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
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.
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
Proper ditch detection and maintenance within forests is critical to protect the environment and infrastructure. The project focuses on the ditch detection for the entire country using semantic segmentation.
On going experimental results have illustrated the potential effectiveness.
This project aims to holistically understand and quantify nitrogen fluxes across and within compartments to predict the effects of energy transition and environmental changes from other drivers and provide stakeholders and policymakers with informed possible outcomes of future scenarios.
Researchers have until now mainly focused onindividual compartments, thereby largely
Tree-ring d13C variations are a valuable archive of climatic information. A novel laser-ablation isotope-ratio mass-spectrometer enables to study variations within a single tree ring. We therefore plan to determine the occurrence of dry and wet periods of the past with unprecedented resolution.
Finanzierung Swiss National Science Foundation Tree-ring d13C variations have
Doktorandin, SLF Davos, WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF, Flüelastrasse 11, 7260 Davos Dorf
During my Internship, I have worked on hydrological model comparison under climate
The goal of this project is to contribute to the evaluation of non-native tree species that could potentially mitigate mortality in our forests, through scalable drone-based phenotyping approaches and the assessment of mechanistic traits, such as phenological plasticity and drought stress-resistance
conditions (i.e., assisted migration), is among the forest management practices that have
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, WSL Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf
research interests are long-distance movements and the manifold consequences these may have
