Sonja Wipf

After graduating from the Old Cantonal School Aarau, Wipf studied botany and environmental science at the University of Zurich from 1993 to 2000. She completed a doctoral dissertation about the effects of reduced snow cover on tundra ecosystems in 2006 at the University. == Work ==

Wipf's research deals with the effects of climate change, agriculture, and tourism on alpine and arctic plants and soils, and their interactions. Wipf appears in the media on a regular basis. In the context of the climate crisis, her work has been reported by national and international media. Since 1 January 2020 Wipf has headed the Research and Monitoring Department at the Swiss National Parks. In April 2025, Wipf joined University of Basel Department of Environmental Sciences Ecology team as a senior scientists/postdoc. Additionally, in November 2025, she has founded the Luzula Biodiversity Knowledge Gmbh that research, appreciates, protects, and experiences biodiversity. == Selected publications ==

• With Christian Rixen: A review of snow manipulation experiments in Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems. In: Polar Research. 29(1), 2010, S. 95–109. • With Christian Rixen, Markus Fischer, Bernhard Schmid, Veronika Stoeckli: Effects of ski piste preparation on alpine vegetation. In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 42(2), 2005, S. 306–316. • With Veronika Stoeckli, Peter Bebi: Winter climate change in alpine tundra: plant responses to changes in snow depth and snowmelt timing. In: Climatic Change. 94(1–2), 2009, S. 105–121. == References ==