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Overview

Marcus Schaub is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, primarily focusing on Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Earth and Planetary Sciences.

The scientist has contributed extensively to various subfields, including:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Plant Science
  • Ecology

Schaub's work covers a range of topics within the environmental and biological sciences. The main areas of research include:

  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Forest Management and Policy

The scientist has published numerous papers across several prominent venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • New Phytologist (10 publications)
  • Tree Physiology (7 publications)
  • Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen (5 publications)
  • Nature Communications (3 publications)
  • Global Change Biology (3 publications)

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe" (2020) in Nature Communications
  • "Turgor - a limiting factor for radial growth in mature conifers along an elevational gradient" (2020) in New Phytologist
  • "Forest tree growth is linked to mycorrhizal fungal composition and function across Europe" (2022) in The ISME Journal
  • "Drought reduces water uptake in beech from the drying topsoil, but no compensatory uptake occurs from deeper soil layers" (2021) in New Phytologist
  • "Applying a science-based systems perspective to dispel misconceptions about climate effects of forest bioenergy" (2021) in GCB Bioenergy

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Schaub's research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Arthur Geßler
  • Andreas Rigling
  • Katrin Meusburger
  • Jonas Gisler
  • Roman Zweifel

In addition to journal articles, Schaub has contributed to book publications, including a title published by the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology: "Forest monitoring to assess forest functioning under air pollution and climate change. Proceedings. FORECOMON 2021 - the 9th forest ecosystem monitoring conference. 7-9 June 2021, Birmensdorf, Switzerland."

Best Publications

  • Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe

    Francesca Pilotto;Francesca Pilotto;Ingolf Kühn;Ingolf Kühn;Rita Adrian;Renate Alber

  • Environment and host as large-scale controls of ectomycorrhizal fungi

    Sietse van der Linde;Sietse van der Linde;Laura M. Suz;C. David L. Orme;Filipa Cox

  • The role of nutrients in drought-induced tree mortality and recovery

    Arthur Gessler;Marcus Schaub;Nate G. McDowell

  • Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

    Ika Djukic;Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas;Inger Kappel Schmidt;Klaus Steenberg Larsen

  • Recovery of trees from drought depends on belowground sink control

    Frank Hagedorn;Jobin Joseph;Jobin Joseph;Martina Peter;Jörg Luster

  • Forest tree growth is linked to mycorrhizal fungal composition and function across Europe

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  • Promoting the O3 flux concept for European forest trees

    R. Matyssek;A. Bytnerowicz;P.-E. Karlsson;E. Paoletti

  • Impacts of acid deposition, ozone exposure and weather conditions on forest ecosystems in Europe: an overview

    W. de Vries;M. H. Dobbertin;S. Solberg;H. F. van Dobben

  • Drought tolerance of two black poplar (Populus nigra L.) clones: contribution of carbohydrates and oxidative stress defence

    Nicole Regier;Sebastian Streb;Claudia Cocozza;Marcus Schaub

  • Ozone air pollution and foliar injury development on native plants of Switzerland.

    Kristopher Novak;John M. Skelly;Marcus Schaub;Norbert Kräuchi

  • Risk assessments for forest trees: the performance of the ozone flux versus the AOT concepts.

    P.E. Karlsson;S. Braun;M. Broadmeadow;S. Elvira

  • Turgor - a limiting factor for radial growth in mature conifers along an elevational gradient.

    Richard L. Peters;Richard L. Peters;Richard L. Peters;Kathy Steppe;Henri E. Cuny;Henri E. Cuny;Dirk J.W. De Pauw

  • Advances of air pollution science: From forest decline to multiple-stress effects on forest ecosystem services

    E. Paoletti;M. Schaub;R. Matyssek;G. Wieser

  • Drought reduces water uptake in beech from the drying topsoil, but no compensatory uptake occurs from deeper soil layers.

    Arthur Gessler;Arthur Gessler;Lukas Bächli;Elham Rouholahnejad Freund;Kerstin Treydte

  • Nitrogen deposition is the most important environmental driver of growth of pure, even-aged and managed European forests

    Sophia Etzold;Marco Ferretti;Gert Jan Reinds;Svein Solberg

  • Ozone stress in woody plants assessed with chlorophyll a fluorescence. A critical reassessment of existing data

    Filippo Bussotti;Rosanna Desotgiu;Chiara Cascio;Martina Pollastrini

  • Drought induced tree mortality - a tree-ring isotope based conceptual model to assess mechanisms and predispositions.

    Arthur Gessler;Maxime Cailleret;Jobin Joseph;Leonie Schönbeck

  • Combining ensemble modeling and remote sensing for mapping individual tree species at high spatial resolution

    Robin Engler;Lars T. Waser;Niklaus E. Zimmermann;Marcus Schaub

  • Photosynthetic behavior of woody species under high ozone exposure probed with the JIP-test : A review

    Filippo Bussotti;Reto J. Strasser;Marcus Schaub

  • Applying a science-based systems perspective to dispel misconceptions about climate effects of forest bioenergy

    Annette L. Cowie;Göran Berndes;Niclas Scott Bentsen;Miguel Brandão

  • Seasonal trends in reduced leaf gas exchange and ozone-induced foliar injury in three ozone sensitive woody plant species.

    K. Novak;M. Schaub;J. Fuhrer;J.M. Skelly

  • Ozone symptoms in leaves of woody plants in open‐top chambers: ultrastructural and physiological characteristics

    Elisabetta Gravano;Filippo Bussotti;Reto J. Strasser;Marcus Schaub

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur Gessler
Arthur Gessler ETH Zurich
Mai-He Li
Mai-He Li Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
John L. Innes
John L. Innes University of British Columbia
Rolf T. W. Siegwolf
Rolf T. W. Siegwolf Paul Scherrer Institute
Martine Rebetez
Martine Rebetez Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Marco Ferretti
Marco Ferretti University of Camerino
Matthias Saurer
Matthias Saurer Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Frank Hagedorn
Frank Hagedorn Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Matthias Arend
Matthias Arend University of Trier

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