World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
60
Citations
12038
World Ranking
2316
National Ranking
62

Overview

Marco Conedera is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on global and planetary change, plant science, and nature and landscape conservation.

Their work addresses various subfields including atmospheric science and ecology, contributing to understanding ecological processes and ecosystem dynamics. The main topics in their research cover fire effects on ecosystems, horticultural and viticultural research, as well as tree-ring climate responses, with additional focus on ecology and vegetation dynamics, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, and plant and fungal interactions.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Marco Conedera span multiple years and significant journals. Those include:

  • The 2018 European heatwave led to stem dehydration but not to consistent growth reductions in forests, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Assessing changes in global fire regimes, 2024, Fire Ecology
  • A critical assessment of human-impact indices based on anthropogenic pollen indicators, 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Lightning-caused fires in the Alps: Identifying the igniting strokes, 2020, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • How future-proof is Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) in a global change context?, 2021, Forest Ecology and Management

Marco Conedera has collaborated frequently with several co-authors in their field, including:

  • Gianni Boris Pezzatti
  • Patrik Krebs
  • Willy Tinner
  • Maria Chiara Manetti
  • Attilio Rizzoli

Their publications have appeared in several scientific venues with repeated contributions to:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Reconstructing past fire regimes: methods, applications, and relevance to fire management and conservation

    Marco Conedera;Willy Tinner;Christophe Neff;Manfred Meurer

  • Long-term forest fire ecology and dynamics in southern Switzerland

    Willy Tinner;Priska Hubschmid;Michael Wehrli;Brigitta Ammann

  • The cultivation of Castanea sativa (Mill.) in Europe, from its origin to its diffusion on a continental scale

    M. Conedera;P. Krebs;Willy Tinner;M. Pradella

  • Pollen and charcoal in lake sediments compared with historically documented forest fires in southern Switzerland since AD 1920

    Willy Tinner;Marco Conedera;Brigitta Ammann;Heinz W. Gaggeler

  • Fire ecology north and south of the Alps since the last ice age

    Willy Tinner;Marco Conedera;Brigitta Ammann;Andre F. Lotter

  • Inter-annual and decadal changes in teleconnections drive continental-scale synchronization of tree reproduction

    Davide Ascoli;Giorgio Vacchiano;Marco Turco;Marco Conedera

  • Climatic change and contemporaneous land-use phases north and south of the Alps 2300 BC to 800 AD

    Willy Tinner;André F. Lotter;Brigitta Ammann;Marco Conedera

  • The past ecology of Abies alba provides new perspectives on future responses of silver fir forests to global warming

    Willy Tinner;Willy Tinner;Willy Tinner;Danielle Colombaroli;Danielle Colombaroli;Olivier Heiri;Olivier Heiri;Paul D. Henne;Paul D. Henne;Paul D. Henne

  • Correcting non-linearity and slope effects in the estimation of the leaf area index of forests from hemispherical photographs

    Patrick Schleppi;Marco Conedera;Isabella Sedivy;Anne Thimonier

  • Quaternary refugia of the sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.): an extended palynological approach

    Patrik Krebs;Marco Conedera;Marco Pradella;Damiano Torriani

  • European atlas of forest tree species

    Jesús San-Miguel-Ayanz;Daniele de Rigo;Giovanni Caudullo;Tracy Houston Durrant

  • Fire regime: history and definition of a key concept in disturbance ecology

    Patrik Krebs;Gianni Boris Pezzatti;Stefano Mazzoleni;Lee M. Talbot

  • Changes of forest cover and disturbance regimes in the mountain forests of the Alps.

    P. Bebi;R. Seidl;R. Motta;M. Fuhr

  • Distribution and economic potential of the Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) in Europe

    Marco Conedera;Maria Chiara Manetti;Fulvio Giudici;Emilio Amorini

  • A palaeoecological attempt to classify fire sensitivity of trees in the Southern Alps

    Willy Tinner;Marco Conedera;Erika Gobet;Priska Hubschmid

  • Fire regime changes and major driving forces in Spain from 1968 to 2010

    M. Vanesa Moreno;Marco Conedera;Emilio Chuvieco;Gianni Boris Pezzatti

  • Long-distance transport of macroscopic charcoal by an intensive crown fire in the Swiss Alps - implications for fire history reconstruction

    Willy Tinner;Simone Hofstetter;Fabienne Zeugin;Marco Conedera

  • The 2018 European heatwave led to stem dehydration but not to consistent growth reductions in forests

    Unknown

  • Soil respiration and soil microbial biomass after fire in a sweet chestnut forest in southern Switzerland

    Christoph Wüthrich;Daniel Schaub;Markus Weber;Peter Marxer

  • Root reinforcement dynamics of European coppice woodlands and their effect on shallow landslides: A review

    C Vergani;F Giadrossich;P Buckley;M Conedera

  • Weather and human impacts on forest fires: 100 years of fire history in two climatic regions of Switzerland

    Thomas Zumbrunnen;Thomas Zumbrunnen;Gianni B. Pezzatti;Patricia Menéndez;Patricia Menéndez;Harald Bugmann

  • Consequences of forest fires on the hydrogeological response of mountain catchments: a case study of the Riale Buffaga, Ticino, Switzerland

    Marco Conedera;Larissa Peter;Peter Marxer;Felix Forster

Frequent Co-Authors

Willy Tinner
Willy Tinner University of Bern
Daniele Colombaroli
Daniele Colombaroli Royal Holloway University of London
Thomas Wohlgemuth
Thomas Wohlgemuth Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Harald Bugmann
Harald Bugmann ETH Zurich
Marco Moretti
Marco Moretti Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Brigitta Ammann
Brigitta Ammann University of Bern
Carlo Ricotta
Carlo Ricotta Sapienza University of Rome
Matthias Bürgi
Matthias Bürgi Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Mikhail Kanevski
Mikhail Kanevski University of Lausanne
Cathy Whitlock
Cathy Whitlock Montana State University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring ecology and evolution opens doors to diverse, interdisciplinary careers. Many students find themselves interested in related fields such as healthcare, communication sciences, or public health. Fortunately, there are flexible education options, including online programs, that let you pivot or complement your studies in ecology and evolution with other career pathways.

For example, if you have a background in communication sciences, the SLP bridge pathway for communication sciences graduates offers a streamlined way to transition into speech-language pathology—a field that combines science, healthcare, and human development.

If you are interested in fast-tracking your entry into nursing, look for the cheapest online accelerated bsn programs designed for non-nurses. These programs let you build on your existing bachelor’s degree, making a healthcare career more accessible.

Prospective nurse practitioners should consider opportunities for specialization. For those interested in mental health, the dnp pmhnp salary data can help you assess earning potential across states. Wondering about the path ahead? Discover how long to become a nurse practitioner and plan your career trajectory efficiently.

Online degrees and career pathways can empower you to diversify your expertise and adapt to the evolving job market, whether staying within ecology and evolution or branching into allied fields.

Best Scientists Citing Marco Conedera

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles