; F. Choulet; P. Delhautal et al. 

Ecological Engineering. 2019-07-01. Vol. 132, p. 31-40. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.03.013.

Pioneer plant Phalaris arundinacea and earthworms promote initial soil structure formation despite strong alluvial dynamics in a semi-controlled field experiment

A. Schomburg; P. Brunner; P. Turberg; C. Guenat; M. Riaz et al. 

CATENA. 2019-04-04. Vol. 180, p. 41-54. DOI : 10.1016/j.catena.2019.04.001.

Microstructured Fibers for the Production of Food

F. Sordo; E-R. Janecek; Y. Qu; V. Michaud; F. Stellacci et al. 

Advanced Materials. 2019.  p. 1807282. DOI : 10.1002/adma.201807282.

Eco-Sim: A Parametric Tool to Evaluate the Environmental and Economic Feasibility of Decentralized Energy Systems

K. Siraganyan; A. Perera; J-L. Scartezzini; D. Mauree 

Energies. 2019-02-26. Vol. 12, num. 5, p. 776. DOI : 10.3390/en12050776.

Marteloscopes as training tools for the retention and conservation of habitat trees in forests

F. Krumm; T. Lachat; A. Schuck; R. Bütler Sauvain; D. Kraus 

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 2019. Vol. 170, num. 2, p. 86-93. DOI : 10.3188/szf.2019.0086.

Drought-induced decline of productivity in the dominant grassland species Lolium perenne L. depends on soil type and prevailing climatic conditions

A. Buttler; P. Mariotte; M. Meisser; T. Guillaume; C. Signarbieux et al. 

Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2019-02-01. Vol. 132, p. 47-57. DOI : 10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.01.026.

The Legacy Effects of Winter Climate on Microbial Functioning After Snowmelt in a Subarctic Tundra

M. Vaisanen; K. Gavazov; E. J. Krab; E. Dorrepaal 

Microbial Ecology. 2019-01-01. Vol. 77, num. 1, p. 186-190. DOI : 10.1007/s00248-018-1213-1.

Plastic and genetic responses of a common sedge to warming have contrasting effects on carbon cycle processes

T. W. N. Walker; W. Weckwerth; L. Bragazza; L. Fragner; B. G. Forde et al. 

Ecology Letters. 2019-01-01. Vol. 22, num. 1, p. 159-169. DOI : 10.1111/ele.13178.

Conference Papers

Exergoeconomic and environmental assessment of production and end use of sugarcane residues derivatives

R. Nakashima; D. A. Florez Orrego; S. Oliveira Junior 

2019-07-01. 32th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2019, Wroclaw, Poland, June 23-28, 2019.

Comparative assessment of advanced power generation and carbon sequestration plants on offshore petroleum platforms

C. Nascimento Silva; R. L. Alkmin Freire; D. A. Florez Orrego; S. Oliveira Junior 

2019-07-01. 32th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2019, Wroclaw, Poland, June 23-28, 2023.

Exergy and environmental analysis of black liquor upgraded gasification in an integrated kraft pulp and ammonia production plant

M. E. G. Ribeiro Domingos; D. A. Florez Orrego; M. Teles dos Santos; S. Oliveira Junior 

2019-07-01. 32th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2019, Wroclaw, Poland, June 23-28, 2019.

The role of storage in the Swiss energy transition

G. Limpens; H. Jeanmart; S. Moret; G. Guidati; X. Li et al. 

2019. 32nd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2019), Wroclaw, Poland, June 23-28, 2019. p. 761-774.

Quels horizons pour des communs agro-urbains ?

V. Bourdon 

2019-08-27. Dessiner des (éco)systèmes agro-urbains résilients. Urbanisme, architecture et agriculture au défi du changement climatique, Agadir, Maroc, September 9-10, 2019.

Semantic Model-Driven PLM Data Interoperability: An Application for Aircraft Ground Functional Testing with Eco-Design Criteria

D. Arena; M. Oliva; I. Eguia; C. Del Valle; D. Kiritsis 

2019-01-01. IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems (APMS), Austin, TX, Sep 01-05, 2019. p. 299-306. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-30000-5_38.

Wastewater management towards a sustainable future. Dairy production: a study case

R. Amorim Leandro De Castro Amoedo; A. S. Wallerand; H. E. Bütün; I. D. Kantor; F. Maréchal 

2019. THE 32ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EFFICIENCY, COST, OPTIMIZATION, SIMULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ENERGY SYSTEMS, Wrocław, Poland, June 23-28, 2019, Wroclaw, Poland, June 2019. p. 565-594.

Potential of hydrothermal black liquor gasification integrated in pulp production plant

J. Granacher; F. Maréchal; A. D. Celebi; M. Kermani 

2019. THE 32ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EFFICIENCY, COST, OPTIMIZATION, SIMULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ENERGY SYSTEMS, Wrocław, Poland, June 23-28, 2019. p. 2299-2309.

Influence of photovoltaic panel orientation on modern energy systems in residential buildings

L. Middelhauve; F. Marechal; F. Baldi; P. Stadler; L. Bloch 

2019. THE 32ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EFFICIENCY, COST, OPTIMIZATION, SIMULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ENERGY SYSTEMS, June 23-28, 2019.

Reviews

A review of modeling the effects of vegetation on large wood recruitment processes in mountain catchments

E. Gasser; M. Schwarz; A. Simon; P. Perona; C. Phillips et al. 

Earth-Science Reviews. 2019. Vol. 194, p. 350-373. DOI : 10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.04.013.

Books

Sols et paysages. Types de sols, fonctions et usages en Europe moyenne

J-M. Gobat; C. Guenat 

Lausanne: PPUR, 2019.

Theses

Responses of permanent grasslands to drought during the plant growing season: combining agronomic, functional and ecophysiological approaches

A. Vitra / A. Buttler; P. R. Mariotte (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Book Chapters

Life Cycle Assessment of Dry Parchment Coffee in Two Coffee Crops in Cundinamarca, Colombia

C. Andrea Guzmán; J. Andrea Pardo; K. Ochoa 

Progress towards the resource revolution; Paul Scherrer Institute, World Resources Forum, 2019-03-03. p. 236.

The Role of Research and Innovation for the Transition to a Circular Economy in Europe. Evidence from the Community Innovation Survey 2014

J. Alquézar Sabadie; C. Kwiatkowski 

Progress towards the resource revolution; Paul Scherrer Institute, World Resources Forum, 2019-03-03. p. 236.

Chapter 7 – Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass—Current trends and future perspectives

S. B. Ummalyma; R. D. Supriya; S. Raveendran; B. Parameswaran; A. Pandey et al. 

Second and Third Generation of Feedstocks: The Evolution of Biofuels; Elsevier, 2019. p. 654.

Chapter 3: Enzyme Catalysis: A Workforce to Productivity of Textile Industry

S. Rebello; A. Embalil Mathachan; S. Raveendran; B. Parameswaran; A. Pandey et al. 

A Handbook on High Value Fermentation Products, Volume 2: Human Welfare; Wiley, 2019. p. 49-65.

Talks

Water Ecosystems Threats Across the Vietnam Mekong Delta’s Diffused Territories

S. T. Nguyen 

Dessiner des (éco)systèmes agro-urbains résilients. Urbanisme, architecture et agriculture au défi du changement climatique, Agadir, Morocco, September 9-10, 2019.

Architecture, système agricole et construction

E. Cogato Lanza 

Dessiner des (éco)systèmes agro-urbains résilients. Urbanisme, architecture et agriculture au défi du changement climatique, Agadir, Maroc, Septembre 09-10, 2019.

Projet et Subsistance : systèmes agro-urbains en transition

E. Cogato Lanza 

Dessiner des (éco)systèmes agro-urbains résilients. Urbanisme, architecture et agriculture au défi du changement climatique, Agadir, Maroc, Septembre 09-10, 2019.

Policy, program and project in social housing of the welfare state: A comparative analysis of postwar Mediterranean models in translation of existenzminimum

S. Karatas Basoglu 

5e Journée d’études Bernardo Secchi – Existenzminimum: les 90 ans du 2e CIAM, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2019-09-24.

Quels horizons pour des communs agro-urbains ?

V. Bourdon 

Dessiner des (éco)systèmes agro-urbains résilients, Université Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Maroc, September 9-10, 2019.

De l’Existenzminimum à l’existence commune

V. Bourdon; A. Porotto 

5e Journée d’études Bernardo Secchi, Rolex Learning Center, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, September 24, 2019.

Student Projects

Modélisation et analyse énergétique d’un bâtiment sur l’ensemble de son cycle de vie – le cas de l’unité NEST-SolAce

X. Tendon 

2019-10-05.

Local perceptions of ecosystem services in the context of forest restoration in the Atlantic forest, Brazil

L. Pascal 

2019-10-05.

Évolution d’un sol tourbeux travaillé soumis à une inondation saisonnière contrôlée.

R. Bienz 

2019-10-05.

Patching large missing gaps of dissolved oxygen data in an intermittent stream: comparison of interpolation techniques, including machine learning models

P. Arbellay 

2019-10-05.

Teaching Resources

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Atlas Poliphilo, Grand Genève

D. Dietz; A. Dupuis; J. Lafontaine Carboni 

2019-05-15.

Media

Le biomimétisme (2/5): un biociment éco-responsable grâce au génie d’une bactérie

D. Terzis 

2019-03-19.

2018

Journal Articles

Dry-Season Greening and Water Stress in Amazonia: The Role of Modeling Leaf Phenology

G. Manoli; V. Y. Ivanov; S. Fatichi 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2018-06-16. Vol. 123, num. 6, p. 1909-1926. DOI : 10.1029/2017JG004282.

Flussrevitalisierungs-Forschung. Wissenchatliche Erkenntnisse zweier Forschungsprojekte im Einzugsgebiet der Thur

D. Radny; M. Schirmer; J. Luster; C. Guenat; P. Perona et al. 

Aqua & Gas. 2018. Vol. 98, num. 4, p. 30-38.

Inventaire des coléoptères saproxyliques de treize forêts du canton de Vaud

G. Braulin; Y. Chittaro; A. Sanchez; R. Bütler Sauvain 

Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles. 2018. Vol. 97, p. 13-32. DOI : 10.5169/seals-813306.

Eco-efficient cements: Potential economically viable solutions for a low-CO2 cement-based materials industry

K. L. Scrivener; V. M. John; E. M. Gartner 

Cement And Concrete Research. 2018-12-01. Vol. 114, p. 2-26. DOI : 10.1016/j.cemconres.2018.03.015.

Development and implementation of eco-genomic tools for aquatic ecosystem biomonitoring: the SYNAQUA French-Swiss program

E. Lefrancois; L. Apotheloz-Perret-Gentil; P. Blancher; S. Botreau; C. Chardon et al. 

Environmental Science And Pollution Research. 2018-12-01. Vol. 25, num. 34, p. 33858-33866. DOI : 10.1007/s11356-018-2172-2.

Environmental and taxonomic controls of carbon and oxygen stable isotope composition in Sphagnum across broad climatic and geographic ranges

G. k. Granath; H. Rydin; J. L. Baltzer; F. Bengtsson; N. Boncek et al. 

Biogeosciences. 2018-08-29. Vol. 15, num. 16, p. 5189-5202. DOI : 10.5194/bg-15-5189-2018.

Sphagnum Species Modulate their Phenolic Profiles and Mycorrhizal Colonization of Surrounding Andromeda polifolia along Peatland Microhabitats

G. Chiapusio; V. E. J. Jassey; F. Bellvert; G. Comte; L. A. Weston et al. 

Journal Of Chemical Ecology. 2018-12-01. Vol. 44, num. 12, p. 1146-1157. DOI : 10.1007/s10886-018-1023-4.

Seasonality alters drivers of soil enzyme activity in subalpine grassland soil undergoing climate change

J. Puissant; V. E. J. Jassey; R. T. E. Mills; B. J. M. Robroek; K. Gavazov et al. 

Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 2018-09-01. Vol. 124, p. 266-274. DOI : 10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.06.023.

Increasing temperature and decreasing specific leaf area amplify centipede predation impact on Collembola

M. Santonja; A. Aupic-Samain; E. Forey; M. Chauvat 

European Journal Of Soil Biology. 2018-09-01. Vol. 89, p. 9-13. DOI : 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2018.08.002.

Contrasting responses of bacterial and fungal communities to plant litter diversity in a Mediterranean oak forest

M. Santonja; Q. Foucault; A. Rancon; T. Gauquelin; C. Fernandez et al. 

Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 2018-10-01. Vol. 125, p. 27-36. DOI : 10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.06.020.

Impact of drought on the functioning of grassland systems

M. Meisser; A. Vitra; L. Stevenin; E. Mosimann; P. Mariotte et al. 

Agrarforschung Schweiz. 2018-03-01. Vol. 9, num. 3, p. 82-91.

Vascular plant-mediated controls on atmospheric carbon assimilation and peat carbon decomposition under climate change

K. Gavazov; R. Albrecht; A. Buttler; E. Dorrepaal; M. Garnett et al. 

GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY. 2018. Vol. 24, num. 9, p. 3911-3921. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.14140.

Vapor-pressure deficit and extreme climatic variables limit tree growth

P. Sanginés de Cárcer; Y. Vitasse; J. Penuelas; V. Jassey; A. Buttler et al. 

GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY. 2018. Vol. 24, num. 3, p. 1108-1122. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.13973.

Unprecedented risk of spring frost damage in Switzerland and Germany in 2017

Y. Vitasse; M. Rebetez 

CLIMATIC CHANGE. 2018. Vol. 149, num. 2, p. 233-246. DOI : 10.1007/s10584-018-2234-y.

Topsoil structure stability in a restored floodplain: Impacts of fluctuating water levels, soil parameters and ecosystem engineers

A. Schomburg; O. Schilling; C. Guenat; M. Schirmer; R. Le Bayon et al. 

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. 2018. Vol. 639, p. 1610-1622. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.120.

The integrated synusial approach to vegetation classification and analysis

F. Gillet; P. Julve 

PHYTOCOENOLOGIA. 2018. Vol. 48, num. 2, p. 141-152. DOI : 10.1127/phyto/2017/0164.

The Impact of Experimental Temperature and Water Level Manipulation on Carbon Dioxide Release in a Poor Fen in Northern Poland

M. Samson; S. Slowinska; M. Slowinski; M. Lamentowicz; J. Barabach et al. 

WETLANDS. 2018. Vol. 38, num. 3, p. 551-563. DOI : 10.1007/s13157-018-0999-4.

Sponge inventory of the French Mediterranean waters, with an emphasis on cave-dwelling species

M. Grenier; C. Ruiz; M. Fourt; M. Santonja; M. Dubois et al. 

ZOOTAXA. 2018. Vol. 4466, num. 1, p. 205-228. DOI : 10.11646/zootaxa.4466.1.16.

Predator-prey mass ratio drives microbial activity under dry conditions in Sphagnum peatlands

M. Reczuga; M. Lamentowicz; M. Mulot; E. Mitchell; A. Buttler et al. 

ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION. 2018. Vol. 8, num. 11, p. 5752-5764. DOI : 10.1002/ece3.4114.

Modelling vegetation dynamics in managed grasslands: Responses to drivers depend on species richness

T. Moulin; A. Perasso; F. Gillet 

ECOLOGICAL MODELLING. 2018. Vol. 374, p. 22-36. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.02.013.

Meteorological data series from Swiss long-term forest ecosystem research plots since 1997

M. Rebetez; G. von Arx; A. Gessler; E. Pannatier; J. Innes et al. 

ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE. 2018. Vol. 75, num. 2, p. 41. DOI : 10.1007/s13595-018-0709-7.

Long-term in situ permafrost thaw effects on bacterial communities and potential aerobic respiration

S. Monteux; J. Weedon; G. Blume-Werry; K. Gavazov; V. Jassey et al. 

ISME JOURNAL. 2018. Vol. 12, num. 9, p. 2129-2141. DOI : 10.1038/s41396-018-0176-z.

Litter decomposition in peatlands is promoted by mixed plants

F. Leroy; S. Gogo; A. Buttler; L. Bragazza; F. Laggoun-Defarge 

JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS. 2018. Vol. 18, num. 3, p. 739-749. DOI : 10.1007/s11368-017-1820-3.

Increase in the risk of exposure of forest and fruit trees to spring frosts at higher elevations in Switzerland over the last four decades

Y. Vitasse; L. Schneider; C. Rixen; D. Christen; M. Rebetez 

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 2018. Vol. 248, p. 60-69. DOI : 10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.09.005.

Global warming leads to more uniform spring phenology across elevations

Y. Vitasse; C. Signarbieux; Y. Fu 

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2018. Vol. 115, num. 5, p. 1004-1008. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.1717342115.

Full N-15 tracer accounting to revisit major assumptions of N-15 isotope pool dilution approaches for gross nitrogen mineralization

J. Braun; M. Mooshammer; W. Wanek; J. Prommer; T. Walker et al. 

SOIL BIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY. 2018. Vol. 117, p. 16-26. DOI : 10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.11.005.

Fresh and composted industrial sludge restore soil functions in surface soil of degraded agricultural land

M. Arif; M. Riaz; S. Shahzad; T. Yasmeen; M. Ashraf et al. 

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. 2018. Vol. 619, p. 517-527. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.143.

Fagopyrum esculentum Alters Its Root Exudation after Amaranthus retroflexus Recognition and Suppresses Weed Growth

A. Gfeller; G. Glauser; C. Etter; C. Signarbieux; J. Wirth 

Frontiers in Plant Science. 2018. Vol. 9, p. 50. DOI : 10.3389/fpls.2018.00050.

Carbon costs and benefits of Indonesian rainforest conversion to plantations

T. Guillaume; M. Kotowska; D. Hertel; A. Knohl; V. Krashevska et al. 

Nature Communications. 2018. Vol. 9, p. 2388. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-018-04755-y.

A Modular Timber Construction System for the Sustainable Vertical Extension of Office Buildings

A. Dind; S. Lufkin; E. Rey 

Designs. 2018. Vol. 2, num. 3, p. 1-14. DOI : 10.3390/designs2030030.

Shifts in wind energy potential following land-use driven vegetation dynamics in complex terrain

J. Fang; A. Peringer; M-S. Stupariu; I. Pǎtru-Stupariu; A. Buttler et al. 

Science of The Total Environment. 2018-10-15. Vol. 639, p. 374-384. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.083.

Oxidation Processes in Water Treatment: Are We on Track?

U. von Gunten 

Environmental Science & Technology. 2018-05-01. Vol. 52, num. 9, p. 5062-5075. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.8b00586.

The Least Cost Path From Landscape Genetics to Landscape Genomics: Challenges and Opportunities to Explore NGS Data in a Spatially Explicit Context

S. A. Cushman; A. J. Shirk; G. T. Howe; M. A. Murphy; R. J. Dyer et al. 

Frontiers in Genetics. 2018-06-19. Vol. 9, p. 1-4. DOI : 10.3389/fgene.2018.00215.

Long-term regeneration of a tropical plant community after sand mining

M. L. Garbin; F. Misaki; P. F. Ferreira; K. G. Guidoni-Martins; R. B. Soares et al. 

Ecology and Evolution. 2018. Vol. 8, num. 11, p. 5712-5723. DOI : 10.1002/ece3.4111.

Tipping point in plant-fungal interactions under severe drought causes abrupt rise in peatland ecosystem respiration

V. E. J. Jassey; M. K. Reczuga; M. Zielińska; S. Słowińska; B. J. M. Robroek et al. 

Global Change Biology. 2018. Vol. 24, num. 3, p. 972-986. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.13928.

Mineral-Associated Soil Carbon is Resistant to Drought but Sensitive to Legumes and Microbial Biomass in an Australian Grassland

A. Canarini; P. Mariotte; L. Ingram; A. Merchant; F. A. Dijkstra 

Ecosystems. 2018-03-01. Vol. 21, num. 2, p. 349-359. DOI : 10.1007/s10021-017-0152-x.
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Selective synthesis of dimethyl ether on eco-friendly K10 montmorillonite clay

A. M. Bahmanpour; F. Héroguel; C. J. Baranowski; J. S. Luterbacher; O. Kröcher 

Applied Catalysis A: General. 2018. Vol. 560, p. 165-170. DOI : 10.1016/j.apcata.2018.05.006.

Tree related microhabitats in temperate and Mediterranean European forests: A hierarchical typology for inventory standardization

L. Larrieu; Y. Paillet; S. Winter; R. Bütler; D. Kraus et al. 

Ecological Indicators. 2018. Vol. 84, p. 194-207. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.08.051.

Rock-Eval pyrolysis discriminates soil macro-aggregates formed by plants and earthworms

A. Schomburg; E. Verrecchia; C. Guenat; P. Brunner; D. Sebag et al. 

Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2018. Vol. 117, p. 117-124. DOI : 10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.11.010.

Conference Papers

Syngas Production with Thermo-Chemically Recuperated Gas Expansion Systems: An Exergy Analysis and Energy Integration Study

D. A. Florez Orrego; F. Nascimento Silva; S. Oliveira Junior 

2018-07-01. 31th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2018, Guimaraes, Portugal, June 17-22, 2018.

A Scheduling Tool for Achieving Zero Defect Manufacturing (ZDM): A Conceptual Framework

F. Psarommatis; D. Kiritsis 

2018-01-01. IFIP WG 5.7 International Conference on Advances in Production Management Systems (APMS), Seoul, SOUTH KOREA, Aug 26-30, 2018. p. 271-278. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-99707-0_34.

Integration of solid oxide fuel cells in cruise ship energy systems

F. Baldi; L. Wang; F. Maréchal 

2018-06-22. ECOS 2018 – 31st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Guimaraes, Portugal, June 17-22, 2018.

Thermal profile construction for energy-intensive industrial sectors

I. D. Kantor; A. S. Wallerand; M. Kermani; H. E. Bütün; A. Santecchia et al. 

2018. 31st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Guimaraes, Portugal, June 17-22, 2018.

Reviews

An ecotoxicological view on neurotoxicity assessment

J. B. Legradi; C. Di Paolo; M. H. S. Kraak; H. G. van der Geest; E. L. Schymanski et al. 

Environmental Sciences Europe. 2018-12-14. Vol. 30, p. 46. DOI : 10.1186/s12302-018-0173-x.

Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics Linked to Horizontal Gene Transfer in Vibrios

F. Le Roux; M. Blokesch 

Annual Review of Microbiology. 2018. Vol. 72, num. 1, p. 89-110. DOI : 10.1146/annurev-micro-090817-062148.

Plant–Soil Feedback: Bridging Natural and Agricultural Sciences

P. Mariotte; Z. Mehrabi; T. M. Bezemer; G. B. De Deyn; A. Kulmatiski et al. 

Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 2018. Vol. 33, num. 2, p. 129-142. DOI : 10.1016/j.tree.2017.11.005.

Book Chapters

Soil biota as drivers of plant community assembly

P. Kardol; J. De Long; P. Mariotte 

Aboveground-belowground Community Ecology; Springer, 2018-10-09. p. 293–318.

Reports

Seeing is building better understanding – the Integrate+ Marteloscopes

D. Kraus; A. Schuck; F. Krumm; R. Bütler Sauvain; H. Cosyns et al. 

2018

Talks

Using plant-soil feedback knowledge to improve agricultural sustainability and productivity

P. Mariotte 

Sfécologie 2018, Rennes, October 22-25, 2018.

Student Projects

Measurement and determinants of consistency across key pro-environmental consumption behaviours in EPFL community

M. Tarik 

2018.

Influence of pure and mixed cover crops on microbial activity and soil fertility

L. G. J-P. Freund 

2018.
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LaMoViDA: Laboratoire des Modes de Vie Durables et Alternatifs. Un éco-hameau sur le campus de l’UNIL

L. Bernet; C. Nachbar 

2018.
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“De Salix ædificatoria”. Une architecture vivante pour un hébergement à Château d’Oex (VD)

C. Joly-Pottuz 

2018.
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Architecture hybride et légère en bambou. Un pavillon public polyvalent à Hô-Chi-Minh-Ville, Vietnam

C. Legrand 

2018.
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La Chevalière, sauvegarde et extension d’un spécimen de l’habitat intermédiaire français des années 70

C. Perrier; D. Millet 

2018.

Analyse des performances de confort et énergétiques (thermique et électrique) de différents systèmes de ventilation simple flux dans l’habitat collectif

Y. Pétremand 

2018-03-06.

Teaching Resources

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Atlas Polipilo, Ouest Lausannois

D. Dietz; A. Dupuis; J. Lafontaine Carboni 

2018-05-16.

Media

Moving countries to navigate the academic system

P. Mariotte 

2018-12-01.

2017

Journal Articles

Ecohydrological controls on plant diversity in tropical South America

S. Bonetti; X. Feng; A. Porporato 

Ecohydrology. 2017-03-14. Vol. 10, num. 6, p. e1853. DOI : 10.1002/eco.1853.

The peatland map of Europe

F. Tanneberger; C. Tegetmeyer; S. Busse; A. Barthelmes; S. Shumka et al. 

Mires and Peat. 2017-11-10. Vol. 19, num. 22, p. 1-17. DOI : 10.19189/MaP.2016.OMB.264.

The evolution of phenotypic plasticity under global change

E. M. Gibbin; G. M. N’Siala; L. J. Chakravarti; M. D. Jarrold; P. Calosi 

Scientific Reports. 2017. Vol. 7, num. 1, p. 17253. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-017-17554-0.

Cytochrome c oxidase barcodes for aquatic oligochaete identification: development of a Swiss reference database

R. Vivien; M. Holzmann; I. Werner; J. Pawlowski; M. Lafont et al. 

PeerJ. 2017. Vol. 5, p. e4122. DOI : 10.7717/peerj.4122.

Robust multi-objective optimization of gasifier and solid oxide fuel cell plant for electricity production using wood

S. Sharma; A. D. Celebi; F. Marechal 

Energy. 2017. Vol. 137, p. 811-822. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2017.04.146.

Taxonomic and functional turnover are decoupled in European peat bogs

B. J. M. Robroek; V. E. J. Jassey; R. J. Payne; M. Marti; L. Bragazza et al. 

Nature Communications. 2017. Vol. 8, num. 1, p. 1161. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-017-01350-5.

Genetic Determinism vs. Phenotypic Plasticity in Protist Morphology

M. Mulot; K. Marcisz; L. Grandgirard; E. Lara; A. Kosakyan et al. 

Journal Of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 2017. Vol. 64, num. 6, p. 729-739. DOI : 10.1111/jeu.12406.

Effects of flooding on phosphorus and iron mobilization in highly weathered soils under different land-use types: Short-term effects and mechanisms

D. Maranguit; T. Guillaume; Y. Kuzyakov 

Catena. 2017. Vol. 158, p. 161-170. DOI : 10.1016/j.catena.2017.06.023.

Asymmetric effects of cooler and warmer winters on beech phenology last beyond spring

C. Signarbieux; E. Toledano; P. Sangines De Carcer; Y. H. Fu; R. Schlaepfer et al. 

Global Change Biology. 2017. Vol. 23, num. 11, p. 4569-4580. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.13740.

Interaction of compost additives with phosphate solubilizing rhizobacteria improved maize production and soil biochemical properties under dryland agriculture

S. M. Shahzad; M. S. Arif; M. Riaz; M. Ashraf; T. Yasmeen et al. 

Soil & Tillage Research. 2017. Vol. 174, p. 70-80. DOI : 10.1016/j.still.2017.06.004.

Eco-industrial development around the globe: recent progress and continuing challenges

Z. Liu; M. Adams; Z. Wen; G. Massard; H. Dong 

Resources Conservation And Recycling. 2017. Vol. 127, p. A1-A2. DOI : 10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.09.018.

Coupling X-ray computed tomography and freeze-coring for the analysis of fine-grained low-cohesive soils

A. Liernur; A. Schomburg; P. Turberg; C. Guenat; R-C. Le Bayon et al. 

Geoderma. 2017. Vol. 308, p. 171-186. DOI : 10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.08.010.

Nitrogen-enriched compost application combined with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) improves seed quality and nutrient use efficiency of sunflower

M. S. Arif; S. M. Shahzad; M. Riaz; T. Yasmeen; T. Shahzad et al. 

Journal Of Plant Nutrition And Soil Science. 2017. Vol. 180, num. 4, p. 464-473. DOI : 10.1002/jpln.201600615.

Effect of crop rotation on mycorrhizal colonization and wheat yield under different fertilizer treatments

S. Bakhshandeh; P. E. Corneo; P. Mariotte; M. A. Kertesz; F. A. Dijkstra 

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 2017. Vol. 247, p. 130-136. DOI : 10.1016/j.agee.2017.06.027.

Disturbance-grazer-vegetation interactions maintain habitat diversity in mountain pasture-woodlands

A. Peringer; A. Buttler; F. Gillet; I. Patru-Stupariu; K. A. Schulze et al. 

Ecological Modelling. 2017. Vol. 359, p. 301-310. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2017.06.012.

Frost hardening and dehardening potential in temperate trees from winter to budburst

A. Vitra; A. Lenz; Y. Vitasse 

New Phytologist. 2017. Vol. 216, num. 1, p. 113-123. DOI : 10.1111/nph.14698.

Freeze-thaw cycles simultaneously decrease peatland photosynthetic carbon uptake and ecosystem respiration

M. Kuttim; M. L. Hofsommer; B. J. M. Robroek; C. Signarbieux; V. E. J. Jassey et al. 

Boreal Environment Research. 2017. Vol. 22, p. 267-276.

Tropical soils degraded by slash-and-burn cultivation can be recultivated when amended with ashes and compost

J. M. Gay-Des-Combes; C. Sanz Carrillo; B. J. M. Robroek; V. E. J. Jassey; R. T. E. Mills et al. 

Ecology And Evolution. 2017. Vol. 7, num. 14, p. 5378-5388. DOI : 10.1002/ece3.3104.

Responses of antinomic foliar traits to experimental climate forcing in beech and spruce saplings

P. S. De Carcer; C. Signarbieux; R. Schlaepfer; A. Buttler; P. Vollenweider 

Environmental And Experimental Botany. 2017. Vol. 140, p. 128-140. DOI : 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2017.05.013.

Integrating geo-biodiversity features in the analysis of landscape patterns

I. Patru-Stupariu; M-S. Stupariu; I. Stoicescu; A. Peringer; A. Buttler et al. 

Ecological Indicators. 2017. Vol. 80, p. 363-375. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.05.010.

Contrasting processes drive alpha and beta taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of orthopteran communities in grasslands

B. Fournier; A. Mouly; M. Moretti; F. Gillet 

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 2017. Vol. 242, p. 43-52. DOI : 10.1016/j.agee.2017.03.021.

Stoichiometric N:P flexibility and mycorrhizal symbiosis favour plant resistance against drought

P. Mariotte; A. Canarini; F. A. Dijkstra 

Journal Of Ecology. 2017. Vol. 105, num. 4, p. 958-967. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2745.12731.

Soil protistology rebooted: 30 fundamental questions to start with

S. Geisen; E. A. D. Mitchell; D. M. Wilkinson; S. Adl; M. Bonkowski et al. 

Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 2017. Vol. 111, p. 94-103. DOI : 10.1016/j.soilbio.2017.04.001.

Integrating models across temporal and spatial scales to simulate landscape patterns and dynamics in mountain pasture-woodlands

R. S. Snell; A. Peringer; H. Bugmann 

Landscape Ecology. 2017. Vol. 32, num. 5, p. 1079-1096. DOI : 10.1007/s10980-017-0511-1.

Effect of replacement of silica fume with calcined clay on the hydration and microstructural development of eco-UHPFRC

W. Huang; H. Kazemi-Kamyab; W. Sun; K. Scrivener 

Materials & Design. 2017. Vol. 121, p. 36-46. DOI : 10.1016/j.matdes.2017.02.052.

Winter ecology of a subalpine grassland: Effects of snow removal on soil respiration, microbial structure and function

K. Gavazov; J. Ingrisch; R. Hasibeder; R. T. E. Mills; A. Buttler et al. 

Science Of The Total Environment. 2017. Vol. 590, p. 316-324. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.010.

Spruce tree-ring proxy signals during cold and warm periods

J. Esper; A. L. Carnelli; C. Kamenik; M. Filot; M. Leuenberger et al. 

Dendrobiology. 2017. Vol. 77, p. 3-18. DOI : 10.12657/denbio.077.001.

Slash-and-burn agriculture and tropical cyclone activity in Madagascar: Implication for soil fertility dynamics and corn performance

J. M. Gay-Des-Combes; B. J. M. Robroek; D. Herve; T. Guillaume; C. Pistocchi et al. 

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 2017. Vol. 239, p. 207-218. DOI : 10.1016/j.agee.2017.01.010.

Separating sources of density-dependent and density-independent establishment limitation in invading species

E. N. Spotswood; P. Mariotte; E. C. Farrer; L. Nichols; K. N. Suding 

Journal Of Ecology. 2017. Vol. 105, num. 2, p. 436-444. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2745.12686.

Design guidelines for remote laser welding in automotive assembly lines

J. Um; I. A. Stroud 

International Journal Of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2017. Vol. 89, num. 1-4, p. 1039-1051. DOI : 10.1007/s00170-016-9096-0.

Approaching truly sustainable solar cells by the use of water and cellulose derivatives

F. Bella; S. Galliano; M. Falco; G. Viscardi; C. Barolo et al. 

Green Chemistry. 2017. Vol. 19, num. 4, p. 1043-1051. DOI : 10.1039/c6gc02625g.

Positive litter feedbacks of an introduced species reduce native diversity and promote invasion in Californian grasslands

P. Mariotte; E. N. Spotswood; E. C. Farrer; K. N. Suding 

Applied Vegetation Science. 2017. Vol. 20, num. 1, p. 28-39. DOI : 10.1111/avsc.12291.

Climate change effects on the stability and chemistry of soil organic carbon pools in a subalpine grassland

J. Puissant; R. T. E. Mills; B. J. M. Robroek; K. Gavazov; Y. Perrette et al. 

Biogeochemistry. 2017. Vol. 132, num. 1-2, p. 123-139. DOI : 10.1007/s10533-016-0291-8.

Unveiling exceptional Baltic bog ecohydrology, autogenic succession and climate change during the last 2000 years in CE Europe using replicate cores, multi-proxy data and functional traits of testate amoebae

M. Gaika; K. Tobolski; L. Lamentowicz; V. Ersek; V. E. J. Jassey et al. 

Quaternary Science Reviews. 2017. Vol. 156, p. 90-106. DOI : 10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.11.034.

Response to Editor to the comment by Delarue (2016) to our paper entitled “Persistent high temperature and low precipitation reduce peat carbon accumulation”

L. Bragazza; A. Buttler; B. J. Robroek; R. Albrecht; C. Zaccone et al. 

Global Change Biology. 2017. Vol. 23, num. 10, p. e7-e8. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.13559.

Impacts of regional climatic fluctuations on radial growth of Siberian and Scots pine at Mukhrino mire (central-western Siberia)

G. Blanchet; S. Guillet; B. Calliari; C. Corona; J. Edvardsson et al. 

Science Of The Total Environment. 2017. Vol. 574, p. 1209-1216. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.225.

Land-use change affects phosphorus fractions in highly weathered tropical soils

D. Maranguit; T. Guillaume; Y. Kuzyakov 

Catena. 2017. Vol. 149, p. 385-393. DOI : 10.1016/j.catena.2016.10.010.

Conference Papers

Combined Exergy Analysis and Energy Integration for the Optimization of Nitrogen Fertilizer Plants

D. A. Florez Orrego; S. Sharma; S. de Oliveira Jr.; F. Maréchal 

2017-07-01. 30th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2017, San Diego, California, July 2-6, 2017.

A process integration method with multiple heat exchange interfaces

H. E. Bütün; I. D. Kantor; F. Maréchal 

2017. 30th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, San Diego, California, USA, July 2-6, 2017. p. 1447-1460.

Integration of CO2 networks and Power to Gas for emerging energy autonomous cities in Europe

R-A. Suciu; L. Girardin; F. Maréchal 

2017. ECOS 2017 – The 30th Environmental Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy systems, San Diego, California, USA, July 2-6, 2017.

Business model for energy efficiency in manufacturing

G. May; D. Kyritsis 

2017. 24th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering (CIRP LCE), Kamakura, JAPAN, March 08-10, 2017. p. 410-415. DOI : 10.1016/j.procir.2016.11.140.

Energy integration on a gasoline engine for a vehicular application

Z. Dimitrova; F. Maréchal 

2017. The 30th International Conference On Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, San Diego, California, USA, July 2-6, 2017.

Exergy assessment of future energy transition scenarios with application to Switzerland

V. Codina Gironès; M. Allais; D. Favrat; F. Vuille; F. Maréchal 

2017. 30th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, San Diego, California, USA, July 2-6, 2017.

Theses

Improving slash-and-burn agriculture in Central Menabe, Madagascar

J. M. Gay des Combes / A. Buttler; B. J. M. Robroek (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Ecological response of tree saplings to simulated climate change along an elevational gradient (CLIMARBRE)

M. P. Sanginés De Cárcer / A. Buttler; C. Signarbieux (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Exploiting Satisfiability Solvers for Efficient Logic Synthesis

A. Petkovska / P. Ienne (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Hydro-morphological processes through permeable sediment traps at mountain rivers

S. Schwindt / A. Schleiss; M. J. Rodrigues Pereira Da Franca (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Human and eco-toxicological impacts of organometallic halide perovskites

R. I. Benmessaoud / L. Forró; H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Book Chapters

THE GOOD GROWTH PLAN FARM NETWORK – MONITORING RESOURCE EFFICIENCY OF CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

Elisabeth Fischer; Juan Gonzalez-Valerob; An Segersc 

Boosting Resource Productivity by Adopting the Circular Economy; A World Resources Forum Production, PSI, 2017-10-01. p. 432.

Experiences of small electronics companies to underpin circular economy approaches by means of simplified life cycle indicators

K. Schischke; N. F. Nissen; K-D. Lang 

Boosting Resource Productivity by Adopting the Circular Economy; A World Resources Forum Production, PSI, 2017-10-01. p. 432.

Public policy for innovation and urban environment

A. J. Juliani; A. F. de Souza 

Boosting Resource Productivity by Adopting the Circular Economy; A World Resources Forum Production, PSI, 2017-10-01. p. 432.

Earthworms as ecosystem engineers : a review

R-C. Le Bayon; G. Bullinger-Weber; A. C. Schomburg; P. Turberg; R. Schlaepfer et al. 

Earthworms. Types, roles and research; New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2017. p. 129-177.

Conference Proceedings

Dans les vignes, une architecture climatique

I. Lamunière 

2017-09-27. Construire selon Minergie-ECO.

Talks

Dans les vignes, une architecture climatique

I. Lamunière 

Construire selon Minergie-ECO, Agroscope, centre de recherche agricole de la Confédération, Changins, Nyon, 27.09.2017.

Densuisse Part 3 – La métropole Alpino-Lémanique

A. Vialle; R. Sega 

The Eco-Century Project – Séminaire de Genève 2017, Genève, 2017-11-30.

La métropole Alpino-Lémanique

R. Sega 

The Eco-Century Project, Genève, November 30,2017.

Student Projects

Effect of drought on grasslands: Soil core reciprocal transplantation experiment

G. Mercier 

2017.

Effects of drought on the effectiveness of Phalaris arundinacea and Impatiens glandulifera in building up soil aggregates – a microcosm approach

T. G. McMullin 

2017.

Soil aggregation and associated nutrient content along a distance-from-tree gradient in a low input cropping system. Comparing the effect for two tree species: Mangifera indica (mango, Anacardiaceae) vs. Faidherbia albida (faidherbia, Fabaceae)

P. Chrobot 

2017.
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Habiter les Alpes, vivre au cœur de Leysin

A. Mann 

2017.

2016

Journal Articles

Herbaceous Angiosperms Are Not More Vulnerable to Drought-Induced Embolism Than Angiosperm Trees

F. Lens; C. Picon-Cochard; C. E. L. Delmas; C. Signarbieux; A. Buttler et al. 

Plant Physiology. 2016. Vol. 172, num. 2, p. 661-667. DOI : 10.1104/pp.16.00829.

Subfossil peatland trees as proxies for Holocene palaeohydrology and palaeoclimate

J. Edvardsson; M. Stoffel; C. Corona; L. Bragazza; H. H. Leuschner et al. 

Earth-Science Reviews. 2016. Vol. 163, p. 118-140. DOI : 10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.10.005.

Soil degradation in oil palm and rubber plantations under land resource scarcity

T. Guillaume; A. M. Holtkamp; M. Damris; B. Brümmer; Y. Kuzyakov 

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 2016. Vol. 232, p. 110-118. DOI : 10.1016/j.agee.2016.07.002.

Sensitivity and resistance of soil fertility indicators to land-use changes: New concept and examples from conversion of Indonesian rainforest to plantations

T. Guillaume; D. Maranguit; K. Murtilaksono; Y. Kuzyakov 

Ecological Indicators. 2016. Vol. 67, p. 49-57. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.02.039.

Associative interplay of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa QS40) with nitrogen fertilizers improves sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) productivity and fertility of aridisol

M. S. Arif; M. Riaz; S. M. Shahzad; T. Yasmeen; M. J. Akhtar et al. 

Applied Soil Ecology. 2016. Vol. 108, p. 238-247. DOI : 10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.08.016.

Anthropogenic- and natural sources of dust in peatland during the Anthropocene

B. Fialkiewicz-Koziel; B. Smieja-Krol; M. Frontasyeva; M. Slowinski; K. Marcisz et al. 

Scientific Reports. 2016-12-01. Vol. 6, p. 38731. DOI : 10.1038/srep38731.

Combining short-term manipulative experiments with long-term palaeoecological investigations at high resolution to assess the response of Sphagnum peatlands to drought, fire and warming

M. Lamentowicz; S. Slowinska; M. Slowinski; V. E. J. Jassey; B. H. Chojnicki et al. 

Mires And Peat. 2016. Vol. 18, p. 20. DOI : 10.19189/MaP.2016.OMB.244.

Loss of testate amoeba functional diversity with increasing frost intensity across a continental gradient reduces microbial activity in peatlands

V. E. J. Jassey; M. Lamentowicz; L. Bragazza; M. L. Hofsommer; R. T. E. Mills et al. 

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PROTISTOLOGY. 2016. Vol. 55, p. 190-202. DOI : 10.1016/j.ejop.2016.04.007.

Persistent high temperature and low precipitation reduce peat carbon accumulation

L. Bragazza; A. Buttler; B. J. M. Robroek; R. Albrecht; C. Zaccone et al. 

GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY. 2016. Vol. 22, num. 12, p. 4114-4123. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.13319.

Soil microbial community resistance to drought and links to C stabilization in an Australian grassland

A. Canarini; Y. Carrillo; P. Mariotte; L. Ingram; F. A. Dijkstra 

SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY. 2016. Vol. 103, p. 171-180. DOI : 10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.08.024.

A novel testate amoebae trait-based approach to infer environmental disturbance in Sphagnum peatlands

K. Marcisz; D. Colombaroli; V. E. J. Jassey; W. Tinner; P. Kolaczek et al. 

Scientific Reports. 2016-09-01. Vol. 6, p. 33907. DOI : 10.1038/srep33907.

Peatland vascular plant functional types affect dissolved organic matter chemistry

B. J. M. Robroek; R. J. H. Albrecht; S. Hamard; A. Pulgarin; L. Bragazza et al. 

Plant And Soil. 2016. Vol. 407, num. 1-2, p. 135-143. DOI : 10.1007/s11104-015-2710-3.

Responses of soil properties and crop yields to different inorganic and organic amendments in a Swiss conventional farming system

G. Blanchet; K. Gavazov; L. Bragazza; S. Sinaj 

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 2016. Vol. 230, p. 116-126. DOI : 10.1016/j.agee.2016.05.032.

Multiple Assembly Rules Drive the Co-occurrence of Orthopteran and Plant Species in Grasslands: Combining Network, Functional and Phylogenetic Approaches

B. Fournier; A. Mouly; F. Gillet 

Frontiers In Plant Science. 2016. Vol. 7, p. 1224. DOI : 10.3389/fpls.2016.01224.

Unveiling iodine-based electrolytes chemistry in aqueous dye-sensitized solar cells

F. Bella; S. Galliano; M. Falco; G. Viscardi; C. Barolo et al. 

Chemical Science. 2016. Vol. 7, num. 8, p. 4880-4890. DOI : 10.1039/c6sc01145d.

Local tributary widening for river rehabilitation

M. L. Ribeiro; K. Blanckaert; A. Schleiss 

Ecohydrology. 2016. Vol. 9, num. 2, p. 204-217. DOI : 10.1002/eco.1588.

Energy management in manufacturing: Toward eco-factories of the future – A focus group study

G. May; B. Stahl; M. Taisch 

Applied Energy. 2016. Vol. 164, p. 628-638. DOI : 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.11.044.

Subordinate plant species moderate drought effects on earthworm communities in grasslands

P. Mariotte; R-C. Le Bayon; N. Eisenhauer; C. Guenat; A. Buttler 

Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 2016. Vol. 96, p. 119-127. DOI : 10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.01.020.

Landscape persistence and stakeholder perspectives: The case of Romania’s Carpathians

I. Patru-Stupariu; C. A. Tudor; M. S. Stupariu; A. Buttler; A. Peringer 

Applied Geography. 2016. Vol. 69, p. 87-98. DOI : 10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.07.015.

Significance testing testate amoeba water table reconstructions

R. J. Payne; K. V. Babeshko; S. Van Bellen; J. J. Blackford; R. K. Booth et al. 

Quaternary Science Reviews. 2016. Vol. 138, p. 131-135. DOI : 10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.01.030.

Multi-scale feedbacks between tree regeneration traits and herbivore behavior explain the structure of pasture-woodland mosaics

A. Peringer; K. A. Schulze; I. Stupariu; M-S. Stupariu; G. Rosenthal et al. 

Landscape Ecology. 2016. Vol. 31, num. 4, p. 913-927. DOI : 10.1007/s10980-015-0308-z.

Impact of nitrogen inputs on multiple facets of plant biodiversity in mountain grasslands: does nutrient source matter?

L. Mauchamp; A. Mouly; P-M. Badot; F. Gillet 

Applied Vegetation Science. 2016.  p. 206-217. DOI : 10.1111/avsc.12214.

Recent changes in mountain grasslands: a vegetation resampling study

F. Gillet; L. Mauchamp; P-M. Badot; A. Mouly 

Ecology and Evolution. 2016.  p. 2333-2345. DOI : 10.1002/ece3.1987.

Landscape-scale simulation experiments test Romanian and Swiss management guidelines for mountain pasture-woodland habitat diversity

A. Peringer; F. Gillet; G. Rosenthal; I. Stoicescu; I. Pătru-Stupariu et al. 

Ecological Modelling. 2016. Vol. 330, p. 41-49. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.03.013.

Contrasting effects of untreated textile wastewater onto the soil available nitrogen-phosphorus and enzymatic activities in aridisol

M. S. Arif; M. Riaz; S. M. Shahzad; T. Yasmeen; A. Buttler et al. 

Environmental Monitoring And Assessment. 2016. Vol. 188, num. 2, p. 102. DOI : 10.1007/s10661-016-5112-y.

Environmental drivers of carbon and nitrogen isotopic signatures in peatland vascular plants along an altitude gradient

K. Gavazov; F. Hagedorn; A. Buttler; R. Siegwolf; L. Bragazza 

Oecologia. 2016. Vol. 180, num. 1, p. 257-264. DOI : 10.1007/s00442-015-3458-4.

Linking historical land use to present vegetation and soil characteristics under slash-and-burn cultivation in Madagascar

A. Randrianarison; R. Schlaepfer; R. Mills; D. Herve; S. Razanaka et al. 

Applied Vegetation Science. 2016. Vol. 19, num. 1, p. 40-52. DOI : 10.1111/avsc.12202.

Conference Papers

Modeling and Optimization of an Industrial Ammonia Synthesis Unit: An Exergy Approach

D. A. Florez Orrego; S. Oliveira Junior 

2016-07-01. 29th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2016, Portoroz, Slovenia, June 19-23, 2023.

Towards energy-autonomous cities using CO2 networks and Power to Gas storage

R. Suciu; P. Stadler; A. Ashouri; F. Maréchal 

2016. 29th International Conférence on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of energy systems, Postoroz, Slovenia, June 19-23, 2016.

Methodology for the optimal design of an integrated sugarcane distillery and cogeneration process for ethanol and power production

R. Bechara; A. Gomez; V. Saint-Antonin; J-M. Schweitzer; F. Marechal 

2016. 28th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation, and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS). p. 540-549. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2016.07.018.

Towards optimal design of solar assisted industrial processes: Case study of a dairy

A. S. Wallerand; R. Voillat; F. Maréchal 

2016. The 29th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Portoroz, Slovenia, June 19-23, 2016.

Multi-objective Optimization of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell–Gas Turbine Hybrid Cycle and Uncertainty Analysis

S. Sharma; C. A. Dilan; E. Peduzzi; F. Maréchal; A. V. Ensinas 

2016. The 29th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Portoroz, Slovenia, June 19-23, 2016.

Dynamics of wet flue gas desulphurization in spray absorber

M. M. Petrovic; V. D. Stevanovic; S. Jankovic; S. Milivojevic 

2016. 29th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2016), Portoroz, Slovenia, 19-23 June 2016.

Optimal use of biomass in large-scale energy systems: insights for energy policy

V. Codina Gironès; S. Moret; E. Peduzzi; M. Nasato; F. Maréchal 

2016. The 29th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Portoroz, Slovenia, June 19-23, 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2017.05.027.

The information platform energyscope.ch on the energy transition scenarios

D. Favrat; V. Codina Gironès; F. Vuille; F. Maréchal 

2016. The 29th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Portoroz, Slovenia, June 19-23, 2016.

Environomic design of hybrid electric vehicles

Z. Dimitrova; F. Maréchal 

2016. The 29th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Portoroz, Slovenia, June 19-23, 2016.

In-building waste water heat recovery: an urban scale method for energy saving assessments

A. Bertrand; R. Aggoune; F. Maréchal 

2016. The 29th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Portoroz, Slovenia, June 19-23, 2016.

Methodology for streams definition and graphical representation in Total Site Analysis

E. M. Méchaussie; S. L. Bungener; F. Maréchal; G. M. Van Eetvelde 

2016. 29th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS), Portorož, Slovenia, June 19-23, 2016.

Environmental, Energetic and Economic Evaluation of Implementing a Supercritical Fluid-Based Nanocellulose Production Process in a Sugarcane Biorefinery

J. Queiroz Albarelli; A. Paidosh; D. T. Santos; F. Maréchal; M. A. A. Meireles 

2016. NINE: International Conference on nanotechnology based innovative applications for the environment, Rome, Italy, March 20-23, 2016. p. 49-54. DOI : 10.3303/CET1647009.

Book Chapters

Ecophysiologie: les réactions des arbres forestiers aux changements climatiques

M. Arend; S. Brown; A. Buttler; R. Siegwolf; C. Signarbieux et al. 

Forêts et changement climatiques; Office fédéral de l’environnement OFEV, Berne / WSL, Birmensdorf, 2016. p. 78-96.

Talks

DENSUISSE: INHABITING THE FUTURE OF THE SWISS CITY TERRITORY Scenarios and visions for urban growing Switzerland.

P. Viganò 

The Eco-Century Project, Fondation Braillard, Geneva, December 8th 2016.

Étudier les sols infrastructurels dans la ville-territoire: L’approche écosystémique appliquée à l’urbain

A. Vialle 

1ÈRE RENCONTRES DE L’EDAR – Méthodologie et processus de recherche, Lausanne, Suisse, May 10, 2016.

Structural and functional characterization of soil microbial communities along a cryptogam cover gradient in Antarctica (Victoria Land)

L. Bragazza; B. Robroek; V. Jassey; M. Arif; M. Guglielmin et al. 

British Ecological Society, Annual Meeting, Liverpool (UK), 11-15 December, 2016.

Positive plant-soil interaction effects on the functioning of grassland ecosystems

P. Mariotte 

67th National Congress of Botany, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil, October, 27, 2016.

The subordinate insurance hypothesis: a functional approach to study plant effects on ecosystem functioning and stability

P. Mariotte 

67th National Congress of Botany, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil, 26.10.2016.

Benefits of mycorrhizas in drought resistance depend on plant functional group identity

P. Mariotte; A. Canarini; F. A. Dijkstra 

ECOSUMMIT 2016, Montpellier, France, 21/08/2016.

La rentabilité des immeubles “verts”

P. Thalmann 

Séminaire immobilier 2016 de la BCGe, “Quelle rentabilité pour l’immobilier ‘vert’? Enjeux et solutions”, Genève, 12 septembre 2016.

Futurs de la mobilité et imaginaire des habitants

A. Rigal 

Eco-Fiction, Groupe vaudois de Philosophie, Lausane, 20-01-2016.

Media

This Intriguing Aircraft Concept Aims to Eliminate Airport Lines and Terminals

K. Tablang; C. Leonardi 

2016.

2015

Journal Articles

An Integrated Assessment Method for Sustainable Transport System Planning in a Middle Sized German City

J. Schmale; E. von Schneidemesser; A. Dörrie 

Sustainability. 2015. Vol. 7, num. 2, p. 1329-1354. DOI : 10.3390/su7021329.

The search for old-growth forests in Switzerland

R. Bütler Sauvain; M. Bolliger; B. Commarmot 

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 2015. Vol. 166, num. 2, p. 67-74. DOI : 10.3188/szf.2015.0067.

What is the robustness of early warning signals to temporal aggregation?

V. Frossard; B. Saussereau; A. Perasso; F. Gillet 

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2015. Vol. 3, p. 112. DOI : 10.3389/fevo.2015.00112.

Hydrological dynamics and fire history of the last 1300 years in western Siberia reconstructed from a high-resolution, ombrotrophic peat archive

M. Lamentowicz; M. Slowinski; K. Marcisz; M. Zielinska; K. Kaliszan et al. 

Quaternary Research. 2015. Vol. 84, num. 3, p. 312-325. DOI : 10.1016/j.yqres.2015.09.002.

An unexpected role for mixotrophs in the response of peatland carbon cycling to climate warming

V. E. J. Jassey; C. Signarbieux; S. Haettenschwiler; L. Bragazza; A. Buttler et al. 

Scientific Reports. 2015. Vol. 5, p. 16931. DOI : 10.1038/srep16931.

Subordinate plants mitigate drought effects on soil ecosystem processes by stimulating fungi

P. Mariotte; B. J. M. Robroek; V. E. J. Jassey; A. Buttler 

Functional Ecology. 2015. Vol. 29, num. 12, p. 1578-1586. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2435.12467.

Isolating, screening and applying chromium reducing bacteria to promote growth and yield of okra (Hibiscus esculentus L.) in chromium contaminated soils

M. Maqsood 

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2015. Vol. 114, p. 343-349. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.07.007.

Nitrogen and methanogen community composition within and among three Sphagnum dominated peatlands in Scandinavia

M. Martí; H. Juottonen; B. J. Robroek; K. Yrjälä; Å. Danielsson et al. 

Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2015. Vol. 81, p. 204-211. DOI : 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.11.016.

A multi criterion analysis for renewable energy integration process of a standalone hybrid energy system with internal combustion generator

A. T. D. Perera; A. N. Madusanka; R. A. Attalage; K. K. C. K. Perera 

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 2015. Vol. 7, num. 4, p. 043128. DOI : 10.1063/1.4928684.

The computational structure of environmental life cycle costing

V. Moreau; B. P. Weidema 

International Journal Of Life Cycle Assessment. 2015. Vol. 20, num. 10, p. 1359-1363. DOI : 10.1007/s11367-015-0952-1.

Functional responses of multitaxa communities to disturbance and stress gradients in a restored floodplain

B. Fournier; F. Gillet; R-C. Le Bayon; E. A. D. Mitchell; M. Moretti 

Journal Of Applied Ecology. 2015. Vol. 52, num. 5, p. 1364-1373. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2664.12493.

How to successfully publish interdisciplinary research: learning from an Ecology and Society Special Feature

C. Pohl; G. Wuelser; P. Bebi; H. Bugmann; A. Buttler et al. 

Ecology And Society. 2015. Vol. 20, num. 2, p. 23. DOI : 10.5751/Es-07448-200223.

Peatland vascular plant functional types affect methane dynamics by altering microbial community structure

B. J. M. Robroek; V. E. J. Jassey; M. A. R. Kox; R. L. Berendsen; R. T. E. Mills et al. 

Journal Of Ecology. 2015. Vol. 103, num. 4, p. 925-934. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2745.12413.

Experimental warming interacts with soil moisture to discriminate plant responses in an ombrotrophic peatland

A. Buttler; B. J. M. Robroek; F. Laggoun-Defarge; V. E. J. Jassey; C. Pochelon et al. 

Journal Of Vegetation Science. 2015. Vol. 26, num. 5, p. 964-974. DOI : 10.1111/jvs.12296.

Functional traits as a new approach for interpreting testate amoeba palaeo-records in peatlands and assessing the causes and consequences of past changes in species composition

B. Fournier; E. Lara; V. E. J. Jassey; E. A. D. Mitchell 

Holocene. 2015. Vol. 25, num. 9, p. 1375-1383. DOI : 10.1177/0959683615585842.

A green productivity based process planning system for a machining process

S-J. Shin; S-H. Suh; I. Stroud 

International Journal Of Production Research. 2015. Vol. 53, num. 17, p. 5085-5105. DOI : 10.1080/00207543.2014.988884.

Drought-induced shifts in plants traits, yields and nutritive value under realistic grazing and mowing managements in a mountain grassland

C. Deléglise; M. Meisser; E. Mosimann; T. Spiegelberger; C. Signarbieux et al. 

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 2015. Vol. 213, p. 94-104. DOI : 10.1016/j.agee.2015.07.020.

Sustained impact of drought on wet shrublands mediated by soil physical changes

M. T. Dominguez; A. Sowerby; A. R. Smith; D. A. Robinson; S. Van Baarsel et al. 

Biogeochemistry. 2015. Vol. 122, num. 2-3, p. 151-163. DOI : 10.1007/s10533-014-0059-y.

Linking soil microbial communities to vascular plant abundance along a climate gradient

L. Bragazza; R. D. Bardgett; E. A. D. Mitchell; A. Buttler 

New Phytologist. 2015. Vol. 205, num. 3, p. 1175-1182. DOI : 10.1111/nph.13116.

Demodulation of time series highlights impacts of hydrologic drivers on the Everglades ecosystem

R. Foti; M. Del Jesus; A. Rinaldo; F. R. Miralles-Wilhelm; I. Rodriguez-Iturbe 

Ecohydrology. 2015. Vol. 8, num. 2, p. 204-213. DOI : 10.1002/eco.1500.

Perception and use of landscape concepts in the procedure of Environmental Impact Assessment: Case study-Switzerland and Romania

A. Nita; A. Buttler; L. Rozylowicz; I. Patru-Stupariu 

Land Use Policy. 2015. Vol. 44, p. 145-152. DOI : 10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.12.006.

The temporal patterns of disease severity and prevalence in schistosomiasis

M. Ciddio; L. Mari; M. Gatto; A. Rinaldo; R. Casagrandi 

Chaos. 2015. Vol. 25, num. 3, p. 036405. DOI : 10.1063/1.4908202.

Distinct invasion strategies operating within a natural annual plant system

H. R. Lai; M. M. Mayfield; J. M. Gay-Des-Combes; T. Spiegelberger; J. M. Dwyer 

Ecology Letters. 2015. Vol. 18, num. 4, p. 336-346. DOI : 10.1111/ele.12414.

Thermo-environomic optimisation strategy for fuel decarbonisation process design and analysis

L. Tock; F. Maréchal 

Computers & Chemical Engineering. 2015. Vol. 83, p. 110-120. DOI : 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2015.04.018.

The use of solid-phase fluorescence spectroscopy in the characterisation of organic matter transformations

R. Albrecht; E. Verrecchia; H. -R. Pfeifer 

Talanta. 2015. Vol. 134, p. 453-459. DOI : 10.1016/j.talanta.2014.11.056.

Effects of endogeic earthworms on the soil organic matter dynamics and the soil structure in urban and alluvial soil materials

J. Amossé; P. Turberg; R. Kohler-Milleret; J-M. Gobat; R-C. Le Bayon 

Geoderma. 2015. Vol. 243-244, p. 50-57. DOI : 10.1016/j.geoderma.2014.12.007.

Reconstructing climate change and ombrotrophic bog development during the last 4000 years in northern Poland using biotic proxies, stable isotopes and trait-based approach

M. Lamentowicz; M. Galka; L. Lamentowicz; M. Obremska; N. Kuehl et al. 

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 2015. Vol. 418, p. 261-277. DOI : 10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.11.015.

Experimental warming differentially affects microbial structure and activity in two contrasted moisture sites in a Sphagnum-dominated peatland

F. Delarue; A. Buttler; L. Bragazza; L. Grasset; V. E. J. Jassey et al. 

Science of the Total Environment. 2015. Vol. 511, p. 576-583. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.12.095.

Transient response of Salix cuttings to changing water level regimes

L. Gorla; C. Signarbieux; P. Turberg; A. Buttler; P. Perona 

Water Resources Research. 2015. Vol. 51, p. 1758-1774. DOI : 10.1002/2014WR015543.

Cadmium accumulation in six common plant species associated with soils containing high geogenic cadmium concentrations at Le Gurnigel, Swiss Jura Mountains

R. Quezada-Hinojosa; K. B. Foellmi; F. Gillet; V. Matera 

Catena. 2015. Vol. 124, p. 85-96. DOI : 10.1016/j.catena.2014.09.007.

Seasonal influence of climate manipulation on microbial community structure and function in mountain soils

J. Puissant; L. Cecillon; R. T. E. Mills; B. J. M. Robroek; K. Gavazov et al. 

Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 2015. Vol. 80, p. 296-305. DOI : 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.10.013.

Effects of hydropeaking waves offsets on growth performances of juvenile Salix species

L. Gorla; C. Signarbieux; P. Turberg; A. Buttler; P. Perona 

Ecological Engineering. 2015. Vol. 77, p. 297-306. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.01.019.

Conference Papers

On the Efficiency, Exergy Costs and CO2 Emission Cost Allocation for an Integrated Syngas and Ammonia Production Plant

D. A. Florez Orrego; S. Oliveira Junior 

2015-07-04. 28th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2015, Pau, France, June 30th-July 3rd, 2015.

Environomic multi-objective optimization of an eco-industrial park

L. D. Lessard; P. Collet; M. Kermani; F. Maréchal 

2015. SETAC Europe 25th Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, May 3-7, 2015.

The effect of warmer or cooler winters on European beech phenology carries over the phenophases of next growing season

C. Signarbieux 

2015. British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2016, Edinburgh, December 11-14. 2015.

Developing energy estimation model based on Sustainability KPI of machine tools

J. Um; A. Gontarz; I. Stroud 

2015. 12th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing – Emerging Potentials, 12th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing – Emerging Potentials. p. 217-222. DOI : 10.1016/j.procir.2015.03.002.

Eco-energetic analysis and sizing of CHP/PV energy system in residential application

L. DORTHE; R. DOTT; T. AFJEI; B. HAFNER 

2015. CISBAT 2015, EPFL, Lausanne, September 9-11th, 2015. p. 767-772. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-cisbat2015-767-772.

An innovative training model for eco-building technologies in retrofitting

L. CECCHERINI Nelli; M. SALA 

2015. CISBAT 2015, EPFL, Lausanne, September 9-11th, 2015. p. 143-148. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-cisbat2015-143-148.

Heuristic-driven Graph Wavelet Modeling of Complex Terrain

T. Cioaca; B. Dumitrescu; M-S. Stupariu; I. Patru-Stupariu; M. Naparus et al. 

2015. 6th International Conference on Graphic and Image Processing (ICGIP), Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA, OCT 24-26, 2014. p. 94431Y. DOI : 10.1117/12.2179132.

Key energy and technological aspects of three innovative concepts of District energy networks

S. Henchoz; C. Chatelan; F. Maréchal; D. Favrat 

2015. ECOS 2015, Pau, France, June 29-July 3, 2015.

Particle Swarm Optimization and Kalman Filtering for Demand Prediction of Commercial Buildings

A. Ashouri; S. Fazlollahi; M. J. Benz; F. Maréchal 

2015. ECOS 2015, Pau, France, June 30 – July 3, 2015.

Optimisation of unit investment and load shedding in a steam network facing undercapacity

S. L. Bungener; G. M. Van Eetvelde; F. Maréchal 

2015. ECOS 2015, Pau, France, June 30 – July 3, 2015.

Countermeasures proposed in case of the Livigno Reservoir (Swiss Alps) after the eco-accident in March 2013 satisfying safety requirements and preserving downstream aquatic fauna (Środki zaradcze zapewniające bezpieczeństwo i ochronę ichtiofauny w rzece Spöl poniżej zbiornika Livigno (Alpy Szwajcarskie) po katastrofie ekologicznej w marcu 2013 roku)

G. De Cesare; M. S. Adamczyk 

2015. XX National Conference of Fishing Users of lakes, rivers and reservoirs “Development of inland fisheries representatives cooperation as a way of implementation of principles of sustainable use of fisheries resources”, Grudziądz, Pologne, Mai 13-15, 2015. p. 225-237.

Reviews

Property changes in thermo-hydro-mechanical processing COST Action FP0904 2010-2014: Thermo-hydro-mechanical wood behavior and processing

P. Navi; A. Pizzi 

Holzforschung. 2015. Vol. 69, num. 7, p. 863-873. DOI : 10.1515/hf-2014-0198.

Book Chapters

Sustainable use of biofertilizers: A novel approach to the management of land resources

D. Egamberdieva; S. Wirth 

Natural Resources – Sustainable Targets, Technologies, Lifestyles and Governance; Villigen PSI, World Resources Forum, printed by Paul Scherrer Institute, 2015-10-16. p. 356.

A global collaborative accounting network to calculate the resource use of products and services

Klaus Wiesen; Justus von Geibler; Stephan Wallaschkowski; Marie-Sophie Wilde; Robert Mostyn 

Natural Resources – Sustainable Targets, Technologies, Lifestyles and Governance; Villigen PSI, World Resources Forum, printed by Paul Scherrer Institute, 2015-10-16. p. 356.

Student Projects

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Paysages symbiotiques. Un parc multifonctionnel au service de l’agglomération yverdonnoise

J. Gattoni 

2015.
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Elément en béton préfabriqué et la nouvelle situation énergétique: logements collectifs dans la région lausannoise

J. Gorecki 

2015.
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Hortus hybridus domestique. Un jardin pour les étudiants d’architecture de l’EPFL

C. Lesigne 

2015.

Towards Solar Decathlon: Concepts for a Sustainable Urban Water Management in a new eco-district

G. A. Paglia 

2015.

2014

Journal Articles

Tree root systems competing for soil moisture in a 3D soil–plant model

G. Manoli; S. Bonetti; J-C. Domec; M. Putti; G. Katul et al. 

Advances in Water Resources. 2014. Vol. 66, p. 32-42. DOI : 10.1016/j.advwatres.2014.01.006.

Densité bâtie et conception architecturale

Y. Dreier; F. Frank 

Les Cahiers de l’ASPAN. 2014. num. 2, p. 22-25.

Nitrogen limitation and microbial diversity at the treeline

A. Thébault; J-C. Clément; S. Ibanez; J. Roy; R. A. Geremia et al. 

Oikos. 2014. Vol. 123, num. 6, p. 729-740. DOI : 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2013.00860.x.

Characterization of structural disturbances in peats by X-ray CT-based density determinations

P. Turberg; F. Zeimetz; Y. Grondin; C. Elandoy; A. Buttler 

European Journal of Soil Science. 2014. Vol. 65, num. 4, p. 613-624. DOI : 10.1111/ejss.12148.

Habitat type as strongest predictor of the body size distribution of Chydorus sphaericus (O. F. Muller) in small water bodies

A. M. Basinska; M. Antczak; K. Swidnicki; V. E. J. Jassey; N. Kuczynska-Kippen 

International Review Of Hydrobiology. 2014. Vol. 99, num. 5, p. 382-392. DOI : 10.1002/iroh.201301678.

Indirect effects of experimental warming on dissolved organic carbon content in subsurface peat

F. Delarue; S. Gogo; A. Buttler; L. Bragazza; V. E. J. Jassey et al. 

Journal Of Soils And Sediments. 2014. Vol. 14, num. 11, p. 1800-1805. DOI : 10.1007/s11368-014-0945-x.

Biotic and Abiotic Constraints on the Decomposition of Fagus sylvatica Leaf Litter Along an Altitudinal Gradient in Contrasting Land-Use Types

K. Gavazov; R. Mills; T. Spiegelberger; J. Lenglet; A. Buttler 

Ecosystems. 2014. Vol. 17, num. 8, p. 1326-1337. DOI : 10.1007/s10021-014-9798-9.

Impact of management type and intensity on multiple facets of grassland biodiversity in the French Jura Mountains

L. Mauchamp; A. Mouly; P-M. Badot; F. Gillet 

Applied Vegetation Science. 2014. Vol. 17, num. 4, p. 645-657. DOI : 10.1111/avsc.12116.

Building Blocks for a 24 GHz Phased-Array Front-End in CMOS Technology for Smart Streetlights

B. Wang; G. Tasselli; C. Botteron; P-A. Farine 

Progress in Electromagnetics Research B. 2014. Vol. 61, p. 99-119. DOI : 10.2528/PIERB14061804.

Invasion by Fallopia spp. in a French upland region is related to anthropogenic disturbances

S. Rouifed; F. Piola; T. Spiegelberger 

Basic And Applied Ecology. 2014. Vol. 15, num. 5, p. 435-443. DOI : 10.1016/j.baae.2014.07.005.

Plant functional diversity drives niche-size-structure of dominant microbial consumers along a poor to extremely rich fen gradient

V. E. J. Jassey; L. Lamentowicz; B. J. M. Robroek; M. Gazbka; A. Rusinska et al. 

Journal Of Ecology. 2014. Vol. 102, num. 5, p. 1150-1162. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2745.12288.

Microclimatological consequences for plant and microbial composition in Sphagnum-dominated peatlands

B. J. M. Robroek; E. R. J. Wubs; M. Marti; K. Zajac; J. P. Andersen et al. 

Boreal Environment Research. 2014. Vol. 19, num. 3, p. 195-208.

Land management trumps the effects of climate change and elevated CO2 on grassland functioning

A. Thebault; P. Mariotte; C. J. Lortie; A. S. Macdougall 

Journal Of Ecology. 2014. Vol. 102, num. 4, p. 896-904. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2745.12236.

Spatial analysis of toxic emissions in LCA: A sub-continental nested USEtox model with freshwater archetypes

A. Kounina; M. Margni; S. Shaked; C. Bulle; O. Jolliet 

Environment International. 2014. Vol. 69, p. 67-89. DOI : 10.1016/j.envint.2014.04.004.

Contrasted taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional diversity patterns in semi-natural permanent grasslands along an altitudinal gradient

R. Perronne; L. Mauchamp; A. Mouly; F. Gillet 

Plant Ecology And Evolution. 2014. Vol. 147, num. 2, p. 165-175. DOI : 10.5091/plecevo.2014.885.

Carbon storage and soil organic matter stabilisation in near-natural, restored and embanked Swiss floodplains

G. Bullinger-Weber; R-C. Le Bayon; A. Thébault; R. Schlaepfer; C. Guenat 

Geoderma. 2014. Vol. 228-229, p. 122-131. DOI : 10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.12.029.

Evaluation of Dissolved Organic Carbon as a Soil Quality Indicator in National Monitoring Schemes

D. L. Jones; P. Simfukwe; P. W. Hill; R. T. E. Mills; B. A. Emmett 

Plos One. 2014. Vol. 9, num. 3, p. e90882. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0090882.

Transplantation of subalpine wood-pasture turfs along a natural climatic gradient reveals lower resistance of unwooded pastures to climate change compared to wooded ones

K. Gavazov; T. Spiegelberger; A. Buttler 

Oecologia. 2014. Vol. 174, num. 4, p. 1425-1435. DOI : 10.1007/s00442-013-2839-9.

Alien plant species distribution in the European Alps: influence of species’ climatic requirements

M. Dainese; I. Kuehn; L. Bragazza 

Biological Invasions. 2014. Vol. 16, num. 4, p. 815-831. DOI : 10.1007/s10530-013-0540-x.

Long-term organic carbon turnover rates in natural and semi-natural topsoils

R. T. E. Mills; E. Tipping; C. L. Bryant; B. A. Emmett 

Biogeochemistry. 2014. Vol. 118, num. 1-3, p. 257-272. DOI : 10.1007/s10533-013-9928-z.

Diminished soil functions occur under simulated climate change in a sup-alpine pasture, but heterotrophic temperature sensitivity indicates microbial resilience

R. T. E. Mills; K. S. Gavazov; T. Spiegelberger; D. Johnson; A. Buttler 

Science Of The Total Environment. 2014. Vol. 473, p. 465-472. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.071.

Plant functional types define magnitude of drought response in peatland CO2 exchange

J. J. Kuiper; W. M. Mooij; L. Bragazza; B. J. M. Robroek 

Ecology. 2014. Vol. 95, num. 1, p. 123-131. DOI : 10.1890/13-0270.1.

Mitigation measures for fish habitat improvement in Alpine rivers affected by hydropower operations

É. Person; M. Bieri; A. Peter; A. Schleiss 

Ecohydrology. 2014. Vol. 7, num. 2, p. 580-599. DOI : 10.1002/eco.1380.

Light and hydrologic variability as drivers of stream biofilm dynamics in a flume experiment

S. Ceola; E. Bertuzzo; L. Mari; G. Botter; I. Hödl et al. 

Ecohydrology. 2014. Vol. 7, num. 2, p. 391-400. DOI : 10.1002/eco.1357.

Conference Papers

Renewable and Non-Renewable Exergy Costs and CO2 Emissions in the Production of Fuels for Brazilian Transportation Sector

D. A. Florez Orrego; J. A. M. Silva; H. Velasquez; S. Oliveira Junior 

2014-07-01. 27th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2014, Turku, Finland, June 15-19, 2014.

Multi-objective Optimization of a Solar Assisted 1st and 2nd Generation Sugarcane Ethanol Production Plant

A. S. Wallerand; J. Queiroz Albarelli; A. Viana Ensinas; G. Ambrosetti; A. Mian et al. 

2014. ECOS 2014 – THE 27TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EFFICIENCY, COST, OPTIMIZATION, SIMULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ENERGY SYSTEMS, TURKU, FINLAND, JUNE 15-19, 2014.

Experimental response of Salix cuttings to different flow regimes due to human activities

L. Gorla; C. Signarbieux; P. Turberg; A. Buttler; P. Perona 

2014. EGU General Assembly 2014, Vienna, Austria, 27 April – 2 May, 2014. p. 5551.

The role of polyphenols between bryophytes and microbiota in regulating the functioning of Sphagnum-peatlands

V. Jassey; B. J. M. Robroek; P. Binet; L. Bragazza; G. Chiapusio 

2014. 27th International Congress on Polyphenols, Nagoya, Japan, September 1-5, 2014.

Non-destructive 3D characterization of concrete alteration by X-ray micro-CT and correlation with petrographic and geotechnical properties

B. Lengyel; P. Turberg; L. Baumgartner 

2014. Swiss Geosciences Meeting 2014 (SGM 2014), Fribourg, Switzerland, November 21-22, 2014.

Holistic Analysis of the Classroom

M. Raca; P. Dillenbourg 

2014. 3rd Multimodal Learning Analytics Workshop and Grand Challenges, Istanbul, Turkey, November 12, 2014. DOI : 10.1145/2666633.2666636.

Towards Management of the Bacterial Resource for Nutrient Removal in Granular Sludge Biofilm Systems

D. G. Weissbrodt; C. Holliger 

2014. Keynote presentation : 2nd IWA Specialist Conference on Eco Technologies for Sewage Treatment Plants “Eco STP 2014”, Verona, Italy, June 23-25, 2014. p. 491-492.

Theses

Catalyst Development for Selective Hydrogenation of Functionalized Alkynes and Nitroarenes

A. Yarulin / L. Kiwi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Book Chapters

Grasslands in silvopastoral mountain ecosystems

A. Buttler 

Grassland Biodiversity and Conservation in a Changing World; New York: Nova publishers, 2014. p. 187-217.

Pattern and processes at various spatio-temporal scales and adaptation to climate change

A. Buttler; A. L. J. Peringer 

European wood pastures in transition: a social-ecological approach; Oxon, London, New York: Routledge, 2014. p. 322.

Posters

Ecological response of trees to simulated climate change along an altitudinal gradient (CLIMARBRE)

M. P. Sanginés De Cárcer; C. Signarbieux; A. Buttler 

13th International Swiss Climate Summer School “Linking Land Use, Land Cover, and Climate”, Grindelwald, Switzerland, August 31st- September 5th, 2014.

Référence naturelle pédologique pour la revitalisation des rivières, le cas de la Singine (FR)

P. Aelvoet; C. Le Bayon; G. Bullinger-Weber; C. Guenat 

Congrès de la société suisse de pédologie, Agroscope, Changins, Suisse, February 14-15, 2014.

Climate change, vegetation dynamics and carbon cycling in peatlands: the role of vascular plants in CO2 sequestration

K. Gavazov; M. Garnett; R. Mills; B. Robroek; L. Bragazza 

15th Swiss Global Change Day, Bern, Switzerland, 2, April 2014.

Do peatlands hibernate?

E. Dorrepaal; C. Signarbieux; V. Jassey; R. Mills; A. Buttler et al. 

AGU Fall meeting, San Fransisco, USA., December 15-19, 2014.

Experimental response of Salix cuttings to different flow regimes due to human activities

L. Gorla; C. Signarbieux; P. Turberg; A. Buttler; P. Perona 

Pesticides en zone sahélienne: quantification et évaluation des impacts sur la santé

E. R. G. Lehmann; L. F. De Alencastro; S. Biau‐Lalanne 

Water Forum 2014, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, June 12‐14, 2014.

Talks

Eco-villages

D. Dietz 

Invited Conference, Les Diablerets, August 28, 2014.

Climate is changing, so will ecosystems and the landscape: experimental evidences from the Swiss Jura mountains

A. Buttler 

Open Institut Seminars, University California Berkeley, USA, 2014.

Climate is changing, so will ecosystems and the landscape: experimental evidences from the Swiss Jura mountains

A. Buttler 

Open Institut Seminars, INSTAAR, Boulder University, Colorado, USA, 2014.

Klimawandel-angepasstes, post-konservatives Management halb-offener Weidelandschaften

A. L. J. Peringer; K. Schulze; I. Stupariu; M-S. Stupariu; A. Buttler et al. 

BfN Bundesamt fuer naturschutz Tagung, Bern, Switzerland, October 21-22, 2014.

Patterns and Processes in South-Carpathian Wooded Pastures: An approach to analyse land-use driven landscape change in complex mountain landscapes

I. Stoicescu; M. Năpăruș; M. Stupariu; T. Cioacă; I. Pătru-Stupariu et al. 

IALE-Europe Thematic Workshop, Lisbon, Portugal, July 4-5, 2014.

Sols, formes d’humus et communautés lombriciennes: indicateurs du succès de la revitalisation des zones alluviales?

C. Le Bayon; G. Bullinger-Weber; Gobat; C. Guenat 

Congrès de la société suisse de pédologie, Agroscope, Changins, Suisse, February 14-15, 2014.

Sphagnum mosses and climate change: eco-physiological responses from multi-faceted manipulative experiments

C. Signarbieux; B. J. M. Robroek; V. Jassey; A. Buttler; M. Mulot et al. 

2014 Annual Meeting British Ecological Society, Lille, France, December 9-12. 2014.

Persistent extreme climatic events reduce carbon accumulation in peatlands: mechanisms and quantification

L. Bragazza; K. Gavazov; C. Signarbieux; R. Albrecht; A. Buttler 

109th Congress of Italian Botanical Society, International Plant Science Conference, Florence, Italy, 2-5 September, 2014.

Climate warming and atmospheric nitrogen deposition : biogeochemical effects through plant-soil interactions

L. Bragazza 

Journées des Grands Témoins, Master Ecosystèmes-Contaminants-Santé (Université de Franche-Comté) & Master Biogéosciences (Universités de Lausanne et Neuchàtel), Frasne (Doubs, France), January 14, 2014.

Climate warming, vegetation response and carbon cycling in peatlands: preliminary results from ongoing manipulative and descriptive research projects

L. Bragazza 

Meur Bleu Carbon Workshop, Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal (Canada), March 3-4, 2014.

Biogeochemical impacts of climate warming and atmospheric nitrogen deposition in peatlands: an aboveground-belowground perspective

L. Bragazza 

BIOGEOMON 2014, 8th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behavior, University of Bayreuth, Germany, July 13-17, 2014.

Hydrological dynamics and fire history of the last 800 years in Western Siberia reconstructed from a high-resolution, ombrotrophic peat archive.

M. Lamentowicz; M. Słowińsk; K. Marcisz; P. Kołaczek; M. Neumann et al. 

AGU Fall meeting, San Fransisco, USA., December 15-19, 2014.

Reconstructing hydrological dynamics of ombrotrophic bogs in northern Poland with testate amoebae based transfer function and trait-based approach.

M. Lamentowicz; M. Galka; L. Lamentowicz; V. Jassey 

International Symposium On Testate Amoebae, poznan, Poland, September 8-14, 2014.

Influence of experimental water table changes on testate amoebae communities in Sphagnum peatland

M. Reczuga; V. Jassey; E. Mitchell; A. Buttler; L. Lamentowicz et al. 

International Symposium On Testate Amoebae, Poznan, Poland, September 8-14, 2014.

The role of the chemical interactions between bryophytes and testate amoebae in regulating the peatland microbial food web

V. Jassey 

International Symposium On Testate Amoebae, Poznan, Poland, September 8-14, 2014.

Optimal water allocation in small hydropower plants between traditional and non-traditional water users: merging theory and existing practices

L. Gorla; B. Crouzy; P. Perona 

EGU General Assembly 2014, Vienna, Austria, 27 April – 2 May, 2014.

Architecture and Territory

D. Dietz 

eco.villages congress, Les Diablerets, August 28, 2014.

Choix modal et répartition modale en Suisse: quelques chiffres pour stimuler le débat

D. P. Christie 

3e conférence eco.villages: Architecture & planification pour un avenir durable des villages et petites villes, Les Diablerets, Switzerland, 28 August 2014.

Fiona Pia à la 3e conférence eco.villages aux Diablerets

F. Pia 

eco.village, Maison des congrès, Les Diablerets, Alpes Vaudoises, Août 28, 2014.

