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Michael Zehnder
@mizeh.bsky.social
Alpine plant ecologist
at SLF/WSL | Mountain Ecosystems https://www.slf.ch/en/
and at ETH Zürich | Plant Ecology https://plantecology.ethz.ch/
WSL ExtremeThaw https://www.slf.ch/en/projects/new-multidisciplinary-project-on-permafrost-thaw/
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And as conclusion of our #MountainSoilBiodiversity poster session at the #IMC2025 is a presentation from @mizeh.bsky.social assessing the #CarbonStocks in the high #mountains of #Switzerland. A lot of hiking!
September 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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New paper!

Want to measure #mountain #microclimate during wintertime but loggers keep breaking? Here's an easy, cost-effective method to help loggers survive snow & visits by curious animals🏔️❄️🦌🌡️💧
Nicely led by Raphael von Büren & @mizeh.bsky.social.

📄 doi.org/10.1111/jvs....

@slfdavos.bsky.social
A Novel Method for Monitoring Above‐ and Belowground Microclimates in Mountain Ecosystems Year‐Round
Aim The role of microclimate in influencing range limits and vegetation shifts, especially in topographically heterogeneous mountain ecosystems, has gained attention in recent years. However, distur...
doi.org
September 8, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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*Job alert*
Within our recently funded collaborative project focusing on assisted migration of #mountain #plant species, we are looking for a #PhD candidate based at ETH Zürich. For further details and instructions, see the job ad:
jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
Please repost!
🧪🏔️🌿
PhD Assisted Migration
jobs.ethz.ch
July 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Snow Height Sensors Reveal Phenological Advance in Alpine Grasslands

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@mizeh.bsky.social @extremeswsl.bsky.social @slfdavos.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Reposted by Michael Zehnder
New study shows: #Spring in mountains is starting earlier and earlier due to #climatechange. This affects #biodiversity, #agriculture and the ecological balance in the #mountains. #SLF biologist @mizeh.bsky.social used data from 25 years to achieve this.
More: www.slf.ch/en/news/spri...
📷 M. Zehnder
May 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Good time for manual snow measurments at the test site Weissfluhjoch! Happy New Year! @slfdavos.bsky.social
January 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM