Research Topics | Christian KornerSummaryAffiliation: University of Basel Country: Switzerland Publications
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Atmospheric science. Slow in, rapid out--carbon flux studies and Kyoto targetsChristian Korner
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, , CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
Science 300:1242-3. 2003
Treelines will be understood once the functional difference between a tree and a shrub isChristian Korner
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Ambio 41:197-206. 2012..Hence, trees reach a limit at treeline for physical reasons related to their stature...- Plant CO2 responses: an issue of definition, time and resource supplyChristian Korner
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, CH 4056 Basel Switzerland
New Phytol 172:393-411. 2006..Plant-soil coupling (soil conditions) deserves far greater attention than plant-atmosphere coupling (CO2 enrichment technology)... - Small differences in arrival time influence composition and productivity of plant communitiesChristian Korner
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
New Phytol 177:698-705. 2008..g. productivity). Founder effects, such as those observed here, could be even greater in communities of slow-growing species or forests, given their longer generation time and minor disturbance... - The use of 'altitude' in ecological researchChristian Korner
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, Basel, CH 4056, Switzerland
Trends Ecol Evol 22:569-74. 2007..The confounding of the first category by the latter has introduced confusion in the scientific literature on altitude phenomena... - Through enhanced tree dynamics carbon dioxide enrichment may cause tropical forests to lose carbonChristian Korner
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, CH 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 359:493-8. 2004..Species and plant functional type specific responses ('biodiversity effects') and forest dynamics need to be accounted for in projections of future C storage and cycling in tropical forests... - Mountain biodiversity, its causes and functionChristian Korner
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Switzerland
Ambio . 2004..Whether landuse in mountains is sustainable is a question of its consequences for water yield and biodiversity. Given their dependence on mountains, lowlanders should show concern for the highlands beyond their recreational value... - Carbon flux and growth in mature deciduous forest trees exposed to elevated CO2Christian Korner
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, CH 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Science 309:1360-2. 2005..Although growing vigorously, these trees did not accrete more biomass carbon in stems in response to elevated CO2, thus challenging projections of growth responses derived from tests with smaller trees... - Non-structural carbohydrate pools in a tropical forestMirjam K R Würth
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Oecologia 143:11-24. 2005..Rather, water shortage seems to limit carbon investment (new tissue formation) directly, leaving little leeway for a direct CO2 fertilization effects... - Responses of deciduous forest trees to severe drought in Central EuropeSebastian Leuzinger
Botanisches Institut der Universität Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, CH 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Tree Physiol 25:641-50. 2005..petraea, did not experience severe water stress. However, an increased frequency of such exceptionally dry summers may have a more serious impact than a single event and would give Q. petraea a competitive advantage in the long run... - Ecological impacts of atmospheric CO2 enrichment on terrestrial ecosystemsChristian Korner
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Philos Transact A Math Phys Eng Sci 361:2023-41; discussion 2041. 2003..The evidence currently available suggests that ecosystem processes reflect the composition of their biological inventory and this will be affected by a shift in carbon supply... 
Elevational species shifts in a warmer climate are overestimated when based on weather station dataDaniel Scherrer
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Int J Biometeorol 55:645-54. 2011..Thus, the use of interpolated weather station data to describe alpine life conditions without considering the micro-topographically induced thermal mosaic might lead to misinterpretation and inaccurate prediction...- Elevated CO2 reduces sap flux in mature deciduous forest treesPatrick G Cech
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Oecologia 137:258-68. 2003.... - Forest soil respiration reflects plant productivity across a temperature gradient in the AlpsRiccarda Caprez
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
Oecologia 170:1143-54. 2012..These results caution against assuming strong positive effects of climatic warming on R (s), but support a close substrate relatedness of R (s)... - The carbon charging of pines at the climatic treeline: a global comparisonGünter Hoch
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Oecologia 135:10-21. 2003..It seems rather that low temperatures directly affect sink activity at the treeline, with surplus carbon stored in osmotically inactive compounds... - Sustained enhancement of photosynthesis in mature deciduous forest trees after 8 years of free air CO(2) enrichmentMartin Karl Friedrich Bader
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Planta 232:1115-25. 2010..However, given the lack of growth stimulation, the fate of the additionally assimilated carbon remains uncertain... - Fruit production in three masting tree species does not rely on stored carbon reservesGünter Hoch
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Oecologia 171:653-62. 2013..This study is the first to directly demonstrate that fruiting is independent from old carbon reserves in masting trees, with significant implications for mechanistic models that explain mast seeding... - Elevational adaptation and plasticity in seedling phenology of temperate deciduous tree speciesYann Vitasse
Institute of Botany, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
Oecologia 171:663-78. 2013.... - Variation of mobile carbon reserves in trees at the alpine treeline ecotone is under environmental controlAlex Fajardo
Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia CIEP, Conicyt Regional R10C1003, Universidad Austral de Chile, Ignacio Serrano 509, Coyhaique, Chile
New Phytol 195:794-802. 2012..The disparity between carbon acquisition and structural carbon investment at low temperature (accumulation of NSC) thus does occur even among genotypes not adapted to treeline environments...