Student Projects

Pollution plastique dans les eaux suisses: caractérisation et quantification de leurs micropolluants

C. Demars 

2014.

2013

Journal Articles

Effets d’une sécheresse estivale sévère sur une prairie permanente de montagne du Jura

M. Meisser; C. Deléglise; E. Mosimann; C. Signarbieux; R. Mills et al. 

Recherche Agronomique Suisse. 2013. Vol. 4, num. 11-12, p. 476-483.

Seasonal patterns of testate amoeba diversity, community structure and species-environment relationships in four Sphagnum-dominated peatlands along a 1300 m altitudinal gradient in Switzerland

M. Lamentowicz; L. Bragazza; A. Buttler; V. E. J. Jassey; E. A. D. Mitchell 

Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 2013. Vol. 67, p. 1-11. DOI : 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.08.002.

Vegetation-environment relationships in alpine mires of the West Carpathians and the Alps

L. Sekulova; M. Hajek; V. Syrovatka 

Journal Of Vegetation Science. 2013. Vol. 24, num. 6, p. 1118-1128. DOI : 10.1111/jvs.12035.

Life cycle optimization of energy-intensive processes using eco-costs

E. Bernier; F. Maréchal; R. Samson 

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 2013. Vol. 18, num. 9, p. 1747-1761. DOI : 10.1007/s11367-013-0560-x.

Monthly trends and the corresponding altitudinal shift in the snowfall/precipitation day ratio

G. Serquet; C. Marty; M. Rebetez 

Theoretical And Applied Climatology. 2013. Vol. 114, num. 3-4, p. 437-444. DOI : 10.1007/s00704-013-0847-7.

Past and future landscape dynamics in pasture-woodlands of the Swiss Jura Mountains under climate change

A. Peringer; S. Siehoff; J. Chetelat; T. Spiegelberger; A. Buttler et al. 

Ecology And Society. 2013. Vol. 18, num. 3, p. 11. DOI : 10.5751/Es-05600-180311.

Sustainable Land Use in Mountain Regions Under Global Change: Synthesis Across Scales and Disciplines

R. Huber; A. Rigling; P. Bebi; F. S. Brand; S. Briner et al. 

Ecology And Society. 2013. Vol. 18, num. 3, p. 36. DOI : 10.5751/Es-05499-180336.

Sustainable Land-use Practices in European Mountain Regions under Global Change: an Integrated Research Approach

R. Huber; H. Bugmann; A. Buttler; A. Rigling 

Ecology And Society. 2013. Vol. 18, num. 3, p. 37. DOI : 10.5751/Es-05375-180337.

To What Extent Do Food Preferences Explain the Trophic Position of Heterotrophic and Mixotrophic Microbial Consumers in a Sphagnum Peatland?

V. E. J. Jassey; C. Meyer; C. Dupuy; N. Bernard; E. A. D. Mitchell et al. 

Microbial Ecology. 2013. Vol. 66, num. 3, p. 571-580. DOI : 10.1007/s00248-013-0262-8.

Spatio-temporal heterogeneity of riparian soil morphology in a restored floodplain

B. Fournier; C. Guenat; G. Bullinger; E. Mitchell 

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 2013. Vol. 17, p. 4031-4042. DOI : 10.5194/hess-17-4031-2013.

Land use and soil texture effects on organic carbon change in dryland soils, Senegal

A. Touré; E. Temgoua; C. Guenat; B. Elberling 

Open Journal of Soil Science. 2013. Vol. 3, p. 253-262. DOI : 10.4236/ojss.2013.36030.

Biodiversité du sol en zones alluviales subalpines : lombriciens et collemboles

R-C. Le Bayon; G. Bullinger-Weber; C. Salomé; D. Rigerli; R. Amsturz et al. 

VBB-BSA. 2013.  p. 8-12.

Dynamics of Forage Production in Pasture-woodlands of the Swiss Jura Mountains under Projected Climate Change Scenarios

K. S. Gavazov; A. Peringer; A. Buttler; F. Gillet; T. Spiegelberger 

Ecology And Society. 2013. Vol. 18, num. 1, p. 38. DOI : 10.5751/Es-04974-180138.

A Contextual Analysis of Land-Use and Vegetation Changes in Two Wooded Pastures in the Swiss Jura Mountains

J. Chetelat; M. Kalbermatten; K. S. M. Lannas; T. Spiegelberger; J-B. Wettstein et al. 

Ecology And Society. 2013. Vol. 18, num. 1, p. 39. DOI : 10.5751/Es-05287-180139.

Subordinate plant species impact on soil microbial communities and ecosystem functioning in grasslands: Findings from a removal experiment

P. Mariotte; C. Vandenberghe; C. Meugnier; P. Rossi; R. D. Bardgett et al. 

Perspectives In Plant Ecology Evolution And Systematics. 2013. Vol. 15, num. 2, p. 77-85. DOI : 10.1016/j.ppees.2012.12.003.

Modeling Social-Ecological Feedback Effects in the Implementation of Payments for Environmental Services in Pasture-Woodlands

R. Huber; S. Briner; A. Peringer; S. Lauber; R. Seidl et al. 

Ecology And Society. 2013. Vol. 18, num. 2, p. 41. DOI : 10.5751/Es-05487-180241.

Interactive effects of depth and temperature on CH4 and N2O flux in a shallow podzol

R. T. E. Mills; N. Dewhirst; A. Sowerby; B. A. Emmett; D. L. Jones 

Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 2013. Vol. 62, p. 1-4. DOI : 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.03.003.

Snow cover manipulation effects on microbial community structure and soil chemistry in a mountain bog

B. J. M. Robroek; A. Heijboer; V. E. J. Jassey; M. M. Hefting; T. G. Rouwenhorst et al. 

Plant And Soil. 2013. Vol. 369, num. 1-2, p. 151-164. DOI : 10.1007/s11104-012-1547-2.

A case study on spatial and temporal hydraulic variability in an alpine gravel-bed stream based on the hydromorphological index of diversity

W. Gostner; P. Parasiewicz; A. J. Schleiss 

Ecohydrology. 2013. Vol. 6, num. 4, p. 652-667. DOI : 10.1002/eco.1349.

Preface Ecohydraulics: linkages between hydraulics, morphodynamics and ecological processes in rivers

K. Blanckaert; X-F. Garcia; J. Steiger; W. Uijttewaal 

Ecohydrology. 2013. Vol. 6, num. 4, p. 507-510. DOI : 10.1002/eco.1414.

Subordinate plant species enhance community resistance against drought in semi-natural grasslands

P. Mariotte; C. Vandenberghe; P. Kardol; F. Hagedorn; A. Buttler 

Journal Of Ecology. 2013. Vol. 101, num. 3, p. 763-773. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2745.12064.

How do subordinate and dominant species in semi-natural mountain grasslands relate to productivity and land-use change?

P. Mariotte; A. Buttler; F. Kohler; A. K. Gilgen; T. Spiegelberger 

Basic And Applied Ecology. 2013. Vol. 14, num. 3, p. 217-224. DOI : 10.1016/j.baae.2013.02.003.

The Response of the Mediterranean Gorgonian Eunicella singularis to Thermal Stress Is Independent of Its Nutritional Regime

L. Ezzat; P-L. Merle; P. Furla; A. Buttler; C. Ferrier-Pages 

Plos One. 2013. Vol. 8, num. 5, p. e64370. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0064370.

Abcb4 acts as multixenobiotic transporter and active barrier against chemical uptake in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos

S. Fischer; N. Kluever; K. Burkhardt-Medicke; M. Pietsch; A-M. Schmidt et al. 

Bmc Biology. 2013. Vol. 11, p. 69. DOI : 10.1186/1741-7007-11-69.

Ammonia exposure promotes algal biomass in an ombrotrophic peatland

R. J. Payne; V. E. J. Jassey; I. D. Leith; L. J. Sheppard; N. B. Dise et al. 

Soil Biology & Biochemistry. 2013. Vol. 57, p. 936-938. DOI : 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.09.012.

Biotic plant-soil feedbacks across temporal scales

P. Kardol; D. Deyn; B. Gerlinde; E. Laliberte; P. Mariotte et al. 

Journal Of Ecology. 2013. Vol. 101, num. 2, p. 309-315. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2745.12046.

Biogeochemical plant-soil microbe feedback in response to climate warming in peatlands

L. Bragazza; J. Parisod; A. Buttler; R. D. Bardgett 

Nature Climate Change. 2013. Vol. 3, num. 3, p. 273-277. DOI : 10.1038/Nclimate1781.

Holocene changes in climate and land use drove shifts in the diversity of testate amoebae in a subalpine pond

F. Oris; M. Lamentowicz; A. Genries; B. Mourier; O. Blarquez et al. 

Journal Of Paleolimnology. 2013. Vol. 49, num. 4, p. 633-646. DOI : 10.1007/s10933-013-9680-3.

Lowering the global warming impact of bridge rehabilitations by using Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concretes

G. Habert; E. Denarié; A. Sajna; P. Rossi 

Cement & Concrete Composites. 2013. Vol. 38, p. 1-11. DOI : 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2012.11.008.

The performance of single- and multi-proxy transfer functions (testate amoebae, bryophytes, vascular plants) for reconstructing mire surface wetness and pH

E. A. D. Mitchell; R. J. Payne; V. D. Knaap; O. Willem; L. Lamentowicz et al. 

Quaternary Research. 2013. Vol. 79, num. 1, p. 6-13. DOI : 10.1016/j.yqres.2012.08.004.

Factors modulating cottongrass seedling growth stimulation to enhanced nitrogen and carbon dioxide: compensatory tradeoffs in leaf dynamics and allocation to meet potassium-limited growth

A. Siegenthaler; A. Buttler; P. Grosvernier; J-M. Gobat; M. B. Nilsson et al. 

Oecologia. 2013. Vol. 171, num. 2, p. 557-570. DOI : 10.1007/s00442-012-2415-8.

Above- and belowground linkages in Sphagnum peatland: climate warming affects plant-microbial interactions

V. E. J. Jassey; G. Chiapusio; P. Binet; A. Buttler; F. Laggoun-Defarge et al. 

Global Change Biology. 2013. Vol. 19, num. 3, p. 811-823. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.12075.

On quantifying ecologically sustainable flow releases in a diverted river reach

L. Gorla; P. Perona 

Journal of Hydrology. 2013. Vol. 489, p. 98-107. DOI : 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.02.043.

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reduce the differences in competitiveness between dominant and subordinate plant species

P. Mariotte; C. Meugnier; D. Johnson; A. Thébault; T. Spiegelberger et al. 

Mycorrhiza. 2013. Vol. 23, num. 4, p. 267-277. DOI : 10.1007/s00572-012-0465-8.

Conference Papers

Renewable and Non-Renewable Exergy Cost and Specific CO2 Emission of Electricity Generation: The Brazilian Case

D. A. Florez Orrego; J. A. M. Silva 

2013-07-01. 26th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS 2013, Guilin, China, July 16-19, 2013.

Urban form as a major energy parameter in modelling an eco-district

F. Kuchler; F. Poumadere; G. Cherix 

2013. 

Urban form as a major energy parameter in modelling an eco-district

F. Kuchler; F. Poumadere; G. Cherix 

2013. SDEWES 2013, Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 22-27, 2013.

Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Two-phase Evaporators and Condensers in the context of a CO2 Based District Energy Network

S. Henchoz; F. Maréchal; D. Favrat 

2013. ECOS 2013, Guilin, PRC, July 16-19, 2013.

Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Two-stage Compression Heat Pumps with Flash Economizer

S. Henchoz; S. Gailledrat; J-B. Carré; D. Favrat 

2013. ECOS 2013, Guilin, PRC, July 16-19, 2013.

ECOS: Integrated and practical energy planning for new districts

J. Rager; C. Dorsaz; F. Maréchal 

2013. 26th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy, Guilin, China, July 16-19, 2013.

ECOS: Solar Potential Assessment on Roofs of Urban Areas and its Integration

J. Rager; L. Girardin; F. Maréchal 

2013. 26th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy, Guilin, China, July 16-19, 2013.

Site-scale process integration and utility optimization with multiple representations of heating and cooling requirements: Application to an existing chemical plant

N. Pouransari; G. Bocquenet; F. Marechal 

2013. The 26th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, GUILIN, CHINA, JULY 16-19, 2013.

Thermo-economic optimization of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell – Gas Turbine system fuelled with gasified lignocellulosic biomass

A. Viana Ensinas; P. Caliandro; L. Tock; F. Maréchal 

2013. ECOS 2013, Guilin , China, July 15-19, 2013.

Life Cycle Assessment and Environomic Optimization of Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Plants

A. Kuenlin; G. Augsburger; L. Gerber; F. Maréchal 

2013. 26th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS2013), Guilin, China, July 16-19, 2013.

Theses

Subalpine Pasture-Woodlands in a Changing Climate

K. S. Gavazov / A. Buttler; T. Spiegelberger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Book Chapters

Earthworm communities as indicators for evaluating floodplain restoration success.

R-C. Le Bayon; G. Bullinger-Weber; G. Jean-Michel; G. Claire 

Floodplains : Environmental Management, restoration and ecological implications; New York: Nova Science, 2013. p. 47-68.

Posters

Experimental response of Salix cuttings to sudden water table changing dynamics

L. Gorla; C. Signarbieux; P. Turberg; A. Buttler; P. Perona 

AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA,

Vegetation establishment in convectively accelerated streams

B. Crouzy; S. McLelland; P. Molnar; C. Camporeale; P. Perona 

AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA,

Salix response to different flow regimes in controlled experiments: first results

L. Gorla; C. Signarbieux; P. Turberg; A. Buttler; P. Perona 

EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria,

Observation of Sensible and Latent Heat Fluxes Over a Mixed Savanna – Agricultural Catchment in the Semi-Arid Sudanian Savanna, Burkina Faso

N. C. Ceperley; T. Mande; N. Van de Giesen; S. W. Tyler; A. Rinaldo et al. 

American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, 9-13 December, 2013.

Talks

An integrated strategy for a sustainable deep city

H. Li 

International forum on underground space and modern urban center (a post-expo low-carbon eco-technology application forum), Shanghai, China, July 17-19, 2013.

Student Projects

Typologie de production maraîchère locale. La décroissance choisie comme essence d’un projet d’architecture au Pays d’Enhaut

F. A. Dal-Zotto 

2013.

Entre métamorphose et dormance, architecture.s d’une carrière à Ostermundigen (BE)

F. Rochat 

2013.

2012

Journal Articles

Preservation of Wooded pastures in the Jura: climatic and agricultural Policy challenges

A. Buttler; K. Gavazov; A. Peringer; S. Siehoff; P. Mariotte et al. 

Agrarforschung Schweiz. 2012. Vol. 3, num. 7-8, p. 346-353.

Climate Change and Sustainable Land Use in the Mountain area

R. Huber; P. Bebi; S. Briner; H. Bugmann; A. Buttler et al. 

Agrarforschung Schweiz. 2012. Vol. 3, num. 7-8, p. 340-345.

Patterns of earthworm communities and species traits in relation to the perturbation gradient of a restored floodplain

B. Fournier; E. Samaritani; J. Shrestha; E. A. D. Mitchell; R-C. Le Bayon 

Applied Soil Ecology. 2012. Vol. 59, p. 87-95. DOI : 10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.03.015.

Quantifying Biomass Of Secondary Forest After Slash-And-Burn Cultivation In Central Menabe, Madagascar

O. Raharimalala; A. Buttler; R. Schlaepfer; J-M. Gobat 

Journal Of Tropical Forest Science. 2012. Vol. 24, num. 4, p. 474-489.

Complex interactions between spatial pattern of resident species and invasiveness of newly arriving species affect invasibility

A. Thebault; P. Stoll; A. Buttler 

Oecologia. 2012. Vol. 170, num. 4, p. 1133-1142. DOI : 10.1007/s00442-012-2376-y.

On the role of human mobility in the spread of cholera epidemics: towards an epidemiological movement ecology

L. Mari; E. Bertuzzo; L. Righetto; R. Casagrandi; M. Gatto et al. 

Ecohydrology. 2012. Vol. 5, num. 5, p. 531-540. DOI : 10.1002/eco.262.

Using “bryophytes and their associated testate amoeba” microsystems as indicators of atmospheric pollution

C. Meyer; D. Gilbert; F. Gillet; M. Moskura; M. Franchi et al. 

Ecological Indicators. 2012. Vol. 13, num. 1, p. 144-151. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.05.020.

Modern pollen rain and fungal spore assemblages from pasture woodlands around Lake Saint-Point (France)

B. Dietre; É. Gauthier; F. Gillet 

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 2012. Vol. 186, p. 69-89. DOI : 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2012.07.002.

Structural relationships among vegetation, soil fauna and humus form in a subalpine forest ecosystem: a Hierarchical Multiple Factor Analysis (HMFA)

N. Bernier; F. Gillet 

Pedobiologia. 2012. Vol. 55, num. 6, p. 321-334. DOI : 10.1016/j.pedobi.2012.06.004.

The role of turbulence in the hydraulic environment of benthic invertebrates

K. Blanckaert; X-F. Garcia; A. M. Ricardo; Q. Chen; M. T. Pusch 

Ecohydrology. 2012.  p. 1-13. DOI : 10.1002/eco.1301.

A framework to implement Stakeholder participation in environmental projects

V. Luyet; R. Schlaepfer; M. Parlange; A. Buttler 

Journal of Environmental Management. 2012. Vol. 111, p. 213-219. DOI : 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.06.026.

Signatures of sea level changes on tidal geomorphology: Experiments on network incision and retreat

L. Stefanon; L. Carniello; A. D’Alpaos; A. Rinaldo 

Geophysical Research Letters. 2012. Vol. 39, num. 12, p. L12402. DOI : 10.1029/2012GL051953.

Glasshouse vs field experiments: do they yield ecologically similar results for assessing N impacts on peat mosses?

J. Limpens; G. Granath; R. Aerts; M. M. P. D. Heijmans; L. J. Sheppard et al. 

New Phytologist. 2012. Vol. 195, p. 408-418. DOI : 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04157.x.

Possible climate change impacts on the hydrological and vegetative character of Everglades National Park, Florida

M. J. Todd; R. Muneepeerakul; F. Miralles-Wilhelm; A. Rinaldo; I. Rodriguez-Iturbe 

Ecohydrology. 2012. Vol. 5, p. 326-336. DOI : 10.1002/eco.223.

The relationship between plant species richness and soil aggregate stability can depend on disturbance

M. Pohl; F. Graf; A. Buttler; C. Rixen 

Plant And Soil. 2012. Vol. 355, p. 87-102. DOI : 10.1007/s11104-011-1083-5.

Introduction to ECOS 2010

D. Favrat; F. Maréchal 

Energy. 2012. Vol. 41, num. 1, p. 2. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2012.01.049.

Plant traits across different habitats of the Italian Alps: a comparative analysis between native and alien species

M. Dainese; L. Bragazza 

Alpine Botany. 2012. Vol. 122, p. 11-21. DOI : 10.1007/s00035-012-0101-4.

Toward the use of testate amoeba functional traits as indicator of floodplain restoration success

B. Fournier; E. Malysheva; Y. Mazei; M. Moretti; E. A. D. Mitchell 

European Journal Of Soil Biology. 2012. Vol. 49, p. 85-91. DOI : 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.05.008.

Impact of farming practices on soil diatoms and testate amoebae: A pilot study in the DOK-trial at Therwil, Switzerland

T. J. Heger; F. Straub; E. A. D. Mitchell 

European Journal Of Soil Biology. 2012. Vol. 49, p. 31-36. DOI : 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.08.007.

High nitrogen deposition alters the decomposition of bog plant litter and reduces carbon accumulation

L. Bragazza; A. Buttler; J. Habermacher; L. Brancaleoni; R. Gerdol et al. 

Global Change Biology. 2012. Vol. 18, p. 1163-1172. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02585.x.

COI Barcoding of Nebelid Testate Amoebae (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida): Extensive Cryptic Diversity and Redefinition of the Hyalospheniidae Schultze

A. Kosakyan; T. J. Heger; B. S. Leander; M. Todorov; E. A. D. Mitchell et al. 

Protist. 2012. Vol. 163, p. 415-434. DOI : 10.1016/j.protis.2011.10.003.

Exclusion of root competition increases competitive abilities of subordinate plant species through root-shoot interactions

P. Mariotte; A. Buttler; D. Johnson; A. Thébault; C. Vandenberghe 

Journal of Vegetation Science. 2012. Vol. 23, num. 6, p. 1148-1158. DOI : 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01432.x.

How do plant community ecologists consider the complementarity of observational, experimental and theoretical approaches ?

T. Spiegelberger; F. Gillet; B. Amiaud; A. Thébault; P. Mariotte et al. 

Plant Ecology And Evolution. 2012. Vol. 145, p. 4-12. DOI : 10.5091/plecevo.2012.699.

Patterns of bryophyte and vascular plant richness in European subalpine springs

L. Sekulova; M. Hajek; P. Hajkova; E. Mikulaskova; A. Buttler et al. 

Plant Ecology. 2012. Vol. 213, p. 237-249. DOI : 10.1007/s11258-011-9969-0.

Modelling the effect of size on the aerial dispersal of microorganisms

D. M. Wilkinson; S. Koumoutsaris; E. A. D. Mitchell; I. Bey 

Journal Of Biogeography. 2012. Vol. 39, p. 89-97. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02569.x.

Co-production of hydrogen and electricity from lignocellulosic biomass: Process design and thermo-economic optimization

L. Tock; F. Maréchal 

Energy. 2012. Vol. 45, num. 1, p. 339-349. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2012.01.056.

Erosion of soils due to rainfall impact – An interpolation method

J-Y. Parlange; W. L. Hogarth; B. C. P. Heng; G. C. Sander; D. A. Barry et al. 

Ecohydrology. 2012. Vol. 5, num. 5, p. 575-579. DOI : 10.1002/eco.1257.

Conference Papers

Prototype of a thermally driven heat pump based on integrated organic Rankine cycles (ORC)

J. Demierre; S. Henchoz; D. Favrat 

2012. ECOS 2010, 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2010. p. 10-17. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2011.08.049.

Reviews

A synthetic review of feedbacks and drivers of shrub encroachment in arid grasslands

P. D’Odorico; G. S. Okin; B. T. Bestelmeyer 

Ecohydrology. 2012. Vol. 5, num. 5, p. 520-530. DOI : 10.1002/eco.259.

Books

The Hydro-Morphological Index of Diversity: a planning tool for river restoration projects

W. Gostner 

Lausanne: EPFL – LCH, 2012.

Eco-confort – Pour une maison saine et à basse consommation d’énergie

 

Lausanne: Presses Polytechniques et Universitaires Romandes PPUR, 2012.

Theses

Le mur à haute performance thermique

T. Voellinger / A. Bassi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Development of Catalytic Umpolung

J. Brand / J. Waser (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Effects of Subordinate Plant Species in Plant and Soil Community Structure and Ecosystem Functioning

P. R. Mariotte / A. Buttler (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Posters

Hydrologic Activity of Deciduous Agroforestry Tree Observed through Monitoring of Stable Isotopes in Stem Water, Solar Radiation Attenuation, and Sapflow

N. C. Ceperley; T. Mande; M. B. Parlange 

American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, December 3-7, 2012.

Student Projects

Génération spontanée: une architecture éco-utopique

A. Alberti 

2012.

Aménagement durable pour Megève: ensemble de logements et commerces (F)

M. Chardon 

2012.

2011

Journal Articles

Non-stomatal limitations of photosynthesis in grassland species under artificial drought in the field

C. Signarbieux; U. Feller 

ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY. 2011. Vol. 71, num. 2, p. 192-197. DOI : 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2010.12.003.

Human exposure to allergenic pollens: A comparison between urban and rural areas

F. Bosch-Cano; N. Bernard; B. Sudre; F. Gillet; M. Thibaudon et al. 

Environmental Research. 2011. Vol. 111, num. 5, p. 619-625. DOI : 10.1016/j.envres.2011.04.001.

Long-term effects of grazing exclusion on aboveground and belowground plant species diversity in a steppe of the Loess Plateau, China

L-P. Zhao 

Plant Ecology and Evolution. 2011. Vol. 144, num. 3, p. 313-320. DOI : 10.5091/plecevo.2011.617.

Response of herbaceous vegetation functional diversity to land use change across five sites in Europe and Israel

S. Lavorel; F. de Bello; K. Grigulis; J. Lepš; E. Garnier et al. 

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution. 2011. Vol. 57, num. 1-2, p. 53-72. DOI : 10.1560/IJEE.57.1-2.53.

Assessing long-term land-use legacies in subalpine grasslands using a plant-trait based generic modelling framework

F. Quétier; S. Lavorel; P. Liancourt; A. Thébault; I. Davies 

Plant Ecology and Diversity. 2011. Vol. 4, num. 4, p. 391-402. DOI : 10.1080/17550874.2011.629232.

Earthworm communities in alluvial forests: Influence of altitude, vegetation stages and soil parameters

C. Salomé; C. Guenat; G. Bullinger-Weber; J-M. Gobat; R-C. Le Bayon 

Pedobiologia. 2011. Vol. 59, num. supplement, p. S89-S98. DOI : 10.1016/j.pedobi.2011.09.012.

Impact of flood deposits on earthworm communities in alder forests from a subalpine floodplain (Kandersteg, Switzerland)

G. Bullinger-Weber; C. Guenat; C. Salomé; J-M. Gobat; R-C. Le Bayon 

European Journal of Soil Biology. 2011. Vol. 49, p. 5-11. DOI : 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.08.001.

Dynamics of wetland vegetation under multiple stresses: a case study of changes in sawgrass trait, structure, and productivity under coupled plant-soil- microbe dynamics

C. P. Muneepeerakul; R. Muneepeerakul; F. Miralles-Wilhelm; A. Rinaldo; I. Rodriguez-Iturbe 

Ecohydrology. 2011. Vol. 4, p. 757-790. DOI : 10.1002/eco.165.

Highly Diverse and Seasonally Dynamic Protist Community in a Pristine Peat Bog

E. Lara; E. A. D. Mitchell; D. Moreira; P. L. Garcia 

Protist. 2011. Vol. 162, p. 14-32. DOI : 10.1016/j.protis.2010.05.003.

The perils of taxonomic inconsistency in quantitative palaeoecology: experiments with testate amoeba data

R. J. Payne; M. Lamentowicz; E. A. D. Mitchell 

Boreas. 2011. Vol. 40, p. 15-27. DOI : 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2010.00174.x.

A multi-criteria decision method for sustainability assessment of the use phase of machine tool systems

O. Avram; I. Stroud; P. Xirouchakis 

International Journal Of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 2011. Vol. 53, p. 811-828. DOI : 10.1007/s00170-010-2873-2.

Seasonal trends and temperature dependence of the snowfall/precipitation-day ratio in Switzerland

G. Serquet; C. Marty; J-P. Dulex; M. Rebetez 

Geophysical Research Letters. 2011. Vol. 38, num. 7, p. L07703. DOI : 10.1029/2011GL046976.

Extreme temperature analysis under forest cover compared to an open field

J. Ferrez; A. C. Davison; M. Rebetez 

Agricultural And Forest Meteorology. 2011. Vol. 151, p. 992-1001. DOI : 10.1016/j.agrformet.2011.03.005.

Heterogeneity of soil carbon pools and fluxes in a channelized and a restored floodplain section (Thur River, Switzerland)

E. Samaritani; J. Shrestha; B. Fournier; E. Frossard; F. Gillet et al. 

Hydrology And Earth System Sciences. 2011. Vol. 15, p. 1757-1769. DOI : 10.5194/hess-15-1757-2011.

