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Publications 1997-2012

2012Caprez R, Spehn E, Nakhutsrishvili G, Körner Ch 2012: Drought at erosion edges selects for a ‚hidden’ keystone species.Plant Ecol Divers, doi:10.1080/17550874.2011.600343
de Witte LC, Armbruster GFJ, Gielly L, Taberlet P, Stöcklin J 2012: AFLP markers reveal high clonal diversity, repeated recruitment and extreme longevity of four arctic-alpine key species. Molecular Ecology 21:1081-1097 abstract 
Frei ES, Scheepens JF, Armbruster GFJ, Stöcklin J 2012: Phenotypic differentiation in a common garden reflects the phylogeography of a widespread Alpine plant. Journal of Ecology 100:297-308 abstract 
Frei ES, Scheepens JF, Stöcklin J 2012: Dispersal and microsite limitation of a rare alpine plant. Plant Ecology 213: 395-406 abstract 
Frei ES, Scheepens JF, Stöcklin J 2012: High genetic differentiation in population of the rare alpine plant species Campanula thyrsoides on a small mountain. Alpine Botany 122:23-34 abstract 
Inauen N, Körner C, Hiltbrunner E 2012: No growth stimulation by CO₂ enrichment in alpine glacier forefield plants. Global Change Biol 18:985-999
Körner Ch 2012: Biodiversität – Fundament für Leben und Ökosysteme. Naturwiss Rundschau 65(4):169-174
Körner Ch 2012: Biological diversity – the essence of life and ecosystem functioning. Nova Acta Leopoldina, in press
Körner Ch 2012: Growth controls photosynthesis – mostly. Nova Acta Leopoldina, in press
Kollas C, Vitasse Y, Randin C, Hoch G, Körner Ch 2012: Unrestricted quality of seeds in European broad-leaved tree species growing at the cold boundary of their distribution. Annals of Botany doi: 10.1093/aob/mcr299
Schleppi P, Bucher-Wallin I, Hagedorn F, Körner Ch 2012: Increased nitrate availability in the soil of a mixed mature temperate forest subjected to elevated CO₂ concentration (canopy FACE). Global Change Biol 18:757-768
Vitasse Y, Hoch G, Randin CF, Lenz A, Kollas C, Körner Ch 2012: Tree recruitment of European tree species at their current upper elevational limits in the Swiss Alps. Journal of Biogeography
2011Alvarez-Uria P, Körner Ch 2011: Fine root traits in adult trees of evergreen and deciduous taxa from low and high elevation in the Alps. Alpine Botany 121:107-112
Armbruster GFJ, Schweizer M, Vogt DR 2011: A database on visible diurnal spring migration of birds (Central Europe: Lake Constance). Ecological Archives E092-157. Ecology 92: 1865
Broennimann O, Fitzpatrick MC, Pearman PB, Petitpierre B, Pellissier L, Yoccoz NG, Thuiller W, Fortin M-J, Randin CF, Zimmermann NE, Graham CH, Guisan A 2011: Measuring ecological niche overlap from occurence and spatial environmental data. Global Ecology and Biogeograph, in revision
Caprez R, Spehn E, Nakhutsrishvili G, Körner Ch 2011: Drought at erosion edges selects for a ‘hidden’ keystone species. Plant Ecol Divers doi: 10.1080/17550874.2011.600343
De Witte LC, Scherrer D, Stöcklin J 2011: Genet longevity and population age structure of the clonal pioneer species Geum reptans based on demographic field data and projection matrix modelling. Preslia 83:371-386 PDF 
Ebeling SK, Stöcklin J, Hensen I, Auge H 2011: Multiple common garden experiments suggest lack of local adaptation in an invasive ornamental plant. Journal of Plant Ecology 4:209-220 abstract 
Engler R, Randin CF, Thuiller W, Dullinger S, Zimmermann NE, Araújo MB, Pearman PB, Le Lay G, Piédallu C, Albert CH, Choler P, Coldea G, de Lamo X, Dirnböck T, Gégout J-C, Gómez-García D, Grytnes J-A, Heegard E, Høistad F, Nogues-Bravo D, Puscas M, Sebasià M-T, Stanisci A, Theurillat J-P, Trivedi MR, Vittoz P, Guisan A 2011: 21st century climate change threatens mountain flora unequally across Europe. Global Change Biology. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2010.02393.x
Fischer M, Weyand A, Rudmann-Maurer K, Stöcklin J 2011: Adaptation of Poa alpina to altitude and land use in the Swiss Alps. Alpine Botany 121:91-105 abstract 
Frei ES, Scheepens JF, Stöcklin J 2011: Dispersal and microsite limitation of a rare alpine plant. Plant Ecology: doi 10.1007/s11258-011-9984-1
Körner Ch 2011: Coldest places on earth with angiosperm plant life. Alpine Botany 121:11-22
Körner Ch 2011: Leben auf dem Dom. Die Alpen 4:60
Körner Ch 2011: Survivre sur le Dom. Les Alpes 4:60
Körner Ch 2011: The grand challenges in functional plant ecology. Frontiers in Plant Science, doi: 10.3389/fpls.2011.00001 PDF 
Körner Ch, Paulsen J, Spehn EM 2011: A definition of mountains and their bioclimatic belts for global comparisons of biodiversity data. Alp Bot 121:73-78
Kollas C, Vitasse Y, Randin C, Hoch G, Körner Ch 2011: Unrestricted quality of seeds in European broad-leaved tree species growing at the cold boundary of their distribution. Annals of Botany 2011 doi: 10.1093/aob/mcr299
Kuss P, Armbruster GFJ, Ægisdóttir HH, Scheepens JF, Stöcklin J 2011: Spatial genetic structure of Campanula thyrsoides across the European Alps: indications for glaciation-driven allopatric subspeciation. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 13: 101-110 abstract 
Leuzinger S, Hartmann A, Körner Ch 2011: Water relations of climbing ivy in a temperate forest. Planta 233:1087-1096
Leuzinger S, Luo Y, Beier C, Dieleman W, Vicca S, Körner Ch 2011: Do global change experiments overestimate impacts on terrestrial ecosystems? TREE 26:236-241
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
Pottier J, Dubuis A, Pellissier L, Maiorano L, Rossier L, Randin CF, Vittoz P, Guisan A 2011: Prediction accuracy of stacked-species distribution models degrades toward more productive and disturbed habitats at low elevations in a mountain environment. Global Ecology and Biogeography, in revision
Sarris D, Christodoulakis D, Körner Ch 2011: Impact of recent climatic change on growth of low elevation eastern Mediterranean forest trees. Climatic Change 106:203-223
Scheepens JF, Kuss P, Stöcklin J 2011: Differentiation in morphology and flowering phenology between two Campanula thyrsoides L. subspecies. Alpine Botany 121: 37-47 abstract 
Scherrer D, Bader MKF, Körner Ch 2011: Drought-sensitivity ranking of deciduous tree species based on thermal imaging of forest canopies. Agricult Forest Meteorol 151:1632– 1640
Scherrer D, Körner Ch 2011: Topographically controlled thermal-habitat differentiation buffers alpine plant diversity against climate warming. J Biogeogr 38(2):406-416
Scherrer D, Schmid S, Körner Ch 2011: Elevational species shifts in a warmer climate are overestimated when based on weather station data. Intern J of Biometeorology 55:645-654
Stöcklin J 2011: Evolution der Gattung Echium auf den Kanarischen Inseln: vom Kraut zum Strauch zum Rosettenbaum. Bauhinia 23: 57-66 PDF 
Stöcklin J 2011:Why Alpine Botany? Alpine Botany 121: 1-4 PDF 
Vicente J, Randin CF, Gonçalves J, Metzger MJ, Lomba A, Honrado J, Guisan A 2011: Where will conflicts between alien and rare species occur after climate and land-use change? Biological Invasion
Zschokke S, Armbruster GFJ, Ursenbacher S, Baur B 2011: Genetic differences between the two remaining wild populations of the endangered Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Biological Conservation 144: 2702–2709
2010de Witte LC, Stöcklin J 2010: Longevity of clonal plants: why it matters and how to measure it. Annals of Botany 106:859–870 abstract 
Bader MKF, Körner Ch 2010: No overall stimulation of soil respiration under mature deciduous forest trees after 7 years of CO₂ enrichment. Global Change Biology 16(10):2830-2843
Bader MKF, Siegwolf R, Körner CH 2010: Sustained enhancement of photosynthesis in mature deciduous forest trees after 8 years of free air CO₂ enrichment. Planta 232:1115-1125
Bignucolo O, Körner Ch 2010: Leaf miner activity and its effects on leaf chemistry in adult beech under elevated CO₂. Basic Appl Ecol 11:251-256
Calfapietra C, Ainswort, EA Beier C, De Angelis P, Ellsworth DS, Godbold D, Hendrey GR Hickler T, Hoosbeek MR, Karnosky DF, King J, Körner C, Leakey ADB, Lewin KF, Liberloo M, Long SP, Lukac M, Matyssek R, Miglietta F, Nagy J, Norby RJ, Oren R, Percy KE, Rogers A, Mugnozza GS, Stitt M, Taylor G, Ceulemans R 2010: Challenges in elevated CO₂ experiments on forests. Trends in Plant Science 15:5-10
de Witte L, Vermeulen JJ 2010: The Bulbophyllum species attributed to section Hymenobractea (Orchidaceae). Blumea 55:80-85
Hefel Ch, Stöcklin J 2010: Flora der Furka. Bauhinia 22: 33-59. PDF 
Körner Ch 2010: Die Wirkung der Sonnenstrahlung auf das Leben in den Alpen. Cratschla 2:4-5
Körner Ch, Bader M 2010: Der Wald in einer CO₂-reichen Welt. Lehrmittelverlag Kanton Solothurn, Solothurn, ISBN 978-3-905470-50-5
Körner Ch, Basler D 2010: Phenology under global warming. Science 327:1461-1462
Lachat T, Blaser F, Bösch R, Bonnard L, Gimmi U Grünig A, Roulier C., Sirena G, Stöcklin J, Volkart G (2010) Verlust wertvoller Lebensräume. Kap. 2 in: Wandel der Biodiversität in der Schweiz seit 1900 (Hrsg. Lachat T et al.). Haupt Verlag: 22-63.
Leuzinger S, Körner Ch 2010: Rainfall distribution is the main driver of runoff under future CO₂-concentration in a temperate deciduous forest Global Change Biology 16:246-254 PDF 
Leuzinger S, Vogt R, Körner Ch 2010: Tree surface temperature in an urban environment. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 150:56-62 PDF 
Lomba A, Pellissier L, Randin CF, Vicente J, Moreira F, Honrado J, Guisan A 2010: Overcoming the rare species modelling paradox: A novel hierarchical framework applied to an Iberian endemic plant. Biological Conservation 143:2647-2657
Martin C, Pohl M, Alewell C, Körner C, Rixen C 2010: Interrill erosion at disturbed alpine sites: Effects of plant functional diversity and vegetation cover. Basic Appl Ecol 11:619-626
Martin M, Gavazov K, Körner C, Hättenschwiler S, Rixen C 2010: Reduced early growing season freezing resistance in alpine treeline plants under elevated atmospheric CO₂. Global Change Biol 16:1057-1070
Molnar P, Favre V, Perona P, Burlando P, Randin CF, Ruf W 2008: Floodplain forest dynamics in a hydrologically altered mountain river. Peckiana 5:17-24
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
Patty L, Halloy SRP, Hiltbrunner E, Körner Ch 2010: Biomass allocation in herbaceous plants under grazing impact in the high semi-arid Andes. Flora 205:695-703
Pellissier L, Brathen KA, Pottier J, Randin CF, Vittoz P, Dubuis A, Yoccoz NG, Alm T, Zimmerman NE, Guisan A 2010: Species distribution models reveal apparent competitive and facilitative effects of a dominant species on the distribution of tundra plants. Ecography 33:1004-1014
Sala A, Piper F, Hoch G 2010: Physiological mechanisms of drought-induced tree mortality are far from being resolved. New Phytologist 186: 274-281
Schädel CM, Blöchl A, Richter A, Hoch G 2010: Quantification and monosaccharide composition of hemicelluloses from different functional plant types. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 48: 1-8 abstract 
Schädel CM, Richter A, Blöchl A, Hoch G 2010: Hemicelluloses concentration and composition in plant cell walls under extreme carbon source-sink imbalances. Physiologia Plantarum 139: 241-255 abstract 
Scheepens JF, Frei ES, Stöcklin J. 2010. Genotypic and environmental variation in specific leaf area in a widespread Alpine plant aftger transplantation to different altitudes. Oecologia 164: 141-150 abstract 
Scheepens JF, Stöcklin J, Pluess AR. 2010. Unifying selection acts on competitive ability and relative growth rate in Scabiosa columbaria. Basic, Applied Ecology 11:612-618 abstract 
Scherrer D, Körner Ch 2010: Infra-red thermometry of alpine landscapes challenges climatic warming projections. Global Change Biol 16:2602-2613
Scherrer D, Schmid S, Körner Ch 2010: Elevational species shifts in a warmer climate are overestimated when based on weather station data. Intern J of Biometeorology 55:645-654
Thuiller W, Albert CH, Dubuis A, Randin CF, Guisan A 2010: Variation in habitat suitability does not always relate to variation in species' plant functional traits. Biology Letters 6:120-123
Vicente J, Alves P, Randin CF, Guisan A, Honrado J 2010: What drives invasibility? A multi-model inference test of alien plant species richness patterns in Northern Portugal. Ecography 33:1081–1092
2009Ægisdóttir HH, Kuss P, Stöcklin J 2009: Isolated populations of a rare alpine plant show high genetic diversity and considerable population differentiation. Annals of Botany 104:1313-2009 abstract 
Bader M, Hiltbrunner E, Körner Ch 2009: Fine root responses of mature deciduous forest trees to free air carbon dioxide enrichmen (FACE). Functional Ecology 23:913-921 PDF 
Birmann K, Körner Ch 2009: Nitrogen status of conifer needles at the alpine treeline. Plant Ecol Divers 2(3):233-241
Hautier Y, Randin CF, Stöcklin J, Guisan A 2009: Changes in reproductive investment with altitude in an alpine plant. Journal of Plant Ecology 2:125-134 abstract 
Hoch G, Körner Ch 2009: Growth and carbon relations of treeline forming conifers at constant vs. variable low temperatures. Journal of Ecology 97:57-66 abstract 
Körner Ch 2009: Biologische Kohlenstoffsenken: Umsatz und Kapital nicht verwechseln! GAIA 18(4):288-293
Körner Ch 2009: Global statistics of "mountain" and "alpine" research. Mountain Res Dev 29:97-102
Körner Ch 2009: Mountain vegetation under environmental change. In: Jandl R, Borsdorf A, Van Miegroet H, Lackner R, Psenner R (eds) Alpine Space — Man and Environment, vol 7: Global change and sustainable development in mountain regions. Innsbruck University Press, Innsbruck, pp 25-30
Körner Ch 2009: Responses of humid tropical trees to rising CO₂. Ann Rev Ecol Evol Syst 40:61-79
Körner Ch, Alsos IG 2009: Freezing resistence in high arctic plant species of Svalbard in midsummer. Bauhinia 21:25-32
Monteiro JAF, Zotz G, Körner Ch 2009: Tropical epiphytes in a CO₂-rich world. Acta Oecologica 35:60-68 PDF 
Sala A, Hoch G 2009: Height-related growth declines in ponderosa pine are not due to carbon limitation. Plant, Cell and Environment 32:22-30 abstract 
Schädel C, Blöchl A, Richter A, Hoch G 2009: Short-term dynamics of non-structural carbohydrates and hemicelluloses in young branches of temperate forest trees during bud break. Tree Physiology 29:901-911 abstract 
Stöcklin J 2009: Darwin and the plants of the Galapagos-Islands. Bauhinia 21: 33-48 PDF 
Stöcklin J, Kuss P, Pluess AR 2009: Genetic diversity, phenotypic variation and local adapataion in the alpine landscape: case studies with alpine plant species. Botanica Helvetica 119:125-133 abstract 
Zhu Y, Siegwolf R, Durka W, Körner Ch 2009: Phylogenetically balanced evidence for structural and carbon isotope responses in plants along elevational gradients. Oecologia 162:853-863
2008Ainsworth EA, Beier C, Calfapietra C, Ceulemans R, Durand-Tardif M, Farquhar GD, Godbold DL, Hendrey GR, Hickler T, Kaduk J, Karnosky DF, Kimball BA, Körner Ch, Koornneef M, Lafarge T, Leakey ADB, Lewin KF, Long SP, Manderscheid R, Mcneil DL, Mies TA, Miglietta F, Morgan JA, Nagy J, Norby RJ, Norton RM, Percy KE, Rogers A, Soussana JF, Stitt M, Weigel HJ, White JW 2008: Next generation of elevated CO₂ experiments with crops: a critical investment for feeding the future world. Plant Cell Environ 31(9):1317-1324
Asshoff R, Keel SG, Siegwolf RTW, Körner Ch 2008: Tracing arthropod movement in a deciduous forest canopy using stable isotopes. In: Floren A, Schmidl J (eds) Canopy arthropod research in Europe, Bioform, Nürnberg, pp 327-338
Fischer M, Rudmann-Maurer K, Weyand A, Stöcklin J 2008: Agricultural land use and biodiversity in the Alps. How cultural tradition and socioeconomically motivated changes are shaping grassland biodiversity in the Swiss Alps. Mountain Res and Develop 28: 148-155. PDF uploaded with permission by MRD PDF  abstract 
Fourcaud T, Zhang X, Stokes A, Lambers H, Körner Ch 2008: Plant growth modelling and applications: The increasing importance of plant architecture in growth models. Ann Bot 101(8):1053-1063
Hoch G 2008: The carbon supply of Picea abies trees at a Swiss montane permafrost site. Plant Ecology and Diversity 1:13-20 abstract 
Körner Ch 2008: Alpine ecosystems and the high-elevation treeline. In: Jørgensen SE, Fath BD (eds) Ecosystems, Vol 1 of Encyclopedia of Ecology. Elsevier, Oxford, pp 138-144
Körner Ch 2008: Alpine plant life. Chinese edition, Science Press, Beijing
Körner Ch 2008: Beyond counting: Biodiversity drives system Earth. ESSP newsletter France/Lettre pigb-pmrc France 21:90-97
Körner Ch 2008: Global change affects ecosystems through biodiversity responses. South African J Bot 74(2):358-358
Körner Ch 2008: Winter crop growth at low temperature may hold the answer for alpine treeline formation. Plant Ecol and Divers 1(1):3-11
Körner Ch, Stöcklin J, Reuther-Thiébaud L, Peláez-Riedl S 2008: Small differences in arrival time influence composition and productivity of plant communities. New Phytol 177:698-705 abstract 
Kuss P, Pluess AR, Ægisdóttir HH, Stöcklin J 2008: Spatial isolation and genetic differentiation in naturally fragmented plant populations of the Swiss Alps. J of Plant Ecology 1:149-159 abstract 
Kuss P, Rees M, Ellner SP, Ægisdóttir HH, Stöcklin J 2008: Evolutionary demography long-lived monocarpic perennials: a time-lagged integral projection model. Journal of Ecology 96:821-832 abstract 
Lee YP, Fleming AJ, Körner Ch, Meins Jr F 2008: Differential expression of the CBF pathway and cell cycle-related genes in Arabidopsis accessions in response to chronic low-temperature exposure. Plant Biol
Meyer F, Paulsen J, Körner Ch 2008: Windthrow damage in Picea abies is associated with physical and chemical stem wood properties. Trees 22:463-473
Rudmann-Maurer K, Weyand A, Fischer M, Stöcklin J 2008: The role of landuse and natural determinants for grassland vegetation composition in the Swiss Alps. Basic and Applied Ecology 9:494-503 abstract 
Shi P, Hoch G, Körner Ch 2008: A test of the growth-limitation theory for alpine treeline formation in evergreen and deciduous taxa of the Eastern Himalayas. Funct Ecol 22:213-220 abstract 
Tackenberg O, Stöcklin J 2008: Wind dispersal of alpine plant species: A comparison with lowland species. J Vegetation Science 19:109-118 abstract 
Yang Y, Körner Ch, Sun H 2008: The ecological significance of pubescence in Saussurea medusa, a high-elevation Himalayan "woolly plant". Arct Antarct Alp Res 40(1):250-255
2007Ægisdóttir HH, Jespersen D, Kuss P, Stöcklin J 2007: No inbreeding depression in an outcrossing Alpine species: the breeding system of Campanula thyrsoides. Flora 202:218-225 abstract 
Ægisdóttir HH, Koller B, Kuss P, Stöcklin J 2007: Development and characterization of microsatellite DNA markers for the Alpine plant species Campanula thyrsoides. Molecular Ecology Notes 7:996-997 abstract 
Alvarez-Uria P, Körner Ch 2007: Low temperature limits of root growth in deciduous and evergreen temperate tree species. Funct Ecol 21:211-218
Becker A, Körner Ch, Björnsen Gurung A, Haeberli W 2007: Selected issues from the Samedan GLOCHAMORE Workshop on altitudinal gradient studies. Mountain Res and Develop 27:82-86
Becker A, Körner Ch, Brun JJ, Guisan A, Tappeiner U 2007: Ecological and land use studies along elevational gradients. Mountain Res and Develop 27:58-65
Fischer M, Kuss P, Stöcklin J 2007: Neophytische Opuntien im Sukkulentenbusch auf Teneriffa. Bauhinia 20:35-44 PDF 
Guisan A, Spehn E, Körner Ch 2007: Georeferenced biological databases – A tool for understanding mountain biodiversity. MRI Newsletter 8. Mountain Res and Develop 27:80-81
Hoch G 2007: Cell wall hemicelluloses as mobile carbon stores in non-reproductive plant tissues. Functional Ecology 21:823-834
Körner Ch 2007: Alpine ecosystems. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, John Wiley
Körner Ch 2007: Climatic treelines: conventions, global patterns, causes. Erdkunde 61:316-324
Körner Ch 2007: Die Naturwissenschaft im Spannungsfeld zwischen individueller Kreativität und institutionellen Netzen. In: Berka W, Schmidinger H (eds.): Vom Nutzen der Wissenschaften, Böhlau, Vienna, pp 169-181
Körner Ch 2007: The use of “altitude” in ecological research. TREE 22:569-574
Körner Ch, Donoghue M, Fabbro T, Häuser Ch, Nogues-Bravo D, Kalin Arroyo MT, Soberon J, Speers L, Spehn EM, Sun H, Tribsch A, Tykarski P, Zbinden N 2007: Creative use of mountain biodiversity databases: The Kazbegi Research Agenda of GMBA-DIVERSITAS. Mountain Res and Develop 27:276-281
Körner Ch, Morgan J, Norby R 2007: CO₂ fertilization: when, where, how much? In: Canadell JG, Pataki D, Pitelka L (eds) Terrestrial ecosystems in a changing world series: Global change – The IGBP series. Springer, Berlin, pp 9-21
Keel SG, Pepin S, Leuzinger S, Körner Ch 2007: Stomatal conductance in mature deciduous forest trees exposed to elevated CO₂. Trees 21:151-159
Keel SG, Siegwolf RTW, Jäggi M, Körner Ch 2007: Rapid mixing between old and new C pools in the canopy of mature forest trees. Plant Cell Environ 30:963-972
Kuss P, Ægisdóttir HH, Stöcklin J 2007: The biological flora of Central Europe: Campanula thyrsoides L. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 9:37-51 abstract 
Leuzinger S, Körner Ch 2007: Tree species diversity affects canopy leaf temperatures in a mature temperate forest. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 146:29-37
Leuzinger S, Körner Ch 2007: Water savings in mature deciduous forest trees under elevated CO₂. Global Change Biology 13:2498-2508
Meyer F, Paulsen J, Körner Ch 2007: Windthrow damage in Picea abies is associated with physical and chemical stem wood properties. Trees, DOI 10.1007/s00468-007-0206-3
Monson R, Brandl R, Gross K, Körner Ch, Osenberg C, Ylonen H 2007: Oecologia enters a new era. Oecologia 153:207-208
Pollierer MM, Langel R, Körner Ch, Maraun M, Scheu S 2007: The underestimated importance of belowground carbon input for forest soil animal food webs. Ecology Letters 10:729-736
Rudmann-Maurer K, Weyand A, Fischer M, Stöcklin J 2007: Microsatellite diversity of the agriculturally important alpine grass Poa alpina in relation to land use and natural environment. Annals of Botany 100:1249-1258 abstract 
Sarris D, Christodoulakis D, Körner Ch 2007: Recent decline in precipitation and tree growth in the eastern Mediterranean. Glob Change Biol 13:1187-1200
Shi P, Hoch G, Körner Ch 2007: A test of the growth-limitation theory for alpine treeline formation in evergreen and deciduous taxa of the Eastern Himalayas. Funct Ecol, in press
Stöcklin J 2007: Die Pflanze. Moderne Konzepte der Biologie In: Eidg. Ethikkommission für die Biotechnologie im Ausserhumanbereich EKAH (eds) Beiträge zur Ethik und Biotechnologie 2:78 p PDF 
2006Asshoff R, Hättenschwiler S 2006: Changes in needle quality and larch bud moth performance in response to CO₂ enrichment and defoliation of treeline larches. Ecol Entomol 31:84-90
Asshoff R, Zotz G, Körner Ch 2006: Growth and phenology of mature temperate forest trees in elevated CO₂. Global Change Biology 12:848-861
Hättenschwiler S, Zumbrunn T 2006: Global change driven increased hemipara site abundance in an alpine treeline ecotone. Oecologia 147:47-52.
Handa IT, Körner C, Hättenschwiler S 2006: Conifer stem growth at the altitudinal treeline in response to four years of in situ CO₂ enrichment. Glob Change Biol 12: 2417-2430
Hoch G, Keel SG 2006: ¹³C labelling reveals different contributions of photoassimilates from infructescences for fruiting in two temperate forest tree species. Plant Biology 8:606-614 abstract 
Keel SG, Siegwolf TW, Körner Ch 2006: Canopy CO₂ enrichment permits tracing the fate of recently assimilated carbon in a mature deciduous forest. New Phytologist 172:319–329 abstract 
Körner Ch 2006: CO₂-Anreicherung in der Luft – Sind Wald- und Holzwirtschaft mit betroffen? Wald und Holz 6/06:51-53
Körner Ch 2006: Forests, biodiversity and CO₂: surprises are certain. Biologist 53:82-90
Körner Ch 2006: Plant CO₂ responses: an issue of definition, time and resource supply. New Phytol 172:393-411
Körner Ch 2006: The significance of temperature in plant life. In: Morrison JIL, Morecroft MD (eds) Plant growth and climate change, Oxford University Press, pp 48-69
Körner Ch, Hoch G 2006: A test of treeline theory on a montane permafrost island. Arctic Antarctic And Alpine Research 38:113-119 abstract 
Körner Ch, Nakhutsrishvili G, Spehn E 2006: High elevation land use, biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning. In: Spehn EM, Körner Ch (eds) Land use change and mountain biodiversity. CRC Publishers, Boca Raton, pp 3-21
Körner Ch, Ohsawa M 2006: Mountain systems. In: Hassan R, Scholes R, Ash N (eds) Ecosystem and human well-being: current state and trends, vol. 1, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Island Press, Washington, pp 681-716
Laube S, Zotz G 2006: Long-term changes of the vascular epiphyte assemblage on the palm Socratea exorrhiza in a lowland forest in Panama. Journal of Vegetation Science 17: 307-314.
Laube S, Zotz G 2006: Neither host-specific nor random: vascular epiphytes on three tree species in a Panamanian lowland forest. Annals of Botany 97: 1103–1114.
Maurer K, Weyand A, Fischer M, Stöcklin J 2006: Old cultural traditions, in addition to land use and topography, are shaping plant diversity of grasslands in the Alps. Biological Conservation 130:438-446 abstract 
Peili S, Körner Ch, Hoch G 2006: End of season carbon supply status of woody species near the treeline in western China. Bas Appl Ecol 7:370-377
Shi P, Körner Ch, Hoch G 2006: End of season carbon supply status of woody species near the treeline in western China. Basic and Applied Ecology 7:370-377 abstract 
Skuhravá M, Stöcklin J, Weppler T 2006: Geomyia n. gen. alpina n. sp. (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a new gall midge species associated with flower heads of Geum reptans (Rosaceae) in the Swiss Alps. Mitteilungen der Schweiz. Entomol. Gesellschaft 79:107-115 PDF 
Spehn EM, Liberman M, Körner Ch (eds) 2006: Land use change and mountain biodiversity. CRC Publishers, Boca Raton
Spehn EM, Liberman M, Körner Ch 2006: Fire and grazing – a synthesis of human impacts on highland biodiversity. In: Spehn EM, Liberman M, Körner Ch (eds) Land use change and mountain biodiversity. CRC Publishers, Boca Raton, pp 337-347
Stöcklin J 2006: Moderne Konzepte der Biologie zum Wesen von Pflanzen und ihrer Unterscheidung von Tieren. Mitteilg. Naturforschende Ges. beider Basel 9:3-32. PDF 
von Felten S, Hättenschwiler S, Saurer M, Siegwolf R 2006: Carbon allocation in shoots of alpine treeline conifers in a CO₂ enriched environment. Trees, in press
Weppler T, Stöcklin J 2006: Does pre-dispersal seed predation limit reproduction and population growth in the alpine clonal plant Geum reptans? Plant Ecology 187: 277-287. - Online DOI 10.1007/s11258-006-9141-4 abstract 
Weppler T, Stoll P, Stöcklin J 2006: The relative importance of of sexual and clonal reproduction for population growth in the long-lived alpine plant Geum reptans.Journal of Ecology 94:869-879 abstract 
Zotz G, Cueni N, Körner Ch 2006: In situ growth stimulation of a temperate zone liana (Hedera helix) in elevated CO₂. Funct Ecol 20:763-769
Zotz G, Richter A. 2006: Changes in carbohydrate and nutrient contents throughout a reproductive cycle indicate that phosphorus is a limiting nutrient in the epiphytic bromeliad, Werauhia sanguinolenta. Annals of Botany 97: 745-754
Zotz G, Schmidt G. 2006: Population decline in the epiphytic orchid, Aspasia principissa. Biological Conservation 129:82-90
2005Asshoff R, Hättenschwiler S 2005: Growth and reproduction of the alpine grasshopper Miramella alpina feeding on CO₂-enriched dwarf shrubs at treeline. Oecologia 142:191-201 abstract 
Asshoff R, Keel SG, Siegwolf RTW, Körner Ch 2005: Tracing arthropod movement in a deciduous forest canopy using stable isotopes. In: Schmidl, J. and A. Floren (Ed.): Structure, diversity and functional aspects of arthropod fauna in Central European canopies, in press.
Erhardt A, Rusterholz HP, Stöcklin J 2005: Elevated carbon dioxide increases nectar production in Epilobium angustifolium L. Oecologia Online First (DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0182-5) abstract 
Hättenschwiler S 2005: Effects of tree species diversity on litter quality and decomposition. In: Scherer-Lorenzen M, Körner C, Schulze E-D (eds) Forest diversity and function: temperate and boreal systems. Ecological Studies, vol 176. Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, p 149-164
Hättenschwiler S, Gasser P 2005: Soil animals alter plant litter diversity effects on decomposition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 102:1519-1524
Hättenschwiler S, Tiunov AV, Scheu S 2005: Biodiversity and litter decomposition in terrestrial ecosystems. Annual Reviews of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 36: in press.
Handa IT, Körner C, Hättenschwiler S 2005: A test of the treeline carbon limitation hypothesis by in situ CO₂ enrichment and defoliation. Ecology 86:1288-1300 abstract 
Hoch G 2005: Fruit bearing branchlets are carbon autonomous in mature broad-leaved temperate forest trees. Plant, Cell and Environment 28:651-659 abstract 
Hoch G, Körner Ch. 2005: Growth, demography and carbon relations of Polylepis trees at the world’s highest treeline. Functional Ecology 19: 941-951 abstract 
Körner Ch 2005: The green cover of mountains in a changing environment. In: Huber UM, Bugmann HKM, Reasoner MA (eds) Global change and mountain regions. An overview of current knowledge. Springer, Berlin, pp 367-375
Körner Ch, Asshoff R, Bignucolo O, Hättenschwiler S, Keel SG, Peláez-Riedl S, Pepin S, Siegwolf RTW, Zotz G 2005: Carbon Flux and Growth in Mature Deciduous Forest Trees Exposed to Elevated CO₂. Science 309:1360-1362 links & PDF 
Leuzinger S, Zotz G, Asshoff R, Körner Ch 2005: Responses of deciduous forest trees to severe drought in Central Europe. Tree Physiology 25:641-650  abstract 
Maurer K, Gautschi B, Weyand A, Stöcklin J, Fischer M 2005: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite DNA markers in the grass Poa alpina L. Molecular Ecology Notes: online abstract 
Maurer K, Weyand A 2005: Biodiversität im Alpenraum: Einfluss von Kulturtraditionen und Landnutzung. Hotspot 11:19
Pennisi E 2005: Sky-High Experiments. Science 309:1314-1315
Pluess AR, Schütz W, Stöcklin J 2005: Seed weight increases with altitude in the Swiss Alps between related species but not among populations of individual species. Oecologia on-line abstract & PDF 
Pluess AR, Stoecklin J 2005: The importance of population origin and environment on clonal and sexual reproduction in the alpine plant Geum reptans. Functional Ecology 19:228-237 abstract 
Spehn EM et al. 2005: Ecosystem effects of biodiversity manipulations in European grasslands. Ecological Monographs 75: 37-63 abstract 
Spehn EM, Körner Ch 2005: A global assessment of mountain biodiversity and its function. In Huber U, Reasoner M, Bugmann H (eds), Global Change and Mountain Regions- a State of knowledge Overview. Springer, Heidelberg, Berlin
Spehn EM, Liberman M, Körner Ch. (eds). 2005: Land use change and mountain biodiversity. CRC Press, Boca Raton. review 
Würth MKR, Peláez-Riedl S, Wright SJ, Körner Ch 2005: Non-structural carbohydrate pools in a tropical forest. Oecologia 143:11-24 abstract 
Weppler T, Stöcklin J 2005: Variation of sexual and clonal reproduction in the alpine Geum reptans in contrasting altitudes and successional stages Basic and Applied Ecology 6: 305-316 abstract 
Zoller H, Lenzin H, Rusterholz HP, Stöcklin J 2005: Increasing population density and seed production with altitude in Eritrichium nanum (Boraginaceae) - an Arctic, Alpine obligatory Seeder. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 37: 41-48 abstract 
Zotz G, Laube S, Schmidt G. 2005: Long-term population dynamics of the epiphytic bromeliad, Vriesea sanguinolenta. Ecography, 28: 806-814
Zotz G, Laube S. 2005: Tank function in the epiphytic bromeliad, Catopsis sessiliflora. Ecotropica, 11: 63-68
Zotz G, Pepin S, Körner Ch 2005: No down-regulation of leaf photosynthesis in mature forest trees after long-term exposure to elevated CO₂. Plant Biology 7:369-374
Zotz G. 2005: Differences in vital demographic rates in three populations of the epiphytic bromeliad, Werauhia sanguinolenta. Acta Oecologica, in press
Zotz G. 2005: Vascular epiphytes in the temperate zones - a review. Plant Ecology 176: 173-183 abstract 
2004Ægisdóttir HH, Þórhallsdóttir, ÞE 2004: Theories on migration and history of the North-Atlantic flora: a review. Jökull 54, 1-16  PDF 
Andrade JL, Graham EA, Zotz G. 2004: Determinantes morfofisiologicos y ambientales de la distribución de epífitas en el dosel de bosques. In: Cabrera HM & Bozinovic F, eds. Fisiología Ecológica y Evolutiva de Plantas y Animales, Editorial de la Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, pp. 139-156
Asshoff R, Amstutz E 2004: Geradflügler (Dermaptera, Blattoptera, Saltatoria) und ihre Mobilität im Kronendach eines mitteleuropäischen Mischwaldes - Beobachtungen aus einer Krangondel. Articulata 19: 205-215 abstract 
Fabbro T, Körner Ch 2004: Altitudinal differences in flower traits and reproductive allocation. Flora 199:70-81 abstract 
Fischer M, Stöcklin J, Weyand A, Maurer K 2004: Cultural and biological diversity of grassland in the Swiss Alps. Grassland Science in Europe 9:293-295 abstract 
Goverde M, Erhardt A, Stöcklin J 2004: Genotype-specific response of a lycaenid herbivore to elevated carbon dioxide and phosporus availability in calcareous grassland. Oecologia 139:383-391 abstract 
Häring DA, Körner Ch 2004: CO₂ enrichment reduces the relative contribution of latex and latex-related hydrocarbons to biomass in Euphorbia lathyris. Plant Cell Environ 27:209-217  abstract 
Hättenschwiler S, Schafellner C 2004: Gypsy moth feeding in the canopy of a CO₂-enriched mature forest. Global Change Biology 10:1899-1908  abstract 
Joshi J, Otway SJ, Koricheva J, Pfisterer AB, Alphei J, Roy BA, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schmid B, Spehn EM, Hector A 2004: Bottom-up effects and feed-backs in simple and diverse experimental grassland communities. In Weisser WW, Siemann E (eds), Insects and Ecosystem Function, Ecological Studies 75, Springer, Heidelberg, Berlin: 115-134
Körner Ch 2004: CO₂-Zunahme und der Stoffwechsel von Pflanzen. Naturwiss Rundschau 57:17-18
Körner Ch 2004: Individuals have limitations, not communities – A response to Marrs, Weiher and Lortie et al. J Veg Sci 15:581-582 abstract 
Körner Ch 2004: Mountain biodiversity, ist causes and function. Ambio, Special Report 13:11-17 abstract 
Körner Ch 2004: Through enhanced tree dynamics carbon dioxide enrichment may cause tropical forests to lose carbon. Phil Trans R Soc Lond Ser B-Biol Sci 359:493-498  abstract 
Körner Ch, Paulsen J 2004: A world-wide study of high altitude treeline temperatures. J. Biogeogr. 31:713-732  abstract 
Lange OL, Büdel B, Meyer A, Zellner H, Zotz G. 2004: Lichen carbon gain under tropical conditions: water relations and CO₂ exchange of Lobariaceae species of a lower montane rain forest in Panama. Lichenologist 36:329-342
Meyer CFJ, Zotz G. 2004: Does growth and survival of aerial roots limit the vertical distribution of hemiepiphytic aroids? Biotropica 36:483-491
Morgan JA, Pataki DE, Körner Ch, Clark H, Del Grosso SJ, Grunzweig JM, Knapp AK, Mosier AR, Newton PCD, Niklaus PA, Nippert JB, Nowak RS, Parton WJ, Polley HW, Shaw MR 2004: Water relations in grassland and desert ecosystems exposed to elevated atmospheric CO₂. Oecologia 140:11-25
