Publications

2026

Journal Articles

Beyond N and P fertilization: Tropical ground hexapod communities are tied to micronutrients

M. Ferrín; J. Peñuelas; D. Asensio; L. Bréchet; P. Fernàndez et al. 

Applied Soil Ecology. 2026. Vol. 217, p. 106604. DOI : 10.1016/j.apsoil.2025.106604.

Short water transit times determine the fate of veterinary pharmaceuticals in lowland catchments

N. Rakonjac; R. Miazza; A. Rinaldo; C. Ritsema; P. Benettin 

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 2026. Vol. 276. DOI : 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2025.104704.

2025

Journal Articles

Hot and Hungry – High temperatures induce changes in leaf carbon dynamics and sugar isotope fingerprints

P. Schuler; M. Didion‐Gency; V. Vitali; M. Saurer; M. Oettli et al. 

npj Science of Plants. 2025. Vol. 1, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s44383-025-00012-6.

Thermal acclimation fails to confer a carbon budget advantage to invasive species over natives

T. Juillard; C. Bachofen; M. Bergström; M. Conedera; M. Dumont et al. 

Plant Physiology. 2025. DOI : 10.1093/plphys/kiaf574.

Dual Isotope Analysis Reveals Phylogenetic Patterns and Novel Insights Into Methoxy Group Synthesis of Structural Biomolecules in Leaf and Woody Plant Tissues

A. Wieland; P. Schuler; M. Saurer; V. Vitali; M. Greule et al. 

Plant, Cell & Environment. 2025. DOI : 10.1111/pce.70134.

Nitrogen Deposition and Climate Drive Plant Nitrogen Uptake While Soil Factors Drive Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Terrestrial Ecosystems

H. Vallicrosa; K. Fleischer; M. Delgado-Baquerizo; M. Fernández-Martínez; J. Cerny et al. 

EARTH SYSTEM DYNAMICS. 2025. Vol. 16, num. 4, p. 1183 – 1196. DOI : 10.5194/esd-16-1183-2025.

Beyond land surface temperature: Identifying areas of daytime thermal discomfort in cities by combining remote sensing and field measurements

J. C. Fahy; C. Bachofen; R. Camponovo; P. Gallinelli; M. A. Schlaepfer 

Urban Climate. 2025. Vol. 61, p. 102460. DOI : 10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102460.

Tree functioning under different soil water availability and atmospheric water demand

S. Hunziker; J. Gisler; R. L. Peters; K. Meusburger; R. Zweifel et al. 

ARPHA Conference Abstracts. 2025. Vol. 8. DOI : 10.3897/aca.8.e149040.

VPDrought – a novel approach to disentangle atmospheric and soil drought in a natural Scots pine forest

M. Schaub; C. Grossiord; G. Bortolami; J. Gisler; K. Meusburger et al. 

ARPHA Conference Abstracts. 2025. Vol. 8. DOI : 10.3897/aca.8.e146958.

Growth Onset Rather Than Photosynthesis Strongly Regulates Autumn Senescence Termination Besides Climate Change

S. Ji; S. Ren; Y. Vitasse; C. M. Zohner; Y. H. Fu et al. 

Global Ecology and Biogeography. 2025. Vol. 34, num. 5. DOI : 10.1111/geb.70068.

High transpirational cooling by urban trees despite extreme summer heatwaves

C. Bachofen; M. Peillon; N. Meili; I. Bourgeois; C. Grossiord 

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 2025. Vol. 107, p. 128819. DOI : 10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128819.

Tree-related microhabitat assemblages in boreal forests depend more on local environmental conditions and tree species than on tree size

R. Bütler; L. Larrieu; M. Martin 

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 2025. DOI : https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2025.2497364.

Prolonged warming and drought reduce canopy‐level net carbon uptake in beech and oak saplings despite photosynthetic and respiratory acclimation

J. Deluigi; C. Bachofen; M. Didion‐Gency; J. Gisler; E. Mas et al. 

New Phytologist. 2025. DOI : 10.1111/nph.70111.

Wachstum und Trockenstress: physiologische Charakterisierung von Schweizer Waldbäumen

R. Zweifel; C. Bachofen; D. Basler; S. Braun; N. Buchmann et al. 

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen. 2025. Vol. 2, num. 176. DOI : 10.3188/szf.2025.0099.

Spatial Distribution of Tree-related Microhabitats in European Beech-dominated Forests (Corrigendum – vol 301, 2025, 11086)

L. Larrieu; C. Bouget; B. Courbaud; I. Doerfler; N. Gouix et al. 

BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION. 2025. Vol. 302. DOI : 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110945.

X-ray Micro-CT based characterization of rock cuttings with deep learning

N. Olsen; Y. Chen; P. Turberg; A. Moreau; A. Alahi 

Applied Computing and Geosciences. 2025. Vol. 25, p. 100220. DOI : 10.1016/j.acags.2025.100220.

Charlotte Grossiord

C. Grossiord 

NEW PHYTOLOGIST. 2025. DOI : 10.1111/nph.20404.

Spatial distribution of tree-related microhabitats in European beech-dominated forests

L. Larrieu; C. Bouget; B. Courbaud; I. Doerfler; N. Gouix et al. 

BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION. 2025. DOI : 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110867.

Non-native Douglas fir seedlings outcompete native Norway spruce, silver fir and Scots pine under dry and nutrient-poor conditions

B. Moser; E. R. Frei; C. Bachofen; T. Wohlgemuth; D. Scherrer 

Frontiers in Plant Science. 2025. Vol. 16, p. 1546250. DOI : 10.3389/fpls.2025.1546250.

Acclimation to High Vapor Pressure Deficit in Warmer Air Can Reduce Tree Vulnerability to Drought-Induced Mortality

L. Mekarni; H. Cochard; C. Grossiord 

Plant, cell & environment. 2025. DOI : 10.1111/pce.15490.

Cones and consequences: the false dichotomy of conifers vs broad-leaves has critical implications for research and modelling

K. M. Johnson; M. J. Brown; K. I. Bandow; H. Vallicrosa 

New Phytologist. 2025. DOI : 10.1111/nph.70136.

Conference Papers

How quickly are canopy temperatures approaching their critical limit in the tropics?

G. Lenczner; N. M. A. Van Tiel; D. Tuia; C. Grossiord 

2025. EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 2024-04-14 – 2024-04-19. DOI : https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-1763.

Reviews

Impact of emerging compound droughts on forests: A water supply and demand perspective

C. Werner; M. Bahn; T. E. Grams; C. Grossiord; S. Haberstroh et al. 

Plant Biology. 2025.  p. plb.70080. DOI : 10.1111/plb.70080.

Books

Taschenführer der Baummikrohabitate. Beschreibung und Schwellenwerte für Feldaufnahmen in gemässigten und mediterranen Wäldern

R. Bütler Sauvain; T. Lachat; F. Krumm; D. Kraus; L. Larrieu 

Birmensdorf: Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, 2025.

Theses

Palms on the rise: Invasion mechanisms of Trachycarpus fortunei under climate change

T. M. G. Juillard / C. Grossiord; C. Bachofen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Physiological acclimation and mortality drivers in European trees under heat, drought, and rising atmospheric demand

L. Mekarni / C. Grossiord; H. Cochard (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Working Papers

Decoupling of stomatal conductance from net assimilation at high temperature as a mechanism to increase transpiration

P. Schuler; M. Didion‐Gency; G. Bortolami; T. Juillard; G. Hoch et al. 

2025

Stress-dependent responses of grapevine wood and fungal pathogen activity under esca and drought

M. Chambard; D. Cantù; G. Bortolami; N. Dell’Acqua; N. Ferrer et al. 

2025

Hot and Hungry: High temperatures induce changes in leaf carbohydrate dynamics and sugar isotope fingerprints

P. Schuler; M. Didion‐Gency; V. Vitali; M. Saurer; M. Oettli et al. 

2025

2024

Journal Articles

A one-way ticket: Wheat roots do not functionally refill xylem emboli following rehydration

B. L. Harrison Day; K. M. Johnson; V. Tonet; I. Bourbia; C. J. Blackman et al. 

Plant physiology. 2024. Vol. 196, num. 4, p. 2362 – 2373. DOI : 10.1093/plphys/kiae407.

Tree drought–mortality risk depends more on intrinsic species resistance than on stand species diversity

R. Decarsin; J. Guillemot; G. le Maire; H. Blondeel; C. Meredieu et al. 

Global Change Biology. 2024. Vol. 30, num. 9, p. e17503. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.17503.

Drought effects in Mediterranean forests are not alleviated by diversity-driven water source partitioning

E. Mas; A. Vilagrosa; L. Morcillo; M. Saurer; F. Valladares et al. 

Journal of Ecology. 2024. Vol. 112, num. 9, p. 2107 – 2122. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2745.14387.

High heat tolerance, evaporative cooling, and stomatal decoupling regulate canopy temperature and their safety margins in three European oak species

A. Gauthey; A. Kahmen; J. M. Limousin; A. Vilagrosa; M. Didion-Gency et al. 

Global change biology. 2024. Vol. 30, num. 8. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.17439.

Biochemical and biophysical drivers of the hydrogen isotopic composition of carbohydrates and acetogenic lipids

M. M. Lehmann; P. Schuler; R. A. Werner; M. Saurer; G. L. Wiesenberg et al. 

SCIENCE ADVANCES. 2024. Vol. 10, num. 28. DOI : 10.1126/sciadv.adl3591.

Soil warming alters tree water use and canopy stomatal conductance in a mixed subtropical forest

W. Hu; C. Bachofen; Y. Li; L. Zhu; P. Zhao et al. 

Agricultural And Forest Meteorology. 2024. Vol. 353, p. 110073. DOI : 10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.110073.

