Peer-reviewed publications
2024
Almer J., and S. Werth 2024. Effects of organic substrates on growth rate parameters of a boreal cyanolichen. Lichenologist (in press). https://doi.org/10.1017/S0024282924000227
Sun K., and S. Werth 2024. Journey to the West: Migration patterns of the riparian montane genus Myricaria. Flora 321:152639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2024.152639
Goss, A., and S. Werth. 2024. New microsatellite loci to quantify genetic diversity of the photosymbiodeme-forming lichen Sticta canariensis. Lichenologist 56(1): 39-45. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0024282923000622
2023
Almer, J., P. Resl, H. Gudmundsson, D. Warshan, S. Andrésson Ó, and S. Werth. 2023. Symbiont-specific responses to environmental cues in a threesome lichen symbiosis. Molecular Ecology 32(5), 1045-1061, https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16814
Beckett, R. P., T. Roach, F. Minibaeva, and S. Werth. 2023. Alternative electron transport pathways contribute to tolerance to high light stress in lichenized algae. Physiologia Plantarum 175:e13904. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.13904
Wyczanska, M., K. Wacker, P.S. Dyer, and S. Werth. 2023. Local-scale panmixia in the lichenized fungus Xanthoria parietina contrasts with substantial genetic structure in its Trebouxia photobionts. Lichenologist 55(2), 69-79, https://doi.org/10.1017/S002428292300004X
2022
Yang, M.-X., S. Werth, L.-S. Wang, and C. Scheidegger. 2022. Phylogeographic analyses of an epiphytic foliose lichen show multiple dispersal events westward from the Hengduan Mountains of Yunnan into the Himalayas. Ecology and Evolution,12(9):e9308. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9308
Sebald, V., A. J. Goss, E. Ramm, J. V. Gerasimova, and S. Werth. 2022. NO2 air pollution drives species composition, but tree traits drive species diversity of urban epiphytic lichen communities. Environmental Pollution 308:119678. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119678
Chavarria Pizarro, T., P. Resl, T. Kuhl-Nagel, A. Janjic, F. Fernandez Mendoza and S. Werth. 2022. Antibiotic induced treatments reveal stress responsive gene expression in the endangered lichen Lobaria pulmonaria. Journal of Fungi, 8(6):625. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8060625
Gerasimova, J. V., A. Beck, S. Werth, and P. Resl. 2022. High diversity of type I polyketide genes in Bacidia rubella as revealed by the comparative analysis of 23 lichen fungal genomes. Journal of Fungi 8(5):449. download https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8050449
Resl, P., A. R. Bujold, G. Tagirdzhanova, P. Meidl, S. Freire Rallo, M. Kono, H. Gudmundsson, Ó. S. Andrésson, L. Muggia, H. Mayrhofer, J. P. McCutcheon, M. Wedin, S. Werth, L. M. Willis, and T. Spribille. 2022. Large differences in carbohydrate degradation and transport potential among lichen fungal symbionts. Nature Communications 13:2634. download
Chavarria Pizarro T., P. Resl, A. Janjic, and S. Werth. 2022. Gene expression responses to thermal shifts in the endangered lichen Lobaria pulmonaria. Molecular Ecology 31:839-858. download
Kraft, M., C. Scheidegger, and S. Werth. 2022. Stressed out: The effects of heat stress and parasitism on gene expression in the lichen-forming fungus Lobaria pulmonaria. Lichenologist 54:71-83. download: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0024282921000463
2021
Sündhofer, R., H. Mayrhofer, S. Werth, S. Dragiecevic, and C. Berg. 2021. Epiphytic bryophytes and lichens in Graz and Podgorica (Austria and Montenegro). Herzogia 34, 299-326. download
Werth, S., P. Meidl, and C. Scheidegger. 2021. Deep divergence between island populations in lichenized fungi. Scientific Reports 11, 7428. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86448-z
Werth, S., S. Þ. Pálsson, and Ó. S. Andrésson. 2021. Characterization of simple sequence repeat loci for Peltigera membranacea (lichenized Ascomycota) and its Nostoc photobiont. Lichenologist 53(6), 457-465. download: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0024282921000384
2019
Devkota, S., S. Werth, R. P. Chaudhary, and C. Scheidegger. 2019. Genetic diversity and structure of the epiphytic foliose lichen Lobaria pindarensis in the Himalayas depends on elevation. Fungal Ecology 41, 245-255. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2019.07.002
Devkota, S., L. Dymytrova, R. P. Chaudhary, S. Werth, and C. Scheidegger. 2019. Climate change-induced range shift of the endemic epiphytic lichen Lobaria pindarensis in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. Lichenologist 51, 157-173. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S002428291900001X
Zhao, J.-L. , S. Werth, M. Ikegami, P.F. Gugger, and V.L. Sork. 2019. Historical interactions are predicted to be disrupted under future climate change: the case of lace lichen and valley oak. Journal of Biogeography 46, 19-29. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13442
2017
Ronnås*, C., S. Werth*, O. Ovaskainen, G. Várkonyi, C. Scheidegger, and T. Snäll. 2017. Discovery of long-distance gamete dispersal in a lichen-forming ascomycete. New Phytologist 216:216-226. doi: 10.1111/nph.14714. *Authors contributed equally. download
Bergmann, T.C. and S. Werth. 2017. Intrathalline distribution of two lichenicolous fungi on Lobaria hosts – an analysis based on quantitative Real-Time PCR. Herzogia. 30:253-271. download
Gostner, W., M. Paternolli, A. Schleiss, C. Scheidegger, and S. Werth. 2017. Gravel bar inundation frequency: an important parameter for understanding riparian corridor dynamics. Aquatic Sciences 79:825-839. download
Devkota, S., R. P. Chaudhary, S. Werth, and C. Scheidegger. 2017. Indigenous knowledge and use of lichens by the lichenophilic communities of the Nepal Himalaya. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13:15. doi: 10.1186/s13002-017-0142-2 fulltext
Devkota, S., R. P. Chaudhary, S. Werth, and C. Scheidegger. 2017. Trade and legislation: consequences for the conservation of lichens in the Nepal Himalaya. Biodiversity and Conservation 26:2491-2503.
Devkota, S., C. Keller, L. Olley, S. Werth, R. P. Chaudhary, and C. Scheidegger. 2017. Distribution and national conservation status of the lichen family Lobariaceae (Peltigerales): from subtropical luxuriant forests to the alpine scrub of Nepal Himalaya. Mycosphere 8:630-348.
2016
Werth, S., S. Reynisdóttir, H. Guðmundsson, and Ó. S. Andrésson. 2016. A fast and inexpensive high-throughput protocol for isolating high molecular weight genomic DNA from lichens. Herzogia 29: 610-616. download
Steinhäuser, S. S., Ó. S. Andrésson, A. Pálsson, and S. Werth. 2016. Fungal and cyanobacterial gene expression in a lichen symbiosis: Effect of temperature and location. Fungal Biology 120:1194–1208. download
Sork, V. L., P. F. Gugger, J.-M. Chen, and S. Werth. 2016. Evolutionary lessons from California plant phylogeography. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 113:8064–8071. fulltext
Chen, J.-M., S. Werth, and V. L. Sork. (2016). Comparison of phylogeographical structures of a lichen-forming fungus and its green algal photobiont in western North America. Journal of Biogeography 43:932-943. download
Bässler, C., M. W. Cadotte, B. Beudert, C. Heibl, M. Blaschke, J. H. Bradtka, S. Werth, and J. Müller 2016. Contrasting patterns of lichen functional diversity and species richness across an elevation gradient. Ecography 38: 689-698. download
2015
Gajurel, J. P., S. Werth, K. K. Shrestha, and C. Scheidegger. (2015). Species distribution modeling of Taxus wallichiana (Himalayan Yew) in Nepal Himalaya. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 3:127-134.
Singh, G., F. Dal Grande, S. Werth, and C. Scheidegger. (2015). Long term consequences of disturbances on reproductive strategies of the rare epiphytic lichen Lobaria pulmonaria: clonality a gift and a curse. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 91:1-11. fulltext
Werth, S., V. P. W. Miao, Z. O. Jónsson, and Ó. S. Andrésson. (2015). High-throughput sequencing in studies of lichen population biology. Pp. 61-94 in D. K. Upreti, P. K. Divakar, V. Shukla, and R. Bajpai, eds. Recent Advances in Lichenology. Modern Methods and Approaches in Lichen Systematics and Culture Techniques. Springer. Order book
2014
Werth, S., M. Schödl, and C. Scheidegger (2014). Dams and canyons disrupt gene flow among populations of a threatened riparian plant. Freshwater Biology 59:2502-2515. download
Nadyeina, O., L. Dymytrova, A. Naumovych, S. Postoyalkin, S. Werth, S. Cheenacharoen, and Scheidegger C. (2014). Microclimatic differentiation of gene pools in the Lobaria pulmonaria symbiosis in a primeval forest landscape. Molecular Ecology 23:5164-5178. download
Werth, S. and V. L. Sork (2014) Ecological specialization in Trebouxia (Trebouxiophyceae) photobionts of Ramalina menziesii (Ramalinaceae) across six range-covering ecoregions of western North America. American Journal of Botany 101:1127-1140. download
Werth, S. and C. Scheidegger (2014). Gene flow within and between catchments in the threatened riparian plant Myricaria germanica. PLoS ONE 9:e99400. Open Access download
Devkota S., Cornejo C., Werth S., Chaudhary R.P. and Scheidegger C. (2014). Characterization of microsatellite loci in the Himalayan lichen fungus Lobaria pindarensis (Lobariaceae). Applications in Plant Sciences 2:1300101. download
Sork V.L. and S. Werth (2014). Phylogeography of Ramalina menziesii, a widely distributed lichen-forming fungus in western North America. Molecular Ecology 23:2326-2339. download
Kophimai, Y., M. Peintinger, S. Werth, C. Cornejo, C. Scheidegger, and A. Bergamini (2014). Ploidy level, genetic diversity and differentiation in two closely related mosses, Scorpidium cossonii and S. revolvens (Calliergonaceae). Journal of Bryology 36:33-43. download
Werth, S., S. Cheenacharoen, and C. Scheidegger (2014). Propagule size is not a good predictor for regional population subdivision or fine-scale spatial structure in lichenized fungi. Fungal Biology 118: 126-138. download
Nyati, S., S. Scherrer, S. Werth, and R. Honegger (2014). Green-algal photobiont diversity (Trebouxia spp.) in representatives of Teloschistaceae (Lecanoromycetes, lichen-forming ascomycetes). Lichenologist 46: 189-212. download
Gajurel, J. P., K. K. Shrestha, S. Werth, and C. Scheidegger. (2014). Taxus wallichiana (Taxaceae) for livelihood of local people in Manaslu CA, Sagarmatha NP and Kanchenjunga CA, Nepal. Journal of Natural History Museum 28:1-8.
2013
Nyati, S., D. Bhattacharya, S. Werth, and R. Honegger (2013). Phylogenetic analysis of LSU and SSU rDNA group I introns of lichen photobionts associated with the genera Xanthoria and Xanthomendoza (Teloschistaceae, lichenized Ascomycetes). Journal of Phycology 49: 1154-1166. download
Nyati, S., S. Werth, and R. Honegger (2013). Genetic diversity of sterile cultured Trebouxia photobionts associated with the lichen-forming fungus Xanthoria parietina visualized with RAPD-PCR fingerprinting techniques. Lichenologist 45:825-840. download
Werth, S., C. Cornejo, and C. Scheidegger (2013). Characterization of microsatellite loci in the lichen fungus Lobaria pulmonaria (Lobariaceae). Applications in Plant Sciences 1: 1200290. download
Schoebel, C., S. Brodbeck, D. Bühler, C. Cornejo, J. P. Gajurel, H. Hartikainen, D. Keller, M. Leys, S. Říčanová, G. Segelbacher, S. Werth and D. Csencsics (2013). Lessons learned from microsatellite development for non-model organisms using 454 pyrosequencing. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26: 600-611. download
Werth S., A. M. Millanes, M. Wedin and C. Scheidegger (2013). Lichenicolous fungi show population subdivision by host species but do not share population history with their hosts. Fungal Biology 117: 71-84. download
2012
Scheidegger, C., P. O. Bilovitz, S. Werth, I. Widmer, and H. Mayrhofer (2012). Hitchhiking with forests: population genetics of the epiphytic lichen Lobaria pulmonaria in primeval and managed forests in Southeastern Europe. Ecology and Evolution 2: 2223-2240. Open access download
Werth, S. (2012). Fungal-algal interactions in Ramalina menziesii and its associated epiphytic lichen community. Lichenologist 44:543–560. download
Werth, S. and C. Scheidegger (2012). Congruent genetic structure in the lichen-forming fungus Lobaria pulmonaria and its green-algal photobiont. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 25: 220-230. download
2011
Boch, S., Prati, D., Werth, S., Rüetschi, J., and M. Fischer (2011). Lichen endozoochory by snails. PLoS ONE 6: e18770. Open access download
Werth S., Scheidegger C. (2011). Isolation and characterization of 22 nuclear and 5 chloroplast microsatellite loci in the threatened riparian plant Myricaria germanica (Tamaricaceae, Caryophyllales). Conservation Genetics Resources 3: 445-448. download
Werth, S. (2011). Chapter 10. Biogeography and phylogeography of lichen-forming fungi and their photobionts. Pp. 191-208 in D. Fontaneto, editor. Biogeography of micro-organisms. Is everything small everywhere? Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Order book
2010
Werth, S. (2010). Optimal sample sizes and allelic diversity in studies of the genetic variability of mycobiont and photobiont populations. Lichenologist 43: 1-9. download
Werth, S., and V. L. Sork. (2010). Identity and genetic structure of the photobiont of the epiphytic lichen Ramalina menziesii on three oak species in southern California. American Journal of Botany 97:821-830. Featured on the cover download
Werth, S., C. Cornejo, and C. Scheidegger (2010). A species-specific real-time PCR assay for identification of three lichen-forming fungi, Lobaria pulmonaria, Lobaria immixta, and Lobaria macaronesica. Molecular Ecology Resources 10:401-403. download
Werth, S. (2010). Population genetics of lichen-forming fungi – a review. Lichenologist 42:499-519. download
2009
Moning, C., S. Werth, F. Dziock, C. Bässler, J. Bradtka, T. Hothorn, and J. Müller. (2009). Lichen diversity in temperate montane forests is influenced by forest structure more than climate. Forest Ecology and Management 258:745-751. download
Scheidegger, C. and S. Werth. (2009). Conservation strategies for lichens: insights from population biology. Fungal Biology Reviews 23: 55-66.
2008
Werth, S., and V. L. Sork (2008). Local genetic structure in a North American epiphytic lichen, Ramalina menziesii (Ramalinaceae). American Journal of Botany 95:568-576. download
Bolli, J. C., H. H. Wagner, J. M. Kalwij, S. Werth, P. Cherubini, C. Scheidegger, and A. Rigling (2008). Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118:111-127. download
Knudsen, K., and S. Werth (2008). Lichens of the Granite Mountains, Sweeney Granite Mountain Desert Research Center, southwestern Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California. Evansia 25:15-20. download
2007
Werth, S., F. Gugerli, R. Holderegger, H. H. Wagner, D. Csencsics, and C. Scheidegger (2007). Landscape-level gene flow in Lobaria pulmonaria, an epiphytic lichen. Molecular Ecology 16:2807-2815. download
2006
Werth, S., H. H. Wagner, R. Holderegger, J. M. Kalwij, and C. Scheidegger (2006). Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15:911-921. download
Werth, S., H. H. Wagner, F. Gugerli, R. Holderegger, D. Csencsics, J. M. Kalwij, and C. Scheidegger (2006). Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87:2037-2046. download Recommended by Faculty of 1000 Biology
Wagner, H. H., S. Werth, J. M. Kalwij, J. C. Bolli, and C. Scheidegger (2006). Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21:849-865. download
2005
Werth, S., H. Tømmervik, and A. Elvebakk (2005). Epiphytic macrolichen communities along regional gradients in northern Norway. Journal of Vegetation Science 16:199-208. download
Wagner, H. H., R. Holderegger, S. Werth, F. Gugerli, S. E. Hoebee, and C. Scheidegger (2005). Variogram analysis of the spatial genetic structure of continuous populations using multilocus microsatellite data. Genetics 169:1739-1752. download
1998
Werth, H., S. Werth, and W. Funke (1998). Die Sukzession von Tiergesellschaften auf Fichtensturmwurf-flächen: 5.9 Aves (Vögel). Pages 321-329 in A. Fischer, editor. Die Entwicklung von Wald-Biozönosen nach Sturmwurf. Ecomed, Landsberg. download
Peer-reviewed research synthesis publications
2014
Schleiss, A., R. Boes, J. Brodersen, M. Doering, M. Franca, O. Nadyeina, M. Pfister, C. Robinson, C. Scheidegger, D. Vetsch, C. Weber, V. Weitbrecht, and S. Werth (2014) Geschiebe-und Habitatsdynamik–Forschungsprogramm «Wasserbau und Ökologie». Wasser Energie Luft 106:117-122.
Scheidegger, C., C. Weber, A. Schleiss, D. Vetsch, R. Boes, J. Brodersen, M. Döring, M. J. Franca, O. Nadyeina, M. Pfister, C. Robinson, V. Weitbrecht, and S. Werth (2014) Forschungsprogramm Wasserbau und Ökologie: Geschiebe- und Habitatsdynamik. N+L Inside.
2012
Scheidegger, C., Werth, S., Gostner, W. and A. Peter (2012). Förderung der Dynamik bei Flussrevitalisierungen. Merkblatt-Sammlung Wasserbau und Ökologie. Bern: Bundesamt für Umwelt. download
Werth, S., Alp, M., Junker, J., Karpati, T., Weibel, D., Peter, A. and C. Scheidegger (2012). Vernetzung von Fliessgewässern. Merkblatt-Sammlung Wasserbau und Ökologie. Bern: Bundesamt für Umwelt. download
Werth, S., Alp, M., Karpati, T., Gostner, W., Scheidegger, C. and A. Peter (2012). Biodiversität in Fliessgewässern. Merkblatt-Sammlung Wasserbau und Ökologie. Bern: Bundesamt für Umwelt. download
Scheidegger, C., S. Werth, W. Gostner, A. Schleiss, and A. Peter (2012). Amélioration de la dynamique. Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV Berne.
Werth, S., M. Alp, J. Junker, T. Karpati, D. Weibel, A. Peter, and C. Scheidegger (2012). Connectivité de cours d'eau. Pp. 1-8. Recueil des fiches sur l’aménagement et l’écologie des cours d’eau. Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV Berne.
Werth, S., M. Alp, T. Karpati, W. Gostner, C. Scheidegger, and A. Peter (2012). Biodiversité dans le cours d'eau. Pp. 6. Recueil des fiches sur l’aménagement et l’écologie des cours d’eau. Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV Berne.
2011
Alp, M., Karpati, T., Werth, S., Gostner, W., Junker, J., Peter, A. and C. Scheidegger (2011). Erhaltung und Förderung der Biodiversität von Fliessgewässern. Wasser Energie Luft 103: 214-221.
Werth, S., Weibel, D., Alp, M., Junker, J., Karpati, T., Peter, A. and C. Scheidegger (2011). Lebensraumverbund Fliessgewässer: Die Bedeutung der Vernetzung. Wasser Energie Luft 103: 221-231. download
Theses
Werth, S. (2005). Dispersal and persistence of an epiphytic lichen in a dynamic pasture-woodland landscape. Ph.D. thesis. University of Berne, Berne.
Mason Hale Award (to recognise excellence in research for outstanding work)
Werth, S. (2001). Key factors for epiphytic macrolichen vegetation in deciduous forests of Troms county, northern Norway: Human impact, substrate, climate or spatial variation? Cand. scient. thesis. University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway.
2024
Almer J., and S. Werth 2024. Effects of organic substrates on growth rate parameters of a boreal cyanolichen. Lichenologist (in press). https://doi.org/10.1017/S0024282924000227
Sun K., and S. Werth 2024. Journey to the West: Migration patterns of the riparian montane genus Myricaria. Flora 321:152639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2024.152639
Goss, A., and S. Werth. 2024. New microsatellite loci to quantify genetic diversity of the photosymbiodeme-forming lichen Sticta canariensis. Lichenologist 56(1): 39-45. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0024282923000622
2023
Almer, J., P. Resl, H. Gudmundsson, D. Warshan, S. Andrésson Ó, and S. Werth. 2023. Symbiont-specific responses to environmental cues in a threesome lichen symbiosis. Molecular Ecology 32(5), 1045-1061, https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16814
Beckett, R. P., T. Roach, F. Minibaeva, and S. Werth. 2023. Alternative electron transport pathways contribute to tolerance to high light stress in lichenized algae. Physiologia Plantarum 175:e13904. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.13904
Wyczanska, M., K. Wacker, P.S. Dyer, and S. Werth. 2023. Local-scale panmixia in the lichenized fungus Xanthoria parietina contrasts with substantial genetic structure in its Trebouxia photobionts. Lichenologist 55(2), 69-79, https://doi.org/10.1017/S002428292300004X
2022
Yang, M.-X., S. Werth, L.-S. Wang, and C. Scheidegger. 2022. Phylogeographic analyses of an epiphytic foliose lichen show multiple dispersal events westward from the Hengduan Mountains of Yunnan into the Himalayas. Ecology and Evolution,12(9):e9308. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9308
Sebald, V., A. J. Goss, E. Ramm, J. V. Gerasimova, and S. Werth. 2022. NO2 air pollution drives species composition, but tree traits drive species diversity of urban epiphytic lichen communities. Environmental Pollution 308:119678. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119678
Chavarria Pizarro, T., P. Resl, T. Kuhl-Nagel, A. Janjic, F. Fernandez Mendoza and S. Werth. 2022. Antibiotic induced treatments reveal stress responsive gene expression in the endangered lichen Lobaria pulmonaria. Journal of Fungi, 8(6):625. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8060625
Gerasimova, J. V., A. Beck, S. Werth, and P. Resl. 2022. High diversity of type I polyketide genes in Bacidia rubella as revealed by the comparative analysis of 23 lichen fungal genomes. Journal of Fungi 8(5):449. download https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8050449
Resl, P., A. R. Bujold, G. Tagirdzhanova, P. Meidl, S. Freire Rallo, M. Kono, H. Gudmundsson, Ó. S. Andrésson, L. Muggia, H. Mayrhofer, J. P. McCutcheon, M. Wedin, S. Werth, L. M. Willis, and T. Spribille. 2022. Large differences in carbohydrate degradation and transport potential among lichen fungal symbionts. Nature Communications 13:2634. download
Chavarria Pizarro T., P. Resl, A. Janjic, and S. Werth. 2022. Gene expression responses to thermal shifts in the endangered lichen Lobaria pulmonaria. Molecular Ecology 31:839-858. download
Kraft, M., C. Scheidegger, and S. Werth. 2022. Stressed out: The effects of heat stress and parasitism on gene expression in the lichen-forming fungus Lobaria pulmonaria. Lichenologist 54:71-83. download: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0024282921000463
2021
Sündhofer, R., H. Mayrhofer, S. Werth, S. Dragiecevic, and C. Berg. 2021. Epiphytic bryophytes and lichens in Graz and Podgorica (Austria and Montenegro). Herzogia 34, 299-326. download
Werth, S., P. Meidl, and C. Scheidegger. 2021. Deep divergence between island populations in lichenized fungi. Scientific Reports 11, 7428. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86448-z
Werth, S., S. Þ. Pálsson, and Ó. S. Andrésson. 2021. Characterization of simple sequence repeat loci for Peltigera membranacea (lichenized Ascomycota) and its Nostoc photobiont. Lichenologist 53(6), 457-465. download: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0024282921000384
2019
Devkota, S., S. Werth, R. P. Chaudhary, and C. Scheidegger. 2019. Genetic diversity and structure of the epiphytic foliose lichen Lobaria pindarensis in the Himalayas depends on elevation. Fungal Ecology 41, 245-255. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2019.07.002
Devkota, S., L. Dymytrova, R. P. Chaudhary, S. Werth, and C. Scheidegger. 2019. Climate change-induced range shift of the endemic epiphytic lichen Lobaria pindarensis in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. Lichenologist 51, 157-173. doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S002428291900001X
Zhao, J.-L. , S. Werth, M. Ikegami, P.F. Gugger, and V.L. Sork. 2019. Historical interactions are predicted to be disrupted under future climate change: the case of lace lichen and valley oak. Journal of Biogeography 46, 19-29. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13442
2017
Ronnås*, C., S. Werth*, O. Ovaskainen, G. Várkonyi, C. Scheidegger, and T. Snäll. 2017. Discovery of long-distance gamete dispersal in a lichen-forming ascomycete. New Phytologist 216:216-226. doi: 10.1111/nph.14714. *Authors contributed equally. download
Bergmann, T.C. and S. Werth. 2017. Intrathalline distribution of two lichenicolous fungi on Lobaria hosts – an analysis based on quantitative Real-Time PCR. Herzogia. 30:253-271. download
Gostner, W., M. Paternolli, A. Schleiss, C. Scheidegger, and S. Werth. 2017. Gravel bar inundation frequency: an important parameter for understanding riparian corridor dynamics. Aquatic Sciences 79:825-839. download
Devkota, S., R. P. Chaudhary, S. Werth, and C. Scheidegger. 2017. Indigenous knowledge and use of lichens by the lichenophilic communities of the Nepal Himalaya. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13:15. doi: 10.1186/s13002-017-0142-2 fulltext
Devkota, S., R. P. Chaudhary, S. Werth, and C. Scheidegger. 2017. Trade and legislation: consequences for the conservation of lichens in the Nepal Himalaya. Biodiversity and Conservation 26:2491-2503.
