TY - JOUR A1 - Rigling, Andreas A1 - Eilmann, Britta A1 - Koechli, Roger A1 - Dobbertin, Matthias T1 - Mistletoe-induced crown degradation in Scots pine in a xeric environment N2 - 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. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpq038 SN - 1758-4469 (Online) SN - 0829-318X (Print) VL - 30 IS - 7 SP - 845 EP - 832 PB - Oxford University Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dobbertin, Matthias A1 - Eilmann, Britta A1 - Bleuler, Peter A1 - Giuggiola, Arnaud A1 - Graf Pannatier, Elisabeth A1 - Landolt, Werner A1 - Schleppi, Patrick A1 - Rigling, Andreas T1 - Effect of irrigation on needle morphology, shoot and stem growth in a drought-exposed Pinus sylvestris forest JF - Tree Physiology N2 - In Valais, Switzerland, Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris L.) are declining, mainly following drought. To assess the impact of drought on tree growth and survival, an irrigation experiment was initiated in 2003 in a mature pine forest, approximately doubling the annual precipitation. Tree crown transparency (lack of foliage) and leaf area index (LAI) were annually assessed. Seven irrigated and six control trees were felled in 2006, and needles, stem discs and branches were taken for growth analysis. Irrigation in 2004 and 2005, both with below-average precipitation, increased needle size, area and mass, stem growth and, with a 1-year delay, shoot length. This led to a relative decrease in tree crown transparency (−14%) and to an increase in stand LAI (+20%). Irrigation increased needle length by 70%, shoot length by 100% and ring width by 120%, regardless of crown transparency. Crown transparency correlated positively with mean needle size, shoot length and ring width and negatively with specific leaf area. Trees with high crown transparency (low growth, short needles) experienced similar increases in needle mass and growth with irrigation than trees with low transparency (high growth, long needles), indicating that seemingly declining trees were able to ‘recover’ when water supply became sufficient. A simple drought index before and during the irrigation explained most of the variation found in the parameters for both irrigated and control trees. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpp123 SN - 1758-4469 (Online) SN - 0829-318X (Print) VL - 30 IS - 3 SP - 346 EP - 360 PB - Oxford University Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fonti, Patrick A1 - von Arx, Georg A1 - García-González, Ignacio A1 - Eilmann, Britta A1 - Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. W. A1 - Gärtner, Holger A1 - Eckstein, Dieter T1 - Studying global change through investigation of the plastic responses of xylem anatomy in tree rings JF - New Phytologist N2 - 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. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03030.x SN - 1469-8137 (Online) SN - 0028-646X (Print) VL - 185 IS - 1 SP - 42 EP - 53 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Egli, Simon A1 - Ayer, François A1 - Peter, Martina A1 - Eilmann, Britta A1 - Rigling, Andreas T1 - Is forest mushroom productivity driven by tree growth? Results from a thinning experiment JF - Annals of Forest Science N2 - • 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 Chanéaz, 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. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1051/forest/2010011 SN - 1286-4560 (Print) SN - 1297-966X (Online) VL - 67 IS - 5 SP - 509 PB - Springer CY - Paris ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bragard, Michael A1 - Soltau, N. A1 - Thomas, S. A1 - De Doncker, R. W. T1 - The balance of renewable sources and user demands in grids : power electronics for modular battery energy storage systems JF - IEEE transactions on power electronics N2 - The continuously growing amount of renewable sources starts compromising the stability of electrical grids. Contradictory to fossil fuel power plants, energy production of wind and photovoltaic (PV) energy is fluctuating. Although predictions have significantly improved, an outage of multi-MW offshore wind farms poses a challenging problem. One solution could be the integration of storage systems in the grid. After a short overview, this paper focuses on two exemplary battery storage systems, including the required power electronics. The grid integration, as well as the optimal usage of volatile energy reserves, is presented for a 5- kW PV system for home application, as well as for a 100- MW medium-voltage system, intended for wind farm usage. The efficiency and cost of topologies are investigated as a key parameter for large-scale integration of renewable power at medium- and low-voltage. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2010.2085455 SN - 0885-8993 VL - 25 IS - 12 SP - 3049 EP - 3056 PB - IEEE CY - New York ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bragard, Michael A1 - Soltau, N. A1 - De Doncker, R. W. A1 - Schmiegel, A. T1 - Design and implementation of a 5 kW photovoltaic system with li-ion battery and additional DC-DC converter T2 - 2010 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2010) : Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 12 - 16 September 2010 / [sponsored by the IEEE Power Electronics and Industry Applications Societies] Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-1-4244-5286-6 (Print) SN - 978-1-4244-5287-3 (Online) U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2010.5618220 SP - 2944 EP - 2949 PB - IEEE CY - Piscataway, NJ ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bragard, Michael A1 - Conrad, M. A1 - De Doncker, R. W. T1 - The integrated emitter turn-off thyristor (IETO) : an innovative thyristor based high power semiconductor device using MOS assisted turn-off T2 - 2010 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2010) : Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 12 - 16 September 2010 / [sponsored by the IEEE Power Electronics and Industry Applications Societies] Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-1-4244-5286-6 (Print) SN - 978-1-4244-5287-3 (Online) U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE.2010.5618410 SP - 4551 EP - 4557 PB - IEEE CY - Piscataway, NJ ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Tietze, Jürgen T1 - Übungsbuch zur angewandten Wirtschaftsmathematik : Aufgaben, Testklausuren und ausführliche Lösungen. - 8., überarb. und erw. Auflage Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-8348-9706-0 ; 978-3-8348-1236-0 N1 - Erg. zu: Tietze, Jürgen: Einführung in die angewandte Wirtschaftsmathematik PB - Vieweg + Teubner CY - Wiesbaden ET - 8., überarb. und erw. Auflage ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Tietze, Jürgen T1 - Einführung in die angewandte Wirtschaftsmathematik : das praxisnahe Lehrbuch - bewährt durch seine brillante Darstellung ; mit 1300 Übungsaufgaben. - 15., überarb. und erw. Aufl. Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-8348-0976-6 ; 978-3-8348-9364-2 PB - Springer CY - Wiesbaden ET - 15., überarb. und erw. Aufl. ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Tietze, Jürgen T1 - Übungsbuch zur Finanzmathematik : Aufgaben, Testklausuren und ausführliche Lösungen. - 6., aktualisierte Aufl. Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-8348-1214-8 ; 978-3-8348-9651-3 PB - Springer CY - Wiesbaden ET - 6., aktualisierte Aufl. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Beging, Stefan A1 - Poghossian, Arshak A1 - Mlynek, D. A1 - Hataihimakul, S. A1 - Pedraza, A. A1 - Dhawan, S. A1 - Laube, N. A1 - Kleinen, L. A1 - Baldsiefen, G. A1 - Busch, H. A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Ion-selective sensors for the determination of the risk of urinary stone formation T2 - Micro- and Nanosystems in biochemical diagnosis : Principles and applications Y1 - 2010 SP - 74 EP - 80 CY - Warsaw ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Wollert, Jörg T1 - Wireless Technologies : 12. Kongress, 22. - 23. September 2010, Bochum ; von der Technologie zur Anwendung / Jörg F. Wollert (Hrsg.) (Fortschritt-Berichte VDI : Reihe 10, Informatik, Kommunikation ; 810) Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-18-381010-9 PB - VDI-Verl. CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Leidinger, Rafael A1 - Schürmann, Volker A1 - Wollert, Jörg A1 - Schneider, Christoph T1 - Entwicklungsprojekt BASic - Bluetooth Authentication Service T2 - Wireless Technologies : 12. Kongress, 22. - 23. September 2010, Bochum ; von der Technologie zur Anwendung / Jörg F. Wollert (Hrsg.) (Fortschritt-Berichte VDI : Reihe 10, Informatik, Kommunikation ; 810) Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-18-381010-9 SP - 296 EP - 303 PB - VDI-Verl. CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Wollert, Jörg T1 - Grundlagen Wireless Technologie T2 - Wireless Technologies : 12. Kongress, 22. - 23. September 2010, Bochum ; von der Technologie zur Anwendung / Jörg F. Wollert (Hrsg.) (Fortschritt-Berichte VDI : Reihe 10, Informatik, Kommunikation ; 810) Y1 - 2010 SP - 322 EP - 330 PB - VDI-Verl. CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Damm, Sebastian A1 - Ritz, Thomas A1 - Strauch, Jakob ED - Klink, Stefan T1 - Benutzerzentrierte Anforderungsanalyse für die Produktlinien-Entwicklung mobiler Unternehmenssoftware T2 - EMISA 2010 : Einflussfaktoren auf die Entwicklung flexibler, integrierter Informationssysteme ; Beiträge des Workshops der GI-Fachgruppe Entwicklungsmethoden für Informationssysteme und deren Anwendung (EMISA), 07. - 08.10.2010 in Karlsruhe, Germany. - (GI-Edition : Proceedings ; 172) Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-88579-266-6 SP - 117 EP - 130 PB - Ges. für Informatik CY - Bonn ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Herzwurm, Georg A1 - Krams, Benedikt A1 - Pietsch, Wolfram T1 - Preisfindung von IT-Produkten durch retrograde Kalkulation T2 - Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik : MKWI 2010, Göttingen, 23.-25.2.2010 Y1 - 2010 SP - 529 EP - 539 ET - Online-Ausg. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Seibler, Jost A1 - Schwenk, Frieder T1 - Transgenic RNAi Applications in the Mouse T2 - Methods in Enzymology : Guide to Techniques in Mouse Development, Part B: Mouse Molecular Genetics. 2nd Edition Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-0-12-384880-2 N1 - Methods in Enzymology : Vol. 477 SP - 367 EP - 386 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fellin, Wolfgang A1 - King, Julian A1 - Kirsch, Ansgar A1 - Oberguggenberger, Michael T1 - Uncertainty modelling and sensitivity analysis of tunnel face stability JF - Structural safety N2 - This paper proposes an approach to the choice and evaluation of engineering models with the aid of a typical application in geotechnics. An important issue in the construction of shallow tunnels, especially in weak ground conditions, is the tunnel face stability. Various theoretical and numerical models for predicting the necessary support pressure have been put forth in the literature. In this paper, we combine laboratory experiments performed at the University of Innsbruck with current methods of uncertainty and sensitivity analysis for assessing adequacy, predictive power and robustness of the models. The major issues are the handling of the twofold uncertainty of test results and of model predictions as well as the decision about what are the influential input parameters. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strusafe.2010.06.001 SN - 0167-4730 VL - 32 IS - 6 SP - 402 EP - 410 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kirsch, Ansgar T1 - Experimental investigation of the face stability of shallow tunnels in sand JF - Acta Geotechnica N2 - Various models have been proposed for the prediction of the necessary support pressure at the face of a shallow tunnel. To assess their quality, the collapse of a tunnel face was modelled with small-scale model tests at single gravity. The development of the failure mechanism and the support force at the face in dry sand were investigated. The observed displacement patterns show a negligible influence of overburden on the extent and evolution of the failure zone. The latter is significantly influenced, though, by the initial density of the sand: in dense sand a chimney-wedge-type collapse mechanism developed, which propagated towards the soil surface. Initially, loose sand did not show any discrete collapse mechanism. The necessary support force was neither influenced by the overburden nor the initial density. A comparison with quantitative predictions by several theoretical models showed that the measured necessary support pressure is overestimated by most of the models. Those by Vermeer/Ruse and Léca/Dormieux showed the best agreement to the measurements. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-010-0110-7 SN - 1861-1125 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - 43 EP - 62 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Butenweg, Christoph A1 - Gellert, Christoph A1 - Schlundt, Andreas T1 - Nichtlinearer Erdbebennachweis von Gebäuden aus Kalksandsteinmauerwerk nach DIN EN 1998 JF - Mauerwerk : European journal of masonry N2 - Die Erdbebensicherheit von Gebäuden aus Kalksandsteinmauerwerk ist aktuell nach DIN 4149 mit linearen Verfahren nachzuweisen. Dies führt in der praktischen Anwendung zu großen Problemen, da selbst traditionell übliche Grundrisse teilweise nicht mehr ohne zusätzliche Maßnahmen nachweisbar sind. Zur Lösung dieser Problematik wurden von der deutschen Mauerwerksindustrie auf nationaler und europäischer Ebene Forschungsprojekte initiiert, deren Ergebnisse in Form von statisch nichtlinearen Verfahren Eingang in den Nationalen Anhang zur DIN EN 1998-1 [12] gefunden haben. Mit den Verfahren wird die Nachweissituation zukünftig grundlegend verbessert, da mit diesen die Tragwerksreserven wesentlich besser ausgenutzt werden können. Im Folgenden wird die Anwendung der Verfahren am Beispiel einer Reihenhauszeile aus Kalksandsteinmauerwerk demonstriert. Der Nachweis der Reihenhäuser wurde im Rahmen einer Zustimmung im Einzelfall, die vom Bundesverband Kalksandsteinindustrie eV in Hannover koordiniert wurde, durch unabhängige Gutachter und die Bauaufsicht eingehend geprüft und für richtig befunden. Die Durchführung des Nachweises erfolgte auf Grundlage eines an der RWTH Aachen entwickelten neuen Nachweiskonzeptes. Die baupraktische Anwendbarkeit und einfache Nachvollziehbarkeit dieses Konzepts ist durch eine softwaretechnische Umsetzung sichergestellt. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/dama.201000463 SN - 1432-3427 VL - 14 IS - 3 SP - 120 EP - 125 PB - Ernst & Sohn CY - Berlin ER -