PhD students and students

I have supervised or co-supervised the following theses:

PhD theses

Maaike de Boer; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; since 2024
Camille Marande; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; since 2024
Jokin Idoate Lacasia: "Lessons learned from the last European primary forests: using long-term data for studying natural forest dynamics"; WSL; since 2022
Isabella Ostovary: "Regional- and large-scale effects of climate, stand structure, soil and topography on leaf phenology and growth rates of trees"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; since 2022
Michael Meier: "Climate change-induced shifts in leaf phenology of trees: past and future trends"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2018 - 2023
Eva Bianchi: "Temporal and spatial mortality patterns of tree regeneration: the relationship between mortality, growth and site conditions in Swiss forests"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2016 - 2020
Marco Vanoni: "Forest dynamics in Swiss forest reserves: impact of climate extremes on tree growth prior to mortality and projections of forest succession"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2013 - 2018
Matthias Jochner: "Treelines in the Swiss Alps: growth dynamics and forest succession in a changing climate"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2014 - 2017
Golo Stadelmann: "Spatio-temporal infestation dynamics of the European spruce bark beetle in Switzerland: quantifying environmental drivers and effects of forest management"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2009 - 2013
Brigitte Rohner: "Growth and mortality of oak (Quercus spp.): a combined analysis of monitoring and tree-ring data from Swiss forest reserves"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2009 - 2012
Jan Wunder: "Conceptual advancement and ecological applications of tree mortality models based on tree-ring and forest inventory data"; D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2004 - 2007

Member of PhD committee

Adrien Taccoen: "Assessing the potential impact of recent climate change on the mortality of European tree species"; Université de Lorraine, AgroParisTech, INRA (Nancy, France); 2019; Ph.D. committee
Carmen Monica Wong: "Understanding disturbance, facilitation, and competition for conservation of whitebark pine in the Canadian Rockies"; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; 2012; Ph.D. committee
Henrik Hartmann: "Identification des facteurs de stress impliqués dans le déclin et la mortalité de l’érable à sucre après coupe de jardinage. Étude de la croissance, de la vigueur et de l’état hydrique des arbres"; Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM); 2008; Ph.D. committee

Master theses (M.Sc.)

Mark Bernath; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2024
Jérémy Barbey: "Resilience to climate extremes and climate influence on the growth of trees at the upper treeline in the Swiss Alps"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2024
Judith Scherrer: "What is the potential of silver fir in the Lower Engadine?"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2024
Michela Ferrari: "Distribution of silver fir in the Bergell"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2024
Samuel Zweifel: "Growth analysis of dead and living Scots pine in the Pfynwald"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2024
Amira Tiefenbacher: "Impact of fire on tree growth in a sweet chestnut stand in Ticino in the context of various disturbances"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2022
Miguel Gigon Almada e Melo: "Generative postfire regeneration of alien and native tree species in a sweet chestnut forest of the insubric ecosystems"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2022
Melissa Catoja: "Tree mortality in peatbogs in Switzerland"; University of Zurich; 2021
Simon Gredig: "Allometric relationships of young beech and spruce trees"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2020
Luis Muheim: "Growth of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) on forest sites of the Swiss alpine north side"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2020
Justine Charlet de Sauvage: "Relationships between radial growth and leaf phenology in response to temperature: the case of Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl. along an elevatonal gradient in the French Pyrenees"; University of Rennes 1 (France); 2019
Stefan Gäumann: "Spatial relationships between seedlings and seed trees at three locations in the Zurich area" (in German); D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2019
Michael Birrer: "River morphological dynamics in a braided river: a dendrochronological approach to dating gravel bars in the Maggia valley"; D-BAUG, ETH Zürich; 2017
Michael Opiasa: "Predisposition of Norway spruce to European spruce bark beetle infestation and spatial development of an outbreak after a windthrow"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2016
Claudia Vollenweider: "Dendroecological analysis of Fagus orientalis temperate rainforest in northern Turkey"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2015
Ana Stritih: "Xylem-anatomical variability of Quercus petraea and Fagus orientalis from Colchic forests in response to climate"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2015
Swen Walker: "Investigation of forest gaps and forest structures and their dynamics in the Swiss National Park with multitemporal LiDAR data" (in German); D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2013
Maxime Pattaroni: "Survival and growth strategy of Pinus sylvestris in the Valais"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2012
Marco Vanoni: "Climatic influences on the growth variability of silver fir and Norway spruce along the silver fir distribution gradient" (in German); D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2012
Nicole Grundmann: "Climate influence and mortality dynamics in Scots pine stands in the Churer Rheintal and the Domleschg" (in German); Geografisches Institut, Universität Zürich; 2011
Kathrin Kühne: "Spatial influences on mortality processes and mortality rates of mountain pine in the Swiss National Park" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2011
Liesbet Van der Burght: "Analysis and modelling of tree succession on the 1991 Randa rockslide (Switzerland)"; Universiteit Gent, Gent (Belgium); 2010
Lorenzo Schmid: "Characterization of beech vessels from two ecologically different sites" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2010
Reto Tiri: "Interactions between different tree characteristics and avalanches" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2009
Elisabeth Rötheli: "Relationship between growth, site factors and longevity of dead Norway spruce (Picea abies) in the canton of Glarus" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2009
Martina Hobi: "Growth responses of European beech, Scots pine and European black pine on forest fire" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2008
Brigitte Rohner: "Drought effects on growth and mortality of Scots pine in the Pfyn forest, Valais" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2008

Diploma theses

Ambroise Marchand: "Ecological limit of black alder (Alnus glutinosa L. Gaertner): responses of a stand to inundation in the forest reserve at Bonfol (JU)" (in French); D-FOWI, ETH Zürich; 2007
Nils Osterwalder: "Dendrochronological investigation of the mortality process of Norway spruce in subalpine forests" (in German); D-FOWI, ETH Zürich; 2007
André Fuchs: "Influence of climate and competition on growth processes of Picea abies (L.) Karst. in subalpine spruce forests" (in German); D-UMNW , ETH Zürich; 2003

Bachelor theses (B.Sc.)

Maria Enarson: "Structural complexity in forests across IUCN protected areas"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2023
Flavia Luz; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2022
Melanie Stutz: "Influence of temperature and precipitation on secondary growth of spruce and beech at different elevations in Switzerland"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2022
Hannah Kündig: "Flowering time and fruit ripeness for different tree species"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2019
Lea Bischofberger: "Relationship between phenology and tree ring growth in beech (Fagus sylvativa) and larch (Larix decidua)" (in German); D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2018
Michael Hollinger: "Investigation of small spruce trees (Picea abies) for growth and lifespan with different light availability" (in German); D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2018
Kevin Simmler: "Dendrochronological study of the structure and dynamics in a subalpine spruce-larch stand in Davos (Switzerland)"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2017
Florian Gstöhl: "Wachstumskundliche Untersuchung im Marteloskop Spegnas-Nord (GR)"; D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2016
Kaspar Reutimann: "Norway spruce clusters at the Hohgant: relationship between cluster structure, climate and growth" (in German); D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2016
Anna Balicka Szczesiak: "Investigation of mountain pines in the Swiss National Park with analysis of stable isotopes" (in German); D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2015
Antonia Ulmann: "Growth responses of mountain pines in the Swiss National Park to climate variability" (in German); D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2015
Noëmi Brüggemann: "Influences of different factors on the cambial mortality of oaks" (in German); D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2014
Lea Bauer: "Comparison of the climate-dependent growth of Castanea sativa and Ailanthus altissima in the Ticino" (in German); D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2013
Eva Bianchi: "Influence of climatic variability on radial growth of Pinus cembra and Pinus mugo at two elevations in the forest reserve Selvasecca on the Lukmanier pass" (in German); D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2013
Susanna Etter: "Influence of climatic variability on radial growth of Pinus cembra and Picea abies at three elevations in Grindelwald" (in German); D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2013
Aline Clalüna: "Influence of climatic variations on the radial growth of Swiss stone pine and larch at two elevations in Sils in the Upper Engadine" (in German); D-USYS, ETH Zürich; 2012
Elmar Schneider: "Influence of climate variability on the growth of oaks at the elevations in the Vorderrheintal" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2011
Christina Zumbrunn: "Analysis of the age structure of Norway spruce clusters in the forest reserve Uaul Prau Nausch in Sedrun" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2011
Swen Walker: "Investigation of the bark beetle outbreak in Switzerland following Lothar" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2011
Marco Vanoni: "Influence of climate on the interannual growth variability of Scots pine at two elevations in the Chur Rhine valley" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2010
Kathrin Kühne: "Influence of climate variability on growth of larch and spruce in the mountain forest of Vals" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2010
Raffaele Pellegrino: "Influence of climate variability on growth of Larix decidua and Pinus cembra in the Lukmanier area" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2009
Nicolas Bircher: "Growth patterns of dead Norway spruce in the mountain forest of Bergün" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2008
Claudia Meile: "Influence of climate variability on growth of European larch and Norway spruce in mountain forests nearby Bergün" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2008
Clotilde Gollut: "Dendroecological investigation on the dating of avalanche events in Val-d’Illiez (VS)" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2008
Reto Tiri: "Influence of climate variability on growth of Swiss stone pine and European larch at treeline nearby Andeer" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2007
Lesly Helbling and Martina Hobi: "Dendrochronological investigation of the mortality process of Norway spruce in the Sertig valley in Davos" (in German); D-UWIS, ETH Zürich; 2006