In vivo X-ray microtomography locally affects stem radial growth with no immediate physiological impact

L. Mekarni; H. Cochard; M. M. Lehmann; P. Turberg; C. Grossiord 

Plant Physiology. 2024. DOI : 10.1093/plphys/kiae285.

Tree diversity reduces variability in sapling survival under drought

H. Blondeel; J. Guillemot; N. Martin-StPaul; A. Druel; S. Bilodeau-Gauthier et al. 

Journal Of Ecology. 2024. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2745.14294.

Combining X-ray micro-CT and microscopy-based images of two lianas species to derive structural, mechanical and functional relationships

C. B. Karlen; P. Turberg; A. Buttler; O. Martin; F. Schweingruber et al. 

Plant Systematics And Evolution. 2024. Vol. 310, num. 2, p. 10. DOI : 10.1007/s00606-024-01889-z.

Spatio-temporal patterns and drivers of CH4 and CO2 fluxes from rivers and lakes in highly urbanized areas

L. Fan; J. Cheng; Y. Xie; L. Xu; A. Buttler et al. 

Science Of The Total Environment. 2024. Vol. 918, p. 170689. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170689.

Twenty years of irrigation acclimation is driven by denser canopies and not by plasticity in twig- and needle-level hydraulics in a Pinus sylvestris forest

A. Gauthey; C. Bachofen; A. Chin; H. Cochard; J. Gisler et al. 

Journal Of Experimental Botany. 2024. DOI : 10.1093/jxb/erae066.

Invasive palms have more efficient and prolonged CO2 assimilation compared to native sub-Mediterranean vegetation

T. Juillard; C. Grossiord; M. Conedera; J. Deluigi; G. B. Pezzatti et al. 

Forest Ecology And Management. 2024. Vol. 556, p. 121743. DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2024.121743.

Mixing oak and pine trees in Mediterranean forests increases aboveground hydraulic dysfunctions

E. Mas; A. Vilagrosa; L. Morcillo; F. Valladares; C. Grossiord 

Plant Biology. 2024. DOI : 10.1111/plb.13716.

Reduced soil moisture drives leaf anatomical shifts more than chronically elevated temperatures in European temperate trees

M. Didion-Gency; J. Deluigi; J. Gisler; T. Juillard; M. Schaub et al. 

Plant Biology. 2024. DOI : 10.1111/plb.13745.

Reviews

Tree water uptake patterns across the globe

C. Bachofen; S. J. Tumber-Davila; D. S. Mackay; N. G. Mcdowell; A. Carminati et al. 

New Phytologist. 2024. DOI : 10.1111/nph.19762.

The impacts of rising vapour pressure deficit in natural and managed ecosystems

K. A. Novick; D. L. Ficklin; C. Grossiord; A. G. Konings; J. Martinez-Vilalta et al. 

Plant Cell And Environment. 2024. DOI : 10.1111/pce.14846.

Books

Guide de poche des dendromicrohabitats. Description et seuils de grandeur pour leur inventaire dans les forêts tempérées et méditerranéennes (2e édition)

R. Bütler Sauvain; T. Lachat; F. Krumm; D. Kraus; L. Larrieu 

Institut fédéral de recherches sur la forêt, la neige et le paysage WSL, 2024.

フィールドガイド 樹木のマイクロハビタット. 温帯・地中海性森林のインベントリ調査に向けた解説と下限サイズの一覧

R. Bütler Sauvain; T. Lachat; F. Krumm; D. Kraus; L. Larrieu 

Institut fédéral de recherches sur la forêt, la neige et le paysage WSL, 2024.

Field Guide to Northern Tree-related Microhabitats: Descriptions and size limits for their inventory in boreal and hemiboreal forests of Europe and North America

R. Bütler Sauvain; L. Larrieu; L. F. Lunde; M. Maxence; B. Nordén et al. 

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Switzerland, 2024.

Field Guide to Tree-related Microhabitats. Descriptions and size limits for their inventory in temperate and Mediterranean forests (2nd edition)

R. Bütler Sauvain; T. Lachat; F. Krumm; D. Kraus; L. Larrieu 

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, 2024.

Theses

From roots to canopy: Unraveling the influence of species diversity on tree water relations under warmer and drier climates

E. I. Mas / C. Grossiord; F. Valladares (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Student Projects

Frost as a potential barrier to the invasion of evergreen trees in Southern Switzerland

M. Randin 

2024.

Media

Les arbres-habitats, hauts lieux de la biodiversité

R. Bütler Sauvain 

2024.

Mit dem Tod beginnt das Leben: Totholznutzer in Einzelporträts

M. Bolliger; R. Bütler Sauvain 

2024.

2023

Journal Articles

Anatomical and physiological consequences of beech leaf disease in Fagus grandifolia L.

L. R. Fletcher; A. M. Borsuk; A. C. Fanton; K. M. Johnson; J. Richburg et al. 

Forest Pathology. 2023. Vol. 54, num. 1. DOI : 10.1111/efp.12842.

