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Keywords

Forest Ecology, Forest Management, Mountain Forest, Protective Forest

Countries

Switzerland

Biography

As a forest ecologist, I am passionate about understanding the complex interplay between climate change, disturbances, and management in forest ecosystems. To tackle this challenge, I employ a unique data fusion approach that combines various types of data and methods, giving me a comprehensive view of these intricate systems.

My experience as a forester has instilled in me a deep appreciation for the importance of engaging with local stakeholders and practitioners. I firmly believe that working closely with these groups not only enriches my research, but also enhances the practical applications of my findings. Moreover, I understand that communication is key in bridging the gap between scientific research and the wider public, and I am committed to translate my research outcomes into practical applications for forest management.

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Employment (8)

WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF: Davos Dorf, CH

2021-09 to present | Research Scientist (Alpine Environment and Natural Hazards Research Unit (CERC))
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Alessandra Bottero

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research: Birmensdorf, CH

2020-01 to 2021-08 | Research Associate (Forest Dynamics Research Unit)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Alessandra Bottero

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research: Birmensdorf, CH

2017-01 to 2019-12 | Postdoc (Forest Dynamics Research Unit)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Alessandra Bottero

University of Minnesota: Minneapolis, US

2014-03 to 2015-12 | Research Associate (Department of Forest Resources; United States Forest Service (USFS) Northern Research Station, USA)
Employment
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Alessandra Bottero

University of Turin: Turin, IT

2013-03 to 2014-02 | Research Fellow (Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari (DISAFA))
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Alessandra Bottero

University of Turin: Turin, IT

2012-06 to 2012-12 | Teaching Support (Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari (DISAFA))
Employment
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Alessandra Bottero

University of Turin: Turin, IT

2009-06 to 2009-11 | Post-graduate Fellow (Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari (DISAFA))
Employment
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Alessandra Bottero

None: -, IT

2008-08 to 2009-06 | Professional activity as a Forester (Self-employed)
Employment
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Professional activities (14)

WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF: Davos Dorf, CH

2023-04 to present | Manager of the Pre-lunch Seminar (Alpine Environment and Natural Hazards Research Unit)
Service
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Alessandra Bottero

Schweizerischen Gebirgswaldpflegegruppe GWG: Maienfeld, CH

2023-02 to present | Member
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International Union of Forest Research Organizations: Vienna, Wien, AT

2023 to present | Co-Organizer session "Impacts of Global Change on Protective Forests in Mountain Areas" (XXVI IUFRO WORLD CONGRESS)
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Verbund Waldbau Schweiz: -, CH

2022-08 to present | Member
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Swiss eLTER team at the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI): -, CH

2022-02 to present | Co-representative of the Swiss eLTER team at the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI)
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Frontiers Media SA: Lausanne, VD, CH

2022 to present | Editor (Research Topic "Impacts of Global Change on Protective Forests in Mountain Areas")
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Canadian Science Publishing: Ottawa, Ontario, CA

2021-05 to present | Associate Editor (Canadian Journal of Forest Research)
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Frontiers Media SA: Lausanne, VD, CH

2018-06 to present | Review Editor (Forest Growth / Frontiers in Forests and Global Change)
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Società Italiana di Selvicoltura ed Ecologia Forestale: Viterbo, Lazio, IT

2013-07 to present | Member
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International Mountain Conference IMC: Innsbruck, AT

2022-09 to 2022-09 | Chair of the Session "The future of mountain forest regeneration"
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IX SISEF National Congress: Bolzano, IT

2013-09 | “Premio Bagnaresi” - Award for the Best Poster
Distinction
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Scientific Conference – Northern Primeval forests: Ecology, Conservation and Management: Sundsvall, SE

2010-08 | Award for the Best Poster
Distinction
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University of Turin: Turin, IT

2010-02 | Award for the Best Master Thesis
Distinction
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Unione Industriale di Torino: Turin, IT

2009-09 | "Premio Optime" - Award for Honors in Study
Distinction
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Funding (6)

Thinning and impact of drought in mountain forests: what are the trade-offs with forest ecosystem services? (TradeES)

2023-05 to 2024-12 | Grant
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (Birmensdorf, CH)
URL: https://www.wsl.ch/de/projekte/tradees.html
Source: Self-asserted source
Alessandra Bottero