Devkota, S., C. Keller, L. Olley, S. Werth, R. P. Chaudhary, and C. Scheidegger. 2017. Distribution and national conservation status of the lichen family Lobariaceae (Peltigerales): from subtropical luxuriant forests to the alpine scrub of Nepal Himalaya. Mycosphere 8:630-348.
2016
Werth, S., S. Reynisdóttir, H. Guðmundsson, and Ó. S. Andrésson. 2016. A fast and inexpensive high-throughput protocol for isolating high molecular weight genomic DNA from lichens. Herzogia 29: 610-616. download
Steinhäuser, S. S., Ó. S. Andrésson, A. Pálsson, and S. Werth. 2016. Fungal and cyanobacterial gene expression in a lichen symbiosis: Effect of temperature and location. Fungal Biology 120:1194–1208. download
Sork, V. L., P. F. Gugger, J.-M. Chen, and S. Werth. 2016. Evolutionary lessons from California plant phylogeography. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 113:8064–8071. fulltext
Chen, J.-M., S. Werth, and V. L. Sork. (2016). Comparison of phylogeographical structures of a lichen-forming fungus and its green algal photobiont in western North America. Journal of Biogeography 43:932-943. download
Bässler, C., M. W. Cadotte, B. Beudert, C. Heibl, M. Blaschke, J. H. Bradtka, S. Werth, and J. Müller 2016. Contrasting patterns of lichen functional diversity and species richness across an elevation gradient. Ecography 38: 689-698. download
2015
Gajurel, J. P., S. Werth, K. K. Shrestha, and C. Scheidegger. (2015). Species distribution modeling of Taxus wallichiana (Himalayan Yew) in Nepal Himalaya. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 3:127-134.
Singh, G., F. Dal Grande, S. Werth, and C. Scheidegger. (2015). Long term consequences of disturbances on reproductive strategies of the rare epiphytic lichen Lobaria pulmonaria: clonality a gift and a curse. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 91:1-11. fulltext
Werth, S., V. P. W. Miao, Z. O. Jónsson, and Ó. S. Andrésson. (2015). High-throughput sequencing in studies of lichen population biology. Pp. 61-94 in D. K. Upreti, P. K. Divakar, V. Shukla, and R. Bajpai, eds. Recent Advances in Lichenology. Modern Methods and Approaches in Lichen Systematics and Culture Techniques. Springer. Order book
2014
Werth, S., M. Schödl, and C. Scheidegger (2014). Dams and canyons disrupt gene flow among populations of a threatened riparian plant. Freshwater Biology 59:2502-2515. download
Nadyeina, O., L. Dymytrova, A. Naumovych, S. Postoyalkin, S. Werth, S. Cheenacharoen, and Scheidegger C. (2014). Microclimatic differentiation of gene pools in the Lobaria pulmonaria symbiosis in a primeval forest landscape. Molecular Ecology 23:5164-5178. download
Werth, S. and V. L. Sork (2014) Ecological specialization in Trebouxia (Trebouxiophyceae) photobionts of Ramalina menziesii (Ramalinaceae) across six range-covering ecoregions of western North America. American Journal of Botany 101:1127-1140. download
Werth, S. and C. Scheidegger (2014). Gene flow within and between catchments in the threatened riparian plant Myricaria germanica. PLoS ONE 9:e99400. Open Access download
Devkota S., Cornejo C., Werth S., Chaudhary R.P. and Scheidegger C. (2014). Characterization of microsatellite loci in the Himalayan lichen fungus Lobaria pindarensis (Lobariaceae). Applications in Plant Sciences 2:1300101. download
Sork V.L. and S. Werth (2014). Phylogeography of Ramalina menziesii, a widely distributed lichen-forming fungus in western North America. Molecular Ecology 23:2326-2339. download
Kophimai, Y., M. Peintinger, S. Werth, C. Cornejo, C. Scheidegger, and A. Bergamini (2014). Ploidy level, genetic diversity and differentiation in two closely related mosses, Scorpidium cossonii and S. revolvens (Calliergonaceae). Journal of Bryology 36:33-43. download
Werth, S., S. Cheenacharoen, and C. Scheidegger (2014). Propagule size is not a good predictor for regional population subdivision or fine-scale spatial structure in lichenized fungi. Fungal Biology 118: 126-138. download
Nyati, S., S. Scherrer, S. Werth, and R. Honegger (2014). Green-algal photobiont diversity (Trebouxia spp.) in representatives of Teloschistaceae (Lecanoromycetes, lichen-forming ascomycetes). Lichenologist 46: 189-212. download
Gajurel, J. P., K. K. Shrestha, S. Werth, and C. Scheidegger. (2014). Taxus wallichiana (Taxaceae) for livelihood of local people in Manaslu CA, Sagarmatha NP and Kanchenjunga CA, Nepal. Journal of Natural History Museum 28:1-8.