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. Vol. 903, p. 166225. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166225.

Interactions between beech and oak seedlings can modify the effects of hotter droughts and the onset of hydraulic failure

E. Mas; H. Cochard; J. Deluigi; M. Didion-Gency; N. Martin-StPaul et al. 

New Phytologist. 2023. Vol. 241, num. 3, p. 1021 – 1034. DOI : 10.1111/nph.19358.

Chronic warming and dry soils limit carbon uptake and growth despite a longer growing season in beech and oak

M. Didion-Gency; Y. Vitasse; N. Buchmann; A. Gessler; J. Gisler et al. 

Plant Physiology. 2023. Vol. 194, num. 2, p. 741 – 757. DOI : 10.1093/plphys/kiad565.

Extracting flowering phenology from grassland species mixtures using time-lapse cameras

D. Andreatta; C. Bachofen; M. Dalponte; V. H. Klaus; N. Buchmann 

Remote Sensing Of Environment. 2023. Vol. 298, p. 113835. DOI : 10.1016/j.rse.2023.113835.

Seasonal variation in the xylem sap composition of six Australian trees and shrubs

A. Losso; A. Gauthey; B. Choat; S. Mayr; M. Jackson 

Aob Plants. 2023. Vol. 15, num. 5, p. plad064. DOI : 10.1093/aobpla/plad064.

Evaluating Carlquist’s Law from a physiological perspective

K. M. Johnson; S. R. Everbach; N. M. Holbrook; M. E. Olson 

Iawa Journal. 2023. Vol. 44, num. 3-4, p. 429 – 438. DOI : 10.1163/22941932-bja10134.

Food web structure and energy flux dynamics, but not taxonomic richness, influence microbial ecosystem functions in a Sphagnum-dominated peatland

V. E. J. Jassey; O. L. Petchey; P. Binet; A. Buttler; G. Chiapusio et al. 

European Journal Of Soil Biology. 2023. Vol. 118, p. 103532. DOI : 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2023.103532.

An observation-based, reduced-form model for oxidation in the remote marine troposphere

C. B. Baublitz; A. M. Fiore; S. M. Ludwig; J. M. Nicely; G. M. Wolfe et al. 

Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America (PNAS). 2023. Vol. 120, num. 34, p. e2209735120. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.2209735120.

Ericoid shrub encroachment shifts aboveground-belowground linkages in three peatlands across Europe and Western Siberia

A. Buttler; L. Bragazza; F. Laggoun-Defarge; S. Gogo; M-L. Toussaint et al. 

Global Change Biology. 2023. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.16904.

Absence of canopy temperature variation despite stomatal adjustment in Pinus sylvestris under multidecadal soil moisture manipulation

A. Gauthey; C. Bachofen; J. Deluigi; M. Didion-Gency; P. D’Odorico et al. 

New Phytologist. 2023. DOI : 10.1111/nph.19136.

No carbon storage in growth-limited trees in a semi-arid woodland

R. A. Thompson; H. D. Adams; D. D. Breshears; A. D. Collins; L. T. Dickman et al. 

Nature Communications. 2023. Vol. 14, num. 1959, p. 11. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-023-37577-8.

Stand structure of Central European forests matters more than climate for transpiration sensitivity to VPD

C. Bachofen; R. Poyatos; V. Flo; J. Martínez‐Vilalta; M. Mencuccini et al. 

Journal of Applied Ecology. 2023. Vol. 60, num. 5, p. 886 – 897. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2664.14383.

Nitrogen oxides in the free troposphere: implications for tropospheric oxidants and the interpretation of satellite NO2 measurements

V. Shah; D. J. Jacob; R. Dang; L. N. Lamsal; S. A. Strode et al. 

Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics. 2023. Vol. 23, num. 2, p. 1227 – 1257. DOI : 10.5194/acp-23-1227-2023.

Faster drought recovery in anisohydric beech compared to isohydric spruce

D. E. M. Ulrich; C. Grossiord 

Tree Physiology. 2023. DOI : 10.1093/treephys/tpad009.

Books

Dendromicrohàbitats. Guia de camp. Descripció, identificació i classificació pel seu inventari

R. Bütler Sauvain; T. Lachat; F. Krumm; D. Kraus; L. Larrieu 

Birmensdorf, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, 2023.

Veldgids voor. Boommicrohabitats. Beschrijvingen en grenswaarden voor inventarisatie

R. Bütler Sauvain; T. Lachat; F. Krumm; D. Kraus; L. Larrieu 

Birmensdorf, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, 2023.

Talks

The rising importance of heat and vapor pressure deficit in plant hydraulic dysfunctions.

C. Grossiord 

Annual Meeting of Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon, USA, August 6-11, 2023.

Disentangling the impact of co-varying drought-driven changes to soil moisture, vapor pressure deficit, and temperature on plant carbon and water relations.

C. Grossiord 

the 25th EGU General Assembly of the European Geoscience Union, Vienna, Austria, April 23-28,2023.

How can interactions between trees mitigate adverse impacts

C. Grossiord 

Links between tree diversity, plant hydraulics, and wildfires, Banyuls-sur-mer, France, March 27-29, 2023.

Adverse and mitigating impacts of warming on tree carbon cycling

C. Grossiord 

Symposium Plant Science Research in Switzerland_SwissPLANT 2023, Les Diablerets, Switzerland, January 23-25, 2023.

Student Projects

Assessing the adaptability of fodder trees in agroforestry under varied climates to meet farmers’ expectations in Western Switzerland

H. Sandoz 

2023.

Physiological response and recovery from reduced soil moisture of an invasive palm species compared with native tree species of Ticino

M. Bergström 

2023.

Adaptive and plastic responses of Sessile oak leaf traits to European climate

S. Guinard 

2023.

Temperature acclimation of photosynthesis in native vs. invasive evergreen plants in Southern Switzerland

J. Wicht 

2023.

Media

Totholz – alles andere als tot

R. Bütler Sauvain; M. Bolliger 

2023.

2022

Journal Articles

Canopy dieback and recovery in Australian native forests following extreme drought

A. Losso; A. Challis; A. Gauthey; R. H. Nolan; S. Hislop et al. 

Scientific Reports. 2022. Vol. 12, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-022-24833-y.

Above- and below-ground responses to experimental climate forcing in two forb species from montane wooded pastures in Switzerland

P. Vollenweider; G. Hildbrand; D. De Masi; K. Gavazov; V. Zufferey et al. 

Functional Ecology. 2022. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2435.14212.

Reply to Yang et al.: Biomass burning is an important tropospheric source of ozone in remote regions of the globe

J. Peischl; I. Bourgeois; S. S. Brown; J. A. Neuman 

Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America (PNAS). 2022. Vol. 119, num. 38, p. e2212326119. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.2212326119.

Increasing temperature and vapor pressure deficit lead to hydraulic damages in the absence of soil drought

L. C. Schönbeck; P. Schuler; M. M. Lehmann; E. Mas; L. Mekarni et al. 

Plant, Cell and Environment. 2022. DOI : 10.1111/pce.14425.

Impact of warmer and drier conditions on tree photosynthetic properties and the role of species interactions

M. Didion‐Gency; A. Gessler; N. Buchmann; J. Gisler; M. Schaub et al. 

New Phytologist. 2022. DOI : 10.1111/nph.18384.

Effectiveness of X-ray micro-CT applications upon mafic and ultramafic ophiolitic rocks

V. Giamas; P. Koutsovitis; A. Sideridis; P. Turberg; T. A. Grammatikopoulos et al. 

Micron. 2022. Vol. 158, p. 103292. DOI : 10.1016/j.micron.2022.103292.

The Role of Hydraulic Failure in a Massive Mangrove Die-Off Event

A. Gauthey; D. Backes; J. Balland; I. Alam; D. T. Maher et al. 

Frontiers In Plant Science. 2022. Vol. 13, p. 822136. DOI : 10.3389/fpls.2022.822136.

Warming may extend tree growing seasons and compensate for reduced carbon uptake during dry periods

C. Grossiord; C. Bachofen; J. Gisler; E. Mas; Y. Vitasse et al. 

Journal of Ecology. 2022. Vol. 110, num. 7, p. 1575 – 1589. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2745.13892.

Aridity and cold temperatures drive divergent adjustments of European beech xylem anatomy, hydraulics and leaf physiological traits

E. Vicente; M. Didion-Gency; L. Morcillo; X. Morin; A. Vilagrosa et al. 

Tree Physiology. 2022. Vol. 42, num. 9, p. 1720 – 1735. DOI : 10.1093/treephys/tpac029.

Accounting for foliar gradients in Vc(max) and J(max) improves estimates of net CO2 exchange of forests

C. Bachofen; L. Huelsmann; A. Revill; N. Buchmann; P. D’Odorico 

Agricultural And Forest Meteorology. 2022. Vol. 314, p. 108771. DOI : 10.1016/j.agrformet.2021.108771.

Severe declines in hydraulic capacity and associated carbon starvation drive mortality in seawater exposed Sitka-spruce (Picea sitchensis) trees

W. Wang; P. Zhang; H. Zhang; C. Grossiord; S. C. Pennington et al. 

Environmental Research Communications. 2022. Vol. 4, num. 3, p. 035005. DOI : 10.1088/2515-7620/ac5f7d.

Lessons learned from a long-term irrigation experiment in a dry Scots pine forest: Impacts on traits and functioning

A. K. Bose; A. Rigling; A. Gessler; F. Hagedorn; I. Brunner et al. 

Ecological Monographs. 2022. Vol. 92, num. 2, p. e1507. DOI : 10.1002/ecm.1507.

