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Doering M., Uehlinger U., Ackermann T. Woodtli M. and Tockner K. 2011. Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of soil and sediment respiration in a river-floodplain mosaic (Tagliamento, NE Italy. Freshwater Biology (Article first published online) doi:10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02569.x, 1-15.
Tonolla D., Acuña V., Uehlinger U., Frank T. & K.Tockner. 2010. Thermal heterogeneity in river floodplains. Ecosystems 13: 727-740.
Uehlinger U., Robinson C.T., Hieber M., & R. Zah. 2010. The physico-chemical
habitat template for periphyton in Alpine glacial streams under a changing climate.
Hydrobiologia 657: 107-121.
Reichert P., Uehlinger U & V. Acuña. 2009. Estimating stream metabolism from
oxygen concentrations: the effect of spatial heterogeneity. Journal of Geophysical
Research - Biogeosciences 114: G03016. doi:10.1029/2008JG000917.
Acuña V., Wolf A., Uehlinger U. & K. Tockner. 2008. Temperature dependence of
stream benthic respiration in an Alpine river network with relevance to global
warming. Freshwater Biology 53: 2076-2088.
Robinson C.T. & U. Uehlinger (2008) Artificial Floods Cause Ecosystem Regime
Shift in a Regulated River. Applied Ecology 18: 511-526.
Mannes S, Robinson C.T., Uehlinger U., Scheurer T., Ortlepp J., Mürle, U. and
P. Molinari. 2008. Ecological effects of a long-term flood program in a flow
regulated river. Journal of Alpine Research 1: 125-134.
Zbinden, M., M. Hieber, C.T. Robinson and U. Uehlinger (2008). Short-term colonization
patterns of macroinvertebates in Alpine streams. Archiv für Hydrobiologie: 171:
75-86.
Schuwirth N., Kühni M., Schweizer S., Uehlinger U. & P. Reichert (2008) A mechanistic
model of benthos community dynamics in the River Sihl, Switzerland. Freshwater
Biology 53: 1372-1392.
Tiegs S.D., Peter F.D., Robinson C.T., Uehlinger U. & M.O. Gessner. 2008. Responses
of leaf decomposition and invertebrate colonization to manipulated litter quantity
in streams. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 27:321-331.
Doering M., Uehlinger U., Rotach A., Schläpfer D. & K. Tockner. 2007. Large-scale
expansion and contraction dynamics along an unconstrained alpine alluvial corridor
(Tagliamento River, Northeast Italy). Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
32: 1693-1704.
Langhans S.D., Tiegs S.D., Uehlinger U. & K. Tockner. 2006. Environmental heterogeneity
controls organic-matter dynamics in river-floodplain ecosystems. Polish Journal
of Ecology 54:675-680.
Uehlinger U. 2006. Annual cycle and inter-annual variability of gross primary
production and ecosystem respiration in a floodprone river during a 15-year
period. Freshwater Biology 51:938-950. Erratum
Malard F., Uehlinger U., Zah R. & Tockner K. 2006. Flood-pulse and riverscape
dynamics in a braided glacial river. Ecology 87:704-716. (Additional data in
Ecological Archives).
Uehlinger U. & Brock J.T. 2005. Periphyton metabolism along a nutrient gradient
in a desert river (Truckee River, Nevada, USA). Aquatic Science 67: 507-516.
Hieber M., Robinson C.T., UehlingerU. & Ward J.V. 2005. A comparison of benthic
macroinvertebrate assemblages among different types of alpine streams." Freshwater
Biology 50: 2087-2100.
Robinson C.T., Uehlinger U. & Minshall G.W: 2005. Functional characteristics
of wilderness streams 20 years following wildfire. Western North American Naturalist
65: 1-10.
Robinson C.T., Aebischer S. & Uehlinger U. 2004. Immediate and habitat-specific
response of macroinvertebrates to sequential floods. Journal of the North American
Benthological Society 23: 853-867.
Acuna V., Giorgi A., Munoz I., Uehlinger U. & Sabater S. 2004. Flow extremes
and benthic organic matter shape the metabolism of a headwater Mediterranean
stream. Freshwater Biology 49: 960-971.
Robinson C.T., Uehlinger U. and Monaghan M.T. 2004. Stream ecosystem response
to multiple experimental floods from a reservoir. River Research and Applications
20: 359-377.
Jakob C., Robinson C.T. & Uehlinger U. 2003. Longitudinal effects of experimental
floods on stream benthos downstream of a large dam. Aquatic Sciences 65: 223-231.
Robinson C.T. & Uehlinger U. 2003. Using artifical floods for restoring river
integrity. Aquatic Sciences 65:181-182.
Robinson C.T., Uehlinger U. & Monaghan M. 2003. Effects of a multi-year experimental
flood regime on macroinvertebrates downstream of a reservoir. Aquatic Sciences
65: 210-222.
Hieber M., Robinson C.T. and Uehlinger U. 2003. Seasonal and diel patterns of
invertebrate drift in different alpine stream types. Freshwater Biology 48,
1078-1092.
Uehlinger U., Kawecka B. & Robinson C. 2003. Effects of experimental floods
on periphyton and stream metabolism below a high dam in the Swiss Alps (River
Spöl). Aquatic Sciences 65: 199-209.
Uehlinger U., Malard F., Ward J.V. 2003. Thermal patterns in the surface waters
of a glacial river corridor (Val Roseg, Switzerland). Freshwater Biology 48,
284 -300.
Hieber M, Robinson CT, Uehlinger U, et al. 2002. Are alpine lake outlets less
harsh than other alpine streams? Archiv für Hydrobiologie 154,199-223.
Uehlinger U., Naegeli M.W. & Fisher S.G. 2002. A heterotrophic desert stream?
The role of sediment stability. Western North American Naturalist 62, 466-473.
Tockner K., Malard F., Uehlinger U. and J. V. Ward. 2002. Nutrients and organic
matter in a glacial river-floodplain system (Val Roseg, Switzerland). Limnology
and Oceanography 47: 266-277.
Beardall J., Berman T., Heraud P., Kadiri M., Light B., Patterson G., Roberts
S., Sulzberger B., Sahan E., Uehlinger U. & Wood B. A 2001. comparison of methods
for detection of phosphate limitation in microalgae. Aquatic Science, 63, 107-121.
Hieber, M., Robinson C.T., Rushforth S.R., and U. Uehlinger. 2001. Algal communities
associated with different alpine stream types. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine
Research 33, 447-456.
Malard F., Mangin A., Uehlinger U. & Ward J.V. 2001. Thermal heterogeneity in
the hyporheic zone of a glacial floodplain. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and
Aquatic Sciences 58, 1319-1355.
Rinke K., Robinson C.T. & U. Uehlinger. 2001. A note on abiotic factors that
constrain periphyton in alpine glacier streams. Internationale Revue der gesamten
Hydrobiologie 86, 361-366.
Ward J.V., Tockner K., Uehlinger U. & F. Malard. 2001 Understanding natural
patterns and processes in river corridors as the basis for effective river restoration.
Regulated Rivers Reserach & Management 17, 311-323.
Robinson C.T., Uehlinger U. & M. Hieber. 2001. Spatial and temporal variation
in macroinvertebrate assemblages of glacier streams in the Swiss Alps. Freshwater
Biology 46, 1663-1672.
Zah R. & U. Uehlinger. 2001 Particulate organic matter inputs to a glacial stream
system in the Swiss Alps. Freshwater Biology 46, 1597-1608.
Zah R., Burgherr P., Bernasconi S.M. and U. Uehlinger. 2001. Stable isotope
analysis of macroinvertebrates and their food sources in a glacier stream. Freshwater
Biology 46, 871-882.
Zah R., Niederöst M. Rinderpacher H., U. Uehlinger and J.V. Ward. 2001. Long-term
dynamics of the channel network in a glacial floodplain, Val Roseg, Switzerland.
Arctic, Antaractic, and Alpine Research, 33, 440-446.
Uehlinger U. König C. & Reichert P. 2000. Variability of photosynthesis-irradiance
curves and ecosystem respiration in a small river. Freshwater Biology 44, 493-507.
Kaenel B., Bührer H. & U. Uehlinger. 2000. The effects of aquatic plant management
on stream metabolism and the oxygen balance in streams. Freshwater Biology 45,
85-95.
Uehlinger U. 2000. Resistance and resilience of ecosystem metabolism in a flood-prone
river system. Freshwater Biology, 45, 319-332.
Ward J.V., Malard F., Tockner K. & U. Uehlinger. 1999. Influence of ground water
on surface water conditions in a glacial flood plain of the Swiss Alps. Hydrological
Processes 13, 277-293.
Kaenel B. &. U. Uehlinger. 1999. Aquatic plant management: ecological effects
in two streams of the Swiss Plateau. Hydrobiologia 415, 257-263.
Uehlinger U. & Naegeli M. 1998. Ecosystem metabolism, disturbance and stability
in prealpine river gravel bed river. J. North Am. Benthol. Soc. 17, 165-178.
Kaenel B., C.M. Matthaei & U. Uehlinger. 1998. Disturbance by aquatic plant
management in streams: effects on benthic invertebrates. Regulated Rivers Reserach
& Management 14, 341-356.
Kaenel B.R. & U. Uehlinger. 1998. Effects of plant cutting and dreding on habitat
condtions in streams. Arch. Hydrobiol. 143, 257-273.
Tockner K., Malard F., Burgherr P., Robinson C.T., Uehlinger U., Zah R. & Ward
J.V. 1997. Characterization of channel types in a glacial floodplain ecosystem
(Val Roseg, Switzerland). Arch. Hydrobiol 140, 433-463.
Naegeli M.W. & U. Uehlinger. 1997. Ecosystem and hyprorheic metabolism in a
prealpine gravel bed river. J. North Am. Benth. Soc. 16, 794-804.
Matthäi C.D., Uehlinger U., Meyer E.I. & Frutiger A. 1996. Recolonization of
benthic invertebrates after experimental disturbance in a Swiss prealpine river.
Freshwater Biology 35, 233-248.
Uehlinger U., Bührer H. & Reichert P. 1996. Periphyton dynamics in a floodprone
prealpine river: Evaluation of significant processes by modelling. Freshwater
Biology, 36, 249-263.
Naegeli M.W., Huggenberger P. & Uehlinger U. 1997. The use of ground penetrating
radar for assessing the sediment structure in the hyporheic zone of a prealpine
river. J. North Am. Benth. Soc.15, 353-366.
Matthäi C.D., Uehlinger U. & Frutiger A. 1997. Response of benthic invertebrates
to natural versus experimental disturbance in a Swiss prealpine river. Freshwater
Biol 37, 61-77.
Naegeli M.W., Uehlinger U., Hartmann U. & Meyer E.I. 1995. POM-Dynamics and
community respiration in the sediments of a floodprone prealpine river (Necker,
Switzerland). Arch. Hydrobiol. 133; 339-347.
Bossard P. and Uehlinger U. 1993. The effect of herbivorous crustacean zooplankton
on epilimnetic carbon and phosphorus cycling. Hydrobiologia 245, 21-43.
Uehlinger U. 1993. Primary production and respiration in the outlet of an eutrophic
lake (River Glatt, Switzerland). Arch. Hydrobiol. 128, 39-55.
Uehlinger U. 1991. Spatial and temporal variability of the periphyton biomass
in a prealpine river (Necker, Switzerland). Arch. Hydrobiol. 123, 219-237.
Bloesch J. and Uehlinger U. 1990. Epilmnetic carbon flux and turnover of different
particle size classes in oligo-mesotrophic Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. Arch.
Hydrobiol. 118, 403-419.
Uehlinger U. and Bloesch J. 1989. Primary production of different phytoplankton
size classes in an oligo-mesotrophic Swiss lake. Arch. Hydrobiol. 116, 1-21.
Bühlmann B., Bossard P. and Uehlinger U. 1988. The influence of longwave ultraviolet
radiation (UV-A) on the photosynthetic activity (14C-assimilation) of phytoplankton.
J. Plankton Res. 9, 935-943.
Bloesch J., Bossard P., Bührer H., Bürgi H.R. and Uehlinger U. 1988. Can results
from limnocorral experiments be transferred to in situ conditions? Hydrobiologia
159, 297-308.
Uehlinger U. and Bloesch J. 1987. Variation in the C:P ratio of suspended and
settling seston and its significance for P-uptake calculations. Freshwater Biol.
17, 99-108.
Uehlinger U. and Bloesch J. 1987. The influence of crustacean zooplankton on
the size structure of algal biomass and suspended and settling seston. Int.
Revue ges. Hydrobiol. 72, 473-486.
Uehlinger U. 1986. Bacteria and phosphorus regeneration in lakes. An experimental
study. Hydrobiologia 135, 197-206.
Bloesch J. and Uehlinger U. 1986. Horizontal sedimentation differences in a
eutrophic Swiss lake. Limnol. Oceanogr. 31, 1094-1109.
Berner T., Dubinsky Z., Schanz F., Grobbelar J.U., Rai R., Uehlinger U. and
Falkowski P.G. 1986. The measurement of primary productivity in a high rate
oxidation pond (HRP). J. Plankton Res. 8, 659-672.
Sakamoto M., Tilzer M.M., Gächter R., Rai R., Collos Y., Tschumi P., Berner
P., Zbären D., Zbären J., Dokulil M., Bossard P., Uehlinger U. and Nusch E.A.
1985. Joint field experiments for comparison of measuring methods for photosynthetic
production. J. Plankton Res. 6, 365-383.
Uehlinger U. 1985. An in situ pulse light fluorometer for chlorophyll determination
as a monitor for vertical and horizontal phytoplankton distribution in lakes.
J. Plankton Res. 8, 605-615.
Uehlinger U. 1981. Zur Oekologie der planktischen Blaualge Aphanizomenon flos-aquae
in Alpenrandseen. Schweiz. Z. Hydrol. 43, 69-88.
Top of refereed publications
Malard, F., Tockner, K. and Uehlinger, U. (2002) Glacier meltwater as a source
of iron in an Alpine river-floodplain system. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol.
28: 134-139.
Robinson C.T., Uehlinger U., Guidon F., Schenkel P. & Skvarc R. (2002) Limitation
and retention of nutrients in alpine streams of the Alps. Verh. Internat. Verein.
Limnol. 28: 1263-272.
Uehlinger U. 2000. Periphyton biomass in an unpredictable environment: exploring
the temporal variability with a dynamic model.Verhandlung Internationale Vereinigung
für theoretische und angewande Limnologie 27: 3162-3165.
Zah R., Burgherr P., Bernasconi S.M. and U. Uehlinger. 2000. Contribution of
organic resources for a glacial stream (Val Roseg, Swiss Alps) - a stable isotope
study. Verhandlungen Internationale Vereinigung für theoretische und angewandte
Limnologie 27, 1635-1639.
Zah R., Niederöst M. and U. Uehlinger. 2000. Application of photogrammetry in
ecology: Analyzing the morphology of a high alpine floodplain. International
Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 33, 1739-1746.
Uehlinger U., Zah R. & Bürgi H.R. 1998. The Val Roseg Project: Temporal and
spatial patterns of benthic algae in an Alpine stream influenced by glacier
runoff. In K. Kovar, U. Tappeiner, N.E. Peters & R.G. Craig (Eds). Hydrology,
Water Resources and Ecology in Headwaters. IAHS Press, Wallingford, U.K.419-424.
Ward. J.V., Burgherr P., Gessner OM.O., Malard F., Robinson C.T., Tockner K.,
Uehlinger U. & Zah R. 1998. The Val Roseg Project: habitat heterogeneity and
connectivity gradients in a glacial floodplain system. In K. Kovar, U. Tappeiner,
N.E. Peters & R.G. Craig (Eds). Hydrology, Water Resources and Ecology in Headwaters.
