Pine tree stand and forest site resilience after the severe 2017 wildfire on the slopes of Vesuvius, Italy
Since that date, even some seriously damaged pine stands have started to regenerate
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Although each test site will be small, the whole experiment will have an unprecedented
This project investigates how the interaction between plant phenology, defense chemistry and the trade-offs between growth and chemical defenses are modulated by environmental variation and stress.
Therefore, factors that substantially alter phytochemistry can have far-reaching
In this project we assess the uptake and transport of nanoplastics in trees by using polystyrene nanoparticles doped with Palladium and detection of these particles with ICP-MS.
Palladium to detect plastics in different tree organs with ICP-MS(/MS), we will have
Testing the value added of knowledge co-production among natural hazard researchers, natural hazard managers and local experts to achieve a shared understanding of future regional mass movement risks.
Regional stakeholders, experts in natural hazards management and scientists have
The emergence of visible tree-stress symptoms caused by the emerald ash borer occurs only several years after its arrival and are hard to tell apart from those caused by soil drought. Here, we investigate the potential of reflectance spectroscopy as an early-warning screening tool.
Consequently, the early detection and containment of these species have gained importance
This project quantifies changes in high-end droughts and floods and their uncertainty for hydrological Switzerland in a warming climate by generating a hydrological Single Model Initial condition Large Ensemble (SMILE).
To date, few studies have combined atmospheric SMILEs with hydrological models to
Photosynthesis of forest ecosystems can be reduced in spring most likely due to cold temperatures. Such cold-related processes are, however, not captured in mechanistic models and we thus aim to assess the mechanisms and frequencies of such depressions and include them into models.
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Low temperatures, e.g., by late frost events, have
The Xylem database is an atlas of microscopic stem structures of herbs, dwarf shrubs, shrubs and trees in transversal, tangential and radial sections.
The current technical setup is temporary and may have some limitations.