Experimental climate effect on seasonal variability of polyphenol/phenoloxidase interplay along a narrow fen-bog ecological gradient in Sphagnum fallax

V. E. J. Jassey; G. Chiapusio; D. Gilbert; A. Buttler; M-L. Toussaint et al. 

Global Change Biology. 2011. Vol. 17, p. 2945-2957. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02437.x.

Chemical and Biological Gradients along the Damma Glacier Soil Chronosequence, Switzerland

S. M. Bernasconi; A. Bauder; B. Bourdon; I. Brunner; E. Buenemann et al. 

Vadose Zone Journal. 2011. Vol. 10, p. 867-883. DOI : 10.2136/vzj2010.0129.

Functional traits and root morphology of alpine plants

M. Pohl; R. Stroude; A. Buttler; C. Rixen 

Annals Of Botany. 2011. Vol. 108, p. 537-545. DOI : 10.1093/aob/mcr169.

Rediscovery of Nebela ansata (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida) in eastern North America: biogeographical implications

T. J. Heger; R. K. Booth; M. E. Sullivan; D. M. Wilkinson; B. G. Warner et al. 

Journal Of Biogeography. 2011. Vol. 38, p. 1897-1906. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02528.x.

Effects of short-term ecosystem experimental warming on water-extractable organic matter in an ombrotrophic Sphagnum peatland (Le Forbonnet, France)

F. Delarue; F. Laggoun-Defarge; A. Buttler; S. Gogo; V. E. J. Jassey et al. 

Organic Geochemistry. 2011. Vol. 42, p. 1016-1024. DOI : 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2011.07.005.

Establishment patterns in a secondary tree line ecotone

A. Peringer; G. Rosenthal 

Ecological Modelling. 2011. Vol. 222, p. 3120-3131. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.05.025.

A multi-proxy, high-resolution record of peatland development and its drivers during the last millennium from the subalpine Swiss Alps

W. O. van der Knaap; M. Lamentowicz; J. F. N. van Leeuwen; S. Hangartner; M. Leuenberger et al. 

Quaternary Science Reviews. 2011. Vol. 30, p. 3467-3480. DOI : 10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.06.017.

Invasion and eradication of a competitively superior species in heterogeneous landscapes

S. Vuilleumier; A. Buttler; N. Perrin; J. M. Yearsley 

Ecological Modelling. 2011. Vol. 222, p. 398-406. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.09.037.

Holocene history of Lac des Lauzons (2180 m a.s.l.), reconstructed from multiproxy analyses of Coleoptera, plant macroremains and pollen (Hautes-Alpes, France)

P. Ponel; M. Court-Picon; M. Badura; F. Guiter; J-L. de Beaulieu et al. 

Holocene. 2011. Vol. 21, p. 565-582. DOI : 10.1177/0959683610385725.

Seasonal Net Ecosystem Carbon Exchange of a Regenerating Cutaway Bog: How Long Does it Take to Restore the C-Sequestration Function?

E. Samaritani; A. Siegenthaler; M. Yli-Petays; A. Buttler; P-A. Christin et al. 

Restoration Ecology. 2011. Vol. 19, p. 480-489. DOI : 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2010.00662.x.

Nutrient stoichiometry in Sphagnum along a nitrogen deposition gradient in highly polluted region of Central-East Europe

M. Jirousek; M. Hajek; L. Bragazza 

Environmental Pollution. 2011. Vol. 159, p. 585-590. DOI : 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.10.004.

Evaluating the ‘conservative’ behavior of stable isotopic ratios (delta C-13, delta N-15, and delta O-18) in humic acids and their reliability as paleoenvironmental proxies along a peat sequence

C. Zaccone; G. Casiello; F. Longobardi; L. Bragazza; A. Sacco et al. 

Chemical Geology. 2011. Vol. 285, p. 124-132. DOI : 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.03.018.

Climatic modifiers of the response to nitrogen deposition in peat-forming Sphagnum mosses: a meta-analysis

J. Limpens; G. Granath; U. Gunnarsson; R. Aerts; S. Bayley et al. 

New Phytologist. 2011. Vol. 191, p. 496-507. DOI : 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03680.x.

Modelling human movement in cholera spreading along fluvial systems

L. Righetto; E. Bertuzzo; R. Casagrandi; M. Gatto; I. Rodriguez-Iturbe et al. 

Ecohydrology. 2011. Vol. 4, p. 49-55. DOI : 10.1002/eco.122.

Relationship between tourism demand in the Swiss Alps and hot summer air temperatures associated with climate change

G. Serquet; M. Rebetez 

Climatic Change. 2011. Vol. 108, p. 291-300. DOI : 10.1007/s10584-010-0012-6.

Comparison between open-site and below-canopy climatic conditions in Switzerland for different types of forests over 10 years (1998-2007)

V. Renaud; J. Innes; M. Dobbertin; M. Rebetez 

Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 2011. Vol. 105, num. 1, p. 119-127. DOI : 10.1007/s00704-010-0361-0.

Modelling natural disturbances in forest ecosystems: a review

R. Seidl; P. M. Fernandes; T. F. Fonseca; F. Gillet; A. M. Jönsson et al. 

Ecological Modelling. 2011. Vol. 222, num. 4, p. 903-924. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.09.040.

Heterogeneity of soil carbon pools and fluxes in a channelized and a restored floodplain section (Thur River, Switzerland)

E. Samaritani; J. Shrestha; B. Fournier; E. Frossard; F. Gillet et al. 

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions. 2011. Vol. 8, num. 1, p. 1059-1091. DOI : 10.5194/hessd-8-1059-2011.

Polyploidy and invasion success: trait trade-offs in native and introduced cytotypes of two Asteraceae species

A. Thébault; F. Gillet; H. Müller-Schärer; A. Buttler 

Plant Ecology. 2011. Vol. 212, num. 2, p. 315-325. DOI : 10.1007/s11258-010-9824-8.

COI gene reveals size-dependent high dispersal and low intra-specific diversity in free-living terrestrial protists (Euglyphida; Assulina)

E. Lara; T. J. Heger; E. Mitchell 

Journal of Biogeography. 2011. Vol. 38, num. 4, p. 640-650. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02426.x.

Comparing COI and SSU rDNA barcodes for assessing the diversity and phylogenetic relationships of cyphoderiid testate amoebae (Rhizaria: Euglyphida)

T. Heger; J. Pawlowski; E. Lara; B. Leander; M. Todorov et al. 

Protist. 2011. Vol. 162, num. 1, p. 131-141. DOI : 10.1016/j.protis.2010.05.002.

Conference Papers

Enhanced light trapping in realistic thin film solar cells using one-dimensional gratings

A. Naqavi; K. Soederstroem; F-J. Haug; V. Paeder; T. Scharf et al. 

2011. Conference on the Sustainable Design, Manufacturing, and Engineering Workforce Education for a Green Future, Strasbourg, FRANCE, Mar 28-30, 2011. p. 80650A. DOI : 10.1117/12.883186.

Thermoeconomic Analysis of a Solar Enhanced Energy Storage Concept Based on Thermodynamic Cycles

S. Henchoz 

2011. ECOS 2011, Novi Sad, Serbia, July 4-7, 2011. p. 358-365. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2012.02.010.

Multi-objective investment and operating optimization of energy systems with integer cut constraints and evolutionary algorithm

S. Fazlollahi; F. Marechal; B. Beraud 

2011. ECOS2011:The 24th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Novi Sad, Serbia, July 4–7, 2011.

Innovative Hybrid Cycle Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Inverted Gas Turbine with CO2 Separation

E. Facchinetti; D. Favrat; F. Marechal 

2011. 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 14-17, 2010. p. 565-572. DOI : 10.1002/fuce.201000130.

Co-production of Hydrogen and Electricity from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Process Design and Thermo-economic Optimization

L. Tock; F. Maréchal 

2011. 24th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems , Novi Sad, Serbia, July 4-7, 2011. p. 339-349. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2012.01.056.

Reviews

Le feuilleton de la grande histoire (Umberto Eco, Le cimetière de Prague)

J. Lévy 

EspacesTemps.net. 2011. 

Books

Numerical Ecology with R

D. Borcard; F. Gillet; P. Legendre 

New York: Springer, 2011.

Theses

Analysis of the Availability of Bioenergy and Assessment of its Optimal Use from an Environmental Perspective

B. Steubing / C. Ludwig; P. Wäger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Ecological Controls of Aerobic and Anaerobic Microbial Activities and Potential Impacts on Greenhouse Gases in Regenerating Peatlands

A. Siegenthaler / A. Buttler; E. Mitchell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Conference Proceedings

ECOS 2010 Volume V (Fuel cell & Internal combustion engines)

D. Favrat; F. Maréchal 

2011. 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy System (ECOS2010).

ECOS 2010 Volume IV (Power plants & Industrial processes)

D. Favrat; F. Maréchal 

2011. 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy System (ECOS2010).

ECOS 2010 Volume III (Cycles & Buildings)

D. Favrat; F. Maréchal 

2011. 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy System (ECOS2010).

ECOS 2010 Volume II (Biomass & Renewable)

D. Favrat; F. Maréchal 

2011. 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy System (ECOS2010).

ECOS 2010 Volume I (Thermodynamics)

D. Favrat; F. Maréchal 

2011. 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy System (ECOS2010).

Posters

DNA extraction from soil samples: Time for high throughput efficacy

P. Rossi; H. Winteler; C. Pasche; T. Schagat; C. Meugnier et al. 

4th Swiss Microbial Ecology (SME) Meeting, Engelberg, Switzerland, February 2 – 4, 2011.

Talks

Thermoeconomic Analysis of a Solar Enhanced Energy Storage Based on Thermodynamic Cycles

S. Henchoz 

ECOS 2011, Novi Sad, Serbia, July 4-7, 2011.

Student Projects

Les éco-quartiers

A. GIRARD-NOYER 

2011.

C.A.S.E. (Chablais As Sustainable Ecosystem)

D. Callot; L. Kanapin 

2011.

2010

Journal Articles

Competitive advantage of Rumex obtusifolius L. might increase in intensively managed temperate grasslands under drier climate

A. K. Gilgen; C. Signarbieux; U. Feller; N. Buchmann 

AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 2010. Vol. 135, num. 1-2, p. 15-23. DOI : 10.1016/j.agee.2009.08.004.

Reduced early growing season freezing resistance in alpine treeline plants under elevated atmospheric CO

M. Martin; K. Gavazov; C. Körner; S. Hättenschwiler; C. Rixen 

Global Change Biology. 2010. Vol. 16, num. 3, p. 1057-1070. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01987.x.

Natur und Stadt. Zweistufiger offener Wettbewerb Eco-quartier Jonction in Genf

F. Frank 

Werk, Bauen+Wohnen. 2010. num. 6, p. 47-51. DOI : 10.5169/seals-144778.

Leaching and transformability of transgenic DNA in unsaturated soil columns

J. Pote; M. T. Ceccherini; W. Rosselli; W. Wildi; P. Simonet et al. 

Ecotoxicology And Environmental Safety. 2010. Vol. 73, p. 67-72. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.09.009.

The Environmental Clade LKM11 and Rozella Form the Deepest Branching Clade of Fungi

E. Lara; D. Moreira; P. Lopez-Garcia 

Protist. 2010. Vol. 161, p. 116-121. DOI : 10.1016/j.protis.2009.06.005.

Have we underestimated the importance of humans in the biogeography of free-living terrestrial microorganisms?

D. M. Wilkinson 

Journal Of Biogeography. 2010. Vol. 37, p. 393-397. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02236.x.

Retention and hydrolysable fraction of atmospherically deposited nitrogen in two contrasting forest soils in Switzerland

I. Morier; P. Schleppi; M. Saurer; I. Providoli; C. Guenat 

European Journal Of Soil Science. 2010. Vol. 61, p. 197-206. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01226.x.

Testate amoeba analysis of lake sediments: impact of filter size and total count on estimates of density, species richness and assemblage structure

A. A. J. Wall; D. Gilbert; M. Magny; E. A. D. Mitchell 

Journal Of Paleolimnology. 2010. Vol. 43, p. 689-704. DOI : 10.1007/s10933-009-9360-5.

Contrasting Species-Environment Relationships in Communities of Testate Amoebae, Bryophytes and Vascular Plants Along the Fen-Bog Gradient

M. Lamentowicz; L. Lamentowicz; W. O. van der Knaap; M. Gabka; E. A. D. Mitchell 

Microbial Ecology. 2010. Vol. 59, num. 3, p. 499-510. DOI : 10.1007/s00248-009-9617-6.

Effects of climatic change and bog development on Holocene tufa formation in the Lorze Valley (central Switzerland)

M. Wehrli; E. A. D. Mitchell; W. O. van der Knaap; B. Ammann; W. Tinner 

Holocene. 2010. Vol. 20, p. 325-336. DOI : 10.1177/0959683609351901.

Is There a Size Limit for Cosmopolitan Distribution in Free-Living Microorganisms? A Biogeographical Analysis of Testate Amoebae from Polar Areas

J. Yang; H. G. Smith; T. N. Sherratt; D. M. Wilkinson 

Microbial Ecology. 2010. Vol. 59, p. 635-645. DOI : 10.1007/s00248-009-9615-8.

Isotopic analysis of cyanobacterial nitrogen fixation associated with subarctic lichen and bryophyte species

K. S. Gavazov; N. A. Soudzilovskaia; R. S. P. van Logtestijn; M. Braster; J. H. C. Cornelissen 

Plant And Soil. 2010. Vol. 333, p. 507-517. DOI : 10.1007/s11104-010-0374-6.

Relationships between Local Climate and Hydrology in Sphagnum Mire: Implications for Palaeohydrological Studies and Ecosystem Management

S. Slowinska; M. Slowinski; M. Lamentowicz 

Polish Journal Of Environmental Studies. 2010. Vol. 19, p. 779-787.

Response of testate amoeba assemblages to environmental and climatic changes during the Lateglacial-Holocene transition at Lake Lautrey (Jura Mountains, eastern France)

A. A. J. Wall; M. Magny; E. A. D. Mitchell; B. Vanniere; D. Gilbert 

Journal Of Quaternary Science. 2010. Vol. 25, p. 945-956. DOI : 10.1002/jqs.1377.

Testate Amoebae and Nutrient Cycling with Particular Reference to Soils

D. M. Wilkinson; E. A. D. Mitchell 

Geomicrobiology Journal. 2010. Vol. 27, p. 520-533. DOI : 10.1080/01490451003702925.

Looking for differences in wood properties as a function of the felling date: lunar phase-correlated variations in the drying behavior of Norway Spruce (Picea abies Karst.) and Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.)

E. Zuercher; R. Schlaepfer; M. Conedera; F. Giudici 

Trees-Structure And Function. 2010. Vol. 24, p. 31-41. DOI : 10.1007/s00468-009-0376-2.

Increasing storm damage to forests in Switzerland from 1858 to 2007

T. Usbeck; T. Wohlgemuth; M. Dobbertin; C. Pfister; A. Bürgi et al. 

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 2010. Vol. 150, p. 47-55. DOI : 10.1016/j.agrformet.2009.08.010.

Soil-vegetation patterns in secondary slash and burn successions in Central Menabe, Madagascar

O. Raharimalala; A. Buttler; C. D. Ramohavelo; S. Razanaka; J-P. Sorg et al. 

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 2010. Vol. 139, num. 1-2, p. 150-158. DOI : 10.1016/j.agee.2010.07.013.

Simulation tools for decision support to adaptive forest management in Europe

B. Muys; J. Hynynen; M. Palahí; M. J. Lexer; M. Fabrika et al. 

Forest Systems. 2010. Vol. 19, p. 86-99. DOI : 10.5424/fs/201019S-9310.

Effect of dung deposition on small-scale patch structure and seasonal vegetation dynamics in mountain pastures

F. Gillet; F. Kohler; C. Vandenberghe; A. Buttler 

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 2010. Vol. 135, num. 1-2, p. 34-41. DOI : 10.1016/j.agee.2009.08.006.

Community development along a proglacial chronosequence: are above-ground and below-ground community structure controlled more by biotic than abiotic factors?

M. L. Carlson; L. A. Flagstad; F. Gillet; E. A. D. Mitchell 

Journal of Ecology. 2010. Vol. 98, num. 5, p. 1084-1095. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01699.x.

Long-term dynamics of aboveground fungal communities in a subalpine Norway spruce forest under elevated nitrogen input

F. Gillet; M. Peter; F. Ayer; R. Bütler; S. Egli 

Oecologia. 2010. Vol. 164, num. 2, p. 499-510. DOI : 10.1007/s00442-010-1668-3.

Restoration of Threatened Arable Weed Communities in Abandoned Mountainous Crop Fields

F. Kohler; C. Vandenberghe; R. Imstepf; F. Gillet 

Restoration Ecology. 2010. Vol. 19, num. 101, p. 62-69. DOI : 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2009.00641.x.

Stochastic modeling of nutrient losses in streams: Interactions of climatic, hydrologic, and biogeochemical controls

G. Botter; N. B. Basu; S. Zanardo; P. S. C. Rao; A. Rinaldo 

Water Resources Research. 2010. Vol. 46, num. 8, p. W08509. DOI : 10.1029/2009WR008758.

Species-specific effects of polyploidisation and plant traits of Centaurea maculosa and Senecio inaequidens on rhizosphere microorganisms

A. Thébault; B. Frey; E. Mitchell; A. Buttler 

Oecologia. 2010. Vol. 163, p. 1011-1020. DOI : 10.1007/s00442-010-1598-0.

Litter- and ecosystem-driven decomposition under elevated CO2 and enhanced N deposition in a Sphagnum peatland

A. Siegenthaler; A. Buttler; L. Bragazza; E. Van der Heijden; P. Grosvernier et al. 

Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2010. Vol. 42, num. 6, p. 968-977. DOI : 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.02.016.

Resilience of acid subalpine grassland to short-term liming and fertilisation

T. Spiegelberger; C. Deléglise; S. DeDanieli; C. Bernard-Brunet 

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 2010. Vol. 137, p. 158-162. DOI : 10.1016/j.agee.2010.01.017.

Molecular phylogeny of euglyphid testate amoebae (Cercozoa: Euglyphida) suggests transitions between marine supralittoral and freshwater/terrestrial environments are infrequent

T. J. Heger; E. A. D. Mitchell; M. Todorov; V. Golemansky; E. Lara et al. 

Molecular phylogenetics and evolution. 2010. Vol. 55, num. 1, p. 113-122. DOI : 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.11.023.

A rapid response of testate amoebae and vegetation to inundation of a kettle hole mire

M. Lamentowicz; M. Obremska 

Journal of Paleolimnology. 2010. Vol. 43, num. 3, p. 499-511. DOI : 10.1007/s10933-009-9347-2.

A near-annual palaeohydrological study based on testate amoebae from a sub-alpine mire: surface wetness and the role of climate during the instrumental period

M. Lamentowicz; W. Van Der Knaap; Ł. Lamentowicz; J. F. N. Van Leeuwen; E. A. D. Mitchell et al. 

Journal of Quaternary Science. 2010. Vol. 25, num. 2, p. 190-202. DOI : 10.1002/jqs.1295.

Conference Papers

Multistage Production Decision Model under the Deregulated Electricity Market (For CCGT)

S. Fazlollahi; J. Barquin Gil 

2010. 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2010), Lausanne,Switzerland, June 14-17, 2010.

Utility Optimization in a Brewery Process Based on Energy Integration Methodology

M. Dumbliauskaite; H. Becker; F. Maréchal 

2010. The 23th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Lausanne, Switherland, June 14-18, 2010. p. 91-98.

Research on eco-hydro-morphological river processes by combining field investigations, physical modeling and numerical simulations

K. Blanckaert; W. van Balen; A. Duarte; V. Dugué; X. F. Garcia et al. 

2010. International Symposium on Hydraulic Physical Modeling and Field Investigation, Nanjing, China, September 13-15, 2010.

Thermo-economic Evaluation of the Thermochemical Production of Liquid Fuels from Biomass

L. Tock; M. Gassner; F. Maréchal 

2010. 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2010), Lausanne, Switzerland, June 14-17, 2010.

New Novel Green Computer Two-Phase Cooling Cycle: A Model for Its Steady-State Simulation

J. B. Marcinichen; J. R. Thome 

2010. 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems – ECOS2010, Lausanne, June 14-17, 2010.

Thermo-economic Optimisation of the Heliostat Field of Solar Tower Thermal Power Plants

G. Augsburger; D. Favrat 

2010. ecos 2010 – 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland, June 14-17, 2010.

Increasing Conversion Efficiency in Fuel Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass by Polygeneration – and a Paradoxon between Energy and Exergy in Process Integration

M. Gassner; F. Maréchal 

2010. 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2010), Lausanne, Switzerland, June 14-17, 2010.

Optimal Process Design of Hydrothermal SNG Production from Waste Biomass

M. Gassner; F. Vogel; F. Maréchal 

2010. 23rd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems (ECOS 2010), Lausanne, Switzerland, June 14-17, 2010.

Experimental Real-Time Optimization of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stack via Constraint Adaptation

G. Bunin; Z. Wuillemin; G. François; A. Nakajo; L. Tsikonis et al. 

2010. 23rd Int. Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Lausanne, June 14-17, 2010. p. 141-148.

Reviews

A review of habitat thresholds for dead wood: a baseline for management recommendations in European forests

J. Mueller; R. Buetler 

European Journal Of Forest Research. 2010. Vol. 129, p. 981-992. DOI : 10.1007/s10342-010-0400-5.

Dynamics of alpine plant litter decomposition in a changing climate

K. S. Gavazov 

Plant And Soil. 2010. Vol. 337, num. 1-2, p. 19-32. DOI : 10.1007/s11104-010-0477-0.

Theses

Comparaison des caractéristiques climatiques sous couvert forestier et hors couvert

V. Renaud / A. Buttler; M. Rebetez (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

How Does Plant Diversity Affect Soil Aggregate Stability and Erosion Processes in Disturbed Alpine Ecosystems?

M. Pohl / A. Buttler; C. Körner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Biogeography, Evolution and Diversity of Free-Living Protists

T. J. Heger / A. Buttler; E. Mitchell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Book Chapters

Arcellinida testate amoebae (Arcellinida: Amoebozoa): model of organisms for assessing microbial biogeography

T. Heger; E. Lara; E. Mitchell 

The importance of being small; Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Reports

L’énergie dans la ville et le futur des éco-agglomérations

G. Cherix 

2010

Talks

WWTP optimizations studies using gPROMS

N. Descoins; F. Maréchal 

Quartier Ecoparc à Neuchâtel : expériences liées à la création d’un nouveau pôle urbain, durable et multifonctionnel

E. Rey 

Séminaire ECO-OBS, EPFL, Archamps, February 4, 2010.

Student Projects

Densification et mixité fonctionnelle. Développement du quartier du Schönberg à Fribourg

M. Dougoud 

2010.

2009

Journal Articles

Introduction to the special issue on Advances in Life-Cycle Approachesto Business and Resource Management in the Asia-Pacific Region

A. S. F. Chiu; J. V. Ward; G. Massard 

Journal of Cleaner Production. 2009. Vol. 17, num. 14, p. 1237-1240. DOI : 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.04.007.

The PASTO project: an innovative agricultural system of practices for mountain regions

V. Mieville-Ott; M. Meisser; A. Chassot; F. Frelechoux 

Revue Suisse D Agriculture. 2009. Vol. 41, p. 125-129.

An analysis of the July 2006 heatwave extent in Europe compared to the record year of 2003

M. Rebetez; O. Dupont; M. Giroud 

Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 2009. Vol. 95, p. 1–7. DOI : 10.1007/s00704-007-0370-9.

Comparison between open-site and below-canopy climatic conditions in Switzerland during the exceptionally hot summer of 2003

V. Renaud; M. Rebetez 

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 2009. Vol. 149, p. 873-880. DOI : 10.1016/j.agrformet.2008.11.006.

Statistical Assessment of Variability of Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis Applied to Complex Microbial Communities

P. Rossi; F. Gillet; E. Rohrbach; N. Diaby; C. Holliger 

Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2009. Vol. 75, num. 22, p. 7268-7270. DOI : 10.1128/AEM.00135-09.

Multidisciplinary approach to reconstructing local pastoral activities: an example from the Pyrenean Mountains (Pays Basqueq)

F. Mazier; D. Galop; M. J. Gaillard; C. Rendu; C. Cugny et al. 

Holocene. 2009. Vol. 19, p. 171-188. DOI : 10.1177/0959683608098956.

Identifying Conservation and Restoration Priorities for Saproxylic and Old-Growth Forest Species: A Case Study in Switzerland

T. Lachat; R. Buetler 

Environmental Management. 2009. Vol. 44, p. 105-118. DOI : 10.1007/s00267-009-9281-0.

Quartiers de villas, friches du futur ?

E. Rey 

Tracés. 2009. num. 7, p. 7-8. DOI : 10.5169/seals-99742.

When will the zebra mussel reach Florence? A model for the spread of Dreissena polymorpha in the Arno water system (Italy)

L. Mari; R. Casagrandi; M. T. Pisani; E. Pucci; M. Gatto 

Echohydrology. 2009. Vol. 2, num. 4, p. 428-439. DOI : 10.1002/eco.71.

Influence of livestock grazing on meadow pipit foraging behaviour in upland grassland

C. Vandenberghe; G. Prior; N. Littlewood; R. Brooker; R. Pakeman 

BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY. 2009. Vol. 10, p. 662-670. DOI : 10.1016/j.baae.2009.03.009.

Does the strength of facilitation by nurse shrubs depend on grazing resistance of tree saplings?

C. Vandenberghe; C. Smit; M. Pohl; A. Buttler; F. Freléchoux 

BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY. 2009. Vol. 10, p. 427-436. DOI : 10.1016/j.baae.2008.08.009.

Multiproxy study of anthropogenic and climatic changes in the last two millennia from a small mire in central Poland

M. Lamentowicz; Z. Balwierz; J. Forysiak; M. Kloss; M. Płóciennik et al. 

Hydrobiologia. 2009. Vol. 631, p. 213-230. DOI : 10.1007/s10750-009-9812-y.

Multiproxy evidence of Little Ice Age palaeoenvironmental changes in a peat bog from northern Poland

F. De Vleeschouwer; N. Piotrowska; J. Sikorski; J. Pawlyta; A. Cheburkin et al. 

The Holocene. 2009. Vol. 19, num. 4, p. 625-637. DOI : 10.1177/0959683609104027.

Leaf traits capture the effects of land use changes and climate on litter decomposability of grasslands across Europe

C. Fortunel; E. Garnier; R. Joffre; E. Kazakou; H. Quested et al. 

Ecology. 2009. Vol. 90, num. 3, p. 598-611. DOI : 10.1890/08-0418.1.

Sawdust addition reduces the productivity of nitrogen-enriched mountain grasslands

T. Spiegelberger; D. Matthies; H. Müller-Schärer; U. Schaffner 

Restoration Ecology. 2009. Vol. 17, p. 865-872. DOI : 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00424.x.

The curse of taxonomic uncertainty in biogeographical studies of free-living terrestrial protists: a case study of testate amoebae from Amsterdam Island

T. Heger; E. Mitchell; P. Ledeganck; S. Vincke; B. Van de Vijver et al. 

Journal of Biogeography. 2009. Vol. 36, num. 9, p. 1551-1560. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02094.x.

Morphology, Biometry, and Taxonomy of Freshwater and Marine Interstitial Cyphoderia (Cercozoa: Euglyphida)

M. Todorov; V. Golemansky; E. Mitchell; T. Heger 

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 2009. Vol. 56, num. 3, p. 279-289. DOI : 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00394.x.

