TY  - JOUR
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - de Vries, Sven M. G.
A1  - den Ouden, Jan
A1  - Mohren, Godefridus M. J.
A1  - Sauren, Pascal
A1  - Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. W.
T1  - Origin matters! Difference in drought tolerance and productivity of coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.)) provenances
JF  - Forest Ecology and Management
Y1  - 2013
U6  - https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2013.03.031
SN  - 1872-7042 (Online)
SN  - 0378-1127 (Print)
VL  - 2013
IS  - 302
SP  - 133
EP  - 143
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wegner, Lena
A1  - von Arx, Georg
A1  - Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. W.
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
T1  - ROXAS – an efficient and accurate tool to detect vessels in diffuse-porous species
JF  - IAWA Journal / International Association of Wood Anatomists
Y1  - 2013
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1163/22941932-00000034
SN  - 0928-1541 (Print)
SN  - 2294-1932 (Online)
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
SP  - 425
EP  - 432
PB  - Brill
CY  - Leiden
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - Sterck, Frank J.
A1  - Wegner, L.
A1  - de Vries, Sven M. G.
A1  - von Arx, G.
A1  - Mohren, Godefridus M. J.
A1  - den Ouden, Jan
A1  - Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. W.
T1  - Wood structural differences between northern and southern beech provenances growing at a moderate site
JF  - Tree Physiology
Y1  - 2014
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpu069
SN  - 1758-4469  (Online)
SN  - 0829-318X (Print)
VL  - 34
IS  - 8
SP  - 882
EP  - 893
PB  - Oxford University Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Feichtinger, Linda M.
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - Buchmann, Nina
A1  - Rigling, Andreas
T1  - Trait-specific responses of Scots pine to irrigation on a short vs long time scale
JF  - Tree Physiology
Y1  - 2015
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpu114
SN  - 1758-4469  (Online)
SN  - 0829-318X (Print)
N1  - Ab 12 Monaten nach Veröffentlichung kostenfrei zugänglich.
VL  - 35
IS  - 00
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
PB  - Heron
CY  - Victoria, BC
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - Dobbertin, Matthias
A1  - Rigling, Andreas
T1  - Growth response of Scots pine with different crown transparency status to drought release
JF  - Annals of Forest Science
Y1  - 2013
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-013-0310-z
SN  - 1286-4560 (Print)
SN  - 1297-966X (Online)
VL  - 70
IS  - 7
SP  - 685
EP  - 693
PB  - Springer
CY  - Cham
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lévesque, Mathieu
A1  - Siegwolf, Rolf
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - Saurer, Matthias
A1  - Rigling, Andreas
T1  - Increased water-use efficiency does not lead to enhanced tree growth under xeric and mesic conditions
JF  - New Phytologist
Y1  - 2014
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.12772
SN  - 1469-8137 (Online)
SN  - 0028-646X (Print)
VL  - 203
IS  - 1
SP  - 94
EP  - 109
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fonti, Patrick
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - García-González, Ignacio
A1  - von Arx, Georg
T1  - Expeditious building of ring-porous earlywood vessel chronologies without loosing signal information
JF  - Trees : structure and function
Y1  - 2009
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-008-0310-z
SN  - 0931-1890 (Print)
SN  - 1432-2285 (Online)
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
SP  - 665
EP  - 671
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - Zweifel, Roman
A1  - Buchmann, Nina
A1  - Graf Pannatier, Elisabeth
A1  - Rigling, Andreas
T1  - Drought alters timing, quantity, and quality of wood formation in Scots pine
JF  - Journal of Experimental Botany
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erq443
SN  - 1460-2431 (Online)
SN  - 0022-0957 (Print)
VL  - 62
IS  - 8
SP  - 2763
EP  - 2771
PB  - Oxford University Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Stojnic, Srdjan
A1  - Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. M.
A1  - Orlovic, Sasa
A1  - Matovic, Bratislav
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
T1  - Plastic growth response of European beech provenances to dry site conditions
T2  - IAWA Journal / International Association of Wood Anatomists
Y1  - 2013
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1163/22941932-00000038
SN  - 0928-1541 (Print)
SN  - 2294-1932 (Online)
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
SP  - 475
EP  - 484
PB  - Brill
CY  - Leiden
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - Buchmann, Nina
A1  - Siegwolf, Rolf
A1  - Saurer, Matthias
A1  - Cherubini, Paolo
A1  - Rigling, Andreas
T1  - Fast response of Scots pine to improved water availability reflected in tree-ring width and δ13C
JF  - Plant, Cell and Environment
N2  - Drought-induced forest decline, like the Scots pine mortality in inner-Alpine valleys, will gain in importance as the frequency and severity of drought events are expected to increase. To understand how chronic drought affects tree growth and tree-ring δ13C values, we studied mature Scots pine in an irrigation experiment in an inner-Alpine valley. Tree growth and isotope analyses were carried out at the annual and seasonal scale. At the seasonal scale, maximum δ13C values were measured after the hottest and driest period of the year, and were associated with decreasing growth rates. Inter-annual δ13C values in early- and latewood showed a strong correlation with annual climatic conditions and an immediate decrease as a response to irrigation. This indicates a tight coupling between wood formation and the freshly produced assimilates for trees exposed to chronic drought. This rapid appearance of the isotopic signal is a strong indication for an immediate and direct transfer of newly synthesized assimilates for biomass production. The fast appearance and the distinct isotopic signal suggest a low availability of old stored carbohydrates. If this was a sign for C-storage depletion, an increasing mortality could be expected when stressors increase the need for carbohydrate for defence, repair or regeneration.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2010.02153.x
SN  - 1365-3040 (Online)
SN  - 0140-7791 (Print)
VL  - 33
IS  - 8
SP  - 1351
EP  - 1360
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
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  - 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  - Weber, Pascale
A1  - Rigling, Andreas
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - Mayer, Phillip
A1  - Wohlgemuth, Thomas
A1  - Dobbertin, Matthias
T1  - Verjüngung und Konkurrenz der Flaumeiche im Wallis
JF  - Informationsblatt Wald
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 1661-5859 (Online)
SN  - 1424-5701 (Print)
SN  - 1661-5832 (Print)
IS  - 22
SP  - 1
EP  - 3
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Eilmann, Britta
A1  - Weber, Pascale
A1  - Rigling, Andreas
A1  - Eckstein, Dieter
T1  - Growth reactions of Pinus sylvestris L. and Quercus pubescens Willd. to drought years at a xeric site in Valais, Switzerland
JF  - Dendrochronologia
Y1  - 2006
U6  - https://doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.dendro.2005.10.002
SN  - 1612-0051 (Online)
SN  - 1125-7865  (Print)
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
SP  - 121
EP  - 132
ER  -