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Felix Gugerli is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research in Switzerland. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on environmental science, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, as well as agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's work covers diverse subfields such as genetics, nature and landscape conservation, plant science, ecology, and insect science. Main research topics include genetic diversity and population structure, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, forest ecology and management, species distribution and climate change, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, tree-ring climate responses, and remote sensing and LiDAR applications.

Felix Gugerli has been involved in publications in a range of journals and venues, including:

  • Molecular Ecology
  • Scientific Data
  • Conservation Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Tree Genetics & Genomes

Recent papers in which Gugerli has played a role include:

  • "The GenTree Dendroecological Collection, tree-ring and wood density data from seven tree species across Europe" (2020), Scientific Data
  • "Genomic vulnerability to rapid climate warming in a tree species with a long generation time" (2020), Global Change Biology
  • "Re-thinking the environment in landscape genomics" (2022), Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Monitoring of species' genetic diversity in Europe varies greatly and overlooks potential climate change impacts" (2024), Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Resilience of genetic diversity in forest trees over the Quaternary" (2024), Nature Communications

They have frequently co-authored with several researchers, including:

  • Christian Rellstab
  • Benjamin Dauphin
  • Sabine Brodbeck
  • Santiago C. González-Martínez
  • Georg von Arx

In addition to articles, Felix Gugerli has contributed to book publications through various publishers such as Merkblatt für die Praxis, WSL fact sheet, and Notice pour le practicien/Notice pour le praticien. Notable book titles include:

  • "Die Arve - Portrait eines Gebirgswaldbaums" (2022)
  • "Il dschember - purtret d'un bös-ch da god da muntogna" (2024)
  • "Swiss stone pine - portrait of a mountain forest tree" (2023)
  • "L'arole - portrait d'un montagnard" (2022)

Best Publications

  • RESPONSES OF TUNDRA PLANTS TO EXPERIMENTAL WARMING:META‐ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TUNDRA EXPERIMENT

    A. M. Arft;M. D. Walker;J. Gurevitch;J. M. Alatalo

  • A practical guide to environmental association analysis in landscape genomics

    Christian Rellstab;Felix Gugerli;Andrew J. Eckert;Angela M. Hancock

  • Adaptive vs. neutral genetic diversity: implications for landscape genetics

    Rolf Holderegger;Urs Kamm;Felix Gugerli

  • The GenTree Dendroecological Collection: tree-ring and wood density data from seven tree species across Europe

    Elisabet Martínez-Sancho;Lenka Slámová;Sandro Morganti;Claudio Grefen

  • Genetic consequences of glacial survival and postglacial colonization in Norway spruce: combined analysis of mitochondrial DNA and fossil pollen.

    Mari Mette Tollefsrud;Roy Kissling;Felix Gugerli;Øystein Johnsen

  • Estimating genomic diversity and population differentiation – an empirical comparison of microsatellite and SNP variation in Arabidopsis halleri

    Martin Claude Fischer;Christian Rellstab;Marianne Leuzinger;Marie Roumet

  • Identifying future research needs in landscape genetics: Where to from here?

    Niko Balkenhol;Felix Gugerli;Sam A. Cushman;Lisette P. Waits

  • History or ecology? Substrate type as a major driver of spatial genetic structure in Alpine plants

    Nadir Alvarez;Conny Thiel-Egenter;Andreas Tribsch;Rolf Holderegger

  • Signatures of local adaptation in candidate genes of oaks (Quercus spp.) with respect to present and future climatic conditions.

    Christian Rellstab;Stefan Zoller;Lorenz Walthert;Isabelle Lesur;Isabelle Lesur

  • Ancient plant DNA: review and prospects

    Felix Gugerli;Laura Parducci;Rémy J. Petit

  • Genetic diversity in widespread species is not congruent with species richness in alpine plant communities.

    Pierre Taberlet;Niklaus E. Zimmermann;Thorsten Englisch;Andreas Tribsch

  • Common factors drive adaptive genetic variation at different spatial scales in Arabis alpina

    Stéphanie Manel;Stéphanie Manel;B N Poncet;P Legendre;F Gugerli

  • Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen

    Silke Werth;Helene H. Wagner;Felix Gugerli;Rolf Holderegger

  • Landscape genetics of plants

    Rolf Holderegger;Dominique Buehler;Felix Gugerli;Stéphanie Manel;Stéphanie Manel

  • Broad-scale adaptive genetic variation in alpine plants is driven by temperature and precipitation

    Stéphanie Manel;Stéphanie Manel;Felix Gugerli;Wilfried Thuiller;Nadir Alvarez

  • Tandem repeats in plant mitochondrial genomes: application to the analysis of population differentiation in the conifer Norway spruce

    C. Sperisen;U. Buchler;F. Gugerli;G. Matyas

  • Tracking genes of ecological relevance using a genome scan in two independent regional population samples of Arabis alpina

    Bénédicte N. Poncet;Doris Herrmann;Felix Gugerli;Pierre Taberlet

  • Population genomic footprints of selection and associations with climate in natural populations of Arabidopsis halleri from the Alps

    Martin C. Fischer;Christian Rellstab;Andrew Tedder;Stefan Zoller

  • Tree growth response along an elevational gradient: climate or genetics?

    Gregory M. King;Gregory M. King;Felix Gugerli;Patrick Fonti;David C. Frank;David C. Frank

  • High Rates of Gene Flow by Pollen and Seed in Oak Populations across Europe

    Sophie Gerber;Joël Chadœuf;Felix Gugerli;Martin Lascoux

  • Frequent long-distance gene flow in a rare temperate forest tree (Sorbus domestica) at the landscape scale.

    U Kamm;P Rotach;F Gugerli;M Siroky

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Taberlet
Pierre Taberlet Grenoble Alpes University
Giovanni G. Vendramin
Giovanni G. Vendramin National Research Council (CNR)
Stéphanie Manel
Stéphanie Manel PSL University
Alex Widmer
Alex Widmer ETH Zurich
Andreas Tribsch
Andreas Tribsch University of Salzburg
Nadir Alvarez
Nadir Alvarez University of Geneva
Ludovic Gielly
Ludovic Gielly Grenoble Alpes University
Manuela Winkler
Manuela Winkler BOKU University
Kentaro Shimizu
Kentaro Shimizu University of Zurich

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