Bernhard Wehrli

portrait Prof. Bernhard Wehrli
emeritus

Institut für Biogeochemie und Schadstoffdynamik (IBP)
ETH Zürich
CHN G50.3
Universitätstrasse 16
CH-8092 Zürich
Switzerland


Mailing Address:

Stutzstrasse, 51
-6005 St.Niklausen, Select a state


Phone: +41413611856
Phone2: +41793031767
Fax: +41 (0) 44 633 11 22
E-mail: bernhard.wehrli(at)env.ethz.ch
URL Institution: https://www.ibp.ethz.ch/


Additional functions:
Leibnitz Insitute, IGB Berlin, Head Science Advisory Board
Austrian Research Fund FWF, Pro.Doc panel member


Key Publications of Bernhard Wehrli (up to ten) :
Ehrenfels B., Baumann K.B.L., Niederdorfer R., Monde A.S., Kimirei I.A., Kuhn T., Magyar P.M., Odermatt D., Schubert C.J., Bürgmann H., Lehmann M.F., Wehrli B., Callbeck C.M. Hydrodynamic regimes modulate nitrogen fixation and the mode of diazotrophy in Lake Tanganyika. Nature Communications, 14, 6591 (2023), doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-42391-3
Maier M.-S., Canning A.R., Brennwald M.S., Teodoru, C.R., Wehrli B. (2022) Spatial mapping of dissolved
gases in the Danube Delta reveals intense plant-mediated gas transfer. Frontiers in Env. Sci. 10, 838126,
doi: 10-3389/fenvs.2022.838126.
Zimmermann M., Mayr M.J., Bouffard D., Wehrli B., Bürgmann H. (2022) Trait based model reproduces
patterns of population structure and diversity of methane oxidizing bacteria in a stratified lake.
Frontiers in Env. Sci. 10, 833511, doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.833511
Calamita E., Siviglia A., Gettel G., Franca M.J., Winton S.R., Teodoru C.R., Schmid M., Wehrli B. 2021. Unaccounted CO2 leaks downstream of large hydroelectric reservoirs. PNAS 118 (25) e2026004118 doi: 10.1073/pnas.2026004118.
Winton R.S., Calamita E., Wehrli B. 2019. Reviews and syntheses: Dams, water quality and tropical reservoir stratification. Biogeosciences, 16, 1657-1671.
Guggenheim C., Brand A., Bürgmann H., Sigg L., Wehrli B. 2019. Bioavailable copper controls methanotroph abundance in lacustrine methane consumption zones. Scientific Reports, 9, 4817
Oswald. K., Graf J.S., Littmann S., Tienken D., Brand A., Wehrli B., Albertsen M., Daims H., Wagner M., Kuypers M.M.M., Schubert C.J., Milucka J. 2017. Crenothrix are major methane consumers in stratified lakes. The ISME Journal, doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.77
Del Sontro, T., McGinnis D.F., Sobek S., Ostrovsky I., Wehrli B. 2010 Extreme Methane emis-sion from a Swiss reservoir: The contribution from bubbling sediments. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44, 2419–2425




Expertise of Bernhard Wehrli:
Expertise CategorySpecific Expertise
Expert TypeScientific / Fundamental Research
ScopeProcess Studies
Adaptation Measures to Change
Topic HydrosphereHydrosphere
Fresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes
Water Pollution / Waste Water
Topic Integrated SystemsIntegrated Systems and Ecology
Carbon Cycle
Biogeochemical Cycles except Carbon
Nutrient Cycle / Food Chain
Topic Economy/ResourceUseEconomy / Resource Use
Water
Spatial ScaleSpatial Scale
Continental
Regional
National / Cultural
Time FrameRecent / Today
Future
Time ScaleSeasonal / Annual
Decadal / Centennial
MethodsData Collection - Measurement
Data Analysis
Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building

Specialties of Bernhard Wehrli:
Freshwater biogeochemistry and water management



Last update: 1/9/24
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