Climate- and human-induced hydrological change since AD 800 in an ombrotrophic mire in Pomerania (N Poland) tracked by testate amoebae, macro-fossils, pollen, and tree-rings of pine

M. Lamentowicz; K. Milecka; M. Galka; A. Cedro; J. Pawlyta et al. 

Boreas. 2009. Vol. 38, num. 2, p. 214-229. DOI : 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2008.00047.x.

Conference Papers

SYNTHESIS AND PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION OF A COMBINED SUGAR AND ETHANOL PRODUCTION PROCESS INTEGRATED WITH A CHP SYSTEM Part 2: Maximization of total site net power

M. Morandin; A. Toffolo; A. Lazzaretto; F. Maréchal; A. V. Ensinas et al. 

2009. ECOS 2009, Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil, August 31-September 3, 2009.

Synthesis and parameter optimization of a combined sugar and ethanol production process integrated with a CHP system Part 1: Minimization of the process external heat requirement

M. Morandin; A. Toffolo; A. Lazzaretto; F. Maréchal; A. V. Ensinas et al. 

2009. 22 nd International Conference on E fficiency, Cost, Optimization Cop22nd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil, August 31-September 3, 2009.

Process integration and opportunity for heat pumps in industrial processes

H. Becker; F. Maréchal; A. Vuillermoz 

2009. 22th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, August 31 – September 3, 2009. p. 1381-1390.

Numerical simulations of a prechamber autoignition cogeneration engine operating on natural gas

S. Heyne; G. Millot; D. Favrat 

2009. ECOS 2009, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, 31 august – 3 september 2009.

Theses

Stratégies villageoises pour la gestion des paysages forestiers du Menabe Central, Madagascar

C. Dirac Ramohavelo / A. Buttler; J-P. Sorg (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Resistance of plant communities to invasive species

A. Thébault / A. Buttler (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Book Chapters

Plant litter decomposition and nutrient release in peatlands

L. Bragazza; A. Buttler; A. Siegenthaler; E. Mitchell 

Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands; American Geophysical Union, 2009. p. 99-110.

Late Quaternary-Holocene vegetation modeling

J. O. Kaplan 

Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments; New York: Springer, 2009.

The Swiss mountain wooded pastures: patterns and processes

A. Buttler; F. Kohler; F. Gillet 

Agroforestry in Europe; Springer, 2009. p. 377-396.

Reports

ARCHES D14 – Recommendations for the use of UHPFRC in composite structural members – rehabilitation Log Čezsoški bridge

E. Denarié; G. Habert; A. Šajna 

2009

Nouvelles Technologies d’Efficacité Energétique et Développement de Grappes Eco-Industrielles dans l’Industrie Papetière : Etude de Faisabilité (E3PAP)

J. Paris 

2009

Posters

Contrasted relationships between type I and type II methanotrophs, the conditions found in typical regeneration stages across European peatlands and the elapsed time since abandonment of the peat cutting

A. Siegenthaler; A. Buttler; R. Artz; A. Francez; E. Samaritani et al. 

The 2nd International Symposium on Carbon in peatlands, Prague, Czech Republic, September 25-30, 2009.

Various litter species and high water-table levels hamper type II methanotrophs in a bare peatland regeneration experiment

A. Siegenthaler; A. Gattinger; A. Francez; D. Gilbert; M. Tonolla et al. 

The 2nd International Symposium on Carbon in peatlands, Prague, Czech Republic, September 25-30, 2009.

Student Projects

Un “éco-éco” quartier “sociable” pour la place du Vallon (Lausanne, VD)

E. Simon 

2009.

Un éco-quartier à la Praille (Genève)

J. Phildius 

2009.

Un centre culturel à Genève

J. Meylan; N. Sedlatchek 

2009.

Eco-quartier à Maglaj (Bosnie et Herzégovine)

M. Hadzikadunic 

2009.

Aménagement d’un éco-quartier à la Praille, Genève

C. Donner 

2009.

Structure d’accueil pour le tourisme à Odda (Norvège)

J. Chourrout; J. Pelichet 

2009.

2008

Journal Articles

Modelling vegetation dynamics in heterogeneous pasture-woodland landscapes

F. Gillet 

Ecological Modelling. 2008. Vol. 217, num. 1-2, p. 1-18. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.05.013.

At what spatial scale do high-quality habitats enhance the diversity of forbs and pollinators in intensively farmed landscapes?

F. Kohler; J. Verhulst; R. van Klink; D. Kleijn 

Journal Of Applied Ecology. 2008. Vol. 45, p. 753-762. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01394.x.

Modelling the impact of flooding stress on the growth performance of woody species using fuzzy logic

C. Glenz; I. Iorgulescu; F. Kienast; R. Schlaepfer 

Ecological Modelling. 2008. Vol. 218, p. 18-28. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.06.008.

The influence of competition from herbaceous vegetation and shade on simulated browsing tolerance of coniferous and deciduous saplings

C. Vandenberghe; F. Freléchoux; A. Buttler 

OIKOS. 2008. Vol. 117, p. 415-423. DOI : 10.1111/j.2007.0030-1299.16264.x.

Eco-hydrological model of flow duration curves and annual minima

G. Botter; A. Zanardo; A. Porporato; I. Rodriguez-Iturbe; A. Rinaldo 

Water Resources Research. 2008. Vol. 44, num. 8, p. W08418. DOI : 10.1029/2008WR006814.

Probabilistic dynamics of soil nitrate: the coupling of eco-hydrological and bio-geochemical processes

G. Botter; E. Daly; A. Porporato; I. Rodriguez-Iturbe; A. Rinaldo 

Water Resources Research. 2008. Vol. 44, num. 3, p. W03416. DOI : 10.1029/2007WR006108.

The impact of soil temperature increase on organic matter and faunal properties in a frozen calcareous scree in the French Alps

N. Cassagne; T. Spiegelberger; L. Cecillon; B. Juvy; J-J. Brun 

Geoderma. 2008. Vol. 146, p. 239-247. DOI : 10.1016/j.geoderma.2008.05.028.

Functional microbial diversity in regenerating cutover peatlands responds to vegetation succession

R. Artz; S. Chapman; A. Siegenthaler; E. Mitchell; A. Buttler et al. 

Journal of Applied Ecology. 2008. Vol. 45, p. 1799-1809. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01573.x.

Îlots de sénescence et arbres-habitat pour augmenter la biodiversité en forêt

T. Lachat; R. Bütler 

La Forêt. 2008. Vol. 6, p. 20-21.

Vegetation-environment relationships in peatlands dominated by Sphagnum fallax (Klinggr.) Klinggr. in Western Poland

M. Gabka; M. Lamentowicz 

Folia Geobotanica. 2008. Vol. 43, p. 413-429. DOI : 10.1007/s12224-008-9023-8.

Testate amoebae ecology and a local transfer function from a peatland in western Poland

L. Lamentowicz; M. Lamentowicz; M. Gabka 

Wetlands. 2008. Vol. 28, num. 1, p. 164. DOI : 10.1672/07-92.1.

Human and climatic impact on mires: a case study of Les Amburnex mire, Swiss Jura Mountains

P. Sjögren; M. Lamentowicz 

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 2008. Vol. 17, p. 185-197. DOI : 10.1007/s00334-007-0095-9.

Research note on chemical loads and ecological context of pesticides and POPs in Bahlui River, Romania

I. M. Ciumasu; N. Costica; M. Neamtu; L. F. De Alencastro 

Geo-Eco-Marina. 2008. num. 14, p. 57-59.

Dynamics of atmospheric N deposition in a temperate calcareous forest soil

I. Morier Jaquet; C. Guenat; R. Siegwolf; J-C. Védy; P. Schleppi 

Journal of Environmental Quality. 2008. Vol. 37, num. 6, p. 2012-2021. DOI : 10.2134/jeq2007.0563.

N-15 immobilization in forest soil: a sterilization experiment coupled with (15)CPMAS NMR spectroscopy

I. Morier; P. Schleppi; R. Siegwolf; H. Knicker; C. Guenat 

European Journal Of Soil Science. 2008. Vol. 59, p. 467-475. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00998.x.

Determinants for the conservation of a vulnerable fire-dependent species at its marginal range

M. Moretti; C. Staehli; F. Gillet 

Plant Ecology. 2008. Vol. 199, num. 1, p. 89-98. DOI : 10.1007/s11258-008-9414-1.

Ecological determinants of fungal diversity on dead wood in European forests

N. Küffer; F. Gillet; B. Senn-Irlet; M. Aragno; D. Job 

Fungal Diversity. 2008. Vol. 30, p. 83-95.

Leaf area index for northern and eastern North America ad the Last Glacial Maximum: A data-model comparison

J. W. Williams; L. M. Gonzales; J. O. Kaplan 

Global Ecology and Biogeography. 2008. Vol. 17, num. 1, p. 122-134. DOI : 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2007.00349.x.

A pilot study on the pollen representation of mountain valley vegetation in the central Alps

P. Sjögren; W. O. Van der Knaap; J. O. Kaplan; J. F. N. van Leeuwen; B. Ammann 

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 2008. Vol. 149, num. 3-4, p. 208-218. DOI : 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2007.12.006.

Impact of abundance weighting on the response of seed traits to climate and land use

R. J. Pakeman; E. Garnier; S. Lavorel; P. Ansquer; H. Castro et al. 

Journal of Ecology. 2008. Vol. 96, p. 355-366. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01336.x.

Last millennium palaeoenvironmental changes from a Baltic bog (Poland) inferred from stable isotopes, pollen, plant macrofossils and testate amoebae

M. Lamentowicz; A. Cedro; M. Galka; T. Goslar; G. Miotk-Szpiganowicz et al. 

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 2008. Vol. 265, p. 93-106. DOI : 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.04.023.

Autogenic succession, land-use change, and climatic influences on the Holocene development of a kettle hole mire in Northern Poland

M. Lamentowicz; M. Obremska; E. Mitchell 

Review of Paleobotany and Palynology. 2008. Vol. 151, num. 1-2, p. 21-40. DOI : 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2008.01.009.

The fixation of locally beneficial alleles in a metapopulation

S. Vuilleumier; J. M. Yearsley; N. Perrin 

Genetics. 2008. Vol. 178, num. 1, p. 467-475. DOI : 10.1534/genetics.107.081166.

Potential implications of differential preservation of testate amoebae shells for paleoenvironmental reconstruction in peatlands

E. A. Mitchell; R. J. Payne; M. Lamentowicz 

Journal of Palaeolimnology. 2008. Vol. 40, p. 603-618. DOI : 10.1007/s10933-007-9185-z.

Monthly air temperature trends in Switzerland 1901-2000 and 1975-2004

M. Rebetez; M. Reinhard 

Theor. Appl. Climatol.. 2008. Vol. 91, num. 1, p. 27-34. DOI : 10.1007/s00704-007-0296-2.

Effect of Lead Pollution on Testate Amoebae Communities living in Sphagnum fallax: an experimental study

H. Nguyen-Viet; N. Bernard; E. Mitchell; P-M. Badot; D. Gilbert 

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2008. Vol. 69, num. 1, p. 130-138. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.02.007.

Testate amoebae analysis in ecological and paleoecological studies of wetlands: past, present and future

E. Mitchell; D. Charman; B. Warner 

Biodiversity and Conservation. 2008. Vol. 17, num. 9, p. 2115-2137. DOI : 10.1007/s10531-007-9221-3.

Cutover peatland regeneration assessment using organic matter and microbial indicators (bacteria and testate amoebae)

F. Lagoun-Defarge; E. Mitchell; D. Gilbert; J-R. Disnar; L. Comont et al. 

Journal of Applied Ecology. 2008. Vol. 45, num. 2, p. 716-727. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01436.x.

Assessing functional diversity in the field -methodology matters!

S. Lavorel; K. Grigulis; S. McIntyre; D. Garden; N. Williams et al. 

Functional Ecology. 2008. Vol. 22, num. 1, p. 134-147. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01339.x.

Ribosomal RNA Genes Challenge the Monophyly of the Hyalospheniidae (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida)

E. Lara; T. Heger; M. Lamentowicz; E. Mitchell 

Protist. 2008. Vol. 159, p. 165-176. DOI : 10.1016/j.protis.2007.09.003.

Conference Papers

Pollen productivity estimates and relevant source area of pollen for selected plant taxa in a pasture woodland landscape of the Jura Mountains (Switzerland)

F. Mazier; A. Brostrom; M-J. Gaillard; S. Sugita; P. Vittoz et al. 

2008. 1st Joint Hite-Pollandcal Conference, Umea, SWEDEN, Nov 13-14, 2005. p. 479-495. DOI : 10.1007/s00334-008-0143-0.

Environomic multi-objective optimisation of a district heating network considering centralized and decentralized heat pumps

A. Molyneaux; G. Leyland; D. Favrat 

2008. ECOS 2008, Cracow-Gliwice, Poland, June 24 – 27, 2008. p. 1501-1509.

Impact Analysis of Carbon Tax on the Renewal Planning of Energy Supply System for an Office Building

Y. Amano; K. Ito; S. Yoshida; K. Matsuo; T. Hashizume et al. 

2008. ECOS 2008, Kraków, Poland, June 24 – 27, 2008. p. 1040-1046. DOI : 10.1016/j.energy.2009.06.023.

Multi-objective Design Optimization of a NGCC Power Plant with CO2 Capture Using Life Cycle Assessment Results

E. Bernier; R. Samson; F. Maréchal 

2008. ECOS 2008, UGH, Krakow, June 24 – 27, 2008.

ENERGIS : A Geographical information based system for the evaluation of integrated energy conversion systems in urban areas

L. Girardin; M. Dubuis; N. Darbellay; F. Maréchal; D. Favrat 

2008-06-28. ECOS 2008, Kraków, Poland, June 24 – 27, 2008.

Book Chapters

Ecological models of plant competition

F. Gillet 

Encyclopedia of Ecology; Oxford: Elsevier, 2008. p. 2783-2793.

Separating natural and anthropogenic influences on past ecosystems: The testate amoebae and quantitative paleoenvironmental reconstruction

E. Mitchell 

Comparative Archeology and Paleoclimatology: Sociocultural Responses to a Changing World?; BAR (British Archaeological Reports), Archaeopress, 2008.

Talks

Untangling microbial rRNA from oligotrophic environments

A. Siegenthaler; M. Tonolla 

BNF research seminars, University of Bern, January 25, 2008.

Engineering faced with the challenging trilemma: energy, environment and economics

D. Favrat 

3rd World Engineers Convention, Brasilia, December 3-5 2008.

Student Projects

Quartier des Plaines-du-Loup: Éco-quartier, quartier durable ou quartier vitrine? Analyse de la mise en œuvre de participation et de mixite

S. CURNIER; S. GORGERAT; S. GONEAU; S. G. MOTTA-GUTIERREZ 

2008.

Etude des éco-quartiers de Vauban et Rieselfed à Fribourg-en-Brisgau

L. CASTELLA; E. PEREIRA; J. FAVRE-BULLE 

2008.

Gestion durable des déchets: quelles perspectives pour un éco-quartier à Lausanne

T. CRETTON; E. DEGHILAGE; M. GIRARD 

2008.
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Eco-densité, une intervention durable en milieu urbain, Blackwall Reach East London (Londres, GB)

N. Aebischer; N. Schmied 

2008.

2007

Journal Articles

The Structure of Optimal Consumption Streams in General Incomplete Markets

S. Malamud; E. Trubowitz 

Mathematics and Financial Economics. 2007. Vol. 1, p. 129-161. DOI : 10.1007/s11579-007-0006-y.

Nurse plants, tree saplings and grazing pressure: decreasing facilitation along a biotic environmental gradient

C. Smit; C. Vandenberghe; J. den Ouden; H. Müller-Shärer 

OECOLOGIA. 2007. Vol. 152, p. 265-273. DOI : 10.1007/s00442-006-0650-6.

Spontaneous tidal network formation within a constructed salt marsh: Observations and morphodynamic modelling

A. D’Alpaos; S. Lanzoni; M. Marani; A. Bonometto; G. Cecconi et al. 

Geomorphology. 2007. Vol. 91, num. 3-4, p. 186-197. DOI : 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.04.013.

Succession secondaire et perte de diversité végétale après réduction du broutage dans un pâturage boisé des Alpes centrales suisses

F. Freléchoux; M. Meisser; F. Gillet 

Botanica Helvetica. 2007. Vol. 114, p. 37-56. DOI : 10.1007/s00035-007-0791-1.

Quo vadis thermodynamics and the city: a critical review of applications of thermodynamic methods to urban systems

N. Filchakova; D. Robinson; J-L. Scartezzini 

International Journal of Ecodynamics. 2007. Vol. 2, num. 4, p. 222-230. DOI : 10.2495/ECO-V2-N4-222-230.

Satellite cartography of atmospheric methane from SCIAMACHY onboard ENVISAT: (II) Comparison with inverse model simulations

P. Bergamaschi; C. Frankenberg; J. F. Meirink; M. Krol; F. Dentener et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research. 2007. Vol. 112, p. D02304. DOI : 10.1029/2006JD007268.

Biochange : changements climatiques et forêts de notre région: du lac Léman au Marchairuz

I. Morier; C. Guenat 

La forêt. 2007. Vol. 7/8, p. 20-21.

Influence of some physicochemical and biological parameters on soil structure in alluvial soils

G. Bullinger-Weber; R. Le Bayon; C. Guenat; J. Gobat 

European Journal of Soil Biology. 2007. Vol. 43, p. 57-70. DOI : 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2006.05.003.

Relationship between testate amoebae and atmospheric heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Zn, Ni, Cu, Mn and Fe) accumulated in the moss Barbula indica Hanoi, Vietnam

H. Nguyen-Viet; N. Bernard; E. Mitchell; J. Cortet; P-M. Badot et al. 

Microbial Ecology. 2007. Vol. 53, num. 1, p. 53-65. DOI : 10.1007/s00248-006-9108-y.

Testate amoebae-environment relationships and a hydrological transfer function from mires in the Central Rhodope Mountains, Greece

R. Payne; E. Mitchell 

Protist. 2007. Vol. 158, num. 2, p. 159-171. DOI : 10.1016/j.protis.2006.11.003.

Effects of experimental lead pollution on the microbial communities associated to Sphagnum fallax (Bryophyta)

H. Nguyen-Viet; N. Bernard; E. Mitchell; P-M. Badot; D. Gilbert 

Microbial Ecology. 2007. Vol. 54, num. 2, p. 232-241. DOI : 10.1007/s00248-006-9192-z.

Palaeoecological evidence for anthropogenic acidification of a kettle-hole peatland in northern Poland

M. Lamentowicz; K. Tobolski; E. Mitchell 

The Holocene. 2007. Vol. 17, num. 8, p. 1185-1196. DOI : 10.1177/0959683607085123.

Short-term effects of cattle browsing on tree sapling growth in mountain wooded pastures

C. Vandenberghe; F. Freléchoux; M-A. Moravie; F. Gadallah; A. Buttler 

Plant Ecology. 2007. Vol. 188, p. 253-264. DOI : 10.1007/s11258-006-9160-1.

Assessing the Effects of Land-use Change on Plant Traits, Communities and Ecosystem Functioning in Grasslands: A Standardized Methodology and Lessons from an Application to 11 European Sites

E. Garnier; S. Lavorel; P. Ansquer; H. Castro; P. Cruz et al. 

Annals of Botany. 2007. Vol. 99, num. 5, p. 967-985. DOI : 10.1093/aob/mcl215.

SSU rRNA reveals a sequential increase in shell complexity among the Euglyphid testate amoebae (Rhizaria: Euglyphida)

E. Lara; T. Heger; E. Mitchell; R. Meisterfeld; F. Ekelund 

Protist. 2007. Vol. 158, p. 229-237. DOI : 10.1016/j.protis.2006.11.006.

How patch configuration affects the impact of disturbances on metapopulation persistence

S. Vuilleumier; C. Wilcox; B. Cairns; H. P. Possingham 

Theoretical Population Biology. 2007. Vol. 72, num. 1, p. 77-85. DOI : 10.1016/j.tpb.2006.11.001.

Log decay of Picea abies in the Swiss Jura mountains of central Europe

R. Bütler; L. Patty; C. Le Bayon; C. Guenat; R. Schlaepfer 

Forest Ecology and Management. 2007. Vol. 242, p. 791-799. DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.02.017.

Landscape structure affects dispersal in the greater white-toothed shrew: inference between genetic and simulated ecological distances

S. Vuilleumier; P. Fontanillas 

Ecological Modelling. 2007. Vol. 201, num. 3-4, p. 369-376. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.10.002.

Invasion an fixation of sex-reversal genes

S. Vuilleumier; R. Lande; J. J. M. van Alphen; O. Seehausen 

Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 2007. Vol. 20, p. 913-920. DOI : 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01311.x.

Conference Papers

Conventional and advanced district energy systems

C. Weber; D. Favrat 

2007. 20th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Padova, Italy, June 25-28, 2007. p. 517-524.

Scroll expander Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) efficiency boost of biogas engines

E. H. M. Kane; D. Favrat; B. Gay; O. Andres 

2007. ECOS, Italie, Padova, 25-28.06.2007. p. 1017-1024.

Reviews

Simulation modelling of ecological hierarchies in constructive dynamical systems

C. Ratzé; F. Gillet; J-P. Müller; K. Stoffel 

Ecological Complexity. 2007. Vol. 4, num. 1-2, p. 13-25. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecocom.2007.02.014.

Theses

Ecological response of a multi-purpose river development project using macro-invertebrates richness and fish habitat value

M. Pellaud / R. Schlaepfer; A. Buttler (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

Conference Proceedings

Posters

Are Sphagnum-dominated regenerating cutover bogs C sinks or not? A study in the Swiss Jura Mountains with predictions of climate change impacts on the C balance

E. Samaritani; A. Siegenthaler; M. Yli-Petäys; A. Buttler; Christin et al. 

Carbon in Peatlands: State-of-the-Art and Future Research, Wagenningen, The Netherlands, April 15-18, 2007.

Talks

Exemple d’une réalisation Minergie-ECO : la Tour de l’Office fédéral de la statistique à Neuchâtel (Suisse)

E. Rey 

Forum Eco Building Performance, Paris, September 18, 2007.

Plantes envahissantes: interaction entre les traits des espèces et la résistance de la communauté végétale

A. Thébault; F. Gillet; A. Buttler 

2èmes rencontres francophones sur les invasions biologiques et traits d’histoire de vie: variabilité, plasiticité et adaptation, Rennes, France, 14-16 November.

Colonization and invasion in European grasslands:Interaction between species traits and community resistance

A. Thébault 

Colonization vs. Invasion: do the same traits matter?, Ascona, Switzerland, February 25th to march 2nd.

Student Projects

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Se côtoyer, échanger, s’intégrer, s’ouvrir au monde. Logements pour étudiants à l’ère de Bologne: habiter le futur éco-quartier de Malley, entre la ville et les lieux d’études (Lausanne, VD)

A. Mitic 

2007.

2006

Journal Articles

Flooding tolerance of Central European tree and shrub species

C. Glenz; R. Schlaepfer; I. Iorgulescu; F. Kienast 

Forest Ecology And Management. 2006. Vol. 235, p. 1-13. DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.05.065.

Modern pollen assemblages from grazed vegetation in the western Pyrenees, France: a numerical tool for more precise reconstruction of past cultural landscapes

D. Galop; C. Brun; A. Buttler; F. Mazier 

Holocene. 2006. Vol. 16, p. 91-103. DOI : 10.1191/0959683606hl908rp.

Carbon balance of a European mountain bog at contrasting stages of regeneration

E. Bortoluzzi; D. Epron; A. Siegenthaler; D. Gilbert; A. Buttler 

New Phytologist. 2006. Vol. 172, p. 708-718. DOI : 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01859.x.

Plant species richness and environmental heterogeneity in a mountain landscape: effects of variability and spatial configuration

A. Dufour; F. Gadallah; H. H. Wagner; A. Guisan; A. Buttler 

Ecography. 2006. Vol. 29, p. 573-584. DOI : 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2006.04605.x.

Analysis, synthesis and modelling of high-resolution observations of salt-marsh eco-geomorphological patterns in the Venice lagoon

M. Marani; E. Belluco; S. Ferrari; S. Silvestri; A. D’Alpaos et al. 

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 2006. Vol. 69, num. 3-4, p. 414-426. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.05.021.

Scale-dependent effects of land use on plant species richness of mountain grassland in the European Alps

T. Spiegelberger; D. Matthies; H. Müller-Schärer; U. Schaffner 

Ecography. 2006. Vol. 29, p. 541-548. DOI : 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2006.04631.x.

Long-term effects of short-term perturbation in a sub-alpine grassland

T. Spiegelberger; O. Hegg; D. Matthies; K. Hedlund; U. Schaffner 

Ecology. 2006. Vol. 87, p. 1939-1944. DOI : 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1939:LEOSPI]2.0.CO;2.

Carbon storage on exposed continental shelves during the glacial-interglacial transition

A. Montenegro; M. Eby; J. O. Kaplan; K. J. Meissner; A. J. Weaver 

Geophysical Research Letters. 2006. Vol. 33, p. L08703. DOI : 10.1029/2005GL025480.

Arctic climate change with a 2°C global warming: Timing, climate patterns and vegetation change

J. O. Kaplan; M. New 

Climatic Change. 2006. Vol. 79, p. 213-241. DOI : 10.1007/s10584-006-9113-7.

The role of methane and biogenic volatile organic compound sources in late glacial and Holocene fluctuations of atmospheric methane concentrations

J. O. Kaplan; G. Folberth; D. Hauglustaine 

Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 2006. Vol. 20, p. GB2016. DOI : 10.1029/2005GB002590.

Heat and drought 2003 in Europe: a climate synthesis

M. Rebetez; H. Mayer; O. Dupont; D. Schindler; K. Gartner et al. 

Annals of Forest Science. 2006. Vol. 63, num. 6, p. 569-577. DOI : 10.1051/forest:2006043.

The ecology of testate amoebae (Protists) in South-Central Alaska peatlands: building transfer function models for paleoenvironmental studies

R. Payne; K. Kishaba; J. Blackford; E. Mitchell 

The Holocene. 2006. Vol. 16, num. 3, p. 403-414. DOI : 10.1191/0959683606hl936rp.

Reboisement de sites pollués – Enseignements tirés d’une étude de cas avec des métaux lourds

L. Steiner; W. Rosselli; J. Combe; V. Barbezat; A. Buttler 

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen. 2006. Vol. 157, num. 5, p. 157-161. DOI : 10.3188/szf.2006.0157.

Modern pollen/vegetation/land-use relationships in mountain environments : an example from the Champsaur valley (French Alps)

M. Court-Picon; A. Buttler; -L. Beaulieu 

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 2006. Vol. 15, p. 151. DOI : 10.1007/s00334-005-0008-8.

Effect of cattle activities on gap colonisation in mountain pastures

F. Kohler; F. Gillet; J-M. Gobat; A. Buttler 

Folia Geobotanica. 2006. Vol. 41, num. 3, p. 289-304. DOI : 10.1007/BF02904943.

Spatial and seasonal patterns of cattle habitat use in a mountain wooded pasture

F. Kohler; F. Gillet; S. Reust; H. Wagner; F. Gadallah et al. 

Landscape Ecology. 2006. Vol. 21, num. 2, p. 281-295. DOI : 10.1007/s10980-005-0144-7.

Bioindication of heavy metal contamination in vegetable gardens

D. Martin; P. Vollenweider; A. Buttler; M. Günthardt-Goerg 

For. Snow Landsc. Res.. 2006. Vol. 2, num. 80, p. 169-180.

Plantes invasives : la résistance des communautés végétales

A. Thébault 

La Forêt. 2006.  p. 13.

Microclimatic factors influencing refugium suitability for Rhodnius prolixus

T. Heger; P. Guerin; W. Eugster 

Physiological Entomology. 2006. Vol. 31, num. 3, p. 248-256. DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2006.00514.x.

Living specimen tomography by digital holographic microscopy: morphometry of testate amoeba

F. Charrière; N. Pavillon; T. Colomb; C. Depeursinge; T. Heger et al. 

Optics Express. 2006. Vol. 14, num. 16, p. 7005-7013. DOI : 10.1364/OE.14.007005.

Le bois mort et les vieux arbres: le signe d’une gestion forestière moderne et durable

R. Bütler 

La Forêt. 2006. Vol. 1, p. 10-13.

Förderung von saproxylischen Arten: Massnahmen, Zielkonflikte und offene Fragen

R. Bütler; T. Lachat; R. Schlaepfer 

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 2006. Vol. 157, num. 6, p. 217-226.

Saproxylische Arten in der Schweiz: ökologisches Potential und Hotspots

R. Bütler; T. Lachat; R. Schlaepfer 

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 2006. Vol. 157, num. 6, p. 208-216.

Animal dispersal modelling: handling landscape features and related animal choices

S. Vuilleumier; R. Metzger 

Ecological Modelling. 2006. Vol. 190, num. 1-2, p. 159-170. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.04.017.

Effects of cognitives abilities on metapopulation connectivity

S. Vuilleumier; N. Perrin 

Oikos. 2006. Vol. 113, num. 1, p. 139-147. DOI : 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2006.14405.x.

Does colonisation asymmetry matter in metapopulations?

S. Vuilleumier; H. P. Possingham 

Proceedings of The Royal Society B. 2006. Vol. 273, num. 1594, p. 1637-1642. DOI : 10.1098/rspb.2006.3469.

Competitive effects of herbaceous vegetation on tree seedling emergence, growth and survival: does gap size matter?

C. Vandenberghe; F. Freléchoux; F. Gadallah; A. Buttler 

Journal of Vegetation Sience. 2006. Vol. 17, p. 481-488. DOI : 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2006.tb02469.x.

How elevated pCO2 modifies total and metabolically active bacterial communities in the rhizosphere of two perennial grasses grown under field conditions

M. Jossi; N. Fromin; S. Tarnawski; F. Kohler; F. Gillet et al. 

FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 2006. Vol. 55, num. 3, p. 339-350. DOI : 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2005.00040.x.

Conference Papers

The challenge of introducing an exergy indicator in a local low on energy

D. Favrat; F. Maréchal; O. Epelly 

2006. ECOS 2006, 19th International Conference, Capsis Hotel, Aghia Pelagia, Crete, Greece, 12-14 July 2006. p. 213-219.

Thermo-economic optimisation of the integration of electrolysis in a wood to methane process

M. Gassner; F. Maréchal 

2006. ECOS 2006, 19th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 12.-14.07.2006. p. 575.

Reconciling commercial exploitation of peat with biodiversity in peatland ecosystems.

A. Buttler; R. Artz; C. Campbell; A-J. Francez; F. Laggoun-Defarge et al. 

2006.  p. 27.

Theses

The influence of cattle activity on tree regeneration in wood-pastures

C. Vandenberghe / A. Buttler (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2006. 

Prevention of forest fires in a changing climatic context in Ticino, southern Switzerland

M. Reinhard / R. Schlaepfer; M. Rebetez (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2006. 

Book Chapters

Vulnerability to land use change of services provided by alpine landscapes

S. Lavorel; F. Quétier; A. Thébault; S. Daigney; I. Davies et al. 

Global Change in Mountain Regions; Perth: Sapiens Publishing, 2006. p. 215-216.

Dreizehenspechte in Amdens Wäldern – ein Zeichen naturnaher Waldbewirtschaftung

R. Bütler 

Veränderungen als Chance für den Wald Ortsgemeinde Amden; Basel: Sophie und Karl Binding Stiftung, 2006. p. 222-235.

Microbial diversity in Sphagnum peatlands

D. Gilbert; E. Mitchell 

Peatlands: basin evolution and depository of records on global environmental and climatic changes; Elsevier (Amsterdam): Elsevier, 2006. p. 287-318.

Reports

Brienzersee: ein Okosystem unter der Lupe

B. Jordi; P. Bossard; M. Breitenstein; H. R. Bürgi; M. Filella et al. 

2006

Posters

Comparison of the life strategy of two invasive species (Centaurea maculosa Lam. and Senecio inaequidens D.C)

A. Thébault; D. Pasche; F. Gillet; H. Müller-Schärer; A. Buttler 

An Evolutionary Perspective of Biological Invasions, Firbourg, Switzerland, October 2nd and 3rd.

Talks

Assessing invasiveness and invasibility in European grasslands

A. Thébault; D. Pasche; F. Gillet; A. Buttler 

Journée Des Doctorants ENAC, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, July 6th.

2005

Journal Articles

Reduction of Cadmium Availability to Tobacco ( Nicotiana tabacum ) Plants using Soil Amendments in Low Cadmium-contaminated Agricultural Soils: A Pot Experiment

C. Keller; M. Marchetti; L. Rossi; N. Lugon-Moulin 

Plant and Soil. 2005. Vol. 276, p. 69-84. DOI : 10.1007/s11104-005-3101-y.

Food habitats of the Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) in the Coswine Swamps (French Guiana, South America)

T. Spiegelberger; U. Ganslosser 

Tropical Zoology. 2005. Vol. 18, p. 1-12.

Groundwater fluctuations and footslope ferricrete soils in the humid tropical zone of Southern Cameroon

E. Temgoua; H. Djeuda Tchapnga; E. Tanawa; C. Guenat; Pfeifer 

Hydrogeological Processes. 2005. Vol. 19, num. 16, p. 3097-3111. DOI : 10.1002/hyp.5834.

A methodology to estimate the Denitrifying Capacity of a Riparian Wetland

V. Maître; A-C. Cosandey; A. Parriaux; C. Guenat 

Journal of Environmental Quality. 2005. num. 34, p. 707-716. DOI : 10.2134/jeq2005.0707.

The role of vegetation and litter in the nitrogen dynamics of riparian buffer zones in Europe

M. Helfing; -C. Clement; P. Bienkowski; D. Dowrick; C. Guenat et al. 

Ecological Engineering. 2005. Vol. 24, p. 465-482. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2005.01.003.

Regional indicators of biophysical vulnerability to assess impacts of high temperature events in Quebec, Canada

L. Vescovi; M. Rebetez; F. Rong 

Climate Research. 2005. Vol. 30, p. 71-78. DOI : 10.3354/cr030071.

Changes in testate amoebae (Protists) communities in a small raised bog. A 40-year study

K. Kishaba; E. Mitchell 

Acta Protozoologica. 2005. Vol. 44, p. 1-12.

Délimitation d’une réserve forestière : approche par l’étude de la végétation

P. Vittoz; A. Buttler; P. Junod 

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen. 2005. Vol. 3-4, num. 156, p. 112-121. DOI : 10.3188/szf.2005.0112.

Diagnostic éco morphologique des rives lacustres

P. Hugonin; J-L. Boillat 

Ingenieurbiologie/génie biologie. 2005. num. Heft 3/4, p. 40-43.

Perceptions du pâturage boisé: résultats d’un sondage effectué au Communal de La Sagne NE

V. Miéville-Ott; V. Barbezat 

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen. 2005. Vol. 156, num. 1, p. 1-12.

Testate amoebae (Protists) as palaeoenvironmental indicators in peatlands

M. Lamentowicz; E. Mitchell 

Polish Geological Institute Special Papers. 2005. Vol. 16, p. 58-64.

Die Vegetation der Gemeinde Zermatt. Compte-rendu de livre

A. Buttler 

Journal forestier Suisse. 2005. Vol. 1/105, p. 35-36.

Kinetics of mass and DNA decomposition in tomato leaves

J. Poté; P. Rossé; W. Rosselli; V. Tran Van; W. Wildi 

Chemosphere. 2005. Vol. 61, p. 677-684. DOI : 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.03.030.

The upward shift in altitude of pine mistletoe (Viscum album ssp austriacum) in Switzerland – the result of climate warming?

M. Dobbertin; N. Hilker; M. Rebetez; N. E. Zimmermann; T. Wohlgemuth et al. 

International Journal of Biometeorology. 2005. Vol. 50, num. 1, p. 40-47. DOI : 10.1007/s00484-005-0263-5.

Safe sites for tree regeneration in wooded pastures: A case of associational resistance?

C. Smit; D. Beguin; A. Buttler; H. Muller-Scharer 

Journal of Vegetation Science. 2005. Vol. 16, num. 2, p. 209-214. DOI : 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2005.tb02357.x.

Recent Climate Change: Rethinking Drought in the Context of Forest Fire Research in Ticino, South of Switzerland

M. Reinhard; M. Rebetez; R. Schlaepfer 

Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 2005. Vol. 82, p. 17–25. DOI : 10.1007/s00704-005-0123-6.

The testate lobose amoebae (order Arcellinida Kent, 1880) finally find their home within Amoebozoa

S. Nikolaev; E. Mitchell; N. Petrov; C. Berney; J. Fahrni et al. 

Protist. 2005. Vol. 156, num. 2, p. 191-202. DOI : 10.1016/j.protis.2005.03.002.

Taxonomic confusion blurs the debate on cosmopolitanism versus local endemism of free-living protists

E. Mitchell; R. Meisterfeld 

Protist. 2005. Vol. 156, num. 3, p. 263-267. DOI : 10.1016/j.protis.2005.07.001.

Bacteria and Island Biogeography

T. Fenchel; E. Mitchell 

Science. 2005. Vol. 309, num. 5743, p. 1997-1999. DOI : 10.1126/science.309.5743.1997.

The ecology of testate amoebae (Protists) in Sphagnum in north-west Poland in relation to peatland ecology

M. Lamentowicz; E. Mitchell 

Microbial Ecology. 2005. Vol. 50, num. 1, p. 48-63. DOI : 10.1007/s00248-004-0105-8.

Soil microbial community changes in wooded mountain pastures due to simulated effects of cattle grazing

F. Kohler; J. Hamelin; F. Gillet; J. M. Gobat; A. Buttler 

Plant and Soil. 2005. Vol. 278, num. 1-2, p. 327-340. DOI : 10.1007/s11104-005-8809-1.

Modern pollen-vegetation relationships in the Champsaur valley (French Alps) and their potential in the interpretation of fossil pollen records of past cultural landscapes

M. Court-Picon; A. Buttler; J. L. Beaulieu 

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 2005. Vol. 135, num. 1-2, p. 13-39. DOI : 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2005.02.003.

Is there a future for wild grapevine (Vitis vinifera subsp. silvestris) in the Rhine Valley?

C. Arnold; A. Schnitzler; A. Douard; R. Peter; F. Gillet 

Biodiversity and Conservation. 2005. Vol. 14, num. 6, p. 1507-1523. DOI : 10.1007/s10531-004-9789-9.

Conference Papers

Modeling and simulating hierarchies using an agent-based approach

J-P. Müller; C. Ratzé; F. Gillet; K. Stoffel; A. Zerger et al. 

2005. MODSIM05 – International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Melbourne, Australia, December 2005. p. 1631-1638.

Modelling vegetation dynamics in heterogeneous pasture-woodland landscapes

F. Gillet; A. Komarov 

2005. ECEM 2005 – 5th European Conference on Ecological Modelling, Pushchino, Russia, 19-23 September 2005. p. 60-61.

Cd, Cu and Zn content in the above-ground parts of Taraxacum officinale, Workshop Metal fluxes and stresses on terrestrial ecosystems

W. Rosselli; M. Rossi; I. Sasu 

2005. Centro Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Ascona Switzerland,

L’eau, élément paysager essentiel

W. Rosselli; E. Paulmier 

2005. INRA Nancy,

Gestion des forêts à eau potable

J. Combe 

2005. INRA Nancy,

Integrierte Wytweidenbewirtschaftungsplanung im Juragebirge

V. Barbezat 

2005. 

Modelling vegetation dynamics in heterogeneous pasture-woodland landscapes

F. Gillet 

2005. 

Plant species richness and environmental complexity

A. Dufour; Z. Gadallah; H. Wagner; A. Guisan; A. Buttler 

2005. 

Is plant diversity related to topographic complexity in wooded pastures ?

A. Dufour; Z. Gadallah; H. Wagner; F. Gillet; R. Caloz et al. 

2005. 

Les variables clés pour la modélisation des flux de CO2 d’une tourbière anciennement exploitée du massif du Jura

E. Bortoluzzi; D. Epron; A. Buttler; D. Gilbert 

2005. 

Safe sites and adequate stand structure are critical for tree establishment in wooded pastures dominated by Picea abies

D. Béguin; C. Smit; A. Buttler 

2005. 

Spatial dependence and seasonal patterns of cattle activity

A. Buttler; F. Kohler; H. H. Wagner; F. Gillet 

2005. International Congress on Silvopastoralism and Sustainable Management, Lugo, Spain, Apr. 2004.

Advanced Power Plant Design Methodology using Process Integration and Multi-Objective Thermo-Economic Optimisation

R. Bolliger; D. Favrat; F. Maréchal 

2005.  p. 777-784.

Combined Exergy and Pinch Analysis for Optimal Energy Conversion Technologies Integration

F. Maréchal; D. Favrat 

2005.  p. 177-184.

Book Chapters

Climate change and Arctic vegetation

J. O. Kaplan 

Evidence and Implications of Dangerous Climate Change in the Arctic; Oslo: WWF Arctic Programme, 2005. p. 25-42.

Spatial dependence and seasonal patterns of cattle activity

A. Buttler; F. Kohler; H. Wagner; F. Gillet 

Sylvopastoralism and Sustainable Land Management; Oxfordshire: CABI Publishing, 2005. p. 239-240.

L’effet du réchauffement climatique sur les chênaies.

M. Rebetez; F. Kienast 

Promotion du chêne. Stratégie de conservation d’un patrimoine naturel et culturel en Suisse.; Berne: ProQuercus et OFEFP, 2005. p. 33-34.

Le rôle des technologies de l’information dans l’analyse et la gestion du paysage

J. Chételat 

La polyphonie du paysage; Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, 2005. p. 125-141.

Reports

Influence de l’activité du bétail sur la régénération des arbres en pâturafe.

A. Buttler; F. Freléchoux; C. Vandenberghe; J. Troxler; B. Jeangros et al. 

2005

Einfluss von Nutzvieh auf die Naumverjüngung auf Weiden.

A. Buttler; F. Freléchoux; C. Vandenberghe; J. Troxler; B. Jeangros et al. 

2005

Analyse de la connectivité entre sites de reproduction de Bufo bufo et Bombina variegata sur la base d’un modèle de dispersion

F. Zanini 

2005

Canicule de l’été 2003, Rapport de synthèse

E. Thalmann; C. Appenzeller; S. Bader; C. Braun; C. Burga et al. 

2005

Talks

Entwicklung des Neuenburger Bahnhofquartiers

E. Rey 

Vereinversammlung Eco-Bau, Neuchâtel, January 27, 2005.

Student Projects

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Le réseau vert, transition entre espace construit et espace naturel. Base nautique de Torcy (Marne-La Vallée, F)

A. Foyatier 

2005.

2004

Journal Articles

Spruce snag quantification by coupling colour infrared aerial photos and a GIS

R. Bütler; R. Schlaepfer 

Forest Ecology And Management. 2004. Vol. 195, p. 325-339. DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.02.042.

OMNIITOX – Operational life-cycle impact assessment models and information tools for practitioners

P. Lidholm; D. Schowanek; M. Recasens; P. F. Palmer; F. M. Christensen et al. 

International Journal Of Life Cycle Assessment. 2004. Vol. 9, p. 282-288. DOI : 10.1065/lca2004.08.167.

Tidal landforms, patterns of halophytic vegetation and the fate of the lagoon of Venice

M. Marani; S. Lanzoni; S. Silvestri; A. Rinaldo 

Journal of Marine Systems. 2004. Vol. 51, num. 1-4 SPEC. ISS., p. 191-210. DOI : 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2004.05.012.

Response of testate amoebae (Protozoa) to N and P fertilization in an Arctic wet sedge tundra

E. Mitchell 

Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 2004. Vol. 36, num. 1, p. 77-82. DOI : 10.1657/1523-0430(2004)036[0078:ROTAPT]2.0.CO;2.

Relationship between atmospheric pollution characterized by NO2 concentrations and testate amoebae density and diversity

H. Nguyen; D. Gilbert; N. Bernard; E. Mitchell; P-M. Badot 

Acta Protozoologica. 2004. Vol. 43, p. 233-239.

Vertical micro-distribution and response to nitrogen deposition of testate amoebae in Sphagnum

E. Mitchell; D. Gilbert 

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 2004. Vol. 51, num. 4, p. 480-490. DOI : 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00400.x.

Seasonal dynamics of plant species at fine scale in wooded pastures

F. Kohler; F. Gillet; M-A. Progin; J-M. Gobat; A. Buttler 

Community Ecology. 2004. Vol. 5, num. 1, p. 7-17. DOI : 10.1556/ComEc.5.2004.1.2.

Totholz braucht der Wald?

R. Bütler; R. Schlaepfer 

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 2004. Vol. 155, num. 2, p. 31-37.

Dead wood threshold values for the three-toed woodpecker presence in boreal and sub-alpine forest

R. Bütler; P. Angelstam; P. Ekelund; R. Schlaepfer 

Biological Conservation. 2004. Vol. 119, num. 3, p. 305-318. DOI : 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.11.014.

Quantitative snag targets for the three-toed woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus

R. Bütler; P. Angelstam; R. Schlaepfer 

Ecological Bulletins. 2004. Vol. 51, p. 219-232.

Critères et indicateurs dans le contexte de systèmes écologiques complexes: gestion écosystémique des ressources forestières et du paysage

R. Schlaepfer; R. Bütler 

Revue forestière française. 2004. Vol. 5, p. 431-444.

Automated classification of aerial photographs. Detection of forest borders and single trees

A. Dufour; Y. Lopez de Meneses; J-L. Lamas; V. Barbezat; J. Jacquot 

Geoinformatics. 2004. num. 3, p. 8-10.

Climate change may already threaten Scots pine stands in the Swiss Alps

M. Rebetez; M. Dobbertin 

Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 2004. Vol. 79, num. 1-2, p. 1-9. DOI : 10.1007/s00704-004-0058-3.

Summer 2003 maximum and minimum daily temperatures over a 3300 m altitudinal range in the Alps

M. Rebetez 

Climate Research. 2004. Vol. 27, num. 1, p. 45-50. DOI : 10.3354/cr027045.

Seasonal vegetation changes in mountain pastures due to simulated effects of cattle grazing

F. Kohler; F. Gillet; J. M. Gobat; A. Buttler 

Journal of Vegetation Science. 2004. Vol. 15, num. 2, p. 143-150. DOI : 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2004.tb02249.x.

Microbial community response to petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in the unsaturated zone at the experimental field site Vaerlose, Denmark

K. Kaufmann; M. Christophersen; A. Buttler; H. Harms; P. Hohener 

Fems Microbiology Ecology. 2004. Vol. 48, num. 3, p. 387-399. DOI : 10.1016/j.femsec.2004.02.011.

Spatio-temporal pattern of bog pine (Pinus uncinata var. rotundata) at the interface with the Norway spruce (Picea abies) belt on the edge of a raised bog in the Jura Mountains, Switzerland

F. Frelechoux; A. Buttler; F. H. Schweingruber; J. M. Gobat 

Annals of Forest Science. 2004. Vol. 61, num. 4, p. 309-318. DOI : 10.1051/forest:2004024.

Past uppermost tree limit in the Central European Alps (Switzerland) based on soil and soil charcoal

A. L. Carnelli; J. P. Theurillat; M. Thinon; G. Vadi; B. Talon 

Holocene. 2004. Vol. 14, num. 3, p. 393-405. DOI : 10.1191/0959683604hl715rp.

Phytolith types and type-frequencies in subalpine-alpine plant species of the European Alps

A. L. Carnelli; J. P. Theurillat; A. Madella 

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 2004. Vol. 129, num. 1-2, p. 39-65. DOI : 10.1016/j.revpalbo.2003.11.002.

Testate amoebae (Protista) communities in Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) B.S.G. (Bryophyta): Relationships with altitude, and moss elemental chemistry

E. Mitchell; L. Bragazza; R. Gerdol 

Protist. 2004. Vol. 155, num. 4, p. 423-436. DOI : 10.1078/1434461042650334.

Conference Papers

Economic and sociological approaches of French peatlands

C. Maitre; D. Gilbert; A. Buttler; D. Epron; F. Laggoun-Defarge et al. 

2004.  p. 1312.

Measuring and modelling of pore water gases in various regeneration stages of a Jura cutover bogs

A. Siegenthaler; P. Steinmann; -J. Francez; W. Rosselli; A. Buttler 

2004. 2nd Swiss Geoscience Meeting, 19-20 November 2004.

Vegetation changes in mountain pastures due to simulated effects of cattle activity

F. Kohler; F. Gillet; J-M. Gobat; A. Buttler 

2004. Eco-complexity and dynamics of the cultural landscape, 13-17 September 2004. p. 34.

Observed spatial and seasonal patterns of cattle activity versus simulated effects in an exclosure experiment

W. Kessler; D. Suter; N. Millar; M. Losbiger; O. Huguenin et al. 

2004. Land Use Systems in Grassland Dominated Regions, Luzern, Switzerland, 21-24 June 2004. p. 578-580.

Biochemical characteristics of peat organic matter and distribution of testate amoebae in two naturally regenerating cutover Sphagnum peatlands of the Jura mountains.

F. Laggoun-Défarge; E. Mitchell; D. Gilbert; B. Warner; L. Comont et al. 

2004.  p. 383-384.

In-depth pore water gases and ions in various regeneration stages of selected temperate cutover bogs

A. Siegenthaler; P. Steinmann; A. Buttler; A-Francez; N. Josselin et al. 

2004. 

Comparison of carbon fluxes between different stages of regeneration in a harvested bog in the French Jura mountains

E. Bortoluzzi; D. Epron; D. Gilbert; A. Buttler 

2004.  p. 115-116.

Reconciling commercial exploitation of peat with biodiversity in peatland ecosystems (EU Project RECIPE)

E. Mitchell; S. Chapman; A. Buttler; J. Combe; -J. Francez et al. 

2004. 

How does landscape structure influence plant diversity in wooded pastures? From square meter to hectare

A. Dufour; H. H. Wagner; A. Guisan; F. Gadallah; A. Buttler 

2004.  p. 196.

Tree stability : analysis of an in-situ impact test

V. Herzig; J. Cugnoni; T. Lundström; T. Gmür 

2004. September 13-17 2004.

Theses

Assessing toxic impacts on aquatic ecosystems in life cycle assessment (LCA)

J. Payet / O. Jolliet (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2004. 

Assessment of microbial community changes and limiting factors during bioremediation of hydrocarbon-polluted soil with new miniaturized physiological methods

K. Kaufmann / C. Holliger (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2004. 

Book Chapters

Forests, Tree Physiology and Climate

M. Rebetez; M. Reinhard; A. Büttler 

Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences; London: Academic Press, 2004. p. 1644-1655.

Reports

Machbarkeitsstudie zur Erweiterung des Lebensraums für Felchen im Greifensee

L. Moosmann; D. F. McGinnis; H. R. Bürgi; R. Müller; A. Wüest 

2004

Student Projects

Etude du fonctionnement écologique de prairies et de sa contribution à la diversité des usages dont elles font l’objet – Villar d’Arène, France

A. Thébault 

2004.

2003

Journal Articles

Root development and heavy metal phytoextraction efficiency: comparison of different plant species in the field

C. Keller; D. Hammer; A. Kayser; W. Richner; M. Brodbeck et al. 

Plant and Soil. 2003. Vol. 249, num. 1, p. 67-81. DOI : 10.1023/A:1022590609042.

IMPACT 2002+: A new life cycle impact assessment methodology

O. Jolliet; M. Margni; R. Charles; S. Humbert; J. Payet et al. 

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 2003. Vol. 8, num. 6, p. 324-330. DOI : 10.1007/BF02978505.

Green Hydropower: The contribution of aquatic science research to the promotion of sustainable electricity

B. Truffer; C. Bratrich; J. Markard; A. Peter; A. Wuest et al. 

Aquatic Sciences. 2003. Vol. 65, num. 2, p. 99-110. DOI : 10.1007/s00027-003-0643-z.

Hare abundance as an indicator for urbanisation and intensification of agriculture in Western Europe

R. Schlaepfer; C. Lundstrom-Gillieron 

Ecological Modelling. 2003. Vol. 168, p. 283-301. DOI : 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00142-X.

Distribution, habitat, and conservation status of the West Indian Manatee Trichechus manatus in French Guiana

B. de Thoisy; T. Spiegelberger; S. Rousseau; G. Talvy; I. Vogel et al. 

Oryx. 2003. Vol. 37, num. 4, p. 431-436.

Evaluation of ecosystem dynamics, plant geography and terrestrial carbon cycling in the LPJ dynamic global vegetation model

S. Sitch; B. Smith; I. C. Prentice; A. Arneth; A. Bondeau et al. 

Global Change Biology. 2003. Vol. 9, num. 2, p. 161-185. DOI : 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2003.00569.x.

Climate and interannual variability of the atmosphere-biosphere 13CO2 flux

M. Scholze; J. O. Kaplan; W. Knorr; M. Heimann 

Geophysical Research Letters. 2003. Vol. 30, num. 2, p. 1097. DOI : 10.1029/2002GL015631.

Implications of coral reef buildup for the controls on atmospheric CO2 since the Last Glacial Maximum

A. J. Ridgwell; A. J. Watson; M. A. Maslin; J. O. Kaplan 

Paleoceanography. 2003. Vol. 18, num. 4, p. 1083. DOI : 10.1029/2003PA000893.

Using a biogeochemistry model in simulating forests productivity responses to climatic change and CO2 increase: example of Pinus halepensis in Provence (south-east France)

C. Rathgeber; A. Nicault; J. O. Kaplan; J. Guiot 

Ecological Modelling. 2003. Vol. 166, num. 3, p. 239-255. DOI : 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00161-3.

The application and interpretation of Keeling plots in terrestrial carbon cycle research

D. E. Pataki; J. R. Ehleringer; L. B. Flanagan; D. Yakir; D. R. Bowling et al. 

Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 2003. Vol. 17, num. 1, p. 1022. DOI : 10.1029/2001GB001850.

Climate change and Arctic ecosystems: 2. Modeling, paleodata-model comparisons, and future projections

J. O. Kaplan; N. H. Bigelow; I. C. Prentice; S. P. Harrison; P. J. Bartlein et al. 

Journal Of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres. 2003. Vol. 108, num. D19, p. 8171. DOI : 10.1029/2002JD002559.

Vegetation sensitivity to global anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions in a topographically complex region

N. S. Diffenbaugh; L. C. Sloan; M. A. Snyder; J. L. Bell; J. Kaplan et al. 

Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 2003. Vol. 17, num. 2, p. 1067. DOI : 10.1029/2002GB001974.

Climate change and Arctic ecosystems: 1. Vegetation changes north of 55 degrees N between the last glacial maximum, mid-Holocene, and present

N. H. Bigelow; L. B. Brubaker; M. E. Edwards; S. P. Harrison; I. C. Prentice et al. 

Journal Of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres. 2003. Vol. 108, num. D19, p. 8170. DOI : 10.1029/2002JD002558.

The modelling of soil-process functional units based on three-dimensional soil-horizon cartography, with an example of denitrification in a riparian zone

A. C. Cosandey; C. Guenat; M. Bouzelboudjen; V. Maitre; R. Bovier 

Geoderma. 2003. num. 112, p. 111-129. DOI : 10.1016/S0016-7061(02)00299-9.

