Completed Projects | Physiological Plant Ecology

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Physiological Plant Ecology

Completed Research Projects

Bel-Alp

Below-ground responses to manipulated snow cover duration and summer drought in alpine grassland

Funded by
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Duration
01.02.2019 – 31.01.2023
Responsible Scientists
Dr. Erika Hiltbrunner (PI)
Patrick Möhl (PhD)

BAFU

Baumartenwahl im Klimawandel

Finanzierung: Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)
Dauer: 01.10.2020 - 30.08.2022
Verantwortliche Wissenschaftler:
Dr. Matthias Arend (PI)
Prof. Ansgar Kahmen (Co-PI)

FOEN

Die Wirkung atmosphärischer Stickstoffdeposition auf die alpine Vegetation in drei ver-schiedenen alpinen Lebensraumtypen and responsible research and innovation (RRI) in plant sciences PlantHUB, ESR 9 & ESR 10

Finanzierung: Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)
Dauer: 01.01.2013 – 31.12.2021
Verantwortliche Wissenschaftler:
Erika Hiltbrunner (PI)
Prof. Ansgar Kahmen (PI)

PlantHub

Boosting technology transfer and responsible research and innovation (RRI) in plant sciences PlantHUB, ESR 9 & ESR 10

Funded by the Marie Curie Training Network
Supported by the Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center
Duration: 01.02.2017 – 31.10.2020
Responsible Scientists: Prof. Dr. Ansgar Kahmen (PI), Dr. Günter Hoch (PI),
Camilo Chiang (PhD), Florian Cueni (PhD)

SNOSU-FORCE

Changing snow loads and summer drought press alpine plants and force economy

Funded by the PSC-Mercator Fellowship Program - Bridging Plant Science and Society
Duration: 01.08.2016 – 30.07.2020
Responsible Scientists: Erika Hiltbrunner (Co-PI), Prof. Ansgar Kahmen (PI),
Maria Vorkauf (PhD

MSc R. Pulfer

Systematics and floral evolution of Dracula orchids

Funded by the Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft FAG
Duration: 01.02.2018 – 30.08.2019
Responsible Scientists:
Dr. Jurriaan de Vos (PI, supervisor)
Rafael Pulfer (MSc student)

ISCB-BIOFI

Biofertilization and "bioirrigation" for sustainable mixed cropping of pigeon pea and finger millet

Funded by Funded by the Indo-Swiss Collaboration in Biotechnology (ISCB)
Duration Phase IV
01.04.2014 – 30.03.2017
Duration Phase V
01.11.2017 – 30.10.2019
Responsible Scientists: Prof. Ansgar Kahmen (PI), Prof. Thomas Boller, (coordinating scientist), Dr. Mathimaran Natarajan (coordinating scientist),
Devesh Singh (PhD student Uni Basel)

MinCarbRes

Minimum levels of carbon reserves in temperate trees at severe carbon limitation and drought stress

Funded by the Swiss National Foundation (SNSF)
Duration: 01.02.2015 - 31.07.2018
Responsible Scientists: PD Dr. Günter Hoch (PI), Dr. Arthur Gessler (co-PI, WSL), Raphael Weber (PhD student), Svenja Förster, Sandra Schmid (lab/field assistants)

IDP Bridging Plant Science and Policy

Seasonal effects of drought on the productivity and fodder quality of temperate grassland species

Funded by the Marie Curie International Training Network
Duration: 1.11.2013 - 31.10.2017
Responsible Scientists:
Prof. Ansgar Kahmen
Claudia Hahn (PhD)

COSIWAX

Compound Specific Hydrogen Isotope Analyses of Leaf Wax n-Alkanes as a Novel Tool to Assess Plant and Ecosystem Water Relations Across new Spatial and Temporal Scales

Funded by the European Research Council (ERC Starting Grant)
Duration: 01.10.2012 – 30.09.2017
Responsible Scientists: Bruno Gamarra, Marc-André Cormier, Dr. Daniel B. Nelson, Prof. Ansgar Kahmen (PI)

ALPWAX

Developing a molecular ISOSCAPE for an alpine watershed to mechanistically assess the spatial variability of leaf wax lipid dD values in plants, soils and sediments

Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Duration: 01.04.2013 - 30.04.2017
Responsible Scientists: Prof. Ansgar Kahmen (PI), Dr. Sarah Newberry

LEAFISOTRENDS

Long-term physiological responses of herbaceous plant species from contrasting functional groups and environments to centennial climate change

Funded by the European Union (Marie Curie program)
Duration: 01.01.2015 - 31.12.2016
Responsible Scientists: Dr. Cristina Moreno Gutierrez, Prof. Ansgar Kahmen (PI)

Plant Fellows

Long-term physiological responses of plants from contrasting functional groups and environments to centennial climate change

Funded by the European Union (Marie Curie Plant Fellows Program) supported by the Zurich – Basel Plant Sciences Center (PSC)
Duration: 01.01.2014 – 31.12.2014
Responsible Scientists: Dr. Cristina Moreno Gutiérrez, Prof. Ansgar Kahmen (PI)

iTree

Long-term variability of tree growth in a changing environment - identifying physiological mechanisms using stable C and O isotopes in tree rings

Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF SINERGIA Grant)
Duration: 01.04.2012 – 31.12.2015
Responsible Scientists: Nadine Brinkmann, Prof. Nina Buchmann (ETH Zürich), Prof. Ansgar Kahmen, Dr. Rolf Siegwolf (PI, Paul Scherrer Institute

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