2013
Nyati, S., D. Bhattacharya, S. Werth, and R. Honegger (2013). Phylogenetic analysis of LSU and SSU rDNA group I introns of lichen photobionts associated with the genera Xanthoria and Xanthomendoza (Teloschistaceae, lichenized Ascomycetes). Journal of Phycology 49: 1154-1166. download
Nyati, S., S. Werth, and R. Honegger (2013). Genetic diversity of sterile cultured Trebouxia photobionts associated with the lichen-forming fungus Xanthoria parietina visualized with RAPD-PCR fingerprinting techniques. Lichenologist 45:825-840. download
Werth, S., C. Cornejo, and C. Scheidegger (2013). Characterization of microsatellite loci in the lichen fungus Lobaria pulmonaria (Lobariaceae). Applications in Plant Sciences 1: 1200290. download
Schoebel, C., S. Brodbeck, D. Bühler, C. Cornejo, J. P. Gajurel, H. Hartikainen, D. Keller, M. Leys, S. Říčanová, G. Segelbacher, S. Werth and D. Csencsics (2013). Lessons learned from microsatellite development for non-model organisms using 454 pyrosequencing. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26: 600-611. download
Werth S., A. M. Millanes, M. Wedin and C. Scheidegger (2013). Lichenicolous fungi show population subdivision by host species but do not share population history with their hosts. Fungal Biology 117: 71-84. download
2012
Scheidegger, C., P. O. Bilovitz, S. Werth, I. Widmer, and H. Mayrhofer (2012). Hitchhiking with forests: population genetics of the epiphytic lichen Lobaria pulmonaria in primeval and managed forests in Southeastern Europe. Ecology and Evolution 2: 2223-2240. Open access download
Werth, S. (2012). Fungal-algal interactions in Ramalina menziesii and its associated epiphytic lichen community. Lichenologist 44:543–560. download
Werth, S. and C. Scheidegger (2012). Congruent genetic structure in the lichen-forming fungus Lobaria pulmonaria and its green-algal photobiont. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions 25: 220-230. download
2011
Boch, S., Prati, D., Werth, S., Rüetschi, J., and M. Fischer (2011). Lichen endozoochory by snails. PLoS ONE 6: e18770. Open access download
Werth S., Scheidegger C. (2011). Isolation and characterization of 22 nuclear and 5 chloroplast microsatellite loci in the threatened riparian plant Myricaria germanica (Tamaricaceae, Caryophyllales). Conservation Genetics Resources 3: 445-448. download
Werth, S. (2011). Chapter 10. Biogeography and phylogeography of lichen-forming fungi and their photobionts. Pp. 191-208 in D. Fontaneto, editor. Biogeography of micro-organisms. Is everything small everywhere? Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Order book
2010
Werth, S. (2010). Optimal sample sizes and allelic diversity in studies of the genetic variability of mycobiont and photobiont populations. Lichenologist 43: 1-9. download
Werth, S., and V. L. Sork. (2010). Identity and genetic structure of the photobiont of the epiphytic lichen Ramalina menziesii on three oak species in southern California. American Journal of Botany 97:821-830. Featured on the cover download
Werth, S., C. Cornejo, and C. Scheidegger (2010). A species-specific real-time PCR assay for identification of three lichen-forming fungi, Lobaria pulmonaria, Lobaria immixta, and Lobaria macaronesica. Molecular Ecology Resources 10:401-403. download
Werth, S. (2010). Population genetics of lichen-forming fungi – a review. Lichenologist 42:499-519. download
2009
Moning, C., S. Werth, F. Dziock, C. Bässler, J. Bradtka, T. Hothorn, and J. Müller. (2009). Lichen diversity in temperate montane forests is influenced by forest structure more than climate. Forest Ecology and Management 258:745-751. download
Scheidegger, C. and S. Werth. (2009). Conservation strategies for lichens: insights from population biology. Fungal Biology Reviews 23: 55-66.
2008
Werth, S., and V. L. Sork (2008). Local genetic structure in a North American epiphytic lichen, Ramalina menziesii (Ramalinaceae). American Journal of Botany 95:568-576. download
Bolli, J. C., H. H. Wagner, J. M. Kalwij, S. Werth, P. Cherubini, C. Scheidegger, and A. Rigling (2008). Growth dynamics after historic disturbance in a montane forest and its implications for an endangered epiphytic lichen. Botanica Helvetica 118:111-127. download
Knudsen, K., and S. Werth (2008). Lichens of the Granite Mountains, Sweeney Granite Mountain Desert Research Center, southwestern Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California. Evansia 25:15-20. download
2007
Werth, S., F. Gugerli, R. Holderegger, H. H. Wagner, D. Csencsics, and C. Scheidegger (2007). Landscape-level gene flow in Lobaria pulmonaria, an epiphytic lichen. Molecular Ecology 16:2807-2815. download
2006
Werth, S., H. H. Wagner, R. Holderegger, J. M. Kalwij, and C. Scheidegger (2006). Effect of disturbances on the genetic diversity of an old-forest associated lichen. Molecular Ecology 15:911-921. download
Werth, S., H. H. Wagner, F. Gugerli, R. Holderegger, D. Csencsics, J. M. Kalwij, and C. Scheidegger (2006). Quantifying dispersal and establishment limitation in a population of an epiphytic lichen. Ecology 87:2037-2046. download Recommended by Faculty of 1000 Biology
Wagner, H. H., S. Werth, J. M. Kalwij, J. C. Bolli, and C. Scheidegger (2006). Modelling forest recolonization by an epiphytic lichen using a landscape genetic approach. Landscape Ecology 21:849-865. download
2005
Werth, S., H. Tømmervik, and A. Elvebakk (2005). Epiphytic macrolichen communities along regional gradients in northern Norway. Journal of Vegetation Science 16:199-208. download
Wagner, H. H., R. Holderegger, S. Werth, F. Gugerli, S. E. Hoebee, and C. Scheidegger (2005). Variogram analysis of the spatial genetic structure of continuous populations using multilocus microsatellite data. Genetics 169:1739-1752. download
1998
Werth, H., S. Werth, and W. Funke (1998). Die Sukzession von Tiergesellschaften auf Fichtensturmwurf-flächen: 5.9 Aves (Vögel). Pages 321-329 in A. Fischer, editor. Die Entwicklung von Wald-Biozönosen nach Sturmwurf. Ecomed, Landsberg. download
Peer-reviewed research synthesis publications
2014
Schleiss, A., R. Boes, J. Brodersen, M. Doering, M. Franca, O. Nadyeina, M. Pfister, C. Robinson, C. Scheidegger, D. Vetsch, C. Weber, V. Weitbrecht, and S. Werth (2014) Geschiebe-und Habitatsdynamik–Forschungsprogramm «Wasserbau und Ökologie». Wasser Energie Luft 106:117-122.
Scheidegger, C., C. Weber, A. Schleiss, D. Vetsch, R. Boes, J. Brodersen, M. Döring, M. J. Franca, O. Nadyeina, M. Pfister, C. Robinson, V. Weitbrecht, and S. Werth (2014) Forschungsprogramm Wasserbau und Ökologie: Geschiebe- und Habitatsdynamik. N+L Inside.
2012
Scheidegger, C., Werth, S., Gostner, W. and A. Peter (2012). Förderung der Dynamik bei Flussrevitalisierungen. Merkblatt-Sammlung Wasserbau und Ökologie. Bern: Bundesamt für Umwelt. download
Werth, S., Alp, M., Junker, J., Karpati, T., Weibel, D., Peter, A. and C. Scheidegger (2012). Vernetzung von Fliessgewässern. Merkblatt-Sammlung Wasserbau und Ökologie. Bern: Bundesamt für Umwelt. download
Werth, S., Alp, M., Karpati, T., Gostner, W., Scheidegger, C. and A. Peter (2012). Biodiversität in Fliessgewässern. Merkblatt-Sammlung Wasserbau und Ökologie. Bern: Bundesamt für Umwelt. download
Scheidegger, C., S. Werth, W. Gostner, A. Schleiss, and A. Peter (2012). Amélioration de la dynamique. Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV Berne.
Werth, S., M. Alp, J. Junker, T. Karpati, D. Weibel, A. Peter, and C. Scheidegger (2012). Connectivité de cours d'eau. Pp. 1-8. Recueil des fiches sur l’aménagement et l’écologie des cours d’eau. Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV Berne.
Werth, S., M. Alp, T. Karpati, W. Gostner, C. Scheidegger, and A. Peter (2012). Biodiversité dans le cours d'eau. Pp. 6. Recueil des fiches sur l’aménagement et l’écologie des cours d’eau. Office fédéral de l'environnement OFEV Berne.
2011
Alp, M., Karpati, T., Werth, S., Gostner, W., Junker, J., Peter, A. and C. Scheidegger (2011). Erhaltung und Förderung der Biodiversität von Fliessgewässern. Wasser Energie Luft 103: 214-221.
Werth, S., Weibel, D., Alp, M., Junker, J., Karpati, T., Peter, A. and C. Scheidegger (2011). Lebensraumverbund Fliessgewässer: Die Bedeutung der Vernetzung. Wasser Energie Luft 103: 221-231. download
Theses
Werth, S. (2005). Dispersal and persistence of an epiphytic lichen in a dynamic pasture-woodland landscape. Ph.D. thesis. University of Berne, Berne.
Mason Hale Award (to recognise excellence in research for outstanding work)
Werth, S. (2001). Key factors for epiphytic macrolichen vegetation in deciduous forests of Troms county, northern Norway: Human impact, substrate, climate or spatial variation? Cand. scient. thesis. University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway.
