Research Sites

The Grassland Sciences group runs several field sites in Switzerland to answer the research questions asked. This includes highly instrumented eddy covariance flux sites in forests (Lägeren and Davos), on arable land (Oensingen) as well as on grassland (Chamau, Früebüel, Alp Weissenstein/Crap Alv). All these sites are part of the Swiss FluxNet, where long-term flux measurements are collected continuously (most sites run since 2003-2005, Davos runs already since 1997). At all sites, additional measurements are taken during other projects, please check out the respective research project web pages.

Some field sites have only been running in campaign-mode, e.g., the Dischma Valley and the Furkapass. On the other hand, the Grassland Sciences group had been a core member of the Jena Experiment between 2002 and 2017 where biodiversity-ecosystem functioning aspects have been addressed.