Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems (ITES)
The institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems is an internationally focussed research unit that develops and disseminates new knowledge, methods and tools to foster the sustainable use and adaptive management of terrestrial ecosystems and the goods and services they provide.
Parent institution:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Details of ETH
Address
Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems (ITES)
Universitätsstrasse 22
8092 Zürich
Phone: +41 44 632 32 17
Fax: +41 44 632 13 58
email: fluehler(@)env.ethz.ch
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Ecosystem Management
- Forest Ecology
- Land Use Engineering
- Soil Physics
- Soil Protection
Coordinated projects
- Phytomanagement as a synergy of phytoremediation and production of renewable energy sources Details of Phytomanagement as a synergy of phytoremediation and production of renewable energy sources
- SFB/TRR 38: Project B1 Phase2:- Spatio-temporary development of root growth, decay and exsudation in the initial phase of the ecosystem genesis Details of SFB/TRR 38: Project B1 Phase2:- Spatio-temporary development of root growth, decay and exsudation in the initial phase of the ecosystem genesis
- SFB/TRR 38: Project C2 Phase 1: A priori predictions in small catchment hydrology Details of SFB/TRR 38: Project C2 Phase 1: A priori predictions in small catchment hydrology
- SFB/TRR 38: Project C5 Phase 1: Development of a structure and process model Details of SFB/TRR 38: Project C5 Phase 1: Development of a structure and process model
Involved in research projects:
- SFB/TRR 38: Project C4 Phase 1: Hydrological surface processes during the development of an artificial catchment Details of SFB/TRR 38: Project C4 Phase 1: Hydrological surface processes during the development of an artificial catchment