Pascal Schneider
@pascal-schneider.bsky.social
PhD in Forest Ecology @WSL and @ETHZürich
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Did a tree die or suffer severe damage while your dendrometer was recording? 🌳
In our first member-led data call, @pascal-schneider.bsky.social from @wslresearch.bsky.social is pooling such records to study tree-mortality patterns. Learn more and fill in the survey here: forms.gle/azsjfGrzUL9o...
In our first member-led data call, @pascal-schneider.bsky.social from @wslresearch.bsky.social is pooling such records to study tree-mortality patterns. Learn more and fill in the survey here: forms.gle/azsjfGrzUL9o...
Dendrometer time series from dying or severely damaged trees
This survey supports a joint study of whether dendrometer time series can provide consistent indicators of declining tree resilience and early warning signals for severe damage or tree mortality.
Bec...
forms.gle
October 5, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Did a tree die or suffer severe damage while your dendrometer was recording? 🌳
In our first member-led data call, @pascal-schneider.bsky.social from @wslresearch.bsky.social is pooling such records to study tree-mortality patterns. Learn more and fill in the survey here: forms.gle/azsjfGrzUL9o...
In our first member-led data call, @pascal-schneider.bsky.social from @wslresearch.bsky.social is pooling such records to study tree-mortality patterns. Learn more and fill in the survey here: forms.gle/azsjfGrzUL9o...
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What are dendrometers and why do we need a global dendrometer network?
💥Our first GDN paper is out!
We document how it all started with a meeting in Norway, and outline some of the great potential that lies in creating a global community.
Read: doi.org/10.1093/tree...
Join: globaldendro.org
💥Our first GDN paper is out!
We document how it all started with a meeting in Norway, and outline some of the great potential that lies in creating a global community.
Read: doi.org/10.1093/tree...
Join: globaldendro.org
July 22, 2026 at 7:20 AM
What are dendrometers and why do we need a global dendrometer network?
💥Our first GDN paper is out!
We document how it all started with a meeting in Norway, and outline some of the great potential that lies in creating a global community.
Read: doi.org/10.1093/tree...
Join: globaldendro.org
💥Our first GDN paper is out!
We document how it all started with a meeting in Norway, and outline some of the great potential that lies in creating a global community.
Read: doi.org/10.1093/tree...
Join: globaldendro.org
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Early defoliation, leaf browning and wilting and shedding of green leaves in Switzerland (Jura) and Southern Germany (Black Forest) - beech but also cherry and maple affected - heat and drought stress - and no rain forecasted for the next weeks. This is not unexpected - this is climate change!
July 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Early defoliation, leaf browning and wilting and shedding of green leaves in Switzerland (Jura) and Southern Germany (Black Forest) - beech but also cherry and maple affected - heat and drought stress - and no rain forecasted for the next weeks. This is not unexpected - this is climate change!
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Warm, wet springs may raise tree death risk, not just drought. French forest data indicate favorable early growth can leave some trees, especially tall ones, more vulnerable when later dry conditions arrive. doi.org/hb9nzf
Why Europe's trees are dying
In Europe, trees are increasingly dying prematurely. A new study by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) on French forests now shows that it is not only drought but also unusually warm or wet springs that increase the risk—even ideal growing conditions can prove fatal later on.
phys.org
July 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Warm, wet springs may raise tree death risk, not just drought. French forest data indicate favorable early growth can leave some trees, especially tall ones, more vulnerable when later dry conditions arrive. doi.org/hb9nzf
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🌳How close are tropical forests to their photosynthetic limit? Our new paper highlights the vulnerability of these ecosystems to further warming and the importance of accurately representing canopy temperature. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @wslresearch.bsky.social
July 7, 2026 at 6:47 AM
🌳How close are tropical forests to their photosynthetic limit? Our new paper highlights the vulnerability of these ecosystems to further warming and the importance of accurately representing canopy temperature. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @wslresearch.bsky.social
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Original Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Rising tree mortality in France is associated with distinct seasonal climate anomalies - Nature Communications
This study explores climate-driven tree mortality risk beyond summer drought. It links rising tree mortality in France to distinct seasonal climate anomalies, including winter and spring warming, diff...
www.nature.com
July 7, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Original Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🍁 Trees in Europe are increasingly dying prematurely. A new WSL study on French #forests now shows that it is not only extremely dry summers but #climate anomalies in general that are driving tree mortality – particularly warm and wet springs: www.wsl.ch/en/news/why-...
@lsce-ipsl.bsky.social 🌍
@lsce-ipsl.bsky.social 🌍
Why Europe’s trees are dying
Deviations from the usual climate are causing trees to die prematurely. Even favourable growing conditions can have a negative impact.
www.wsl.ch
July 7, 2026 at 7:09 AM
🍁 Trees in Europe are increasingly dying prematurely. A new WSL study on French #forests now shows that it is not only extremely dry summers but #climate anomalies in general that are driving tree mortality – particularly warm and wet springs: www.wsl.ch/en/news/why-...
@lsce-ipsl.bsky.social 🌍
@lsce-ipsl.bsky.social 🌍
🌦️🌳 Why are more trees dying in European forests? Extreme summer droughts are definitely part of the story, but our new paper shows that tree mortality is shaped by climate variability across seasons, not by single extreme events alone.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Rising tree mortality in France is associated with distinct seasonal climate anomalies - Nature Communications
This study explores climate-driven tree mortality risk beyond summer drought. It links rising tree mortality in France to distinct seasonal climate anomalies, including winter and spring warming, diff...
www.nature.com
June 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
🌦️🌳 Why are more trees dying in European forests? Extreme summer droughts are definitely part of the story, but our new paper shows that tree mortality is shaped by climate variability across seasons, not by single extreme events alone.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🎉Congrats to @stineb.bsky.social et al whose @newphyt.bsky.social Tansley Review on C + N cycles has been recognised as one of the Top 10 most viewed papers of 2024! Check out our blog on why it resonated, and how we continue to build on this work 👇
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/le...
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/le...
LEMONTREE in the Tansley Review’s Top 10 Most Viewed: Reflecting on Our Carbon–Nitrogen Synthesis - Lemontree
LEMONTREE recognised as one of the top 10 most viewed papers published in New Phytologist in 2024 for our review paper: Empirical evidence and theoretical understanding of ecosystem carbon and nitroge...
research.reading.ac.uk
June 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🎉Congrats to @stineb.bsky.social et al whose @newphyt.bsky.social Tansley Review on C + N cycles has been recognised as one of the Top 10 most viewed papers of 2024! Check out our blog on why it resonated, and how we continue to build on this work 👇
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/le...
research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/le...
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How does photosynthesis respond to changing temperatures?
In the paper led by Pascal Schneider, we show that the thermal acclimation of photosynthesis can be modelled without making assumptions about plant functional types - ready for adoption in ESMs
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
In the paper led by Pascal Schneider, we show that the thermal acclimation of photosynthesis can be modelled without making assumptions about plant functional types - ready for adoption in ESMs
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Global Photosynthesis Acclimates to Rising Temperatures Through Predictable Changes in Photosynthetic Capacities, Enzyme Kinetics, and Stomatal Sensitivity
Thermal acclimation of C3 ${\mathrm{C}}_{3}$ photosynthesis is predictable across species and climates using optimality theory and fundamental biochemistry Combined acclimation of photosynthetic ...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
How does photosynthesis respond to changing temperatures?
In the paper led by Pascal Schneider, we show that the thermal acclimation of photosynthesis can be modelled without making assumptions about plant functional types - ready for adoption in ESMs
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
In the paper led by Pascal Schneider, we show that the thermal acclimation of photosynthesis can be modelled without making assumptions about plant functional types - ready for adoption in ESMs
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...