What can metabolomics tell us about biodiversity and ecosystem functioning? In this talk, Sergio Rasmann (University of Neuchâtel) will show how phytochemical diversity is not strictly phylogeneticall...

The timing of autumn leaf senescence is driven by external cues such as temperature and photoperiod and is strongly regulated by internal developmental processes. Correlative evidence suggests that e...

Tree growth is shaped not only by temperature and water availability, but also by intrinsic developmental programming that constrains when and how long meristems remain active. We use (in)determinacy....

The Research Unit Forest and Soil Ecology, which investigates how changing environmental conditions affect forest ecosystem functioning, is seeking a candidate to join the Ecosystem Ecology group star...

Late spring frost (LSF) severely impacts tree growth and forest productivity, with global warming potentially altering LSF risk due to asymmetric changes in vegetation onset and frost timing. Howeve.....

npj Science of Plants - Rethinking the interpretation of spring phenological temperature sensitivity

A variety of phenology process-based models have been developed to simulate environmental influences on the timing of spring and autumn phenophases. S…

Predicting phenology, that is the timing of seasonal events of plant life such as leaf emergence and colouration in relation to climate fluctuations, is essential for anticipating future changes i...

The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL is part of the ETH Domain. Approximately 600 people work on the sustainable use and p...

Earlier peak of vegetation activity across the Northern Hemisphere is mainly driven by enhanced early-season carbon uptake, impacted by an earlier onset of the growing season and higher temperature, b...