List of works - Niklaus E. Zimmermann

Tree cover at fine and coarse spatial grains interacts with shade tolerance to shape plant species distributions across the Alps

scientific article published on June 2015

Adaptive and plastic responses of Quercus petraea populations to climate across Europe.

scientific article published on 25 January 2017

The effects of intransitive competition on coexistence

scientific article

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

article

A new GLM-based method for mapping tree cover continuous fields using regional MODIS reflectance data

scientific article published in 2005

Understanding the low-temperature limitations to forest growth through calibration of a forest dynamics model with tree-ring data

article

Environment and evolutionary history shape phylogenetic turnover in European tetrapods

scientific article published in Nature Communications

An horizon scan of biogeography

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Modeling spatiotemporal dynamics of global wetlands: comprehensive evaluation of a new sub-grid TOPMODEL parameterization and uncertainties

article

Assessing species vulnerability to climate and land use change: the case of the Swiss breeding birds

article

Disjunct populations of European vascular plant species keep the same climatic niches

article

Long-distance migratory birds threatened by multiple independent risks from global change

scientific article published on 22 October 2018

Past climate-driven range shifts and population genetic diversity in arctic plants

article

Vegetation classification and biogeography of European floodplain forests and alder carrs

scholarly article by Jan Douda et al published 22 October 2015 in Applied Vegetation Science

Using unclassified continuous remote sensing data to improve distribution models of red-listed plant species

article

Sensitivity of global terrestrial carbon cycle dynamics to variability in satellite-observed burned area

article

Available Climate Regimes Drive Niche Diversification during Range Expansion

scientific article

Extinction debts and colonization credits of non-forest plants in the European Alps

scientific article published on 20 September 2019

Combining probabilistic land-use change and tree population dynamics modelling to simulate responses in mountain forests

article

Response of spatial vegetation distribution in China to climate changes since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM).

scientific article

Growth response of Norway spruce saplings in two forest gaps in the Swiss Alps to artificial browsing, infection with black snow mold, and competition by ground vegetation

article

Accounting for tree line shift, glacier retreat and primary succession in mountain plant distribution models

article

Extreme climate events counteract the effects of climate and land-use changes in Alpine treelines

scientific article

High-resolution monthly precipitation and temperature time series from 2006 to 2100

scientific article published on 23 July 2020

Growth of Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) saplings in subalpine forests in Switzerland: Does spring climate matter?

article

Of niches and distributions: range size increases with niche breadth both globally and regionally but regional estimates poorly relate to global estimates

article

Do long-distance migratory birds track their niche through seasons?

Publisher Correction: Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution

scientific article published on 17 August 2020

The Treasure Vault Can be Opened: Large-Scale Genome Skimming Works Well Using Herbarium and Silica Gel Dried Material

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Invasive plants threaten the least mobile butterflies in Switzerland

article

Estimating foliar biochemistry from hyperspectral data in mixed forest canopy

article

Natural forest regrowth as a proxy variable for agricultural land abandonment in the Swiss mountains: a spatial statistical model based on geophysical and socio-economic variables

article

Sensitivity assessment on continuous landscape variables to classify a discrete forest area

scientific article published in 2006

Extinction risks of a Mediterranean neo-endemism complex of mountain vipers triggered by climate change

Frequency and intensity of facilitation reveal opposing patterns along a stress gradient.

scientific article published on 22 January 2018

The productivity-biodiversity relationship varies across diversity dimensions

scientific article published on 12 December 2019

Day length regulates seasonal patterns of stomatal conductance in Quercus species

scientific article published on 14 November 2019

Biomes as evolutionary arenas: Convergence and conservatism in the trans‐continental succulent biome

scientific article published on 10 March 2020

Global pattern of phytoplankton diversity driven by temperature and environmental variability

scientific article published on 15 May 2019

Resprouter fraction in Cape Restionaceae assemblages varies with climate and soil type

article published in 2016

Testing species assemblage predictions from stacked and joint species distribution models

Characterization of an alpine tree line using airborne LiDAR data and physiological modeling

scientific article

Plant nutrients do not covary with soil nutrients under changing climatic conditions

scientific article published on 30 July 2015

Spatial modelling of ecological indicator values improves predictions of plant distributions in complex landscapes

scientific article published on 14 July 2020

A standard protocol for reporting species distribution models

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

Age-class disequilibrium as an opportunity for adaptive forest management in the Carpathian Mountains, Romania

Large-scale early-wilting response of Central European forests to the 2018 extreme drought

scientific article published on 22 October 2020

Comparing spatial diversification and meta-population models in the Indo-Australian Archipelago

scientific article

Changes in predictor influence with time and with vegetation type identity in a post-abandonment situation

scientific article published in 2010

N‐SDM: a high‐performance computing pipeline for Nested Species Distribution Modelling

scientific article published in 2023

List of works by Niklaus E. Zimmermann

Tree cover at fine and coarse spatial grains interacts with shade tolerance to shape plant species distributions across the Alps

Adaptive and plastic responses of Quercus petraea populations to climate across Europe.

The effects of intransitive competition on coexistence

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

A new GLM-based method for mapping tree cover continuous fields using regional MODIS reflectance data

Understanding the low-temperature limitations to forest growth through calibration of a forest dynamics model with tree-ring data

Environment and evolutionary history shape phylogenetic turnover in European tetrapods

An horizon scan of biogeography

Modeling spatiotemporal dynamics of global wetlands: comprehensive evaluation of a new sub-grid TOPMODEL parameterization and uncertainties

Assessing species vulnerability to climate and land use change: the case of the Swiss breeding birds

Disjunct populations of European vascular plant species keep the same climatic niches

Long-distance migratory birds threatened by multiple independent risks from global change

Past climate-driven range shifts and population genetic diversity in arctic plants

Vegetation classification and biogeography of European floodplain forests and alder carrs

Using unclassified continuous remote sensing data to improve distribution models of red-listed plant species

Sensitivity of global terrestrial carbon cycle dynamics to variability in satellite-observed burned area

Available Climate Regimes Drive Niche Diversification during Range Expansion

Extinction debts and colonization credits of non-forest plants in the European Alps

Combining probabilistic land-use change and tree population dynamics modelling to simulate responses in mountain forests

Response of spatial vegetation distribution in China to climate changes since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM).

Growth response of Norway spruce saplings in two forest gaps in the Swiss Alps to artificial browsing, infection with black snow mold, and competition by ground vegetation

Accounting for tree line shift, glacier retreat and primary succession in mountain plant distribution models

Extreme climate events counteract the effects of climate and land-use changes in Alpine treelines

High-resolution monthly precipitation and temperature time series from 2006 to 2100

Growth of Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) saplings in subalpine forests in Switzerland: Does spring climate matter?

Of niches and distributions: range size increases with niche breadth both globally and regionally but regional estimates poorly relate to global estimates

Do long-distance migratory birds track their niche through seasons?

Publisher Correction: Present and future Köppen-Geiger climate classification maps at 1-km resolution

The Treasure Vault Can be Opened: Large-Scale Genome Skimming Works Well Using Herbarium and Silica Gel Dried Material

Invasive plants threaten the least mobile butterflies in Switzerland

Estimating foliar biochemistry from hyperspectral data in mixed forest canopy

Natural forest regrowth as a proxy variable for agricultural land abandonment in the Swiss mountains: a spatial statistical model based on geophysical and socio-economic variables

Sensitivity assessment on continuous landscape variables to classify a discrete forest area

Extinction risks of a Mediterranean neo-endemism complex of mountain vipers triggered by climate change

Frequency and intensity of facilitation reveal opposing patterns along a stress gradient.

The productivity-biodiversity relationship varies across diversity dimensions

Day length regulates seasonal patterns of stomatal conductance in Quercus species

Biomes as evolutionary arenas: Convergence and conservatism in the trans‐continental succulent biome

Global pattern of phytoplankton diversity driven by temperature and environmental variability

Resprouter fraction in Cape Restionaceae assemblages varies with climate and soil type

Testing species assemblage predictions from stacked and joint species distribution models

Characterization of an alpine tree line using airborne LiDAR data and physiological modeling

Plant nutrients do not covary with soil nutrients under changing climatic conditions

Spatial modelling of ecological indicator values improves predictions of plant distributions in complex landscapes

A standard protocol for reporting species distribution models

Age-class disequilibrium as an opportunity for adaptive forest management in the Carpathian Mountains, Romania

Large-scale early-wilting response of Central European forests to the 2018 extreme drought

Comparing spatial diversification and meta-population models in the Indo-Australian Archipelago

Changes in predictor influence with time and with vegetation type identity in a post-abandonment situation

N‐SDM: a high‐performance computing pipeline for Nested Species Distribution Modelling