Pascal Niklaus

Prof. Pascal Niklaus
Institut für Evolutionsbiologie und Umweltwissenschaften
Universität Zürich
Y13-G30
Winterthurerstrasse 190
CH-8057 Zürich
Switzerland


Phone: +41 (0) 44 635 34 13
Phone2: +41 (0) 44 635 52 04
Fax: +41 (0) 44 635 57 11
E-mail: pascal.niklaus(at)ieu.uzh.ch
URL Institution: www.ieu.uzh.ch
Personal URL: link


Additional functions:
Editor of Oecologia, Springer



Key Publications of Pascal Niklaus (up to ten) :
Wuest SE, Peter R, Niklaus PA (2021) Ecological and evolutionary approaches to improving crop variety mixtures.Nature Ecology & Evolution 5:1068-1077.

Oehri J., Schmid B., Schaepman-Strub G., Niklaus PA. (2020). Terrestrial land-cover type richness is positively linked to landscape-level functioning. Nature Communications 11:154.

Wuest SE, Niklaus PA (2018) A plant biodiversity effect resolved to a single chromosomal region. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2:1933-1939.

Huang Y, ... , Bruelheide H, Ma K, Niklaus PA Schmid B (2018) Strong Impacts of Biodiversity in a Large-Scale Subtropical Forest Experiment. Science 362:80-83.

Hiltbrunner D, Zimmermann S, Karbin S, Hagedorn F , Niklaus PA (2012) Increase in soil methane sink along 120-year afforestation chronosequence driven by soil moisture. Global Change Biology, 18(12):3664-3671.

Barrufol M, Schmid B, Bruelheide H, Chi X, Hector A, Ma K, Michalski S, Tang Z, Niklaus PA (2013) Biodiversity promotes tree growth during succession in subtropical forest. PLoS one 8(11):e81246.

Stiehl-Braun PA, Hartmann AA, Kandeler E, Buchmann N, Niklaus PA (2011) Interactive effects of drought and N fertilization on the spatial distribution of methane assimilation in grassland soils. Global Change Biology 17: 2629-2639.

Hautier Y, Niklaus PA, Hector A (2009) Competition for light as a mechanism of plant biodiversity loss after eutrophication. Science 324: 636-638.

Niklaus PA, Leadley PW, Schmid B, Körner C (2001) A long-term field study on biodiversity x elevated CO2 interactions in grassland. Ecological Monographs 71(3):341-356.


Expertise of Pascal Niklaus:
Expertise CategorySpecific Expertise
Expert TypeScientific / Fundamental Research
ScopeProcess Studies
Impact of Change
Vulnerability to Change
Topic AtmosphereClimate
Global Warming
Radiation
Topic HydrospherePrecipitation / Runoff
Topic LithosphereGeochemical Processes
Topic BiospherePlants
Biodiversity
Topic Integrated SystemsCarbon Cycle
Biogeochemical Cycles except Carbon
Hydrogeochemical Cycle
Nutrient Cycle / Food Chain
Topic EcosystemsTerrestrial Ecosystems
Topic SustainabilityEcological Sustainability
Spatial ZonesMountain / Highland
Lowland
Spatial ScaleGlobal / Hemispheric
Continental
Regional
National / Cultural
Local / Community
Time FrameRecent / Today
Future
Statistical FocusExtreme Events
Mean Change / Trends
Variability
Time ScaleSeasonal / Annual
Decadal / Centennial
MethodsData Collection - Measurement
Data Analysis
Literature Study
Modeling
Biodiversity Convention Thematic AreasThematic Areas
Agricultural Biodiversity
Dry and Sub-humid Lands Biodiversity
Biodiversity Convention Cross Cutting IssuesEcosystem Approach
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Indicators
Scientific Biodiversity Assessment

Last update: 9/2/23
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