@article{EilmannSterckWegneretal.2014,
  author    = {Eilmann, Britta and Sterck, Frank J. and Wegner, L. and de Vries, Sven M. G. and von Arx, G. and Mohren, Godefridus M. J. and den Ouden, Jan and Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. W.},
  title     = {Wood structural differences between northern and southern beech provenances growing at a moderate site},
  series = {Tree Physiology},
  volume    = {34},
  journal   = {Tree Physiology},
  number    = {8},
  publisher = {Oxford University Press},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {1758-4469 (Online)},
  doi       = {10.1093/treephys/tpu069},
  pages     = {882 -- 893},
  year      = {2014},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EilmannRigling2012,
  author    = {Eilmann, Britta and Rigling, Andreas},
  title     = {Tree-growth analyses to estimate tree species' drought tolerance},
  series = {Tree Physiology},
  volume    = {32},
  journal   = {Tree Physiology},
  number    = {2},
  editor    = {Abrams, Marc},
  publisher = {Oxford University Press},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {0829-318X (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1093/treephys/tps004},
  pages     = {178 -- 187},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Climate change is challenging forestry management and practices. Among other things, tree species with the ability to cope with more extreme climate conditions have to be identified. However, while environmental factors may severely limit tree growth or even cause tree death, assessing a tree species' potential for surviving future aggravated environmental conditions is rather demanding. The aim of this study was to find a tree-ring-based method suitable for identifying very drought-tolerant species, particularly potential substitute species for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Valais. In this inner-Alpine valley, Scots pine used to be the dominating species for dry forests, but today it suffers from high drought-induced mortality. We investigate the growth response of two native tree species, Scots pine and European larch (Larix decidua Mill.), and two non-native species, black pine (Pinus nigra Arnold) and Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii Mirb. var. menziesii), to drought. This involved analysing how the radial increment of these species responded to increasing water shortage (abandonment of irrigation) and to increasingly frequent drought years. Black pine and Douglas fir are able to cope with drought better than Scots pine and larch, as they show relatively high radial growth even after irrigation has been stopped and a plastic growth response to drought years. European larch does not seem to be able to cope with these dry conditions as it lacks the ability to recover from drought years. The analysis of trees' short-term response to extreme climate events seems to be the most promising and suitable method for detecting how tolerant a tree species is towards drought. However, combining all the methods used in this study provides a complete picture of how water shortage could limit species.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FeichtingerEilmannBuchmannetal.2015,
  author    = {Feichtinger, Linda M. and Eilmann, Britta and Buchmann, Nina and Rigling, Andreas},
  title     = {Trait-specific responses of Scots pine to irrigation on a short vs long time scale},
  series = {Tree Physiology},
  volume    = {35},
  journal   = {Tree Physiology},
  number    = {00},
  publisher = {Heron},
  address   = {Victoria, BC},
  issn      = {1758-4469 (Online)},
  doi       = {10.1093/treephys/tpu114},
  pages     = {1 -- 12},
  year      = {2015},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WeemstraEilmannSassKlaassenetal.2013,
  author    = {Weemstra, Monique and Eilmann, Britta and Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. W. and Sterck, Frank J.},
  title     = {Summer droughts limit tree growth across 10 temperate species on a productive forest site},
  series = {Forest Ecology and Management},
  volume    = {2013},
  journal   = {Forest Ecology and Management},
  number    = {306},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0378-1127 (Print)},
  doi       = {doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2013.06.007},
  pages     = {142 -- 149},
  year      = {2013},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FontivonArxGarciaGonzalezetal.2010,
  author    = {Fonti, Patrick and von Arx, Georg and Garc{\´i}a-Gonz{\´a}lez, Ignacio and Eilmann, Britta and Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. W. and G{\"a}rtner, Holger and Eckstein, Dieter},
  title     = {Studying global change through investigation of the plastic responses of xylem anatomy in tree rings},
  series = {New Phytologist},
  volume    = {185},
  journal   = {New Phytologist},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {1469-8137 (Online)},
  doi       = {10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03030.x},
  pages     = {42 -- 53},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {Variability in xylem anatomy is of interest to plant scientists because of the role water transport plays in plant performance and survival. Insights into plant adjustments to changing environmental conditions have mainly been obtained through structural and functional comparative studies between taxa or within taxa on contrasting sites or along environmental gradients. Yet, a gap exists regarding the study of hydraulic adjustments in response to environmental changes over the lifetimes of plants. In trees, dated tree-ring series are often exploited to reconstruct dynamics in ecological conditions, and recent work in which wood-anatomical variables have been used in dendrochronology has produced promising results. Environmental signals identified in water-conducting cells carry novel information reflecting changes in regional conditions and are mostly related to short, sub-annual intervals. Although the idea of investigating environmental signals through wood anatomical time series goes back to the 1960s, it is only recently that low-cost computerized image-analysis systems have enabled increased scientific output in this field. We believe that the study of tree-ring anatomy is emerging as a promising approach in tree biology and climate change research, particularly if complemented by physiological and ecological studies. This contribution presents the rationale, the potential, and the methodological challenges of this innovative approach.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WegnervonArxSassKlaassenetal.2013,
  author    = {Wegner, Lena and von Arx, Georg and Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. W. and Eilmann, Britta},
  title     = {ROXAS - an efficient and accurate tool to detect vessels in diffuse-porous species},
  series = {IAWA Journal / International Association of Wood Anatomists},
  volume    = {34},
  journal   = {IAWA Journal / International Association of Wood Anatomists},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Brill},
  address   = {Leiden},
  issn      = {0928-1541 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1163/22941932-00000034},
  pages     = {425 -- 432},
  year      = {2013},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{StojnicSassKlaassenOrlovicetal.2013,
  author    = {Stojnic, Srdjan and Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. M. and Orlovic, Sasa and Matovic, Bratislav and Eilmann, Britta},
  title     = {Plastic growth response of European beech provenances to dry site conditions},
  volume    = {34},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Brill},
  address   = {Leiden},
  issn      = {0928-1541 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1163/22941932-00000038},
  pages     = {475 -- 484},
  year      = {2013},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EilmanndeVriesdenOudenetal.2013,
  author    = {Eilmann, Britta and de Vries, Sven M. G. and den Ouden, Jan and Mohren, Godefridus M. J. and Sauren, Pascal and Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. W.},
  title     = {Origin matters! Difference in drought tolerance and productivity of coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.)) provenances},
  series = {Forest Ecology and Management},
  volume    = {2013},
  journal   = {Forest Ecology and Management},
  number    = {302},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1872-7042 (Online)},
  doi       = {doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2013.03.031},
  pages     = {133 -- 143},
  year      = {2013},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RiglingEilmannKoechlietal.2010,
  author    = {Rigling, Andreas and Eilmann, Britta and Koechli, Roger and Dobbertin, Matthias},
  title     = {Mistletoe-induced crown degradation in Scots pine in a xeric environment},
  volume    = {30},
  number    = {7},
  publisher = {Oxford University Press},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {1758-4469 (Online)},
  doi       = {10.1093/treephys/tpq038},
  pages     = {845 -- 832},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {Increasing Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) mortality has been recently observed in the dry inner valleys of the European Alps. Besides drought, infection with pine mistletoe (Viscum album ssp. austriacum) seems to play an important role in the mortality dynamics of Scots pines, but how mistletoes promote pine decline remains unclear. To verify whether pine mistletoe infection weakens the host via crown degradation, as observed for dwarf mistletoes, we studied the negative effects of pine mistletoe infestation on the photosynthetic tissues and branch growth of pairs of infested and non-infested branches. Pine mistletoe infection leads to crown degradation in its host by reducing the length, the radial increment, the ramification, the needle length and the number of needle years of the infested branches. This massive loss in photosynthetic tissue results in a reduction in primary production and a subsequent decrease in carbohydrate availability. The significant reduction in needle length due to mistletoe infection is an indication for a lower water and nutrient availability in infested branches. Thus, mistletoe infection might lead to a decrease in the availability of water and carbohydrates, the two most important growth factors, which are already shortened due to the chronic drought situation in the area. Therefore, pine mistletoe increases the risk of drought-induced mortality of its host when growing in a xeric environment.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EgliAyerPeteretal.2010,
  author    = {Egli, Simon and Ayer, Fran{\c{c}}ois and Peter, Martina and Eilmann, Britta and Rigling, Andreas},
  title     = {Is forest mushroom productivity driven by tree growth? Results from a thinning experiment},
  series = {Annals of Forest Science},
  volume    = {67},
  journal   = {Annals of Forest Science},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Paris},
  issn      = {1286-4560 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1051/forest/2010011},
  pages     = {509},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {• Most of the edible forest mushrooms are mycorrhizal and depend on carbohydrates produced by the associated trees. Fruiting patterns of these fungi are not yet fully understood since climatic factors alone do not completely explain mushroom occurrence. • The objective of this study was to retrospectively find out if changing tree growth following an increment thinning has influenced the diversity patterns and productivity of associated forest mushrooms in the fungus reserve La Chan{\´e}az, Switzerland. • The results reveal a clear temporal relationship between the thinning, the growth reaction of trees and the reaction of the fungal community, especially for the ectomycorrhizal species. The tree-ring width of the formerly suppressed beech trees and the fruit body number increased after thinning, leading to a significantly positive correlation between fruit body numbers and tree-ring width. • Fruit body production was influenced by previous annual tree growth, the best accordance was found between fruit body production and the tree-ring width two years previously. • The results support the hypothesis that ectomycorrhizal fruit body production must be linked with the growth of the associated host trees. Moreover, the findings indicate the importance of including mycorrhizal fungi as important players when discussing a tree as a carbon source or sink.},
  language  = {en}
}