Photosynthetic acclimation and sensitivity to short- and long-term environmental changes in a drought-prone forest

L. Schoenbeck; C. Grossiord; A. Gessler; J. Gisler; K. Meusburger et al. 

Journal Of Experimental Botany. 2022. DOI : 10.1093/jxb/erac033.

Die Buche – ein herausragender Habitatbaum

R. Bütler Sauvain 

Bündner Wald. 2022. Vol. Februar, p. 34 – 37.

Espaces protégés forestiers et libre évolution

N. Debaive; N. Drapier; G. Gautier; L. Larrieu; R. Bütler 

Revue forestière française. 2022. Vol. 73, num. 2-3, p. 339 – 365. DOI : 10.20870/revforfr.2021.5474.

Using PhenoCams to track crop phenology and explain the effects of different cropping systems on yield

Y. Liu; C. Bachofen; R. Wittwer; G. S. Duarte; Q. Sun et al. 

Agricultural Systems. 2022. Vol. 195, p. 103306. DOI : 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103306.

Conference Papers

Investigation of bamboo nodes structural characteristics with X-ray micro-CT imaging

J. H. Gouin; A. Vassilopoulos; P. Turberg 

2022. 20th European Conference on Composite Materials – Composites Meet Sustainability, EPFL, Lausanne, June 26-30, 2022.

Reviews

Mechanisms of woody-plant mortality under rising drought, CO2 and vapour pressure deficit

N. G. McDowell; G. Sapes; A. Pivovaroff; H. D. Adams; C. D. Allen et al. 

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 2022. Vol. 3, p. 294 – 308. DOI : 10.1038/s43017-022-00272-1.

Books

Guida da campo ai dendromicrohabitat. Descrizione e soglie dimensionali per il loro inventario

R. Bütler Sauvain; T. Lachat; F. Krumm; D. Kraus; L. Larrieu 

Birmensdorf, Switzerland, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, 2022.

Working Papers

Climat : planter des millions d’arbres pour lutter contre le réchauffement… mais pas n’importe comment

L. Baeten; C. Grossiord 

2022

Forest restoration is on the rise, but how we go about it is crucial

L. Baeten; C. Grossiord; C. Messier; H. Blondeel; H. Jactel et al. 

2022

Posters

Vers un outil commun à l’échelle européenne et du bassin méditerranéen pour prendre en compte la biodiversité dans la gestion forestière : l’Indice de Biodiversité Potentielle (IBP)

P. Gonin; L. Larrieu; T. Baiges Zapater; T. Cervera Zaragoza; M. Miozzo et al. 

XV World Forestry Congress, Coex, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 2–6 May 2022.

Student Projects

Study on the differences in below- and above-ground traits of scots pines (and their relationships) according to water availability

P. Fevre 

2022.

Strategical planning of Blue-Green Infrastructure: a multi-scale landscape connectivity approach for biodiversity enhancement

F. Molné Correig 

2022.

2021

Journal Articles

Hotter droughts alter resource allocation to chemical defenses in pinon pine

A. M. Trowbridge; H. D. Adams; A. Collins; L. T. Dickman; C. Grossiord et al. 

Oecologia. 2021. Vol. 197, p. 921 – 938. DOI : 10.1007/s00442-021-05058-8.

Phenotypic plasticity versus ecotypic differentiation under recurrent summer drought in two drought-tolerant pine species

C. Bachofen; A. Perret-Gentil; T. Wohlgemuth; P. Vollenweider; B. Moser 

Journal Of Ecology. 2021. Vol. 109, num. 11, p. 3861 – 3876. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2745.13762.

Legacy effect of green manure crops fertilized with calcium phosphite on maize production and soil properties

M. Fontana; T. Guillaume; L. Bragazza; S. Elfouki; M. Santonja et al. 

Journal Of Environmental Management. 2021. Vol. 295, p. 113092. DOI : 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113092.

Foliar respiration is related to photosynthetic, growth and carbohydrate response to experimental drought and elevated temperature

A. D. Collins; M. G. Ryan; H. D. Adams; L. T. Dickman; N. Garcia-Forner et al. 

Plant Cell And Environment. 2021. Vol. 144, num. 12, p. 3853 – 3865. DOI : 10.1111/pce.14183.

Stability of tropical forest tree carbon-water relations in a rainfall exclusion treatment through shifts in effective water uptake depth

A. L. Pivovaroff; N. G. McDowell; T. B. Rodrigues; T. Brodribb; L. A. Cernusak et al. 

Global Change Biology. 2021. Vol. 27, num. 24, p. 6454 – 6466. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.15869.

Drone-based physiological index reveals long-term acclimation and drought stress responses in trees

P. D’Odorico; L. Schoenbeck; V. Vitali; K. Meusburger; M. Schaub et al. 

Plant Cell And Environment. 2021. Vol. 44, num. 11, p. 3552 – 3570. DOI : 10.1111/pce.14177.

Both diversity and functional composition affect productivity and water use efficiency in experimental temperate grasslands

M. Walde; E. Allan; S. L. Cappelli; M. Didion-Gency; A. Gessler et al. 

Journal Of Ecology. 2021. Vol. 109, num. 11, p. 3877 – 3891. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2745.13765.