IAHS Press, Wallingford, U.K.425-432.
Uehlinger U. & Brock J.T. 1991. The assessment of river periphyton metabolism:
a method and some problems. In: "The use of algae for monitoring rivers". Proceedings
of the symposium. (Eds) Whitton B., Rott E. & Friedrich G. Institut für Botanik,
Universität Innsbruck, pp. 175-181.
Hürlimann J., Schanz F. & Uehlinger U. 1991. The use of algae for monitoring
rivers in Switzerland. In: "The use of algae for monitoring rivers". Proceedings
of the symposium. (Eds) Whitton B., Rott E. & Friedrich G. Institut für Botanik,
Universität Innsbruck, pp. 169-173.
Brock J.T., Uehlinger U. & Minshall G.W. 1991. Periphyton metabolism along a
nutrient gradient in a desert river: Truckee River, Nevada, U.S.A. Verh. Internat.
Verein. Limnol. 24: 1640.
Bloesch J. & Uehlinger U. 1991. Epilimnetic carbon flux and turnover of different
particle size classes in oligo-mesotrophic Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. Verh.
Internat. Verein. Limnol. 24: 937 (only summary, full article in Arch. f. Hydrobiologie)
Bloesch J. and Uehlinger U. 1988. Epilimnetic short-term carbon fluxes of various
size classes in two Swiss lakes of different trophic states. In: Sediment trap
studies in Nordic countries 1. Proceedings of the workshop: "Use of sediment
traps for studies of vertical flux of particulate matter in the sea". Eds.:
P. Wassmann and A.S. Heiskanen. Yliopistopaino, Helsinki 179-183.
Uehlinger U., Bossard P., Bloesch J., Bürgi H.R. and Bührer H. 1984. Ecological
experiments with limnocorrals: Methodological problems and quantification of
epilimnetic phosphorus and carbon cycles. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 22,
163-171.
Top of proceedings
Tockner K., Uehlinger U., Robinson C. T., Siber R., Tonolla D. and Peter F.
D. 2009. European Rivers. In: Gene E. Likens (ed.) Encyclopedia of Inland Waters.
Volume 3, pp. 366-377 Oxford: Elsevier.
Tockner K., Robinson C.T. and Uehlinger U. Rivers of Europe. 2008. Academic
Press, London. 736 pages.
Tockner K, Uehlinger U., Robinson C.T., Tonolla D., Siber R. and Peter F.D.
2008 Introduction to European Rivers.In: Tockner K. Robinson C.T. and Uehlinger
U. (eds.) Rivers of Europe. Academic Press, London, p. 1-21.
Uehlinger U., Wantzen K.M., Leuven R. S.E.W. and Arndt H. 2008. The Rhine River
Basin. In: Tockner K. Robinson C.T. and Uehlinger U. (eds.) Rivers of Europe.
Academic Press, London, p. 199-245.
Ward, J. V. and Uehlinger, U. 2003. Ecology of a glacial flood plain. Kluwer
Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Bürgi H.R., Burgherr P. & Uehlinger U. 2003. Aquatic Flora. In: Ward, J. V.
and Uehlinger, U. (eds.), Ecology of a glacial flood plain. Kluwer Academic
Publishers, pp. 139-151.
Robinson C.T., Uehlinger U. & Gessner M.O. 2003. Nutrient limitation. In: Ward,
J. V. and Uehlinger, U. (eds.), Ecology of a glacial flood plain. Kluwer Academic
Publishers, pp. 231-241.
Robinson, C. T., Burgherr, P., Malard, F., Tockner, K. and Uehlinger, U. 2003.
Synthesis and perspectives. In: Ward, J. V. and Uehlinger, U. (eds.), Ecology
of a glacial flood plain. Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 257-269.
Tockner, K., Illi, R., Malard, F. and Uehlinger, U. 2003. Nutrient dynamics.
In: Ward, J. V. and Uehlinger, U. (eds.), Ecology of a glacial flood plain.
Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 91-107.
Uehlinger U. & Malard F. 2003. Thermal heterogeneity. In: Ward, J. V. and Uehlinger,
U. (eds.), Ecology of a glacial flood plain. Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp.
75-90.
Uehlinger U. & Zah R. 2003. Organic matter dynamics. In: Ward, J. V. and Uehlinger,
U. (eds.), Ecology of a glacial flood plain. Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp.
75-90.
Uehlinger U., Maisch M., Rothenbühler C. & Zah R. (2003) Val Roseg: A high alpine
catchment. In: Ward, J. V. and Uehlinger, U. (eds.), Ecology of a glacial flood
plain. Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 1-16.
Wellstein C., Uehlinger U. & Zah R. 2003. Terrestrial floodplain vegetation.
In: Ward, J. V. and Uehlinger, U. (eds.), Ecology of a glacial flood plain.
Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 109-121.
Zah R., Maisch M., Uehlinger U. &. Rothenbühler C. 2003. Glacial history and
floodplain evolution. In: Ward, J. V. and Uehlinger, U. (eds.), Ecology of a
glacial flood plain. Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 17-36.
Top of books and book chapters
Robinson, C. T., P. Molinari, U. Mürle, J. Ortlepp, T. Scheurer, U. Uehlinger
and M. Zahner. 2004. Experimental floods to improve the integrity of regulated
rivers. GAIA 13: 186-190.
Uehlinger U. & Robinson C.T: 2003. Ecology of the glacial headwaters of the
Inn River. Bulletin of the International Association for Danube Research (IAD)
8, 1-3. (German/English)
Hieber M., Robinson C.T. and Uehlinger U. (2002) Alpine lake outlets: Distinctive
alpine stream types? EAWAG News 54e, 9-11.
Hieber M., Burgherr P., Uehlinger U. and Tockner K. (2002) Alpine Fliessgewässer:
vielfältige und empfindliche Oekosysteme. EAWAG News 55d, 9-11.
Robinson C.T. and Uehlinger U. (2002) Glacial stream in Switzerland: A dominant
feature of alpine landscapes. EAWAG News 54e, 6-8.
Robinson C.T. and Uehlinger U. (2002) Stream response to experimental floods.
EAWAG News 54e, 27-29.
Tockner K., Uehlinger U. and Malard F. (2002) Habitat Dynamics in the Val Roseg
flood plain. EAWAG News 54e, 14-15.
Uehlinger U, Malard F. and Tockner K. (2002) Val Roseg: A glacial flood plain
in the Swiss Alps.EAWAG News 54e, 12-13.
Uehlinger U., Zah R., Gessner M. and Robinson C.T: (2002) Organic matter dynamics
in alpine streams. EAWAG News 54e, 18-19.
Uehlinger U., Tockner K. and Malard F. (2002) Ecological windows in glacial
stream ecosystems. EAWAG News 54e, 20-21.
Mensch R., B. Känel & U. Uehlinger. 1997. Short-term effects of weed removal
on a stream of the Swiss Plateau. (in German). Vierteljahresschr. Naturforsch.
Ges. Zürich 142: 1-9.
Uehlinger U., Naegeli M.W. & Meyer E.I. 1995. Schlüsselprozesse im Energiehaushalt
von Fliessgewässern: Primärproduktion und Respiration. GAIA 4: 166-173.
Uehlinger U. 1994. Sauerstoff in der Glatt: Photosynthese, Respiration und Sauerstoffhaushalt
in einem anthropogen stark beeinflussten Mittellandfluss (Glatt, Kt. Zürich).
Gas, Wasser, Abwasser 74: 123-128.
Uehlinger U. 1981. Experimental studies on the autecology of Aphanizomenon flos-aquae
(Experimentelle Untersuchungen zur Autökologie von Aphanizomenon flos-aquae).
Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 60 (Algological Studies 28), 260-288 (in German).
Uehlinger U. F. (1980) Untersuchungen zur Autoekologie der planktischen Blaualge
Aphanizomenon flos-aquae. PhD Thesis, ETH-Zürich.
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