Roman Zweifel

Summary

Country: Switzerland

Publications

  1. ncbi Pine and mistletoes: how to live with a leak in the water flow and storage system?
    Roman Zweifel
    Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Forest Dynamics, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    J Exp Bot 63:2565-78. 2012
  2. ncbi Link between continuous stem radius changes and net ecosystem productivity of a subalpine Norway spruce forest in the Swiss Alps
    R Zweifel
    Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Forest Ecosystem Processes, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    New Phytol 187:819-30. 2010
  3. ncbi Stomatal regulation by microclimate and tree water relations: interpreting ecophysiological field data with a hydraulic plant model
    Roman Zweifel
    Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Forest Ecosystem Processes, Zürcherstrasse 111, CH 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    J Exp Bot 58:2113-31. 2007
  4. ncbi Ultrasonic acoustic emissions in drought-stressed trees--more than signals from cavitation?
    R Zweifel
    Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, CH 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    New Phytol 179:1070-9. 2008
  5. ncbi Drought alters timing, quantity, and quality of wood formation in Scots pine
    Britta Eilmann
    Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    J Exp Bot 62:2763-71. 2011
  6. ncbi Drought-induced adaptation of the xylem in Scots pine and pubescent oak
    Britta Eilmann
    Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    Tree Physiol 29:1011-20. 2009
  7. ncbi Long-term stem CO2 concentration measurements in Norway spruce in relation to biotic and abiotic factors
    Sophia Etzold
    Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    New Phytol 197:1173-84. 2013
  8. ncbi Driving factors of a vegetation shift from Scots pine to pubescent oak in dry Alpine forests
    Andreas Rigling
    Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Zürcherstrasse 111, CH 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    Glob Chang Biol 19:229-40. 2013
  9. ncbi Persisting soil drought reduces leaf specific conductivity in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and pubescent oak (Quercus pubescens)
    Frank J Sterck
    Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University, P O Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Tree Physiol 28:529-36. 2008
  10. ncbi Intra-annual radial growth and water relations of trees: implications towards a growth mechanism
    Roman Zweifel
    Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, CH 3013 Bern, Switzerland
    J Exp Bot 57:1445-59. 2006

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Pine and mistletoes: how to live with a leak in the water flow and storage system?
    Roman Zweifel
    Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Forest Dynamics, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    J Exp Bot 63:2565-78. 2012
    ..The currently increasing mistletoe abundance, due to increasing mean annual temperatures, is therefore accelerating the ongoing pine decline in many dry inner-Alpine valleys...
  2. ncbi Link between continuous stem radius changes and net ecosystem productivity of a subalpine Norway spruce forest in the Swiss Alps
    R Zweifel
    Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Forest Ecosystem Processes, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    New Phytol 187:819-30. 2010
    ....
  3. ncbi Stomatal regulation by microclimate and tree water relations: interpreting ecophysiological field data with a hydraulic plant model
    Roman Zweifel
    Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Forest Ecosystem Processes, Zürcherstrasse 111, CH 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    J Exp Bot 58:2113-31. 2007
    ....
  4. ncbi Ultrasonic acoustic emissions in drought-stressed trees--more than signals from cavitation?
    R Zweifel
    Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, CH 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    New Phytol 179:1070-9. 2008
    ....
  5. ncbi Drought alters timing, quantity, and quality of wood formation in Scots pine
    Britta Eilmann
    Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    J Exp Bot 62:2763-71. 2011
    ..The significant shortening of the growth period in control trees indicated that the period where wood formation actually takes place can be much shorter under drought than the 'potential' period, meaning the phenological growth period...
  6. ncbi Drought-induced adaptation of the xylem in Scots pine and pubescent oak
    Britta Eilmann
    Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    Tree Physiol 29:1011-20. 2009
    ..Thus, pubescent oak might have gradual advantages over pine in today's climate of the inner-Alpine valley...
  7. ncbi Long-term stem CO2 concentration measurements in Norway spruce in relation to biotic and abiotic factors
    Sophia Etzold
    Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    New Phytol 197:1173-84. 2013
    ..Furthermore, we emphasize the relevance of axial diffusion of CO(2) along air-filled spaces in the wood, and potential wound response processes owing to sensor installation...
  8. ncbi Driving factors of a vegetation shift from Scots pine to pubescent oak in dry Alpine forests
    Andreas Rigling
    Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Zürcherstrasse 111, CH 8903, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
    Glob Chang Biol 19:229-40. 2013
    ..Thus, pine forests at low elevations are developing into oak forests with unknown consequences for these ecosystems and their goods and services...
  9. ncbi Persisting soil drought reduces leaf specific conductivity in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and pubescent oak (Quercus pubescens)
    Frank J Sterck
    Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group, Wageningen University, P O Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Tree Physiol 28:529-36. 2008
    ..Dynamic data and a hydraulic plant growth model are needed to test how investments in leaves versus sapwood and roots contribute to transpiration and to maximizing carbon gain throughout entire growth seasons...
  10. ncbi Intra-annual radial growth and water relations of trees: implications towards a growth mechanism
    Roman Zweifel
    Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, CH 3013 Bern, Switzerland
    J Exp Bot 57:1445-59. 2006
    ..A concept is discussed which links radial growth over a feedback loop to actual tree water-relations and long-term affected C-storage to microclimate...