Botanik
FG Pflanzenökologie
Dr. Erika Hiltbrunner
Address
Botanisches Institut der Universität Basel
Schönbeinstrasse 6, 4056 Basel (Schweiz)
Tel. ++41 (0)61 267 35 11, Fax ++41 (0)61 267 35 04
erika.hiltbrunner@unibas.ch
Schönbeinstrasse 6, 4056 Basel (Schweiz)
Tel. ++41 (0)61 267 35 11, Fax ++41 (0)61 267 35 04
erika.hiltbrunner@unibas.ch
Curriculum Vitae
| 1962 | born in Langnau i. E, Switzerland |
| 1990 | Diploma in Biology (University of Basel. Diploma project: Feldbiologische Untersuchung zum Befall der Buche durch den Buchenspringrüssler (Rhynchaenus fagi) an ausgewählten Waldstandorten in der Nordwestschweiz) |
| 1991-1997 | Ph.D. University of Basel with W. Flückiger (Manganese deficiency of silver fir trees (Abies alba Mill.) in a reforested site in the Jura mountains (Switzerland): cause and effect aspects. |
| 1997-2000 | Post-doc at the ETH Zürich (Assessment of new methods on tree vitality, BAFU Project) |
| 2000-2002 | Post-doc at the Institute of Applied Plant Biology, project on critical loads for nitrogen in Swiss forests |
| 2002-2005 | Post-doc: NRP 48 Landscape and Habitats of the Alps (University of Basel) |
| 2004- | Post-doc: FOEN project (Effects of elevated atmospheric N deposition on alpine vegetation- experimental N additions) |
| 2006-2009 | NRP project in Bolivia (Towards sustainable land use in the Bolivian Altiplano: effects of grazing and fire on the biomass productivity, diversity and soil stability) |
| 2009- | Post-doc: NRP VALUrsern-The ecological and socio-economic consequences of land transformation in alpine regions |
Research interests and projects
•Land use and land cover changes
•Alpine Biodiversity
•N cycle, N deposition, N induced effects in different ecosystems
•Encroachment of the Swiss Alps
•Alpine Biodiversity
•N cycle, N deposition, N induced effects in different ecosystems
•Encroachment of the Swiss Alps
Memberships
Teaching
•Blockkurs Ökologie (University of Basel)
•Alpine Ecology (University of Basel)
•Ringvorlesung Ecosystem and Population Processes (University of Basel)
•Alpine Ecology (University of Basel)
•Ringvorlesung Ecosystem and Population Processes (University of Basel)
Publications
| 2012 | Inauen N, Körner Ch, Hiltbrunner E 2012: No growth stimulation by CO₂ enrichment in alpine glacier forefield plants. Global Change Biol 18:985-999 | |
| 2011 | Monteiro JAF, Hiltbrunner E, Körner Ch 2011: Functional morphology and microclimate of Festuca orthophylla, the dominant tall tussock grass in the Andean Altiplano. Flora 206:387–396 | |
| 2010 | Budge K, Leifeld J, Hiltbrunner E, Fuhrer J. 2010. Litter quality and pH are strong drivers of carbon turnover and distribution in alpine grassland soils. Biogeosciences Discuss. 7: 6207–6242. | |
| Monteiro JAF, Hiltbrunner E, Körner C. 2010. Functional morphology and microclimate of Festuca orthophylla, the dominant tall tussock grass in the Andean Alitplano. Flora 206 (in press) | ||
| Monteiro A, Fava F, Hiltbrunner, E, Bocchi S 2010. Mapping of land cover changes and GIS-based logistic regression on spatial variables revealed considerable loss of permanent meadows in the lowlands of Italian Valtellina valley". Journal Landscape and Urban Planning (accepted) | ||
| Patty L, Halloy SRP, Hiltbrunner E, Körner C. 2010. Biomass allocation in herbaceous plants under grazing impact in the high semi-arid Andes. Flora 205: 695-703. | ||
| 2009 | Bader M, Hiltbrunner E; Körner C, 2009. Fine root responses of mature deciduous forest trees to free air carbon dioxide enrichment (FACE). Funct. Ecol: 23: 913–921 | |
| Merz A, Alewell C, Hiltbrunner E, Bänninger D, 2009. Plant-compositional effects on surface runoff and sediment yield in subalpine grassland. J of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 172: 777–788. | ||
| 2007 | Körner, C Buchmann N, Bugmann H, Peter Duelli P, Hiltbrunner E, Müller-Ferch G, Müller JP, Wildi O, Zweifel R. 2007. Landökosysteme In: OcCC/ProClim (Hrsg.) Klimaänderung und die Schweiz 2050 Erwartete Auswirkungen auf Umwelt, Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft, pp 25-40. | |
| 2005 | Hiltbrunner E, Schwikowski M, Körner C. 2005. Inorganic nitrogen storage in alpine snow pack in the Central Alps (Switzerland). Atmos Environ 39:2249-2259 | |
| 2004 | Hiltbrunner E, Körner C. 2004. Sheep grazing in the high alpine under global change. In: Lüscher A., Jeangros B., Kessler W., Huguenin O., Lobsiger M., Millar N., Suter D. (eds.). Landuse systems in grassland dominated regions. Grassland Sciences in Europe 9: 305-307. | |
| 2002 | Flückiger W, Braun S, Hiltbrunner E. 2002. Effects of air pollutants on biotic stresses. In: Bell, J.N.B. and Treshow, M. (eds.). 2nd ed. John Wiley & son, pp 379-406. | |
| Thomas V, Hiltbrunner E, Braun S, Flückiger W. 2002. Changes in root starch contents of mature beech (Fagus sylvatica) along an ozone and nitrogen gradient in Switzerland. Phyton 42, 223-228 | ||
| 1996 | Hiltbrunner E. und Flückiger W. 1996. Manganese deficiency of silver fir trees (Abies alba Mill.) in a reforested site in the Jura mountains (Switzerland): Cause and effect aspects. Tree Physiology 16, 963-975. | |
| 1992 | Hiltbrunner E, Flückiger W. 1992. Altered feeding preference of beech weevil Rhynchaenus fagi L. for beech foliage under ambient air pollution. Environ. Pollut 75:, 333-336 |