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Scientific publications of the IPS issued in 2011

  • Pokorný, P; van der Knaap, WO
    15. Brve (Czech Republic): Vegetation development over the last about 2.5 millennia in the Bohemian Lowland close to Prague
    Grana 50 (4): 311-313 DEC 2011

  • Allan, E; Crawley, MJ
    Contrasting effects of insect and molluscan herbivores on plant diversity in a long-term field experiment
    Ecology Letters 14 (12): 1246-1253 DEC 2011

  • Newbery, DM; Lingenfelder, M; Poltz, KF; Ong, RC; Ridsdale, CE
    Growth responses of understorey trees to drought perturbation in tropical rainforest in Borneo
    Forest Ecology and Management 262 (12): 2095-2107 DEC 2011

  • van der Knaap, WO; Lamentowicz, M; van Leeuwen, JFN; Hangartner, S; Leuenberger, M; Mauquoy, D; Goslar, T; Mitchell, EAD; Lamentowicz, Ł; Kamenik, C
    A multi-proxy, high-resolution record of peatland development and its drivers during the last millennium from the subalpine Swiss Alps
    Quaternary Science Reviews 30 (23-24): 3467–3480 NOV 2011

  • Heiri, O; Brooks, SJ; Birks, HJB; Lotter, AE
    A 274-lake calibration data-set and inference model for chironomid-based summer air temperature reconstruction in Europe
    Quaternary Science Reviews 30 (23-24): 3445-3456 NOV 2011

  • Visser, MD; Müller-Landau, HC; Wright, SJ; Rutten, G; Jansen,PA
    Tri-trophic interactions affect density dependence of seed fate in a tropical forest palm
    Ecology Letters 14 (11): 1093-1100 NOV 2011

  • Klaus, VH; Kleinebeckera, T; Hölzel, N; Blüthgen, N; Boch, S; Müller, J; Socher, SA; Prati, D; Fischer, M
    Nutrient concentrations and fibre contents of plant community biomass reflect species richness patterns along a broad range of land-use intensities among agricultural grasslands
    Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 13 (4); 287-295 NOV 2011

  • Peaucelle, A; Braybrook, SA; Le Guillou, L; Bron, E; Kuhlemeier, C; Höfte, H
    Pectin-Induced Changes in Cell Wall Mechanics Underlie Organ Initiation in Arabidopsis
    Current Biology 21 (20): 1720-1726 OCT 2011

  • Birkhofer, K; Diekötter, T; Boch, S; Fischer, M; Müller, J; Socher, S; Wolters, V
    Soil fauna feeding activity in temperate grassland soils increases with legume and grass species richness
    Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43 (10): 2200-2207 OCT 2011

  • Allan, E; Weisser, W; Weigelt, A; Roscher, C; Fischer, M; Hillebrand, H
    More diverse plant communities have higher functioning over time due to turnover in complementary dominant species
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sicences of the United States of America (PNAS) 108 (41): 17034-17039 OCT 2011

  • Soper, FM; Paungfoo-Lonhienne, C; Brackin, R; Rentsch, D; Schmidt, S; Robinson, N
    Arabidopsis and Lobelia anceps access small peptides as a nitrogen source for growth
    Functional Plant Biology 38 (19): 788-796 OCT 2011

  • Walker, DA; Kuss, P; Epstein, HE; Kade, AN; Vonlanthen, C; Raynolds, MK; Daniëls, FJA
    Vegetation of zonal patterned-ground ecosystems along the North America Arctic bioclimate gradient
    Applied Vegetation Science 14 (4): 440-463 OCT 2011

  • Tadele, Z
    Annotated Bibliography of Tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter]
    ISBN: 978-3-033-03119-7 SEP 2011

  • Magny, M; Vanniere, B; Calo, C; Millet, L; Leroux, A; Peyron, O; Zanchetta, G; La Mantia, T; Tinner, W
    Holocene hydrological changes in south-western Mediterranean as recorded by lake-level fluctuations at Lago Preola, a coastal lake in southern Sicily, Italy
    Quaternary Science Reviews 30 (19-20): 2459-2475 SEP 2011

  • Vaseva, I; Akiscan, Y; Demirevska, K; Anders, I; Feller, U
    Drought stress tolerance of red and white clover-comparative analysis of some chaperonins and dehydrins
    Scientia Horticulturae 130 (3): 653-659 SEP 2011

  • Sicard, A; Stacey, N; Hermann, K; Dessoly, J; Neuffer, B; Baurle, I; Lenhard M
    Genetics, Evolution, and Adaptive Significance of the Selfing Syndrome in the Genus Capsella
    Plant Cell 23(9): 3156-3171SEP 2011

  • Grigorova, B; Vaseva, II; Demirevska, K; Feller, U
    Expression of selected heat shock proteins after individually applied and combined drought and heat stress
    Acta Physiologiae Plantarum 33 (5): 2041-2049 SEP 2011

  • Kloss, L; Fischer, M; Durka, W
    Land-use effects on genetic structure of a common grassland herb: A matter of scale
    Basic and Applied Ecology 12 (5): 440-448 AUG 2011

  • Norghauer, JM; Newbery, DM
    Seed fate and seedling dynamics after masting in two African rain forest trees
    Ecological Monographs 81 (3): 443-469 AUG 2011

  • van Kleunen, M; Dawson, W; Dostal, P
    Research on invasive-plant traits tells us a lot
    Trends in Ecology and Evolution 26 (7): 317-317 JUL 2011

  • van Kleunen, M; Schlaepfer, DR; Glaettli, M; Fischer, M
    Preadapted for invasiveness: do species traits or their plastic response to shading differ between invasive and non-invasive plant species in their native range?
    Journal of Biogeography 38 (7): 1294-1304 JUL 2011

  • Dell'olivo, A; Hoballah, ME; Gübitz, T; Kuhlemeier, C
    Isolation barriers between Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia (Solanaceae)
    Evolution 65(7): 1979-1991 Jul 2011

  • Yoshida, S; Mandel, T; Kuhlemeier,C
    Stem cell activation by light guides plant organogenesis
    Genes & Development 25(13): 1439-1450 JUL 2011

  • Brandenburg, A; Bshary, R
    Variable responses of hawkmoths to nectar-depleted plants in two native Petunia axillaris (Solanaceae) populations
    Arthropod-Plant Interactions 5 (2): 141-148 JUN 2011

  • Wellstein, C; Kuss, P
    Diversity and Frequency of Clonal Traits Along Natural and Land-Use Gradients in Grasslands of the Swiss Alps
    Folia Geobotanica 46 (2-3): 255-270 JUN 2011

  • Signarbieux, C; Feller, U
    Non-stomatal limitations of photosynthesis in grassland species under artificial drought in the field
    Environmental and Experimental Botany 71 (2): 192-197 JUN 2011

  • Kuss, P; Armbruster, G; Scheepens, JF; Ægisdóttir, HH; Stöcklin, J
    Spatial genetic structure of Campanula thyrsoides across the European Alps: Indications for glaciation-driven allopatric subspeciation
    Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics 13 (2): 101-110 MAY 2011

  • Chrobock, T; Kempel, A; Fischer, M; van Kleunen, M
    Introduction bias: Cultivated alien plant species germinate faster and more abundantly than native species in Switzerland
    Basic and Applied Ecology 12 (3): 244-250 MAY 2011

  • Latzel, V; Malikova, L; Klimesova, J
    Compensatory growth of Euphorbia peplus regenerating from a bud bank
    Botany-Botanique 89 (5): 313-321 MAY 2011

  • Dostal, P
    Plant Competitive Interactions and Invasiveness: Searching for the Effects of Phylogenetic Relatedness and Origin on Competition Intensity
    American Naturalist 177 (5): 655-667 MAY 2011

  • Nestmann, S; Rajicic, TS; Dehmer, KJ; Fischer, M; Schumacher, J; Roscher, C
    Plant species diversity and composition of experimental grasslands affect genetic differentiation of Lolium perenne populations
    Molecular Ecology 20 (10): 2188-2203 MAY 2011

  • Eichler, A; Tinner, W; Brusch, S; Olivier, S; Papina, T; Schwikowski, M
    An ice-core based history of Siberian forest fires since AD 1250
    Quaternary Science Reviews 30 (9-10): 1027-1034 MAY 2011

  • van Hardenbroek, M; Heiri, O; Wilhelm, MF; Lotter, AF
    How representative are subfossil assemblages of Chironomidae and common benthic invertebrates for the living fauna of Lake De Waay, the Netherlands?
    Aquatic Sciences 73 (2): 247-259 MAY 2011

  • Kirilova, EP; Heiri, O; Bluszcz, P; Zolitschka, B; Lotter, AF
    Climate-driven shifts in diatom assemblages recorded in annually laminated sediments of Sacrower See (NE Germany)
    Aquatic Sciences 73 (2): 201-210 MAY 2011

  • Klahre, U; Gurba, A; Hermann, K; Saxenhofer, M; Bossolini, E; Guerin, PM; Kuhlemeier, C
    Pollinator choice in Petunia depends on two major genetic loci for floral scent production
    Current Biology 21 (9): 730-739 MAY 2011 [video]

  • Henne, PD; Elkin, CM; Reineking, B; Bugmann, H; Tinner, W
    Did soil development limit spruce (Picea abies) expansion in the Central Alps during the Holocene? Testing a palaeobotanical hypothesis with a dynamic landscape model
    Journal of Biogeography 38 (5): 933-949 May 2011

  • Röpke, A; Stobbe, A; Oeggl, K; Kalis, AJ; Tinner, W
    Late-Holocene land-use history and environmental changes at the high altitudes of St Antönien (Switzerland, Northern Alps): Combined evidence from pollen, soil and tree-ring analyses
    The Holocene 21 (3): 485-498 May 2011

  • Bossdorf, O; Zhang, YY
    A truly ecological epigenetics study
    Molecular Ecology 20 (8): 1572-1574 APR 2011

  • Silvertown, J; Cook, L; Cameron, R; Dodd, M; McConway, K; Worthington, J; Skelton, P; Anton, C; Bossdorf, O; Baur, B; Schilthuizen, M; Fontaine, B; Sattmann, H; Bertorelle, G; Correia, M; Oliveira, C; Pokryszko, B; Ozgo, M; Stalazs, A; Gill, E; Rammul, U; Solymos, P; Feher, Z; Juan, X
    Citizen science reveals unexpected continental-scale evolutionary change in a model organism
    PLoS ONE 6: e18927 APR 2011

  • Scheepens, JF; Kuss, P; Stöcklin, J
    Differentiation in morphology and flowering phenology between two Campanula thyrsoides L. subspecies
    Alpine Botany 121 (1): 37-47 APR 2011

  • Norghauer, JM; Martin, AR; Mycroft, EE; James, A; Thomas, SC
    Island Invasion by a Threatened Tree Species: Evidence for Natural Enemy Release of Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) on Dominica, Lesser Antilles
    PLoS one 6 (4): Art. No. e18790 APR 2011

  • Boch, S; Prati, D; Werth, S; Ruetschi, J; Fischer, M
    Lichen Endozoochory by Snails
    PLoS One 6 (4): Art. No. e18770 APR 2011

  • Kempel, A; Schadler, M; Chrobock, T; Fischer, M; van Kleunen, M
    Tradeoffs associated with constitutive and induced plant resistance against herbivory
    PNAS 108 (14): 5685-5689 APR 2011

  • Potts, SG; Biesmeijer, JC; Bommarco, R; Felicioli, A; Fischer, M; Jokinen, P; Kleijn, D; Klein, AM; Kunin, WE; Neumann, P; Penev, LD; Petanidou, T; Rasmont, P; Roberts, SPM; Smith, HG; Sorensen, PB; Steffan-Dewenter, I; Vaissiere, BE; Vila, M; Vujic, A; Woyciechowski, M; Zobel, M; Settele, J; Schweiger, O
    Developing European conservation and mitigation tools for pollination services: approaches of the STEP (Status and Trends of European Pollinators) project
    Journal of Apicultural Research 50 (2): 152-164 APR 2011

  • Bossolini, E; Klahre, U; Brandenburg, A; Reinhardt, D; Kuhlemeier, C
    High resolution linkage maps of the model organism Petunia reveal substantial synteny decay with the related genome of tomato
    Genome 54 (4): 327-340 APR 2011

  • Schnell Ramos, M; Abele, R; Nagy, R; Suter Grotemeyer, M; Tampe, R; Rentsch, D; Martinoia, E
    Characterization of a transport activity for long-chain peptides in barley mesophyll vacuoles
    Journal of Experimental Botany 62 (7): 2403-2410 APR 2011

  • Kaltenrieder, P; Tinner, W; Lee, B; Hu, FS
    A 16000-year record of vegetational change in south-western Alaska as inferred from plant macrofossils and pollen
    Journal of Quaternary Science 26 (3): 276-285 APR 2011

  • Birks, HJB; Heiri, O; Seppä, H; Bjune AE
    Strengths and Weaknesses of Quantitative Climate Reconstructions Based on Late-Quaternary Biological Proxies
    The Open Ecology Journal 3: 68-110 MAR 2011

  • Hao, JH; Qiang, S; Chrobock, T; van Kleunen, M; Liu, QQ
    A test of baker's law: breeding systems of invasive species of Asteraceae in China
    Biological Invasions 13 (3): 571-580 MAR 2011

  • Grigorova, B; Vaseva, I; Demirevska, K; Feller, U
    Combined drought and heat stress in wheat: changes in some heat shock proteins
    Biologia Plantarum 55 (1): 105-111 MAR 2011

  • Verbruggen, F; Heiri, O; Merilainen, JJ; Lotter, AF
    Subfossil chironomid assemblages in deep, stratified European lakes: relationships with temperature, trophic state and oxygen
    Freshwater Biology 56 (3): 407-423 MAR 2011

  • Mooney, SD; Tinner, W
    The analysis of charcoal in peat and organic sediments
    Mires and Peat 7 (9): 1-18 MAR 2011

  • Poltz, K; Zotz, G
    Vascular Epiphytes on Isolated Pasture Trees Along a Rainfall Gradient in the Lowlands of Panama
    Biotropica 43 (2): 165-172 MAR 2011

  • Schleuning, M; Templin, M; Huamán, V; Vadillo, GP; Becker, T; Durka, W; Fischer, M; Matthies, D
    Effects of inbreeding, outbreeding, and supplemental pollen on the reproduction of a hummingbird-pollinated clonal amazonian herb
    Biotropica 43 (2): 183–191 MAR 2011

  • Raabová, J; Münzbergová, Z; Fischer, M
    The role of spatial scale and soil for local adaptation in Inula hirta
    Basic and Applied Ecology 12 (2): 152-160 MAR 2011

  • Wells, K; Böhm, SM; Boch, S; Fischer, M; Kalko, EKV
    Local and landscape-scale forest attributes differ in their impact on bird assemblages across years in forest production landscapes
    Basic and Applied Ecology12 (2): 97-106  MAR 2011 

  • Weisshuhn, K; Auge, H; Prati, D
    Geographic variation in the response to drought in nine grassland species
    Basic and Applied Ecology 12 (1): 21-28 FEB 2011

  • Dawson, W; Fischer, M; van Kleunen, M
    Maximum relative growth rate of common UK plant species is positively associated with their global invasiveness
    Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (2): 299–306 MAR 2011

  • Bruelheide, H; Böhnke, M; Both, S; Fang, T; Assmann, T; Baruffol, M; Bauhus, J; Buscot, F; Chen, XY; Ding, BY; Durka, W; Erfmeier, A; Fischer, M; Geissler, C; Guo, D; Guo, LD; Härdtle, W; He, JS; Hector, A; Kröber, W; Kühn, P; Lang, A; Nadrowski, K; Pei, K; Scherer-Lorenzen, M; Shi, X; Scholten, T; Schuldt, A; Trogisch, S; von Oheimb, G; Welk, E; Wirth, C; Wu, YT; Yang, X; Zeng, X; Zhang, S; Zhou, H; Ma, K; Schmid, B
    Community assembly during secondary forest succession in a Chinese subtropical forest
    Ecology 81 (1): 25–41 FEB 2011

  • Hermann, K; Kuhlemeier, C
    The genetic architecture of natural variation in flower morphology
    Current Opinion in Plant Biology14 (1): 60-65 FEB 2011

  • Vannière, B; Power, MJ; Roberts, N; Tinner, W; Carrión, J; Magny, M; Bartlein, P; Colombaroli, D; Daniau, AL; Finsinger, W; Gil-Romera, G; Kaltenrieder, P; Pini, R; Sadori, L; Turner, R; Valsecchi, V; Vescovi, E
    Circum-Mediterranean fire activity and climate changes during the mid-Holocene environmental transition (8500-2500 cal. BP)
    Holocene 21 (1): 53-73 Feb 2011

  • Larocque-Tobler, I; Oberli, F
    The use of cotton blue stain to improve the efficiency of picking and identifying chironomid head capsules
    Journal of Paleolimnology 45 (1): 121-125 JAN 2011

  • Schmidt, S; Wagner, B; Heiri, O; Klug, M; Bennike, O; Melles, M
    Chironomids as indicators of the Holocene climatic and environmental history of two lakes in Northeast Greenland
    Boreas 40 (1): 116-130 JAN 2011

  • Vassileva, V; Signarbieux, C; Anders, I; Feller, U
    Genotypic variation in drought stress response and subsequent recovery of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
    Journal of Plant Research 124 (1): 147-154 JAN 2011

  • Murrell, C; Gerber, E; Krebs, C; Parepa, M; Schaffner, U; Bossdorf, O
    Invasive knotweed affects native plants through allelopathy
    American Journal of Botany 98 (1): 38–43 JAN 2011

  • Heinze, E; Boch, S; Fischer, M; Hessenmöller, D; Klenk, B; Müller, J; Prati, D; Schulze, ED; Seele, C; Socher, S; Halle, S
    Habitat use of large ungulates in northeastern Germany in relation to forest management
    Forest Ecology and Management 261 (2): 288-296 JAN 2011

  • Noel, F; Prati, D; van Kleunen, M; Gygax, A; Moser, D; Fischer, M
    Establishment success of 25 rare wetland species introduced into restored habitats is best predicted by ecological distance to source habitats
    Biological Conservation 144 (1): 602-609 JAN 2011

  • Lehmann, S; Gumy, C; Blatter, E; Boeffel, S; Fricke, W; Rentsch, D
    In planta function of compatible solute transporters of the AtProT family
    Journal of Experimental Botany 62 (2): 787-796 JAN 2011 Open Access

  • Kuss, P
    Kompetenzorientierte Planung eines Bachelor-Seminars
    In: Bolognagerechte Hochschullehre. Beiträge aus der hochschuldidaktischen Praxis (eds: Wehr, S; Tribelhorn, T.), Haupt, Bern: 37-61 2011

  • Walker, DA; Forbes, BC; Leibman, MO; Epstein, HE; Bhatt, US; Comiso, JC; Drozdov, DS; Gubarkov, AA; Jia, GJ; Kaarlejärvi, E; Kaplan, JO; Khomutov, AV; Kofinas, GP; Kumpula, T; Kuss, P; Moskalenko, NG; Meschtyb, NA; Pajunen, A; Raynolds, MK; Romanovsky, VE; Stammler, F; Yu, Q
    Chapter 9, Cumulative Effects of Rapid Land-Cover and Land-Use Changes on the Yamal Peninsula, Russia
    In: Eurasian Arctic Land Cover and Land Use in a Changing Climate (eds: Gutman, G ; Reissell, A), Springer, Heidelberg: 207-236 2011

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