EcoHyd Lab

In the Ecohydrology Laboratory we conduct laboratory research on soil-plant-water ecohydrological processes and field research on plant water stress in riparian and forest settings.

Head: Prof Peter Molnar
Leader Laboratory Research:
Dr Alon Nissan
Leader Field Research:
Dr Marius Floriancic
Forest Lab Monitoring Network:
Stefano Martinetti

EcoHyd Lab

Field Experimental Research

  • The WaldLab Forest Experimental Site at the ETH Hönggerberg Campus is where we are measuring ecohydrological fluxes in the soil, plant and atmosphere within a managed forest site with beech and spruce trees.
  • The Maggia River Experimental Site in Tessin is where we have been conducting long-​term monitoring of the effects of floods on riparian vegetation and river-​aquifer fluxes by measuring a range of surface water, groundwater and vegetation dynamics.

Current Projects

  • since 03/2021 - Dr. Alon Nissan: "Undisturbed monitoring of the distribution of water and chemicals, soil respiration, pH and photosynthesis"
  • since 01/2020 - Dr. Marius Floriancic: "Water movement through the forest water cycle revealed by stable water isotopes"
  • since 11/2021 - Stefano Martinetti: PhD Project "Quantifying Water Stress at the Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interface", ETH Grant: ETH-27 21-2

Student Projects

  • Autumn Semester 2021 - Diana Otth: "Revealing the water sources different trees access for transpiration" (MSc Project)
  • Autumn Semester 2021 - Leonie Sendker: "Simulation and validation of evapotranspiration in well-constrained systems" (MSc Project)

EcoHyd Lab Alumni

  • 2021 - Flavia Hagmann: "Transpirationsflüsse von Buchen und Fichten gemessen mit Dendrometer und Sap Flow-Sensoren" (BSc Thesis)
  • 2021 - Ramun Bär: "Analyse von Mikroklima und Stomataleitfähigkeit als Proxy für Transpiration im Waldlabor Hönggerberg" (BSc Thesis) 
  • 2021 - Livio Steiger: "Saisonale Signale von stabilen Isotopen im Waldlabor" (BSc Thesis)
  • 2020 - Maria Grundmann: "Untersuchung von Niederschlagsprozessen im Wald anhand natürlicher Tracer in Interzeption, Stammabfluss und Bodenwasser" (BSc Thesis)
  • 2020 - Raphael Meier & Lucas Truniger:  "Analyse der Wasserspeicherkapazität von Streu und Totholz im Wald" (BSc Thesis)

 

 

 

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