Ecosystem Functioning and Global Change

Biogeochemistry and biodiversity of agro- and forest ecosystems

Prof. Dr. Nina Buchmann, Zurich-Basel PSC, ETH Zurich, Institute of Agricultural Sciences

Acclimation to Changing Environmental Conditions

Chloroplast signaling

Prof. Dr. Jean-David Rochaix, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Geneva, Department of Botany and Plant Biology

Plants and algae are constantly subjected to changes in light quality and quantity and need to adapt rapidly to maintain...

Global Change and Soil Ecology

Consequences of environmental change on plant communities and plant-soil interactions

PD Dr. Pascal Niklaus, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Zurich, Institute for Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies

The research conducted in my group focuses on the consequences of environmental change for plant communities and the...

Plant Nutrition

Oxygen isotope in phosphate, a new approach to study the soil/plant system

Dr. Federica Tamburini, Zurich-Basel PSC, ETH Zurich, Institute of Agricultural Sciences

Phosphorus (P) is a major nutrient and an important constituent in cell membranes, DNA and RNA, and energy transporters....

Plant Biochemistry and Physiology

Vitamin metabolism and its relations to environmental stress

Prof. Dr. Teresa Fitzpatrick, Arc Lémanique PS, University of Geneva, Department of Botany and Plant Biology

Our research focuses on plant metabolism, in particular the biochemistry and physiology behind vitamin biosynthesis and...