Michael Zehnder

And as conclusion of our #MountainSoilBiodiversity poster session at the #IMC2025 is a presentation from @mizeh.bsky.social assessing the #CarbonStocks in the high #mountains of #Switzerland. A lot of hiking!

A Novel Method for Monitoring Above‐ and Belowground Microclimates in Mountain Ecosystems Year‐Round Aim The role of microclimate in influencing range limits and vegetation shifts, especially in topographically heterogeneous mountain ecosystems, has gained attention in recent years. However, distur...

New paper!

Want to measure #mountain #microclimate during wintertime but loggers keep breaking? Here's an easy, cost-effective method to help loggers survive snow & visits by curious animals🏔️❄️🦌🌡️💧
Nicely led by Raphael von Büren & @mizeh.bsky.social.

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@slfdavos.bsky.social

PhD Assisted Migration

*Job alert*
Within our recently funded collaborative project focusing on assisted migration of #mountain #plant species, we are looking for a #PhD candidate based at ETH Zürich. For further details and instructions, see the job ad:
jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
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Snow Height Sensors Reveal Phenological Advance in Alpine Grasslands

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@mizeh.bsky.social @extremeswsl.bsky.social @slfdavos.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social

New study shows: #Spring in mountains is starting earlier and earlier due to #climatechange. This affects #biodiversity, #agriculture and the ecological balance in the #mountains. #SLF biologist @mizeh.bsky.social used data from 25 years to achieve this.
More: www.slf.ch/en/news/spri...
📷 M. Zehnder

Good time for manual snow measurments at the test site Weissfluhjoch! Happy New Year! @slfdavos.bsky.social

Could you please add me, too? :)

I would love to be added to this list, Lars!