Christian Rixen

Biographic Data

ID1574053
NAMEChristian Rixen
GIVEN NAMESChristian
FAMILY NAMERixen
SIGNATURERIXEN C
AFFILIATIONSSwiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
ORCID0000-0002-2486-9988
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS3
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Policy documents considering biodiversity, land use, and climate in the European Arctic reveal visible, hidden, and imagined nexus approaches

    Open AccessSirpa Rasmu, Sirpa Rasmus et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2024

  • Synthesizing plausible futures for biodiversity and ecosystem services in Europe and Central Asia using scenario archetypes

    Open AccessPaula A Harrison, Zuzana V Harmáčková et al.ARTICLEConservation Ecology2019Cited by: 3

    Harrison, P. A., Z. V. Harmáčková, A. Aloe Karabulut, L. Brotons, M. Cantele, J. Claudet, R. W. Dunford, A. Guisan, I. P. Holman, S. Jacobs, K. Kok, A. Lobanova, A. Morán-Ordóñez, S. Pedde, C. Rixen, F. Santos-Martín, M. A. Schlaepfer, C. Solidoro, A. Sonrel, and J. Hauck. 2019. Synthesizing plausible futures for biodiversity and ecosystem services in Europe and Central Asia using scenario archetypes. Ecology and Society 24(2):27. https://doi.org…

  • Elevation gradient of successful plant traits for colonizing alpine summits under climate change

    Open AccessMagalì Matteodo, Sonja Wipf et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2013

    Upward migration of plant species due to climate change has become evident in several European mountain ranges. It is still, however, unclear whether certain plant traits increase the probability that a species will colonize mountain summits or vanish, and whether these traits differ with elevation. Here, we used data from a repeat survey of the occurrence of plant species on 120 summits, ranging from 2449 to 3418 m asl, in south-eastern Switzerl…

  • Zwei Alpentäler im Klimawandel

    Open AccessChristian RixenARTICLEMountain Research and Development2012

  • Glaziale und periglaziale Lebensräume im Raum Obergurgl

    Open AccessChristian RixenARTICLEMountain Research and Development2012

  • Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems

    Open AccessIsla H Myers‐Smith, Bruce C Forbes et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2011

    Recent research using repeat photography, long-term ecological monitoring and dendrochronology has documented shrub expansion in arctic, high-latitude and alpine tundra ecosystems. Here, we (1) synthesize these findings, (2) present a conceptual framework that identifies mechanisms and constraints on shrub increase, (3) explore causes, feedbacks and implications of the increased shrub cover in tundra ecosystems, and (4) address potential lines of…

  • Winter Tourism, Climate Change, and Snowmaking in the Swiss Alps

    Open AccessMartin Putz, Marco Pütz et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2011

    Technical snowmaking has become an important measure in winter tourism destinations to deal with decreasing snow reliability, seasonal weather variability, and growing customer demand. This study analyzes tourists' attitudes toward technical snowmaking, their preferences for snow reliability, and other factors that influence destination choice. We interviewed tourists at 3 Swiss winter tourism destinations: Davos, Scuol, and Braunwald. In additio…

  • Winter Tourism and Climate Change in the Alps

    Open AccessChristian Rixen, Michaela Teich et al.ARTICLEMountain Research and Development2011

    The winter tourism industry is facing considerable challenges with climate change; it is increasingly responding with investments in snowmaking facilities. We present a study on 3 tourism destinations in the Swiss Alps that addressed resource consumption of snowmaking, snow reliability, and future snowmaking potential in a warmer climate. The energy consumption of snowmaking in the ski resorts was in the lower range of what could be expected from…