Niklaus PA, Körner Ch 2004: Synthesis of a six-year study of calcareous grassland responses to in situ CO₂ enrichment. Ecol Monogr 74:491-511 link 
Pluess AR, Stöcklin J 2004: Genetic diversity and fitness in Scabiosa columbaria in the Swiss Jura in relation to population size. Conservation Genetics 5:145-156 abstract & PDF 
Pluess AR, Stöcklin J 2004: Population genetic diversity of the clonal plant Geum reptans (Rosaceae) in the Swiss Alps. American Journal of Botany 91:2013-2021  abstract & PDF 
Steinmann K, Siegwolf RTW, Saurer M, Körner Ch 2004: Carbon fluxes to the soil in a mature temperate forest assessed by ¹³C isotope tracing. Oecologia 141:489-501  abstract 
Stoecklin J, Winkler E 2004: Optimum reproduction and dispersal strategies of a clonal plant in a metapopulation: a simulatiion study with Hieracium pilosella. Evolutionary Ecology 18:563-584 abstract 
Wieneke S, Prati D, Brandl R, Stöcklin J, Auge H. 2004: Genetic variation in Sanguisorba minor after 6 years in situ selection under elevated CO₂. Global Change Biology 10:1389-1401 abstract 
Zotz G, Enslin A, Hartung W, Ziegler H. 2004: Physiological and anatomical changes during the early ontogeny of the heteroblastic bromeliad, Vriesea sanguinolenta, do not concur with the morphological change from atmospheric to tank form. Environment 27:1314-1350 link 
Zotz G. 2004: Growth and survival of the early stages of the heteroblastic bromeliad, Vriesea sanguinolenta. Ecotropica 10:51-57
Zotz G. 2004: How prevalent is crassulacean acid metabolism among vascular epiphytes? Oecologia 138:184-92
Zotz G. 2004: Long-term observation of the population dynamics of vascular epiphytes. In: Breckle S.W., Schweizer B. and Fangmeier A. (eds.), Ergebnisse weltweiter ökologischer Forschung - Results of worldwide ecological studies. Verlag Günter Heimbach, Stuttgart, pp. 119-27
Zotz G. 2004: The resorption of phosphorus is greater than that of nitrogen in senescing leaves of vascular epiphytes from lowland Panama. Journal of Tropical Ecology 20:693-696
2003Altermatt F 2003: Potential negative effects of atmospheric CO₂-enrichment on insect communities in the canopy of a mature deciduous forest in Switzerland. Mitt Schweiz Entomol Ges 76:191-199 abstract 
Asshoff R 2003: Anfänge einer wissenschaftlichen Forstentomologie und ihrer Popularisierung behandelt an einem historischen Beispiel von 1797/98 - Die Nonne (Lymantria monacha L.). Centralbl ges Forstwes 120:101-116 abstract 
Asshoff R, Coray A 2003: Tachycines asynamorus Adelung, 1902, Periplaneta australasiae (Fabricius, 1775) und Pycnoscelus surinamensisv (Linné, 1758) (Ensifera et Blattodea) im Botanischen Garten Basel. Mitt Entomol Ges Basel 53:42-55 abstract 
Asshoff R, Köhler G 2003: Zur Biologie der Alpinen Gebirgsschrecke, Miramella alpina (Kollar, 1833) (Acrididae: Catantopidae). JB Naturf Ges Graubünden 112:5-18 abstract 
Bahn M, Körner Ch 2003: Recent increases in summit flora caused by warming in the Alps. In: Nagy L, Grabherr G, Körner Ch, Thompson DBA (eds) Alpine biodiversity in Europe. Springer, Berlin. pp 437-441
Cech PG, Pepin S, Körner Ch 2003: Elevated CO₂ reduces sap flux in mature deciduous forest trees. Oecologia 137:258-268 abstract 
Eggenberg S, Stöcklin J 2003: Flora und Fauna der Trockenwiesen. Bauhinia 17:51-72 PDF 
Grünzweig JM, Körner Ch 2003: Differential phosphorus and nitrogen effects drive species and community responses to elevated CO₂ in semi-arid grassland. Funct Ecol 17:766-777 PDF 
Hättenschwiler S, Hagerman AE, Vitousek PM 2003: Polyphenols in litter from tropical montane forests across a wide range in soil fertility. Biogeochemistry 64:129-148
Hättenschwiler S, Körner Ch 2003: Does elevated CO₂ facilitate naturalization of the non-indigenous Prunus laurocerasus in Swiss temperate forests? Funct Ecol 17:778-785 PDF 
Hoch G, Körner Ch 2003: The carbon charging of pines at the climatic treeline: a global comparison. Oecologia 135:10-21
Hoch G, Richter A, Körner Ch 2003: Non-structural carbon compounds in temperate forest trees. Plant Cell Environ 26:1067-1081
Keller F, Körner Ch 2003: The role of photoperiodism in alpine plant development. Arct Antarct Alp Res 35:361-368
Körner Ch 2003: Alpine plant life, 2nd edition, Springer, Heidelberg
Körner Ch 2003: Analyzing carbon flux measurements. Response. Science 301:916-917
Körner Ch 2003: Carbon limitation in trees. Tansley lecture. J Ecol 91:4-17 PDF 
Körner Ch 2003: Ecological impacts of atmospheric CO₂ enrichment on terrestrial ecosystems. Phil Trans R Soc Lond 361:2023-2041
Körner Ch 2003: Ein morphologiebedingter Wärmemangel bestimmt die Waldgrenze. Coll Geogr 26:114-119
Körner Ch 2003: Limitation and stress - always or never? J Veg Sci 14:141-143
Körner Ch 2003: Nutrients and sink activity drive plant CO₂ responses - caution with literature-based analysis. New Phytol 159:537-538 PDF 
Körner Ch 2003: Slow in, rapid out - carbon flux studies and Kyoto targets. Science 300:1242-1243 PDF 
Körner Ch, Paulsen J, Peláez-Riedl S 2003: A bioclimatic characterisation of Europe’s alpine areas. In: Nagy L, Grabherr G, Körner Ch, Thompson DBA (eds) Alpine biodiversity in Europe. Springer, Berlin, pp 13-28
Körner Ch, Zotz G 2003: Cranes in temperate forests; Basel, Switzerland. In: Y Basset, V Horlyck, SJ Wright (eds) Studying forest canopies from above: The International Canopy Crane Network. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and UNEP, Panama. pp 67-70
Laube S, Zotz G 2003: Which abiotic factors limit vegetative growth in a vascular epiphyte? Func Ecol 17:598-604
Maurer K, Durka W, Stöcklin J 2003: Rarity of plant species in remnants of calcareous grassland and their dispersal characteristics. Basic and Applied Ecology, 4:307-316 abstract 
Maurer K, Stöcklin J 2003: Exkursionsführer der Naturschutzgebiete Chilpen und Blauenweide, im Rahmen der Basler Botanik Tagung 2003. Botanisches Institut der Universität Basel
Nagy L, Grabherr G, Körner Ch, Thompson DBA 2003: Alpine biodiversity in Europe. Ecological Studies, Vol. 167. 577 p. Springer, Berlin link 
Niklaus PA, Alphei J, Ebersberger D, Kampichler C, Kandeler E, Tscherko D 2003: Six years of in situ CO₂ enrichment evoke changes in soil structure and soil biota of nutrient-poor grassland. Glob Change Biol 9:585-600
Ozanne, CMP, Anhuf D, Boulter L, Keller M, Kitching RL, Körner Ch, Meinzer FC, Mitchell AW, Nakashizuka T, Silva Dias PL, Stork NE, Wright SJ, Yoshimura M 2003: Biodiversity meets the atmosphere: a global view of forest canopies. Science 301:183-186 PDF 
Spinnler D, Egli Ph, Körner Ch 2003: Provenance effects and allometry in beech and spruce under elevated CO₂ and nitrogen on two different forest soils. Basic Appl Ecol 4:467-478
Stöcklin J, Schaub P, Ojala O 2003: Häufigkeit und Ausbreitungsdynamik von Neophyten in der Region Basel: Anlass zur Besorgnis oder Bereicherung? Bauhinia 17:11-23 PDF 
Stuntz S, Linder C, Linsenmair KE, Simon U, Zotz G 2003: Do non-myrmecophilic epiphytes influence the community structure of arboreal ants? Basic and Applied Ecology 4:363-373
Stuntz S, Simon U, Zotz G 2003: Arthropod seasonality in tree crowns with different epiphyte loads. In: Basset Y, Kitching RL, Miller SE, Novotny V eds. Arthropods of tropical forests. Spatio-temporal dynamics and resource use in the canopy, p. 176-188
Thürig B, Körner Ch, Stöcklin J 2003: Seed production and seed quality in a calcareous grassland in elevated CO₂. Glob Change Biol 9:873-884
Zimmer W, Steinbrecher R, Körner Ch, Schnitzler JP 2003: The process-based SIM-BIM model: towards more realistic prediction of isoprene emissions from adult Quercus petraea forest trees. Atmos Environ 37:1665-1671
Zotz G, List C 2003: Zufallsepiphyten - Pflanzen auf dem Weg nach oben? Bauhinia 17:25-37 PDF 
Zotz G, Mikona C 2003: Photosynthetic induction and leaf carbon gain in the tropical understory epiphyte, Aspasia principissa. Annals of Botany 91:353-359
Zotz G, Schultz S, Rottenberger S 2003: Are tropical lowlands a marginal habitat for macrolichens? A field study with Parmotrema endosulphureum in Panama. Flora 198:71-77
Zotz G, Vollrath B 2003: The epiphyte vegetation of the palm, Socratea exorrhiza - correlations with tree size, tree age, and bryophyte cover. Journal of Tropical Ecology 19:81-90
Zotz G, Vollrath B, Schmidt G 2003: Carbon relations of fruits of epiphytic orchids. Flora 198:98-105
Körner C, Zotz G 2003: Cranes in temperate forests: Basel, Switzerland. In: Basset Y., Horlyck V. and Wright S.J. (eds.), Studying forest canopies from above: The International Canopy Crane Network. United Nations Environmental Programme, Smithonian Tropical Research Institute, New York, pp. 67-70
Zotz G 2003: Vascular epiphytes in the temperate zone - a bibliography. Selbyana 24:206-14
Zotz G, Schleicher T 2003: Growth and survival of the foliose lichen Parmotrema endosulphureum in the lowland tropics of Panama. Ecotropica 9:39-44
2002Arndt S.K., Wanek W., Hoch G., Richter A., Popp M. 2002: Flexibility of nitrogen metabolism in the tropical CAM-C3 tree species Clusia minor. Functional Plant Biology 29:741-747
Beismann H, Schweingruber FH, Speck T, Körner Ch 2002: Mechanical properties of spruce and beech wood grown in elevated CO₂. Trees 16:511-518
Besl H, Licht W, Oecking C, Nick P, Schneider H, Wagenitz G 2002: Strasburger-CD-ROM, Interaktive Studienhilfe und Wörterbuch. Spektrum Verlag
Granados J, Körner Ch 2002: In deep shade, elevated CO₂ increases the vigor of tropical climbing plants. Global Change Biol 8:1109-1117
Hättenschwiler S 2002: Liana seedling growth in response tofertilisation in a neotropical forest understorey. Basic and Applied Ecology, 3:135-143
Hättenschwiler S, Handa IT, Egli L, Asshoff R, Ammann W, Körner Ch 2002: Atmospheric CO₂ enrichment of alpine treeline conifers. New Phytol 156:363-375 abstract 
Hector A, Schmid B, Beierkuhnlein C, Caldeira MC, Diemer M, Dimitrakopoulos PG, Finn J, Freitas H, Giller PS, Good J, Harris R, Högberg P, Huss-Danell K, Joshi J., Jumpponen A, Körner C, Leadley PW, Loreau M, Minns A, Mulder CPH, O'Donovan G, Otway SJ, Pereira JS, Prinz A, Read DJ, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schulze E-D, Siamantziouras A-SD, Spehn EM, Terry AC, Troumbis AY, Woodward FI, Yachi S, Lawton JH 2002: Biodiversity and the functioning of grassland ecosystems: Multisite studies. In: Functional consequences of biodiversity: experimental progress and theoretical extensions (eds. A. Kinzig, S. Pacala & D. Tilman): Princeton University Press.
Heer C, Körner Ch 2002: High elevation pioneer plants are sensitive to mineral nutrient additon. Basic Appl Ecol 3:39-47
Heil M, Hilpert A, Fiala B, Kaiser W, Zotz G, Strohm E, Linsenmair KE 2002: Nutrient allocation patterns to `biotic` defense, growth, and photosynthesis in two Macaranga species. Functional Ecology 16:475-483
Hoch G, Popp M, Körner Ch 2002: Altitudinal increase of mobile carbon pools in Pinus cembra suggests sink limitation of growth at the Swiss treeline. Oikos 98:361-374
Körner Ch 2002: Alpine ecosystems. In: Encyclop Life Sci, Vol 1. Nature Publ Group, London, pp 392-396
Körner Ch 2002: Basel canopy crane, Switzerland. In: Mitchell AW, Secoy K, Jackson T (eds) Global canopy handbook. Global Canopy Foundation, Oxford, pp 42-46
Körner Ch 2002: CO₂ Enrichment: Effects on Ecosystems. In: Munn T (ed) Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change, Vol 2. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd p. 215-224
Körner Ch 2002: Erhöhtes CO₂-Angebot beeinflusst die Biodiversität. Schrift Ver Verbr naturwiss Kenntn Wien 137-140:47-62
Körner Ch 2002: Grassland in a CO₂-enriched world. In: Durand JL et al. (eds) Multi-function grasslands. Quality forages, animal products and landscapes. Proc 19th Meeting EGF, La Rochelle, AFPF, Versailles, pp 611-624
Körner Ch 2002: Hundred years after A.F.W. Schimper - a founder of functional plant ecology. Verh Ges Ökol 31:7-9
Körner Ch 2002: Mountain biodiversity, ist causes and function: an overview. In: Körner Ch, Spehn EM (eds) Mountain biodiversity. A global assessment. Parthenon, Boca Raton, pp 3-20
Körner Ch 2002: Treelines in a changing world. Centralbl Forstwes 119:307-308
Körner Ch 2002: Umweltforschung: zwischen exakter Kuriosität und verschwommener Realität. GAIA 11:48
Körner Ch, Spehn EM (eds) 2002: Mountain biodiversity. A global assessment. Parthenon, Boca Raton link 
Krell FT, Simon U, Zotz G 2002: Cetoniinae developing in living stalk of Bromeliaceae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Gymnetini). Coleopterists Bulletin 56:533-539
Li MH, Hoch G, Körner Ch 2002: Source/sink removal affects mobile carbohydrates in Pinus cembra at the Swiss treeline. Trees 16:331-337
Pepin S, Körner Ch 2002: Web-FACE: a new canopy free air CO₂ enrichment system for tall forest trees in mature forests. Oecologia, 133:1-9 abstract 
Schmidt G, Zotz G 2002: Inherently slow growth in two Caribbean epiphyte species - a demographic approach. Journal of Vegetation Science 13:527-534
Sitte P, Weiler EW, Kadereit JW, Bresinsky A, Körner Ch 2002: Strasburger. Lehrbuch der Botanik (35th ed). Spektrum, Heidelberg
Spehn EM, Messerli B, Körner Ch 2002: A global assessment of mountain biodiversity: synthesis. In: Körner Ch, Spehn EM (eds) Mountain biodiversity. A global assessment. Parthenon, Boca Raton, pp 3-20
Spehn EM, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schmid B, Hector A, Caldeira MC, Dimitrakopoulos P, Finn JA, Jumpponen A, O'Donnovan G, Pereira JS, Schulze, ED, Troumbis AY Körner Ch 2002: The role of legumes as a component of biodiversity in a cross-European study of grassland biomass nitrogen. Oikos 98:205-218 abstract 
Spinnler D, Egli P, Körner Ch 2002: Four-year growth dynamics of beech-spruch model ecosystems under CO₂ enrichment on two different forest soils. Trees 16:423-436
Stuntz S, Simon U, Zotz G. 2002: Rainforest airconditioning: the moderating influence of epiphytes on the microclimate in tropical tree crowns. International Journal of Biometereology 46:53-59
Stuntz S, Ziegler C, Simon U, Zotz G 2002: Diversity and structure of the arthropod fauna within three canopy epiphyte species in Central Panama. Journal of Tropical Ecology 18:161-176
Vitousek PM, Hättenschwiler S, Olander L, Allison S 2002: Nitrogen and Nature. Ambio 31:97-101
Wacker L, Jacomet S, Körner Ch 2002: Trends in biomass fractionation in wheat and barley from wild ancestors to modern cultivars. Plant Biol 4:258-265
Winkler E, Stöcklin J 2002: Sexual and vegetative reproduction of Hieracium pilosella L. under competition and disturbance: A grid-based simulation model. Annals of Botany 89:525-536
Zotz G 2002: Categories and CAM - blurring divisions, increasing understanding? New Phytologist 156:4-6
Zotz G 2002: Gefässepiphyten in temperaten Wäldern. Bauhinia 16, 13-22 PDF 
Zotz G, Andrade JL 2002: Ecología de epífitas y hemiepífitas. In: Guariguata M, Kattan G, eds. Ecología de Bosques lluviosos Neotropicales. IICA, San José, Costa Rica, p. 271-296
Zotz G, Reichling P, Valladares F 2002: A simulation study on the importance of size-related changes in leaf morphology and physiology for carbon gain of an epiphytic bromeliad. Annals of Botany 90:437-443
Zotz G, Vollrath B 2002: Substrate preferences of epiphytic bromeliads: an experimental approach. Acta Oecologica 23, 99-102
2001Brunold Ch, Balsiger PW, Bucher J, Körner Ch (ed) 2001: Wald und CO₂. Paul Haupt, Bern, 224p
Egli Ph, Maurer S, Spinnler D, Landolt W, Günthardt-Goerg MS, Körner Ch 2001: Downward adjustment of carbon fluxes at the biochemical, leaf, and ecosystem scale in beech-spruce model communities exposed to long-term atmospheric CO₂ enrichment. OIKOS 92:279-290
Egli Ph, Spinnler D, Hagedorn F, Maurer S, Siegwolf R, Landolt W, Clark A, Strasser R, Körner Ch 2001: Kohlenstoffflüsse und Biomasseproduktion. In: Brunold C, Balsiger PW, Bucher JB, Körner Ch (eds) Wald und CO₂, Paul Haupt, Bern, pp 97-116
Grünzweig JM, Körner Ch 2001: Biodiversity effects of elevated CO₂ in species-rich model communities from the semi-arid Negev of Israel. OIKOS 95:112-124
Grünzweig JM, Körner Ch 2001: Growth, water and nitrogen relations in grassland model ecosystems of the semi-arid Negev of Israel exposed to elevated CO₂. Oecologia 128:251-262
Hättenschwiler S 2001: Tree seedling growth in natural deep shade: functional traits related to interspecific variation in response to elevated CO₂. Oecologia 129:31-42
Hättenschwiler S, Bretscher D 2001: Isopod effects on decomposition of litter produced under elevated CO₂, N deposition and different soil types. Global Change Biology 7:565-579
Hector A, Joshi J, Lawler SP, Spehn EM, Wilby A 2001: Conservation implications of the link between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Oecologia, 129:624-628 abstract 
Kolb C, Käser M, Kopecky J, Zotz G, Riederer M, Pfündel E 2001: Effects of natural intensities of visible and UV radiation on epidermal UV-screening and photosynthesis in grapevine leaves (Vitis vinifera cv. Silvaner). Plant Physiology 127:863-875
Körner Ch 2001: Alpine ecosystems. Encyclopedia of biodiversity, vol 1. Academic Press, pp 133-144
Körner Ch 2001: Die CO₂-Erhöhung in der Atmoshäre aus ökologischer Sicht. In: Larcher W 2001: Ökophysiologie der Pflanzen. Ulmer, Stuttgart p. 161-167
Körner Ch 2001: Experimental plant ecology: some lessons from global change research. In: Press MC et al (eds) Ecology: Achievement and Challenge. Blackwell Science, pp 227-247
Körner Ch 2001: Komplexität annehmen, nicht verdrängen. Zusammenfassung der naturwissenschaftlichen Ergebnisse des Projekts "ICAT-Birmensdorf". In: Brunold C, Balsiger PW, Bucher JB, Körner Ch (eds) Wald und CO₂, Paul Haupt, Bern, pp 199-206
Körner Ch 2001: Nahrung aus der Luft - „überfütterte" Wälder? In: Brunold C, Balsiger PW, Bucher JB, Körner Ch (eds) Wald und CO₂, Paul Haupt, Bern, pp 81-83
Körner Ch 2001: One of nature's most innovative laboratories. TRENDS in Plant Science 6:7
Körner Ch, Walther GR 2001: Fingerprints of climate change - concluding remarks. In: Walther GR et al. (eds) Fingerprints of climate change, Kluwer, New York, pp 305-316
Li M, Hoch G, Körner Ch 2001: Spatial variability of mobile carbohydrates within Pinus cembra trees at the alpine treeline. Phyton 41:203-213
Minns A, Finn J, Hector A, Caldeira, M, Joshi J, Palmborg C, Schmid B, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Spehn E, Troumbis A and the BIODEPTH project 2001: The functioning of European grassland ecosystems: potential benefits of biodiversity to agriculture. Outlook on Agriculture 30: 179-185 abstract 
Niklaus PA, Glöckler E, Siegwolf R, Körner Ch 2001: Carbon allocation in calcareous grassland under elevated CO₂: A combined ¹³C pulse labeling/soil physical fractionation study. Funct Ecol 15(1):43-50
Niklaus PA, Kandeler E, Leadley PW, Schmid B, Tscherko D, Körner Ch 2001: A link between elevated CO₂, plant diversity and soil nitrate. Oecologia 127:540-548
Niklaus PA, Leadley PW, Schmid B, Körner Ch 2001: A long-term field study on biodiversity x elevated CO₂ interactions in grassland.Ecol Monographs 71(3):341-356
Niklaus PA, Wohlfender M, Siegwolf R, Körner Ch 2001: Effects of six years atmospheric CO₂ enrichment on plant, soil, and soil microbial C of a calcareous grassland. Plant and Soil 233:189-202
Obrist D, Arnone JA, Körner Ch 2001: In situ effects of elevated atmospheric CO₂ on leaf freezing resistance and carbohydrates in a native temperate grassland. Ann Bot 87:839-844
Paulsen J, Körner Ch 2001: GIS-analysis of tree-line elevation in the Swiss Alps suggest no exposure effect. J Veg Sci 12:817-824
Schmidt G, Stuntz S, Zotz G 2001: Size: the neglected parameter in ecophysiological studies with vascular epiphytes. Plant Ecology 153:65-72
Schmidt G, Zotz G. 2001: Ecophysiological consequences of differences in plant size - in situ carbon gain and water relations of the epiphytic bromeliad, Vriesea sanguinolenta. Plant, Cell and Environment 24:101-112
Schneider H, Wohlgemuth T 2001: Botanik im Internet. Infoblatt Forschungsbereich Landschaft 50:1-3 PDF 
Stuntz S, Zotz G 2001: Photosynthesis in vascular epiphytes - a survey of 27 species of diverse taxonomic origin. Flora 196:132-141
Volk M, Körner Ch 2001: Genotype x elevated CO₂ interaction and allocation in calcareous grassland species. New Phytologist 151:637-645
Zotz G 2001: The relationship between short-term CO₂ gas exchange and leaf carbon budgets in tropical gap plants. Flora 196:364-369
Zotz G, Hietz P 2001: The ecophysiology of vascular epiphytes: current knowledge, open questions. Journal of Experimental Botany 52, 2067-2078
Zotz G, Hietz P, Schmidt G 2001: Small plants, large plants - the importance of plant size for the physiological ecology of vascular epiphytes. Journal of Experimental Botany 52:2051-56
Zotz G, Rottenberger S 2001: Seasonal changes in diel CO₂ gas exchange of three Central European cushion mosses: a one-year in situ study. Plant Biology, 3:661-669
Zotz G, Thomas V, Hartung W 2001: Ecophysiological consequences of differences in plant size: abscisic acid (ABA) relations in the epiphytic orchid, Dimerandra emarginata. Oecologia 129:179-185
2000Arnone JA, Zaller JG, Spehn EM, Niklaus PA, Wells CE, Körner Ch 2000: Dynamics of root systems in native grasslands: effects of elevated atmospheric CO₂. New Phytol 147:73-85 abstract 
Grünzweig J, Körner Ch 2000: Growth and reproductive responses to elevated CO₂ in wild cereals of the northern Negev of Israel. Global Change Biology 6:631-638
Hättenschwiler S, Körner Ch 2000: Tree seedling responses to in situ CO₂-enrichment differ among species and depend on understorey light availability. Global Change Biology 6:213-226
Hättenschwiler S, Vitousek PM 2000: The role of polyphenols in terrestrial ecosystem nutrient cycling. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 15:238-243
Körner Ch 2000: Baumkronenforschung: abgehoben oder von hoher Warte? Gaia 9:165-169
Körner Ch 2000: Biosphere responses to CO₂-enrichment. Ecol Appl 10(6):1590-1619
Körner Ch 2000: The alpine life zone under global change. Gayana Bot 57(1):1-17
Körner Ch 2000: Why are there global gradients in species richness? Mountains may hold the answer. TREE 15(12):513
Li M, Uehre P, Körner Ch, Matschke J 2000: Einfluss der Grünästung auf das kurzfristige Dickenwachstum und die Wachstumsdynamik. AFZ-Der Wald 25:1348-1350
Niklaus PA, Stocker R, Körner Ch, Leadley PW 2000: CO₂ flux estimates tend to overestimate ecosystem C sequestration at elevated CO₂. Funct Ecol 14:546-559
Paulsen J, Weber UM, Körner Ch 2000: Tree growth near treeline: abrupt or gradual reduction with altitude? Arct Antarct Alp Res 32(1):14-20
Peters HA, Baur B, Bazzaz F, Körner Ch 2000: Consumption rates and food preferences of slugs in a calcareous grassland under current and future CO₂ conditions. Oecologia 125:72-81
Spehn EM, Joshi J, Alphei J, Schmid B, Körner Ch 2000: Plant diversity effects on soil heterotrophic activity in experimental grassland ecosystems. Plant and Soil, 224, pp. 217-230 abstract 
Spehn EM, Joshi J, Schmid B, Diemer M, Körner Ch 2000: Above-ground resource use increases with plant species richness in experimental grassland ecosystems. Funct Ecol 14:326-337 abstract 
Stöcklin J, Ryf M, Fischer M 2000: Small size of remnants of >nutrient-poor calcareous grassland (Mesobromion) in the Swiss Jura puts many plant species at the risk of local extinctions. Z. Ökologie und Naturschutz 9:109-118
Volk M, Niklaus PA, Körner Ch 2000: Soil moisture effects determine CO₂ responses of grassland species. Oecologia 125:380-388
1999Bernoulli M, Körner Ch 1999: Dry matter allocation in treeline trees. Phyton 39:7-12
Hättenschwiler S, Bühler S, Körner Ch 1999: Quality, decomposition and isopod consumption of tree litter produced under elevated CO₂. OIKOS 85:271-281
Hättenschwiler S, Schafellner C 1999: Opposing effects of elevated CO₂ and N deposition on Lymantria monacha larvae feeding on spruce trees. Oecologia 118:210-217
Hättenschwiler S, Smith WK 1999: Seedling occurrence in alpine treeline conifers: A case study from the central Rocky Mountains, USA. Acta Oecologica 20:219-224
Hector A, Schmid B, Beierkuhnlein C, Caldeira MC, Diemer M, Dimitrakopoulos PG, Finn JA, Freitas H, Giller PS, Good J, Harris R, Högberg P, Huss-Danell K, Joshi J, Jumpponen A, Körner Ch, Leadley PW, Loreau M, Minns A, Mulder CPH, O'Donovan G, Otway SJ, Pereira JS, Prinz A, Read DJ, Scherer-Lorenzen M, Schulze E-D, Siamantziouras A-SD, Spehn EM, Terry AC, Troumbis AY, Woodward FI, Yachi S, Lawton JH 1999: Plant diversity and productivity experiments in European grasslands. Science 286:1123-1127 abstract 
Körner Ch 1999: Alpine plant life. Springer, Heidelberg
Körner Ch 1999: Alpine plants: stressed or adapted? In: Press MC, Scholes JD, Barker MG (eds) Physiological plant ecology. British Ecol Soc, Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford, pp 297-311
Körner Ch 1999: Biologische Folgen der CO₂-Erhöhung. Biologie in unserer Zeit 29(6):353-363
Lavigne C, Mignot A, Stöcklin J 1999: Genetic variation in the response of pollen germination to nutrient availability and elevated CO₂ concentrations in Epilobium angustifolium. International Journal of Plant Science 160:109-115
Leadley PW, Niklaus PA, Stocker R, Körner Ch 1999: A field study of the effects of elevated CO₂ on plant biomass and community structure in a calcareous grassland. Oecologia 118:39-49
Mooney HA, Canadell J, Chapin III FS, Ehleringer JR, Körner Ch, McMurtrie RE, Parton WJ, Pitelka LF, Schulze ED 1999: Ecosystem physiology responses to global change. In: Walker B et al (eds) The terrestrial biosphere and global change. Implications for natural and managed ecosystems. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp 141-189
Schneider H, Ernst B 1999: Natur und Landschaft der Region Basel. (CD-ROM) Basel, Christoph Merian Verlag link 
Stocker R, Körner Ch, Schmid B, Niklaus PA, Leadley PW 1999: A field study of the effects of elevated CO₂ and plant species diversity on ecosystem-level gas exchange in a planted calcareous grassland. Global Change Biol 5:95-105
Stöcklin J 1999: Differences in life history traits of related Epilobium species: clonality, seed size and seed number. Folia Geobotanica 34:7-18
Stöcklin J, Fischer M 1999: Plants with longer-lived seeds have lower local extinction rates in grassland remnants 1950-85. Oecologia 120:539-543
Stöcklin J, Körner Ch 1999: Interactive effects of elevated CO₂, P availability and legume presence on calcareous grassland: results of a glasshouse experiment. Funct Ecol 13:200-209
Stöcklin J, Körner Ch 1999: Recruitment and mortality of Pinus sylvestris near the nordic treeline: the role of climatic change and herbivory. Ecol Bull 47:168-177
Stöcklin J, Meier VG, Ryf M 1999: Populationsgrösse und Gefährdung von Magerwiesen-Pflanzen im Nordwestschweizer Jura. Bauhinia 13:61-68 PDF 
1998Diemer M, Körner Ch 1998: Transient enhancement of carbon uptake in an alpine grassland ecosystem under elevated CO₂. Arct Alp Res 30:381-387
Egli P, Maurer S, Günthardt-Goerg MS, Körner Ch 1998: Effects of elevated CO₂ and soil quality on leaf gas exchange and above-ground growth in beech-spruce model ecosystems. New Phytol 140:185-196
Hättenschwiler S, Körner Ch 1998: Biomass allocation and canopy development in spruce model ecosystems under elevated CO₂ and increased N deposition. Oecologia 113:104-114
Hättenschwiler S, Schweingruber FH, Körner Ch 1998: Pflanzen des Bergwaldes unter erhöhtem CO₂. In: Körner Ch, Hättenschwiler S (eds) Die Alpen und das CO₂ Problem. Biologische Perspektiven. Vdf Verlag, Zürich, p 65-135
Huovinen-Hufschmid C, Körner Ch 1998: Microscale patterns of plant species distribution, biomass and leaf tissue quality in calcareous grassland. Bot Helv 108:69-83
Körner Ch 1998: A re-assessment of high elevation treeline positions and their explanation. Oecologia 115:445-459
Körner Ch 1998: CO₂ - ein Risikofaktor. In: Körner Ch, Hättenschwiler S (eds) Die Alpen und das CO₂ Problem. Biologische Perspektiven. Vdf Verlag, Zürich, p 13-28
Körner Ch 1998: El CO₂ influencia la biodiversitat. Medi Ambient Tecnologia i Cultura (Catalonia) 21:27-31
Körner Ch 1998: Tropical forests in a CO₂-rich world. Climatic Change 39:397-315
Körner Ch 1998: Worldwide positions of alpine treelines and their causes. In: The impacts of climate variability on forests. M. Beniston and J. L. Innes. Berlin Heidelberg, Springer:221-229
Körner Ch, Diemer M, Schäppi B 1998: Alpenrasen unter erhöhtem CO₂. In: Körner Ch, Hättenschwiler S (eds) Die Alpen und das CO₂ Problem. Biologische Perspektiven. Vdf Verlag, Zürich, p 31-63
Körner Ch, Hättenschwiler S 1998: Die Alpen und das CO₂ Problem. Biologische Perspektiven
Ledergerber S, Leadley PW, Stöcklin J, Baur B 1998: Feeding behaviour of juvenile snails (Helix pomatia) to four plant species grown at elevated atmospheric CO₂. Acta Oecologica 19:89-95
Miglietta F, Bettarini I, Raschi A, Körner Ch, Vaccari FP 1998: Isotope discrimination and photosynthesis of vegetation growing in the Bossoleto CO₂ spring. Chemosphere 36:771-776
Niklaus P, Leadley PW, Stöcklin J, Körner Ch 1998: Nutrient relations in calcareous grassland under elevated CO₂. Oecologia 116:67-75
Niklaus PA 1998: Effects of elevated atmospheric CO₂ on soil microbiota in calcareous grassland. Global Change Biol 4:451-458
Niklaus PA, Spinnler D, Körner Ch 1998: Soil moisture dynamics of calcareous grassland under elevated CO₂. Oecologia 117:201-208
Schläpfer M, Zoller H, Körner Ch 1998: Influence of mowing and grazing on plant species composition in calcareous grassland. Bot Helv 108:57-67
Schneider H, Paulsen J 1998: Schweizer Botanik CD 98. CD-ROM. Basel, Botanisches Institut der Universität Basel
Steffen W et al. (28 author consortium, Ch Körner as coauthor) IGBP Terrestrial Carbon Working Group 1998: The Terrestrial Carbon Cycle: Implications for the Kyoto Protocol. Science 280:1393-1394
Stöcklin J, Schweizer K, Körner Ch 1998: Effects of elevated CO₂ and phosphorous addition on productivity and community composition of intact monoliths from calcareous grassland. Oecologia 116:50-56
Würth M, Winter K, Körner Ch 1998: In situ responses to elevated CO₂ in tropical forest understorey plants. Funct Ecol 12:886-895
Würth MKR, Winter K, Körner Ch 1998: Leaf carbohydrate responses to CO₂ enrichment at the top of a tropical forest. Oecologia 116:18-25
1997Arnone JA, Körner Ch 1997: Temperature Adaption and Acclimation Potential of Leaf Dark Respiration in Two Species of Ranunculus from Warm and Cold Habitats. Arctic and Alpine Research 29:122-125
Diemer MW, Joshi J, Körner Ch, Schmid B, Spehn E 1997: An experimental protocol to assess the effects of plant diversity on ecosystem functioning utilized in a European research network. Bull Geobot Inst ETH 63:95-107
Egli P, Körner Ch 1997: Growth responses to elevated CO₂ and soil quality in beech-spruce model ecosystems. Acta Oecologica 18:343-349
Fischer M, Stöcklin J 1997: Local extinctions of plants in remnants of extensively used calcareous grasslands 1950-1985. Conservation Biology 11:727-737
Hättenschwiler S, Körner Ch 1997: Annual CO₂ budget of spruce model ecosystems in the third year of exposure to elevated CO₂. Acta Oecologica 18:319-325
Hättenschwiler S, Körner Ch 1997: Growth of autotrphic and root-hemiparasitic understory plants under elevated CO₂ and increased N deposition. Acta Oecologica 18:327-333
Hättenschwiler S, Miglietta F, Raschi A, Körner Ch 1997: Morphological adjustments of mature Quercus ilex trees to elevated CO₂. Acta Oecologica 1997:361-365
Hättenschwiler S, Miglietta F, Raschi A, Körner Ch 1997: Thirty years of in situ tree growth under elevated CO₂: a model for future forest responses? Global Change Biology 3:436-471
Hirschel G, Körner Ch, Arnone J 1997: Will rising atmospheric CO₂ affect leaf litter quality and in situ decomposition rates in native plant communities? Oecologia 110:387-392
Körner Ch 1997: Introduction. From alpine grassland to tropical forests: Biological consequences of elevated atmospheric CO₂ (a synthesis of swiss research). Acta Oecologica 18:163-164
Körner Ch 1997: Wachstum steuert die Photosynthese (meist) und nicht umgekehrt - warum? In: Stoffverlagerung in Pflanzen und von Pflanzen zum Oekosystem. D. Overdieck and M. Forstreuter. Berlin, Techn Univ Berlin: 1-6
Körner Ch, Diemer M, Schäppi B, Niklaus P, Arnone J 1997: The responses of alpine grassland to four seasons of CO₂ enrichment: a synthesis. Acta Oecologica 18:165-175
Körner Ch, Paulsen J 1997: Lässt sich das CO₂-Problem biologisch managen? In: CO₂ - Eine Herausforderung für die Menschheit. P. Gehr, C. Kost and S. Gunter, 61-71
Landolt W, Bucher JB, Schulin R, Körner Ch, Brunold C 1997: Effects of elevated CO₂ concentration and N deposition on spruce - beech model ecosystem. Impacts of Global Change on Tree Physiology and Forest Ecosystems. a. Mohren GMJ et al. 317-324
Lauber W, Körner Ch 1997: In situ stomatal response to long-term CO₂ enrichment in calcareous grassland plants. Acta Oecologica 18:221-229
Leadley PW, Niklaus P, Stocker R, Körner Ch 1997: Screen-aided CO₂ control (SACC): a middle ground between FACE and open-top chambers. Acta Oecologica 18:207-219
Rötzel C, Leadley PW, Körner Ch 1997: Non-destructive assessment of the effects of elevated CO₂ on plant community structure in a calcareous grassland. Acta Oecologica 18:231-239
Sage RF, Schäppi B, Körner Ch 1997: Effect of atmosperic CO₂ enrichment on Rubisco content in herbaceous species from high and low altitude. Acta Oecologica 18:183-192
Schäppi B, Körner Ch 1997: In situ effects of elevated CO₂ on the carbon and nitrogen status of alpine plants. Functional Ecology 11:290-299
Stocker R, Leadley PW, Körner Ch 1997: Carbon and water fluxes in a calcareous grassland under elevated CO₂. Functional Ecology 11:222-230
Stöcklin J 1997: Competition and the compensatory regulation of fruit and seed set in the perennial herb Epilobium Dodonaei (Onagraceae). American Journal of Botany 84:763-768
Stöcklin J, Leadley PW, Körner Ch 1997: Community and species level responses to elevated CO₂ in designed calcareous grassland communities. Acta Oecologica 18:241-248
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