Temporal denitrification patterns in different horizons of two riparian wetland soils

A. C. Cosandey; V. Maître; C. Guenat 

European Journal of Soil Science. 2003. num. 54, p. 25-37. DOI : 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2002.00493.x.

Population dynamics and food preferences of the testate amoeba Nebela tincta major-bohemica-collaris complex (Protozoa) in a Sphagnum peatland

D. Gilbert; E. Mitchell; C. Amblard; G. Bourdier; A-J. Francez 

Acta Protozoologica. 2003. Vol. 42, p. 99-104.

Vegetations-Dauerbeobachtungsflächen als Zeiger für Umweltveränderungen

P. Vittoz; A. Guisan; M. Rebetez; A. Buttler; F. Kloetzli 

Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich. 2003. Vol. 3, num. 148, p. 97-99.

Habitat thresholds for focal species at multiple scales and forest biodiversity conservation – dead wood as an example

P. Angelstam; R. Bütler; M. Lazdinis; G. Mikusinski; J-M. Roberge 

Annales Zoologici Fennici. 2003. Vol. 40, num. 6, p. 473-482.

Vegetations-Dauerbeochtungsflächen als Zeiger für Umweltveränderungen

A. Buttler; P. Vittoz; A. Guisan; F. Kloetzi 

Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich. 2003. Vol. 148, num. 3, p. 97-99.

Effects of elevated CO2 and N deposition on CH4 emissions from European mires

J. Silvola; S. Saarnio; J. Foot; I. Sundh; A. Greenup et al. 

Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 2003. Vol. 17, num. 2, p. 1068. DOI : 10.1029/2002GB001886.

Phytoextraction capacity of trees growing on a metal contaminated soil

W. Rosselli; C. Keller; K. Boschi 

Plant and Soil. 2003. Vol. 256, num. 2, p. 265-272. DOI : 10.1023/A:1026100707797.

To what extent can oxygen isotopes in tree rings and precipitation be used to reconstruct past atmospheric temperature? A case study

M. Rebetez; M. Saurer; P. Cherubini 

Climatic Change. 2003. Vol. 61, num. 1-2, p. 237-248. DOI : 10.1023/A:1026369000246.

Fate and transport of antibiotic resistance genes in saturated soil columns

J. Poté; M. T. Ceccherini; V. Tran Van; W. Rosselli; W. Wildi et al. 

European Journal of Soil Biology. 2003. Vol. 39, num. 2, p. 65-71. DOI : 10.1016/S1164-5563(03)00003-7.

Structure of microbial communities in Sphagnum peatlands and effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide enrichment

E. A. D. Mitchell; D. Gilbert; A. Buttler; C. Amblard; P. Grosvernier et al. 

Microbial Ecology. 2003. Vol. 46, num. 2, p. 187-199. DOI : 10.1007/s00248-002-0008-5.

Succession from bog pine (Pinus uncinata var. rotundata) to Norway spruce (Picea abies) stands in relation to anthropic factors in Les Saignolis bog, Jura Mountains, Switzerland

F. Frelechoux; A. Buttler; F. Gillet; J. M. Gobat; F. H. Schweingruber 

Annals of Forest Science. 2003. Vol. 60, num. 4, p. 347-356. DOI : 10.1051/forest:2003025.

Exploitation of northern peatlands and biodiversity maintenance: a conflict between economy and ecology

S. Chapman; A. Buttler; A. Francez; F. Laggoun-Defarge; H. Vasander et al. 

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2003. Vol. 1, num. 10, p. 525-532. DOI : 10.1890/1540-9295(2003)001[0525:EONPAB]2.0.CO;2.

Conference Papers

Monitoring of vegetation dynamics in Swiss floodplains: a particular method for a highly dynamic system

E. Feldmeyer-Christe; F. Kohler; C. Roulier; S. Lussi; J-M. Gobat et al. 

2003. State of the Art in Vegetation Monitoring Approaches, Birmensdorf, Switzerland, March 24-26, 2003. p. 44.

Seasonal fluctuations of species richness at fine scale in wooded pastures

F. Kohler; M-A. Progin; J-M. Gobat; A. Buttler; F. Gillet 

2003. September 8-12. p. 87.

Integration of economic and ecological considerations into ecosystem-based management of mountain forests

I. Iorgulescu; R. Bütler; R. Schlaepfer 

2003. International Research Course, Bardonecchia (Italy), 30.06.-05.07.2002. p. 73-86.

A cell-grid method for short-term and fine-scale monitoring of vegetation dynamics in pastures

E. Feldmeyer-Christe; F. Kohler; M-A. Progin; J-M. Gobat; A. Buttler et al. 

2003. State of the Art in Vegetation Monitoring Approaches, Birmensdorf, Switzerland, March 24-26, 2003. p. 25.

Safe sites and adequate stand structure are critical for tree establishment in wooded pastures dominated by Picea abies

D. Béguin; C. Smit; F. Gillet; A. Buttler 

2003. 

Book Chapters

Genèse, diversité et fonctionnement des sols sous la dépendance d’un cours d’eau.: écologie, fonctions et gestion

C. Guenat; F. Bureau; F. Charnet 

Forêts riveraines des cours d’eau; Paris: IDF, 2003. p. 46-71.

Reports

Veränderungen im Oekosystem Brienzersee – Projektantrag im Auftrag des Gewässerschutz- und Bodenlabors des Kantons Bern

A. Wüest; S. Hasler Héritier; H. R. Bürgi; P. Huggenberger; A. Jakob et al. 

2003

2002

Journal Articles

Statistical analysis of denaturing gel electrophoresis (DGE) fingerprinting patterns

N. Fromin; J. Hamelin; S. Tarnawski; D. Roesti; K. Jourdain-Miserez et al. 

Environmental Microbiology. 2002. Vol. 4, num. 11, p. 634-643. DOI : 10.1046/j.1462-2920.2002.00358.x.

Biospheric carbon stocks reconstructed at the Last Glacial Maximum: comparison between general circulation models using prescribed and computed sea surface temperatures

D. Otto; D. Rasse; J. Kaplan; P. Warnant; L. Francois 

Global And Planetary Change. 2002. Vol. 33, num. 1-2, p. 117-138. DOI : 10.1016/S0921-8181(02)00066-8.

Modeling the dynamics of terrestrial carbon storage since the Last Glacial Maximum

J. O. Kaplan; I. C. Prentice; W. Knorr; P. J. Valdes 

Geophysical Research Letters. 2002. Vol. 29, num. 22, p. 2074. DOI : 10.1029/2002GL015230.

The stable carbon isotope composition of the terrestrial biosphere: Modeling at scales from the leaf to the globe

J. O. Kaplan; I. C. Prentice; N. Buchmann 

Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 2002. Vol. 16, num. 4, p. 1060. DOI : 10.1029/2001GB001403.

Wetlands at the Last Glacial Maximum: Distribution and methane emissions

J. O. Kaplan 

Geophysical Research Letters. 2002. Vol. 29, num. 6, p. 1079. DOI : 10.1029/2001GL013366.

Antarctic climate during the middle Pliocene: model sensitivity to ice sheet variation

A. M. Haywood; P. J. Valdes; B. W. Sellwood; J. O. Kaplan 

Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 2002. Vol. 182, num. 1-2, p. 93-115. DOI : 10.1016/S0031-0182(01)00454-0.

Evaluation of terrestrial carbon cycle models with atmospheric CO2 measurements: Results from transient simulations considering increasing CO2, climate, and land-use effects

R. J. Dargaville; M. Heimann; A. D. McGuire; I. C. Prentice; D. W. Kicklighter et al. 

Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 2002. Vol. 16, num. 4, p. 1092. DOI : 10.1029/2001GB001426.

Map of ecological networks for landscape planning

S. Vuilleumier; R. Prélaz-Droux 

Landscape and Urban Planning. 2002. Vol. 58, num. 2-4, p. 157-170. DOI : 10.1016/S0169-2046(01)00218-3.

Potassium limits potential growth of bog vegetation under elevated atmospheric CO2 and N deposition

M. Hoosbeek; N. Van Breemen; H. Vasander; A. Buttler; F. Berendse 

Global Change Biology. 2002. Vol. 8, p. 1-9. DOI : 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2002.00535.x.

Contrasted effects of increased N and CO2 supply on two keystone species in peatland restoration and implications for global change

E. A. D. Mitchell; P. Grosvernier; A. Buttler; H. Rydin; A. Siegenthaler et al. 

Journal of Ecology. 2002. Vol. 90, num. 3, p. 529-533. DOI : 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.00679.x.

PATUMOD: a compartment model of vegetation dynamics in wooded pastures

F. Gillet; O. Besson; J. M. Gobat 

Ecological Modelling. 2002. Vol. 147, num. 3, p. 267-290. DOI : 10.1016/S0304-3800(01)00427-6.

Aluminum in the opal silica reticule of phytoliths: A new tool in palaeoecological studies

A. L. Carnelli; M. Madella; J. P. Theurillat; B. Ammann 

American Journal of Botany. 2002. Vol. 89, num. 2, p. 346-351. DOI : 10.3732/ajb.89.2.346.

Conference Papers

Patterns of nitrate attenuation in riparian wetlands

A. Cosandey; V. Maitre; C. Guenat; J. Védy 

2002. wetlands and remediation II, Burlington, USA, 09-5&6-2001. p. 347-354.

Ruptures actuelles dans les lacs périalpins, les forêts et les gazons alpins

F. Kloetzli; A. Buttler 

2002.  p. 361-372.

Analysis of environmental constraints on agriculture for an integrated land planning

C. Gatabin; R. Prélaz-Droux; S. Vuilleumier 

2002. ISOMUL.

Ruptures multiples dans les tourbières du Jura: changements climatiques et hydrologiques, successions végétales et impacts humains.

A. Buttler; E. Mitchell; F. Freléchoux; W. Van der Knaap; J. Van Leeuwen et al. 

2002.  p. 331-344.

Unscavenged Combustion Prechamber as a way to Improve Efficiency and Emissions of a Lean-Burn Cogeneration Biogas Engine: Comparison with Natural Gas

A. Roubaud; R. Röthlisberger; D. Favrat 

2002. 15th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Berlin, Germany, July 3-5 2002. p. 868-874.

Books

La Suisse se réchauffe

M. Rebetez 

Lausanne: PPUR, 2002.

Le sol – fiches pédagogiques, classeur pédagogique

D. Béguin 

CIP Editions Tramelan, 2002.

2001

Journal Articles

Carbon balance of the terrestrial biosphere in the twentieth century: Analyses of CO2, climate and land use effects with four process-based ecosystem models

A. D. McGuire; S. Sitch; J. S. Clein; R. Dargaville; G. Esser et al. 

Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 2001. Vol. 15, num. 1, p. 183-206. DOI : 10.1029/2000GB001298.

Modelling middle Pliocene warm climates of the USA

A. M. Haywood; P. J. Valdes; B. W. Selwood; J. O. Kaplan; H. J. Dowsett 

Palaeontologica Electronica. 2001. Vol. 4, num. 1.

Raised atmospheric CO2 levels and increased N deposition cause shifts in plant species composition and production in Sphagnum bogs

F. Berendse; N. Van Breemen; H. Rydin; A. Buttler; M. Heijmans et al. 

Global Change Biology. 2001. Vol. 7, p. 591-598. DOI : 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2001.00433.x.

Changes in daily and nightly day-to-day temperature variability during the twentieth century for two stations in Switzerland

M. Rebetez 

Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 2001. Vol. 69, num. 1-2, p. 13-21. DOI : 10.1007/s007040170032.

The palaeoecological history of the Praz-Rodet bog (Swiss Jura) based on pollen, plant macrofossils and testate amoebae (Protozoa)

E. A. D. Mitchell; W. O. Van der Knaap; J. F. N. Van Leeuwen; A. Buttler; B. G. Warner et al. 

Holocene. 2001. Vol. 11, num. 1, p. 65-80. DOI : 10.1191/095968301671777798.

Biogenic silica production in selected alpine plant species and plant communities

A. L. Carnelli; M. Madella; J. P. Theurillat 

Annals of Botany. 2001. Vol. 87, num. 4, p. 425-434. DOI : 10.1006/anbo.2000.1355.

Conference Papers

The role of vegetation and litter in the nitrogen dynamics of riparian buffer zones in Europe

M. Hefting; J. Clément; P. Bienkowski; D. Dowrick; C. Guenat et al. 

2001. Efficiency of Purification Processes in Riparian Buffer Zones, Kushiro city, Japan, 11.5-9.2001.

Effects of elevated CO2 and nitrogen deposition on natural regeneration processes of cut-over ombrotrophic peat bogs in the Swiss Jura Mountains

P. Grosvernier; E. Mitchell; A. Buttler; -M. Gobat 

2001.  p. 347-356.. DOI : 10.1007/0-306-48051-4_33.

Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 and mineral nitrogen deposition on litter quality, bioleaching and decomposition in a Sphagnum peat bog

A. Siegenthaler; E. Mitchell; E. Van der Heijden; A. Buttler; P. Grosvernier et al. 

2001.  p. 311-321. DOI : 10.1007/0-306-48051-4_30.

Small Hybrid Solar Power System

E. H. M. Kane; D. Larrain; D. Favrat 

2001. ECOS’1, Istanbul, Turkey, 4-6 July. p. 1-14.

Can testate amoebae (Protozoa) and other microorganisms help to overcome biogeographic bias in large scale global change research?

E. Mitchell; D. Gilbert; A. Buttler; P. Grosvernier; C. Albinsson et al. 

2001.  p. 301-310.

A New Multi-Objective Optimisation Technique Applied to a Vehicle Drive Train Simulation

G. B. Leyland; A. Molyneaux; D. Favrat 

2001. 

Theses

From toxic releases to damages on human health

P. Crettaz / O. Jolliet (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2001. 

Book Chapters

L’étagement de la végétation

F. Gillet 

Atlas des plantes rares ou protégées de Franche-Comté; Turriers: Naturalia Publications, 2001. p. 44-46.

Végétation et flore

A. Buttler; F. Gillet; J-M. Gobat 

Le Jura – les paysages, la vie sauvage, les terroirs; Paris: Delachaux & Niestlé, 2001. p. 76-151.

Carbon Isotope Discrimination of Terrestrial Ecosystems – How Well do Observed and Modeled Results Match?

N. Buchmann; J. O. Kaplan 

Global Biogeochemical Cycles in the Climate System; San Diego, San Francisco, New York, Boston, London, Sydney, Tokyo: Academic Press, 2001. p. 253-265.

Reports

Les régions biogéographiques de la Suisse – Explications et division standard. [Cahier de l’environnement 137. Office fédéral de l’environnement, des forêts et du paysage, Berne 48p.]

A. Buttler; Y. Gonseth; T. Wohlgemuth; B. Sansonnens 

2001

Le boisement des hauts-marais jurassiens.

A. Buttler; F. Gillet; F. Freléchoux; D. Béguin 

2001

La régénération naturelle du pin à crochets en tourbière

A. Buttler; D. Béguin; F. Freléchoux; F. Gillet 

2001

Student Projects

Regeneration niche of (Pinus uncinata var. rotundata) on a raised bog of Jura mountains : germination and seedling survival

D. Béguin 

2001.

2000

Journal Articles

Dynamique de la végétation des zones alluviales : exploration de différentes méthodes pour le suivi

F. Kohler; F. Gillet; C. Roulier; F. Teuscher 

Saussurea. 2000. Vol. 31, p. 79-95.

Trace gas exchange in a high-arctic valley 1. Variations in CO2 and CH4 flux between tundra vegetation types

T. R. Christensen; T. Friborg; M. Sommerkorn; J. Kaplan; L. Illeris et al. 

Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 2000. Vol. 14, num. 3, p. 701-713. DOI : 10.1029/1999GB001134.

Le Pic tridactyle (Picoides tridactylus), un indicateur de la qualité écologique de l’écosystème forestier du Pays-d’Enhaut (Préalpes suisses

P. Derleth; R. Bütler; R. Schlaepfer 

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 2000. Vol. 151, num. 8, p. 282-289.

L’innovation, son contenu et ses vecteurs dans le domaine de la gestion environnementale forestière

A. Buttler 

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen. 2000. Vol. 151, num. 12, p. 527-530. DOI : 10.3188/szf.2000.0527.

Dynamics of common reed (Phragmites australis Trin.) in Swiss fens with different management

S. Güsewell; C. Le Nedic; A. Buttler 

Wetlands Ecology and Management. 2000. Vol. 8, p. 375-389. DOI : 10.1023/A:1026553700571.

Relationships among testate amoebae (Protozoa), vegetation and water chemistry in five Sphagnum-dominated peatlands in Europe

E. A. D. Mitchell; A. Buttler; P. Grosvernier; H. Rydin; C. Albinsson et al. 

New Phytologist. 2000. Vol. 145, p. 95-106. DOI : 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2000.00550.x.

Horizontal distribution patterns of testate amoebae (Protozoa) in a Sphagnum magellanicum carpet

E. A. D. Mitchell; D. Borcard; A. J. Buttler; P. Grosvernier; D. Gilbert et al. 

Microbial Ecology. 2000. Vol. 39, num. 4, p. 290-300. DOI : 10.1007/s002489900187.

Stands structure, invasion, and growth dynamics of bog pine (Pinus uncinata var. rotundata) in relation to peat cutting and drainage in the Jura Mountains, Switzerland

F. Frelechoux; A. Buttler; F. H. Schweingruber; J. M. Gobat 

Canadian Journal of Forest Research-Revue Canadienne De Recherche Forestiere. 2000. Vol. 30, num. 7, p. 1114-1126. DOI : 10.1139/x00-039.

Dynamics of bog-pine-dominated mires in the Jura Mountains, Switzerland: A tentative scheme based on synusial phytosociology

F. Frelechoux; A. Buttler; F. Gillet 

Folia Geobotanica. 2000. Vol. 35, num. 3, p. 273-288. DOI : 10.1007/BF02803119.

Three-dimensional GIS cartography applied to the study of the spatial variation of soil horizons in a Swiss floodplain

M. Santos; C. Guenat; M. Bouzelboudjen; F. Golay 

Geoderma. 2000. Vol. 97, num. 3-4, p. 351-366. DOI : 10.1016/S0016-7061(00)00045-8.

Conference Papers

Interpretation of pollen data using a plant functional type approach and an inverse vegetation modeling

J. Guiot; D. Jolly; R. Cheddadi; O. Peyron; F. Torre et al. 

2000. Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project (PMIP), La Huardière, Canada, May 2000. p. 153-159.

Comparison of vegetation distributions and terrestrial carbon budgets reconstructed for the Last Glacial Maximum with several biosphere models

L. François; J. Kaplan; D. Otto; C. Roelandt; S. P. Harrison et al. 

2000. Paleoclimate Modeling Intercomparison Project (PMIP), La Huardière, Canada, May 2000. p. 141-145.

Spatio-temporal pattern of bog-pine (Pinus uncinata var. rotundata) along a hydrological gradient at the margin of a raised bog of the Jura mountains (Switzerland)

A. Buttler; F. Freléchoux; F. Schweingruber; J-M. Gonat 

2000. 

Restoring or repairing damaged peatlands? The approach of western Europe, a densely populated area.

A. Buttler; P. Grovernier; P. Frankard; N. Dupieux 

2000. 

High N deposition affects comptetition between Sphagnum and other bog plannt species.

A. Buttler; M. Heijmans; F. Berendse; N. Van Breemen; H. Rydin et al. 

2000. 

Testate amoebae (Protozoa) and other micro-organisms in Sphagnum peatlands: biogeography, ecology and effect of elevated CO2.

A. Buttler; E. Mitchell; D. Gilbert; P. Grosvernier; C. Albinsson et al. 

2000. 

Book Chapters

LPJ – A coupled model of vegetation dynamics and the terrestrial carbon cycle

S. Sitch; I. C. Prentice; B. Smith; W. Cramer; J. Kaplan et al. 

The Role of Vegetation Dynamics in the Control of Atmospheric CO2 Content, Ph.D. Thesis; Lund: Lund University, 2000.

Student Projects

Effects of elevated CO2 and mineral nitrogen deposition on growth, allocation and decomposition of Sphagnum fallax, Polytrichum strictum and Eriophorum vaginatum in a Sphagnum bog.

A. Siegenthaler 

2000.

Dynamique spatio-temporelle du Hêtre (Fagus sylvatica L.) sur les Causses

A. Dufour 

2000.

1999

Journal Articles

Le pâturage boisé jurassien

J-D. Gallandat; F. Gillet 

Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles. 1999. Vol. 122, p. 5-25. DOI : 10.5169/seals-89521.

The climate of the mediterranean basin and of Eurasia of the Last Glacial Maximum as reconstructed by inverse vegetation modelling and pollen data

J. Guiot; F. Torre; R. Cheddadi; O. Peyron; P. Tarasov et al. 

Ecologia mediterranea. 1999. Vol. 25, num. 2, p. 193-204.

The zaï practice. A West African traditional rehabilitation system for semiarid degraded lands: a case study in Burkina-Faso

E. Roose; V. Kaboré; C. Guenat 

Arid Soil Research and rehabilitation. 1999. Vol. 13, num. 4, p. 343-355. DOI : 10.1080/089030699263230.

Initial stages of soil formation in a riparian zone : importance of biological agents and lithogenic inheritance in the development of soil structure

C. Guenat; F. Bureau; G. Weber; F. Toutain 

European Journal of Soil Biology. 1999. Vol. 35, num. 4, p. 153-161. DOI : 10.1016/S1164-5563(10)70001-7.

Characterisation of peats from histosoils disturbed by different human impacts

P. Grosvernier; Y. Matthey; A. Buttler; J. Gobat 

Ecologie. 1999. Vol. 30, p. 3-11.

Characterisation of peats histosolis disturbed by different human impacts

A. Buttler; H-M. Gobat; P. Grosvernier; Y. Matthey 

Ecologie. 1999.  p. 3-11.

The fate of NH4NO3 added to Sphagnum magellanicum carpets at five European mire sites

B. L. Williams; A. Buttler; P. Grosvernier; A. J. Francez; D. Gilbert et al. 

Biogeochemistry. 1999. Vol. 45, num. 1, p. 73-93. DOI : 10.1023/A:1006133828518.

Twentieth century trends in droughts in southern Switzerland

M. Rebetez 

Geophysical Research Letters. 1999. Vol. 26, num. 6, p. 755-758. DOI : 10.1029/1999GL900075.

Ecology of testate amoebae (Protozoa : Rhizopoda) in Sphagnum peatlands in the Jura mountains, Switzerland and France

E. A. D. Mitchell; B. G. Warner; A. J. Buttler; J. M. Gobat 

Ecoscience. 1999. Vol. 6, num. 4, p. 565-576. DOI : 10.1080/11956860.1999.11682555.

Progress in the study of climatic extremes in northern and central Europe

R. Heino; R. Brazdil; E. Forland; H. Tuomenvirta; H. Alexandersson et al. 

Climatic Change. 1999. Vol. 42, num. 1, p. 151-181. DOI : 10.1023/A:1005420400462.

Influence of tree cover on the diversity of herbaceous communities in subalpine wooded pastures

F. Gillet; B. Murisier; A. Buttler; J. Gallandat; J. Gobat 

Applied Vegetation Science. 1999. Vol. 2, p. 47-54. DOI : 10.2307/1478880.

Reports

Tax reform in Switzerland

D. Carey; K. Gordon; P. Thalmann 

1999

ERMAS II: Europian river margins – Role of biodiversity in the functioning of riparian systems

A. Buttler; G. Petts 

1999

Bog Ecosystem Research Initiative (BERI). Final report to the EC on Projet N° ENV4-CT95-0028

A. Buttler; M. Hoosbeek; N. Van Breemen; B. Wallen; H. Rydin et al. 

1999

1998

Journal Articles

Réflexions sur les relations sol-végétation : trois exemples du Jura sur matériel allochtone

E. Havlicek; J-M. Gobat; F. Gillet 

Ecologie. 1998. Vol. 29, num. 4, p. 535-546.

Analyse de l’organisation spatiale des phytocénoses de pâturages boisés

F. Gillet; R. Douard; E. Havlicek; J-D. Gallandat 

Ecologie. 1998. Vol. 29, num. 1-2, p. 289-295.

Le zaï, un système traditionnel complexe de récupération des terres dégradées en Afrique soudano-sahélienne

E. Roose; V. Kaboré; C. Guenat 

ORSTOM actualités. 1998. Vol. Spécial Erosion, num. 56, p. 38.

Distribution of primary forest species in an 19 years old secondary forest in French Guiana

D. Toriola; P. Chareyre; A. Buttler 

Tropical Ecology. 1998. num. 14, p. 323-340. DOI : 10.1017/S026646749800025X.

Changes in sunshine duration are correlated with changes in daily temperature range this century: An analysis of Swiss climatological data

M. Rebetez; M. Beniston 

Geophysical Research Letters. 1998. Vol. 25, num. 19, p. 3611-3613. DOI : 10.1029/98GL02810.

Short-term and long-term effects of mowing on the vegetation of two calcareous fens

S. Gusewell; A. Buttler; F. Klotzli 

Journal of Vegetation Science. 1998. Vol. 9, num. 6, p. 861-872. DOI : 10.2307/3237051.

A new sampler for extracting undisturbed surface peat cores for growth pot experiments

A. Buttler; P. Grosvernier; Y. Matthey 

New Phytologist. 1998. Vol. 140, num. 2, p. 355-360. DOI : 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1998.00274.x.

Development of Sphagnum fallax diaspores on bare peat with implications for the restoration of cut-over bogs

A. Buttler; P. Grosvernier; Y. Matthey 

Journal of Applied Ecology. 1998. Vol. 35, num. 5, p. 800-810. DOI : 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.355351.x.

Occurrence of the wild vine Vitis vinifera ssp. silvestris in Europe

C. Arnold; F. Gillet; J. M. Gobat 

Vitis. 1998. Vol. 37, num. 4, p. 159-170.

1997

Journal Articles

A continuous Late Glacial and Holocene record of vegetation changes in Kazakhstan

P. E. Tarasov; D. Jolly; J. O. Kaplan 

Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 1997. Vol. 136, num. 1-4, p. 281-292. DOI : 10.1016/S0031-0182(97)00072-2.

Impacts of embanking on the soil-vegetation relationships in a prealpine river

M. Mendonça Santos; C. Guenat; C. Thévoz; F. Bureau 

Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters. 1997. Vol. 6, num. 76, p. 339-348.

Modifications d’une zone alluviale suite à l’endiguement: approche méthodologique

M. Mendonça-Santos; C. Guenat; C. Thevoz; F. Bureau 

Géomorphologie. 1997. Vol. 78, num. 4, p. 365-374.

Régénération ou réimplantation des sphaignes dans les haut-marais jurassiens suisses

P. Grosvernier; A. Buttler; J-M. Gobat; Y. Matthey 

Actes de la Société jurassienne d’Émulation. 1997. Vol. 100, p. 155-179. DOI : 10.5169/seals-550037.

The methodology of integrated synusial phytosociology applied to a floodplain sector of the Sarine River, Switzerland

B. Werffeli; C. Roulier; A. Buttler 

Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters. 1997. Vol. 6, num. 3-4, p. 237-245.

Conference Papers

Coupling image analysis and hydrodynamic measuremnts to quantify macropore space for a functional typology of surface crusts

V. Hallaire; Y. Degoumois; C. Guenat; P. Curmi 

1997. 10th International Working Meeting of Soil Micromorphology, Moscou, Russia, 07- 08-13-1996. p. 390-396.

Reports

Promenades touristiques

A. Buttler; J-P. Jelmini; A. Schwab 

1997

La couverture végétale du Creux du Van.

A. Buttler 

1997