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.