Sonja Wipf (born 24 February 1973, Brugg)[1] is a Swiss plant ecologist who studies the consequences of climate change. She worked at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF and is head of research and monitoring at the Swiss National Parks.
Life edit
After graduating from the Old Cantonal School Aarau, Wipf studied botany and environmental science at the University of Zurich from 1993 to 2000.[2] She completed a doctoral dissertation about the effects of reduced snow cover on tundra ecosystems in 2006 at the University.[1]
Work edit
Wipf's research deals with the effects of climate change, agriculture, and tourism on alpine and arctic plants and soils, and their interactions.[2] Her work has been published in leading journals Nature and Climatic Change. With her colleagues, Wipf demonstrated the accelerated responses of alpine ecosystems to climate change.[3]
Wipf appears in the media on a regular basis. In the context of the climate crisis, her work has been reported by national[4][5] and international[6][7][8] media.
Since 1 January 2020 Wipf has headed the Research and Monitoring Department at the Swiss National Parks.[9][10]
Selected publications edit
- With Christian Rixen: A review of snow manipulation experiments in Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems. In: Polar Research. 29(1), 2010, S. 95–109.
- With Christian Rixen, Markus Fischer, Bernhard Schmid, Veronika Stoeckli: Effects of ski piste preparation on alpine vegetation. In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 42(2), 2005, S. 306–316.
- With Veronika Stoeckli, Peter Bebi: Winter climate change in alpine tundra: plant responses to changes in snow depth and snowmelt timing. In: Climatic Change. 94(1–2), 2009, S. 105–121.
References edit
- ^ a b Curriculum Vitae. Archived 2018-11-21 at the Wayback Machine In: Sonja Wipf: Winter Climate Change in Tundra Ecosystems: The Importance of Snow Cover. Dissertation, Universität Zürich, 2006, S. 123 (PDF; 8,2 MB).
- ^ a b Mitarbeitende. Dr. Sonja Wipf. WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF.
- ^ Steinbauer, Manuel J.; Grytnes, John-Arvid; Wipf, Sonja (4 April 2018). "Accelerated increase in plant species richness on mountain summits is linked to warming". Nature. 556 (7700): 231–234. doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0005-6. hdl:2164/11217. PMID 29618821. S2CID 4723600.
- ^ "Wenn Gletscher schmelzen, blühen die Klimagipfel". Basler Zeitung (in German). ISSN 1420-3006. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "Hochalpine Pflanzenvielfalt - Pflanzen erobern Europas Gipfel immer schneller". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2018-04-05. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "Wieso Arnika auf Berggipfeln eine schlechte Nachricht ist". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). ISSN 1422-9994. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ SPIEGEL, DER. "Klimawandel: Pflanzen erobern Europas Gipfel". www.spiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ Kornei, Katherine (1 December 2018). "Plants That Lived on Mount Everest Rediscovered in Forgotten Lab Collection". Scientific American.
- ^ "Der Nationalpark hat jetzt ein neues Gesicht". www.suedostschweiz.ch (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "Ruedi Haller als Nationalparkdirektor im Amt - Der Schweizerische Nationalpark im Engadin". www.nationalpark.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
External links edit
- Sonja Wipf publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Sonja Wipf at Semantic Scholar
- Sonja Wipf at the WSL-Instituts für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF