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Zweifel, R.; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Etzold, S.; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Basler, D.; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland, Department of Environmental Sciences–Botany, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Braun, S.; Institute for Applied Plant Biology AG, Witterswil, Switzerland
Buchmann, N.; Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Conedera, M.; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Fonti, P.; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Gessler, A.; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland, Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Haeni, M.; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Hoch, G.; Department of Environmental Sciences–Botany, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Kahmen, A.; Department of Environmental Sciences–Botany, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Köchli, R.; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Maeder, M.; Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST), Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Zurich, Switzerland, Institute for Environmental Decisions, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Nievergelt, D.; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Peter, M.; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Peters, Richard ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Gestion des ressources forestières et des milieux naturels
Schaub, M.; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Trotsiuk, V.; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Walthert, L.; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Wilhelm, M.; Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Eugster, W.; Institute of Agricultural Sciences, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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