Dr. Anne Thimonier Rickenmann

Function

Scientific staff member

Forest Soils and Biogeochemistry

Biogeochemistry

Contact

anne.thimonier(at)wslto make life hard for spam bots.ch

+41 44 739 23 55+41 44 739 23 55

Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf

Site

Birmensdorf Bi MG C 40

Education

Degree in Agronomy and in Ecology, University of Paris XI - Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon
Doctoral Thesis in Ecology (Paris XI - INRA, Centre de Nancy)

Projects

Forest soil inventory

The repetition of the forest soil inventory provides the basis for representative forest soil monitoring throughout Switzerland. Through the connection to the sampling network of the National Forest Inventory, a variety of possibilities for the use and evaluation of the collected soil data are possible.

ICOS-2: Integrated Carbon Observation System in Switzerland, Phase 2017-2021

Die Forschungsstation Seehornwald Davos wurde in den 80er-Jahren von der WSL initiiert und ist damit eine der ältesten permanent betriebenen Wald-Vegetations-Forschungsstationen in der Schweiz.

Below-canopy climate

Microclimate is a key factor influencing regeneration in forests. Particularly available light, water supply and temperature determine the success or failure of certain tree species. How will future climate change influence below-canopy microclimate and tree regeneration?

Nitrate Leaching under changed climate conditions

Nitrate concentrations in groundwater have increased, mainly due to intensive agriculture, and constrain its usage as drinking water in parts of Switzerland. Nitrate leaching from forests are, in comparison, generally small but may increase due increased nitrogen deposition and warm and dry periods. This project aims on exploring the possibilities and limitations for a better estimation of the risk of future nitrate leaching from forests.

Soil solution in LWF plots

The chemistry of soil solution and the soil water availability for plants have been monitored since 1997 in seven forest plots in Switzerland. This project, linked to the Swiss Long-term Forest Ecosystem Research project (LWF), aims to assess the soil response to atmospheric pollution (acidifying substances and nitrogen) and to climate change.

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Publications WSL

Scientific publication article peer reviewed

Huang, J.; Berg, B.; Chen, C.; Thimonier, A.; Schmitt, M.; Osterwalder, S.; Alewell, C.; Rinklebe, J.; Feng, X., 2023: Predominant contributions through lichen and fine litter to litterfall mercury deposition in a subalpine forest. Environmental Research, 229: 116005 (5 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116005

Braun, S.; Ahrends, B.; Alonso, R.; Augustin, S.; García-Gómez, H.; Hůnová, I.; Karlsson, P.E.; Pihl Karlsson, G.; Schmitz, A.; Thimonier, A., 2022: Nitrogen deposition in forests: statistical modeling of total deposition from throughfall loads. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 5: 1062223 (9 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2022.1062223

Meusburger, K.; Trotsiuk, V.; Schmidt-Walter, P.; Baltensweiler, A.; Brun, P.; Bernhard, F.; Gharun, M.; Habel, R.; Hagedorn, F.; Köchli, R.; Psomas, A.; Puhlmann, H.; Thimonier, A.; Waldner, P.; Zimmermann, S.; Walthert, L., 2022: Soil–plant interactions modulated water availability of Swiss forests during the 2015 and 2018 droughts. Global Change Biology, 28, 20: 5928-5944. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16332

Zhu, J.; Thimonier, A.; Etzold, S.; Meusburger, K.; Waldner, P.; Schmitt, M.; Schleppi, P.; Schaub, M.; Thormann, J.; Lehmann, M.M., 2022: Variation in leaf morphological traits of European beech and Norway spruce over two decades in Switzerland. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4: 778351 (17 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.778351

Wohlgemuth, L.; Rautio, P.; Ahrends, B.; Russ, A.; Vesterdal, L.; Waldner, P.; Timmermann, V.; Eickenscheidt, N.; Fürst, A.; Greve, M.; Roskams, P.; Thimonier, A.; Nicolas, M.; Kowalska, A.; Ingerslev, M.; Merilä, P.; Benham, S.; Iacoban, C.; Hoch, G.; ... Jiskra, M., 2022: Physiological and climate controls on foliar mercury uptake by European tree species. Biogeosciences, 19, 5: 1335-1353. doi: 10.5194/bg-19-1335-2022

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Further scientific publications

Waldner, P.; Hobi, M.; Stillhard, J.; Brang, P.; Hug, C.; Thimonier, A.; Schmitt, M.; Walser, M.; Köchli, R.; Zürcher, A.; Christen, D.; Hajjar, N.; Schaub, M.; Sutter, F.; Häni, M.; Meusburger, K.; Gessler, A.; Nussbaumer, A.; Hirsiger, T.; Zhu, J., 2023: Forschung im Waldreservat am Bettlachstock. Mitteilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft des Kantons Solothurn, 161-179. doi: 10.5169/seals-1007786

Waldner, P.; Braun, S.; Brunner, I.; Rihm, B.; Reinhard, M.; Hajjar, N.; Meusburger, K.; Schmitt, M.; Thimonier, A., 2022: Stickstoff-Deposition in Schweizer Wälder und Nitrataustrag aus Waldböden. In: Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL (eds), 2022: Waldböden - intakt und funktional. Forum für Wissen 2022, Birmensdorf. 47-55. doi: 10.55419/wsl:32006

Pisek, J.; Buddenbaum, H.; Camacho, F.; Hill, J.; Jensen, J.L.R.; Lange, H.; Liu, Z.; Piayda, A.; Qu, Y.; Roupsard, O.; Serbin, S.P.; Solberg, S.; Sonnentag, O.; Thimonier, A.; Vuolo, F., 2018: Application of photon recollision probability theory for compatibility check between foliage clumping and leaf area index products obtained from earth observation data. In: 2018: Observing, understandig and forecasting the dynamics of our planet. 2018 IEEE international geoscience and remote sensing symposium (IGARSS 2018), Valencia, Spain. 5918-5920. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8518535

Meusburger, K.; Thimonier, A.; Graf Pannatier, E.; Iacoban, C.; Waldner, P.; Novotný, R.; Lomský, B.; Šrámek, V., 2018: Long-term monitoring of forest ecosystem compartments. In: Seidling, W. (eds), 2018: Forest conditions. ICP Forests 2018 executive report. Eberswalde, Thünen Institute of Forest Ecosystems. 2-6.

Clarke, N.; Zlindra, D.; Ulrich, E.; Mosello, R.; Derome, J.; Derome, K.; König, N.; Lövblad, G.; Draaijers, G.P.J.; Hansen, K.; Thimonier, A.; Waldner, P., 2016: Sampling and analysis of deposition. In: 2016: Manual on methods and criteria for harmonized sampling, assessment, monitoring and analysis of the effects of air pollution on forests. Eberswalde, UNECE, ICP Forests. (66 pp.).

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Magazine article and brochures

Schleppi, P.; Thimonier, A., 2022: Verwendung der hemisphärischen Fotografie im Wald. Zürcher Wald, 54, 2: 38-40.

Etzold, S.; Eugster, W.; Braun, S.; Thimonier, A.; Waldner, P.; Zweifel, R., 2021: Stickstoffdeposition - ab wann ist es zu viel für das Baumwachstum?. Wald und Holz, 102, 11: 15-18.

Dobbertin, M.; Hug, C.; Graf Pannatier, E.; Kräuchi, N.; Schaub, M.; Schmitt, M.; Schwyzer, A.; Thimonier, A.; Waldner, P., 2009: 25 Jahre Sanasilva: Vom Waldsterben zur Waldökosystemforschung. Informationsblatt Wald, 25: 1-4.

Dobbertin, M.; Schleppi, P.; Schmitt, M.; Thimonier, A.; Waldner, P., 2008: Stickstoffeintrag und Kohlenstoffsenke der Wälder - löst der Stickstoff unser Kohlenstoffproblem?. Natur und Mensch (Schaffhausen), 50, 6: 17-21.

Dobbertin, M.; Bernhard, L.; Graf Pannatier, E.; Schmitt, M.; Thimonier, A.; Walthert, L., 2001: D3 - Langfristige Waldökosystemforschung in Graubünden. Bündnerwald, 54, 2: 68-70.

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