Tree-ring Lab

The ETH tree-ring laboratory was established in 2006 and is part of the Chair of Forest Ecology at ETH Zurich, which is headed by Prof. Dr. Harald Bugmann. The laboratory is directed by Dr. Christof Bigler and supervised by Magdalena Nötzli.

The laboratory is equipped with 2 LINTAB tree-ring measuring systems, 4 Leica stereomicroscopes and cold light sources, 1 Leica digital camera, computers with TSAP-Win software, Suunto and Haglöf increment borers, 1 core microtome and 1 belt sander and 1 bandsaw  in a separate sanding room.

Enlarged view: Counting tree rings in the ETH tree-ring lab
Counting tree rings in the ETH tree-ring lab
Enlarged view: The ETH tree-ring lab
The ETH tree-ring lab
Enlarged view: Coring a tree
Coring a tree
Enlarged view: The carpenter's workshop
The carpenter's workshop

Contact

Prof. Dr. Christof Bigler
Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Systems Science
  • CHN G 77
  • +41 44 632 52 05
  • +41 44 632 13 58
  • christof.bigler@env.ethz.ch
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Inst. f. Terrestrische Oekosysteme
Universitätstrasse 16
8092 Zürich
Switzerland