28 Sep – 7 Oct: Field Work in the Pyrenees

I am sampling dead wood and exchanging temperature loggers along the timber line of the Spanish and French Pyrenees from 28 Sep - 7 Oct, 2013.
September 28, 2013 in Field Work
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Warm summers coincide with less frequent flooding

Over the past 2,500 years, flooding in the Alps has been less frequent during warm summers than during cool summers. This is the finding of a study supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and carried out by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and ...
September 26, 2013 in Studies
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Lena Hellmann is awarded the “Prix de Quervain 2013” for her Master-thesis

The Master-thesis of Lena Hellmann was awarded with the "Prix de Quervain 2013", which is the annual honor of the Swiss Committee on Polar and High Altitude Research. A symposium with the award ceremony and scientific talks (including one from WSL Director Koni Steffen) will take place in the evening ...
September 20, 2013 in Awards
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Trüffelhündin Lucy findet die edle Knolle auch in Oberdorf, Solothurner Zeitung, 9.9.2013

Trüffel gibt es nicht nur im Süden. Auch in Oberdorf wachsen die Delikatessen. Auf einer Trüffelexkursion erhielt die Oberdörfer Bevölkerung die Gelegenheit, dem mysteriösen Pilz auf die Spur zu gehen. Trüffel – ein Begriff, hinter dem sich viele Fragezeichen verbergen. Die Frage, ob durch das Abforsten und das Sammeln von ...
September 9, 2013 in Press / Interviews
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