Borkenkäferbefall im Schutzwald: Früherkennung und Prioritätensetzung

2022-10 to 2026-09 | Grant
Interreg Alpine Space (Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung ARE) (Ittigen, CH)
URL: https://www.wsl.ch/de/projekte/bark-beetle-infestation-in-protective-forests.html
Source: Self-asserted source
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Früherkennung und Aufarbeitung von Buchdruckerschäden im Kanton Graubünden (earlyBEETLE)

2022 to 2025 | Grant
Amt für Wald und Natugefahren Kanton Graubünden (Chur, CH)
Source: Self-asserted source
Alessandra Bottero

Living and dying at treeline: characterization of deadwood at the treeline across the Italian Alps

2013-09 to 2013-10 | Grant
Cost Action ES1203 - Enhancing the resilience capacity of SENSitive mountain FORest ecosystems under environmental change (SENSFOR) (Oulu, FI)
Source: Self-asserted source
Alessandra Bottero

“Homo Sapiens Sapiens” Graduate Fellowship (Academic Year 2006-2007)

2009 to 2009 | Award
Istituto Nazionale di Previdenza per i Dipendenti dell’Amministrazione Pubblica (I.N.P.D.A.P.) (Rome, IT)
Source: Self-asserted source
Alessandra Bottero

“Homo Sapiens Sapiens” Graduate Fellowship (Academic Year 2005-2006)

2008 to 2008 | Award
Istituto Nazionale di Previdenza per i Dipendenti dell’Amministrazione Pubblica (I.N.P.D.A.P.) (Rome, IT)
Source: Self-asserted source
Alessandra Bottero

Works (33)

Resilience to late frost and drought of mixed forests with Turkey oak and silver fir in southern Italy

Forest Ecology and Management
2025-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122539
Contributors: Concetta Lisella; Alessandra Bottero; Serena Antonucci; Giovanni Santopuoli; Roberto Tognetti
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High potential but little success: ungulate browsing increasingly impairs silver fir regeneration in mountain forests in the southern Swiss Alps

Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research
2025-03-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpae028
Contributors: Esther R Frei; Marco Conedera; Peter Bebi; Samuel Zürcher; Alena Bareiss; Laura Ramstein; Nicola Giacomelli; Alessandra Bottero; Chris Johnson
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Bark beetle infestation in protective forests: early detection and priority setting

2023 | Interactive resource
Contributors: Alessandra Bottero; Peter Bebi
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Impact of global change on the protective effect of forests in mountain areas

2023-02-25 | Conference abstract
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu23-8181
Contributors: Christine Moos; Alessandra Bottero; Ana Stritih; Michaela Teich
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National Forest Inventory Data to Evaluate Climate-Smart Forestry

Climate-Smart Forestry in Mountain Regions
2022 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80767-2_4
Part of ISBN: 9783030807665
Part of ISBN: 9783030807672
Part of ISSN: 1568-1319
Part of ISSN: 2352-3956
Contributors: Christian Temperli; Giovanni Santopuoli; Alessandra Bottero; Ignacio Barbeito; Iciar Alberdi; Sonia Condés; Thomas Gschwantner; Michal Bosela; Bozydar Neroj; Christoph Fischer et al.
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Did the 2018 megadrought change the partitioning of growth between tree sizes and species? A Swiss case‐study

Plant Biology
2022-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/plb.13380
Part of ISSN: 1435-8603
Part of ISSN: 1438-8677
Contributors: ARUN KANTI BOSE; B. Rohner; A. Bottero; M. Ferretti; D. I. Forrester
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Alessandra Bottero

Temperate coppice forests in north-western Italy are resilient to wild ungulate browsing in the short to medium term

Forest Ecology and Management
2022-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120484
Part of ISSN: 0378-1127
Contributors: Alessandra Bottero; Fabio Meloni; Matteo Garbarino; Renzo Motta
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Living And Dying At The Treeline: A Recipe For Regeneration Success In A High Elevation Afforestation In The Swiss Alps

International Mountain Conference IMC
2022-09-14 | Conference poster
Contributors: Alessandra Bottero; Frei Esther R.; Frank Krumm; Peter Bebi
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Resilienza alla siccità e diradamenti

2022-03-23 | Interactive resource
Contributors: Daniele Castagneri; Alessandra Bottero; Giorgio Vacchiano
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Alessandra Bottero

Meta-analysis Reveals Different Competition Effects on Tree Growth Resistance and Resilience to Drought

Ecosystems
2022-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-021-00638-4
Contributors: Daniele Castagneri; Giorgio Vacchiano; Andrew Hacket-Pain; R. Justin DeRose; Tamir Klein; Alessandra Bottero
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Pan-European sustainable forest management indicators for assessing Climate-Smart Forestry in Europe

Canadian Journal of Forest Research
2021-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2020-0166
Part of ISSN: 0045-5067
Part of ISSN: 1208-6037
Contributors: G. Santopuoli; C. Temperli; I. Alberdi; I. Barbeito; M. Bosela; A. Bottero; M. Klopčič; J. Lesinski; P. Panzacchi; R. Tognetti
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Alessandra Bottero

Presenting a climate-smart forestry evaluation framework based on national forest inventories

Ecological Indicators
2021-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108459
Part of ISSN: 1470-160X
Contributors: A.S. Mathys; A. Bottero; G. Stadelmann; E. Thürig; M. Ferretti; C. Temperli
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Growth resistance and resilience of mixed silver fir and Norway spruce forests in central Europe: Contrasting responses to mild and severe droughts

Global Change Biology
2021-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15737
Contributors: Alessandra Bottero; David I. Forrester; Maxime Cailleret; Ulrich Kohnle; Arthur Gessler; Dominic Michel; Arun K. Bose; Jürgen Bauhus; Harald Bugmann; Matthias Cuntz et al.
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Effects of drought on nitrogen uptake and carbon dynamics in trees

Tree Physiology
2021-06-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa146
Part of ISSN: 1758-4469
Contributors: Jobin Joseph; Jörg Luster; Alessandra Bottero; Nathalie Buser; Lukas Baechli; Krunoslav Sever; Arthur Gessler
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Tree Neighbourhood Diversity Has Negligible Effects on Drought Resilience of European Beech, Silver Fir and Norway Spruce

Ecosystems
2021-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-020-00501-y
Part of ISSN: 1432-9840
Part of ISSN: 1435-0629
Contributors: Loïc Gillerot; David I. Forrester; Alessandra Bottero; Andreas Rigling; Mathieu Lévesque
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Alessandra Bottero

Val di Susa–Management of multifunctional forests in the heart of the western Italian Alps

How to balance forestry and biodiversity conservation. A view across Europe
2020 | Book chapter | Writing - original draft, Conceptualization, Visualization
Contributors: Lucia Caffo; Alberto Dotta; Alessandra Bottero
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The way back: recovery of trees from drought and its implication for acclimation

New Phytologist
2020-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/nph.16703
Contributors: Arthur Gessler; Alessandra Bottero; John Marshall; Matthias Arend
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Growth and resilience responses of Scots pine to extreme droughts across Europe depend on predrought growth conditions

Global Change Biology
2020-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15153
Part of ISSN: 1354-1013
Part of ISSN: 1365-2486
Contributors: ARUN KANTI BOSE; Arthur Gessler; Andreas Bolte; Alessandra Bottero; Allan Buras; Maxime Cailleret; J. Julio Camarero; Matthias Haeni; Ana-Maria Hereș; ANDREA HEVIA CABAL et al.
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La sete del bosco. Come le foreste reagiscono alla siccità e come aiutarle

LifeGate
2020-08-04 | Interactive resource
Contributors: Giorgio Vacchiano; Alessandra Bottero; Daniele Castagneri; Ugo Chiavetta; Giorgio Matteucci; Francesco Ripullone; Martina Pollastrini
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Contrasting resistance and resilience to extreme drought and late spring frost in five major European tree species

Global Change Biology
2019-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14803
Contributors: Yann Vitasse; Alessandra Bottero; Maxime Cailleret; Christof Bigler; Patrick Fonti; Arthur Gessler; Mathieu Lévesque; Brigitte Rohner; Pascale Weber; Andreas Rigling et al.
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Managing red pine stand structure to mitigate drought impacts

Dendrochronologia
2019-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2019.125623
Part of ISSN: 1125-7865
Contributors: Samantha M. Jones; Alessandra Bottero; Douglas N. Kastendick; Brian J. Palik
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What is the potential of silver fir to thrive under warmer and drier climate?

European Journal of Forest Research
2019-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-019-01192-4
Part of ISSN: 1612-4669
Part of ISSN: 1612-4677
Contributors: Vitasse Y.; Alessandra Bottero; Martine Rebetez; Marco Conedera; Sabine Augustin; Peter Brang; Willy Tinner
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Alessandra Bottero

One Century of Forest Monitoring Data in Switzerland Reveals Species- and Site-Specific Trends of Climate-Induced Tree Mortality

Frontiers in Plant Science
2019-03-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00307
Part of ISSN: 1664-462X
Contributors: Sophia Etzold; Kasia Ziemińska; Brigitte Rohner; Alessandra Bottero; Arun K. Bose; Nadine K. Ruehr; Andreas Zingg; Andreas Rigling
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Alessandra Bottero

Density‐dependent vulnerability of forest ecosystems to drought

Journal of Applied Ecology
2017-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12847
Contributors: Alessandra Bottero; Anthony W. D'Amato; Brian J. Palik; John B. Bradford; Shawn Fraver; Mike A. Battaglia; Lance A. Asherin; Harald Bugmann
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Forest density reduction to minimize the vulnerability of Norway spruce and silver fir to extreme drought - a risk assessment

IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress
2017-09 | Conference poster
Contributors: Alessandra Bottero; M. Cuntz; M. Hanewinkel; M. Brunette; H. Bugmann; A. Gessler; U. Kohnle; J. C. Zamora; A. Rigling
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Harvesting influences functional identity and diversity over time in forests of the northeastern U.S.A.

Forest Ecology and Management
2017-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.05.056
Contributors: M.T. Curzon; A.W. D'Amato; S. Fraver; B.J. Palik; A. Bottero; J.R. Foster; K.E. Gleason
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Competition amplifies drought stress in forests across broad climatic and compositional gradients

Ecosphere
2017-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1849
Part of ISSN: 2150-8925
Part of ISSN: 2150-8925
Contributors: Kelly Gleason; John B. Bradford; Alessandra Bottero; Anthony W. D'Amato; Shawn Fraver; Brian J. Palik; Michael A. Battaglia; Louis Iverson; Laura Kenefic; Christel C. Kern
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Influence of Repeated Prescribed Fire on Tree Growth and Mortality in Pinus resinosa Forests, Northern Minnesota

Forest Science
2017-02-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5849/forsci.16-035
Part of ISSN: 0015-749X
Contributors: Alessandra Bottero; Anthony W. D'Amato; Brian J. Palik; Christel C. Kern; John B. Bradford; Sawyer S. Scherer
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Repeated spring precipitation shortage alters individual growth patterns in Scots pine forests in the Western Alps

Trees - Structure and Function
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-015-1250-z
EID:

2-s2.0-84936796986
Contributors: Castagneri, D.; Bottero, A.; Motta, R.; Vacchiano, G.
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Alessandra Bottero via Scopus - Elsevier

Land-use history and topographic gradients as driving factors of subalpine Larix decidua forests

Landscape Ecology
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-012-9792-6
EID:

2-s2.0-84876985708
Contributors: Garbarino, M.; Lingua, E.; Weisberg, P.J.; Bottero, A.; Meloni, F.; Motta, R.
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Alessandra Bottero via Scopus - Elsevier

The interacting ecological effects of large-scale disturbances and salvage logging on montane spruce forest regeneration in the western European Alps

Forest Ecology and Management
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.12.021
EID:

2-s2.0-84872524561
Contributors: Bottero, A.; Garbarino, M.; Long, J.N.; Motta, R.
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Alessandra Bottero via Scopus - Elsevier

Foreste di protezione diretta - Disturbi naturali e stabilità nelle Alpi occidentali

Compagnia delle Foreste S.r.l.
2011 | Book
Contributors: Roberta Berretti; Alessandra Bottero; Enrico Bruno; Giuseppe Della Beffa; Michele Freppaz; Luana Giordano; Paolo Gonthier; Franco Gottero; Andrea Mosca; Renzo Motta et al.
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Gap-phase dynamics in the old-growth forest of Lom, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Silva Fennica
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84856606456
Contributors: Bottero, A.; Garbarino, M.; Dukić, V.; Govedar, Z.; Lingua, E.; Nagel, T.A.; Motta, R.
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Alessandra Bottero via Scopus - Elsevier
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