Interactive effects of tree species mixture and climate on foliar and woody trait variation in in a widely distributed deciduous tree

M. Didion‐Gency; C. Bachofen; N. Buchmann; A. Gessler; X. Morin et al. 

Functional Ecology. 2021. Vol. 35, num. 11, p. 2397 – 2408. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2435.13898.

Reconnaître les arbres-habitats grâce à l’application habitat.sylvotheque.ch

R. Bütler Sauvain; C. Rosset; L. Larrieu 

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 2021. Vol. 172, num. 4, p. 242 – 245. DOI : 10.3188/szf.2021.0242.

Partitioning soil organic carbon into its centennially stable and active fractions with machine-learning models based on Rock-Eval (R) thermal analysis (PARTY(SOC)v2.0 and PARTY(SOC)v2.0 (EU))

L. Cecillon; F. Baudin; C. Chenu; B. T. Christensen; U. Franko et al. 

Geoscientific Model Development. 2021. Vol. 14, num. 6, p. 3879 – 3898. DOI : 10.5194/gmd-14-3879-2021.

Hydraulic architecture explains species moisture dependency but not mortality rates across a tropical rainfall gradient

A. L. Pivovaroff; B. T. Wolfe; N. McDowell; B. Christoffersen; S. Davies et al. 

Biotropica. 2021.  p. 1 – 13. DOI : 10.1111/btp.12964.

Disentangling the Effects of Vapor Pressure Deficit and Soil Water Availability on Canopy Conductance in a Seasonal Tropical Forest During the 2015 El Niño Drought

Y. Fang; L. R. Leung; B. T. Wolfe; M. Detto; R. G. Knox et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 2021. Vol. 126, num. 10, p. e2021JD035004. DOI : 10.1029/2021JD035004.

Tree growth in Switzerland is increasingly constrained by rising evaporative demand

V. Trotsiuk; F. Babst; C. Grossiord; A. Gessler; D. I. Forrester et al. 

Journal of Ecology. 2021. Vol. 109, num. 8, p. 2981 – 2990. DOI : 10.1111/1365-2745.13712.

Valorization of calcium phosphite waste as phosphorus fertilizer: Effects on green manure productivity and soil properties

M. Fontana; L. Bragazza; T. Guillaume; M. Santonja; A. Buttler et al. 

Journal Of Environmental Management. 2021. Vol. 285, p. 112061. DOI : 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112061.

Plant wax and carbon isotope response to heat and drought in the conifer Juniperus monosperma

A. F. Diefendorf; C. P. Bickford; K. M. Schlanser; E. J. Freimuth; J. S. Hannon et al. 

Organic Geochemistry. 2021. Vol. 153, p. 104197. DOI : 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2021.104197.

The effect of temperature changes and K supply on the reproduction and growth of Bolboschoenus planiculmis

Y. Liu; C. Bachofen; Y. Lou; Z. Ding; M. Jiang et al. 

Journal Of Plant Ecology. 2021. Vol. 14, num. 2, p. 337 – 347. DOI : 10.1093/jpe/rtaa091.

Root carbon and nutrient homeostasis determines downy oak sapling survival and recovery from drought

S. Ouyang; A. Gessler; M. Saurer; F. Hagedorn; D-C. Gao et al. 

Tree Physiology. 2021.  p. tpab019. DOI : 10.1093/treephys/tpab019.

Évolution du bois mort dans les forêts de Montricher

M-A. Silva; F. Drollinger; E. Morard; R. Bütler Sauvain 

Mémoire de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles. 2021. Vol. 29, p. 47 – 61. DOI : 10.5169/seals-919668.

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.

Diversité des lichens et enjeux de gestion dans les forêts de Montricher

M. Vust; M. C. Mola Djebarri; P. Clerc; R. Bütler Sauvain 

Mémoire de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles. 2021. Vol. 29, p. 95 – 122. DOI : 10.5169/seals-919670.

Soil nutrient availability alters tree carbon allocation dynamics during drought

L. Schönbeck; M-H. Li; M. M. Lehmann; A. Rigling; M. Schaub et al. 

Tree Physiology. 2021. Vol. 41, num. 5, p. 697 – 707. DOI : 10.1093/treephys/tpaa139.

Mortality predispositions of conifers across Western USA

W. Wang; N. B. English; C. Grossiord; A. Gessler; A. J. Das et al. 

New Phytologist. 2021. Vol. 229, num. 2, p. 831 – 844. DOI : 10.1111/nph.16864.

Media

Planting oats to study the effects of air pollution

S. Perroud 

2021.

Laisser du bois mort en forêt préserve certaines espèces et limite les coûts

R. Bütler Sauvain; S. Deillon 

2021.

Habitatbäume – wahre Perlen im Wald

R. Bütler Sauvain 

2021.

2020

Journal Articles

Editorial: Plant-Soil Interactions Under Changing Climate

S. Sevanto; C. Grossiord; T. Klein; S. Reed 

Frontiers In Plant Science. 2020. Vol. 11, p. 621235. DOI : 10.3389/fpls.2020.621235.

Shift in plant-soil interactions along a lakeshore hydrological gradient

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

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

Tree growth, transpiration, and water-use efficiency between shoreline and upland red maple (Acer rubrum) trees in a coastal forest

W. Wang; N. G. McDowell; S. Pennington; C. Grossiord; R. T. Leff et al. 

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 2020. Vol. 295, p. 108163. DOI : 10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108163.

Assessing the responses of Sphagnum micro-eukaryotes to climate changes using high throughput sequencing

M. K. Reczuga; C. V. W. Seppey; M. Mulot; V. E. J. Jassey; A. Buttler et al. 

Peerj. 2020. Vol. 8, p. e9821. DOI : 10.7717/peerj.9821.

Plant and root‐zone water isotopes are difficult to measure, explain, and predict: some practical recommendations for determining plant water sources

J. von Freyberg; S. T. Allen; C. Grossiord; T. E. Dawson 

Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 2020. Vol. 11, num. 11, p. 1352 – 1367. DOI : 10.1111/2041-210X.13461.

Pervasive shifts in forest dynamics in a changing world

N. G. McDowell; C. D. Allen; K. Anderson-Teixeira; B. H. Aukema; B. Bond-Lamberty et al. 

Science. 2020. Vol. 368, num. 6494, p. eaaz9463. DOI : 10.1126/science.aaz9463.

Contrasting Leaf Trait Responses of Conifer and Broadleaved Seedlings to Altered Resource Availability Are Linked to Resource Strategies

Y-L. Zhang; B. Moser; M-H. Li; T. Wohlgemuth; J-P. Lei et al. 

Plants-Basel. 2020. Vol. 9, num. 5, p. 621. DOI : 10.3390/plants9050621.

The response of stomatal conductance to seasonal drought in tropical forests

J. Wu; S. P. Serbin; K. S. Ely; B. T. Wolfe; L. T. Dickman et al. 

Global Change Biology. 2020. Vol. 26, num. 2, p. 823 – 839. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.14820.

Controls of the hydraulic safety-efficiency trade-off

C. Grossiord; D. E. M. Ulrich; A. Vilagrosa 

Tree Physiology. 2020. Vol. 40, num. 5, p. 573 – 576. DOI : 10.1093/treephys/tpaa013.

Reviews

Plant responses to rising vapor pressure deficit

C. Grossiord; T. N. Buckley; L. A. Cernusak; K. A. Novick; B. Poulter et al. 

New Phytologist. 2020. Vol. 226, num. 6, p. 1550 – 1566. DOI : 10.1111/nph.16485.

Books

Taschenführer der Baummikrohabitate. Beschreibung und Schwellenwerte für Feldaufnahmen

R. Bütler Sauvain; T. Lachat; F. Krumm; D. Kraus; L. Larrieu 

Birmensdorf, Switzerland, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, 2020.

Field guide to tree-related microhabitats. Descriptions and size limits for their inventory

R. Bütler Sauvain; T. Lachat; F. Krumm; D. Kraus; L. Larrieu 

Birmensdorf, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, 2020.

Guide de poche des dendromicrohabitats. Description et seuils de grandeur pour leur inventaire

R. Bütler Sauvain; T. Lachat; F. Krumm; D. Kraus; L. Larrieu 

Birmensdorf, Switzerland, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, 2020.

Dendro-microhábitats guía de campo. Descripción, identificación y clasificación para su inventario

R. Bütler Sauvain; T. Lachat; F. Krumm; D. Kraus; L. Larrieu 

Birmensdorf, Switzerland, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, 2020.

Book Chapters

Nyon-St-Cergue – a case from western Switzerland

R. Bütler Sauvain; J. Rosset; A. Perusset 

How to balance forestry and biodiversity conservation. A view across Europe; Birmensdorf: European Forest Institute (EFI); Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), 2020. p. 285 – 293.

Talks

Impact of Climate Change on Forest Ecosystems

C. Grossiord 

Dear 2050 – “HUMANS RESPOND TO CLIMATE CHANGE”, ZURICH,

Media

Ein gesunder Wald ist nicht makellos

R. Bütler Sauvain 

2020.

Fünf Menschen im Einsatz für unsere Wälder

R. Bütler Sauvain 

2020.

Des arbres-habitats grouillants de vie

R. Bütler Sauvain 

2020.

Blessés ou cabossés, les vieux arbres ont un rôle à jouer

R. Bütler Sauvain 

2020.

Rencontre avec Charlotte Grossiord, une spécialiste des arbres

C. Grossiord 

2020.

Quand les arbres servent de refuge

R. Bütler Sauvain 

2020.

Alt, knorrig – und von Tieren geliebt

R. Bütler Sauvain 

2020.