Publications
Peer-reviewed publications
[18] Preparing for tomorrow: A protocol for tree species parameterization in dynamic vegetation modelsBibTeX
@article{marano2026preparing,
title={Preparing for tomorrow: A protocol for tree species parameterization in dynamic vegetation models},
author={Marano, Gina and Costa, Maximiliano and Bugmann, Harald and Griess, Verena C. and Rudow, Andreas and Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla},
journal={Ecological Modelling},
year={2026},
month={jul},
doi={10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2026.111587}
}BibTeX
@misc{yeung2026beyondclimate,
title={Beyond climate: Modelling the distinct pH sensitivities of radiocarbon-based turnover across forest soil carbon fractions},
author={Yeung, Chun Chung and Hagedorn, Frank and Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Van de Broek, Marijn},
howpublished={SSRN},
year={2026},
doi={10.2139/ssrn.6441777}
}BibTeX
@article{egusphere2025nitrogen, title={How does nitrogen control soil organic matter turnover and composition? – Theory and model}, author={Yeung, Chun Chung and Bugmann, Harald and Hagedorn, Frank and Moreno Duborgel, M. and Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla}, journal={EGUsphere [preprint]}, year={2025}, doi={10.5194/egusphere-2025-1022} }
BibTeX
@article{diaz-yanez2024tree,
title={Tree regeneration in models of forest dynamics: a key priority for further research},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and K{\"a}ber, Yannek and Anders, Tim and Bohn, Friedrich and Braziunas, Kristin H. and Br{\r u}na, Josef and Fischer, Rico and Fischer, Samuel M. and Hetzer, Jessica and Hickler, Thomas and Hochauer, Christian and Lexer, Manfred J. and Lischke, Heike and Mairota, Paola and Mergani{\v c}, J{\'a}n and Mergani{\v c}ov{\'a}, Katar{\'\i}na and Mette, Tobias and Mina, Marco and Morin, Xavier and Nieberg, Mats and Rammer, Werner and Reyer, Christopher P. O. and Scheiter, Simon and Scherrer, Daniel and Bugmann, Harald},
journal={Ecosphere},
volume={15},
number={3},
pages={e4807},
year={2024},
doi={10.1002/ecs2.4807}
}BibTeX
@article{unasylva2023diversity,
title={Demonstrating the benefits of planted-forest diversity through economic risk assessment},
author={Griess, Verena C. and Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla},
journal={Unasylva},
year={2023}
}BibTeX
@incollection{boreal_challenges_2023,
title={Challenges for the Sustainable Management of the Boreal Forest Under Climate Change},
author={Girona, Miguel Montoro and Aakala, Tuomas and Aquilu{\'e}, N{\'u}ria and B{\'e}lisle, Annie-Claude and Chaste, Emeline and Danneyrolles, Victor and Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and D'Orangeville, Lo{\"i}c and Grosbois, Guillaume and Hester, Alison and Kim, Sanghyun and Kulha, Niko and Martin, Maxence and Moussaoui, Louiza and Pappas, Christoforos and Portier, Jeanne and Teitelbaum, Sara and Tremblay, Jean-Pierre and Svensson, Johan and Versluijs, Martijn and Wallgren, M{\"a}rtha and Wang, Jiejie and Gauthier, Sylvie},
booktitle={Boreal Forests in the Face of Climate Change},
year={2023}
}BibTeX
@article{multiobjective_forestry_2020,
title={Multi-objective forestry increases the production of ecosystem services},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Pukkala, Timo and Packalen, Petteri and Lexer, Manfred J. and Peltola, Heli},
journal={Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research},
year={2020},
doi={10.1093/forestry/cpaa041}
}BibTeX
@article{fraxinus_fraxineus_2020,
title={The invasive forest pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus boosts mortality and triggers niche replacement of European ash (Fraxinus excelsior)},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Mola-Yudego, Blas and Timmermann, Volkmar and Tollefsrud, Mari Mette and Hietala, Ari M. and Oliva, Jon{\'a}s},
journal={Scientific Reports},
year={2020},
doi={10.1038/s41598-020-61990-4}
}BibTeX
@article{multifunctional_boreal_2019,
title={Multifunctional comparison of different management strategies in boreal forests},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Pukkala, Timo and Packalen, Petteri and Peltola, Heli},
journal={Forestry},
year={2019},
doi={10.1093/forestry/cpz053}
}BibTeX
@article{damage_snow_wind_2019,
title={Modelling damage occurrence by snow and wind in forest ecosystems},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Mola-Yudego, Blas and Gonz{\'a}lez-Olabarria, Jos{\'e} Ram{\'o}n},
journal={Ecological Modelling},
year={2019},
doi={10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2019.108741}
}BibTeX
@article{wind_snow_management_2019,
title={Simulating the effects of wind and snow damage on the optimal management of Norwegian spruce forests},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Arias-Rodil, Manuel and Mola-Yudego, Blas and Gonz{\'a}lez-Olabarria, Jos{\'e} Ram{\'o}n and Pukkala, Timo},
journal={Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research},
year={2019},
doi={10.1093/forestry/cpz031}
}BibTeX
@article{biomass_potentials_2017,
title={Wood biomass potentials for energy in northern Europe: Forest or plantations?},
author={Mola-Yudego, Blas and Arevalo, Javier and Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Dimitriou, Ioannis and Haapala, Antti and Ferraz Filho, Antonio Carlos and Selkimäki, Mari and Valbuena, Ruben},
journal={Biomass and Bioenergy},
year={2017},
doi={10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.08.021}
}BibTeX
@article{composition_stability_2017,
title={How does forest composition and structure affect the stability against wind and snow?},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Mola-Yudego, Blas and Gonz{\'a}lez-Olabarria, Jos{\'e} Ram{\'o}n and Pukkala, Timo},
journal={Forest Ecology and Management},
year={2017},
doi={10.1016/j.foreco.2017.06.054}
}BibTeX
@article{browsing_damage_2017,
title={What variables make a forest stand vulnerable to browsing damage occurrence?},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Mola-Yudego, Blas and Gonz{\'a}lez-Olabarria, Jos{\'e} Ram{\'o}n},
journal={Silva Fennica},
year={2017},
doi={10.14214/sf.1693}
}BibTeX
@article{biofuels_review_2017,
title={Reviewing wood biomass potentials for energy in Europe: the role of forests and fast growing plantations},
author={Mola-Yudego, Blas and Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Dimitriou, Ioannis},
journal={Biofuels},
year={2017},
doi={10.1080/17597269.2016.1271627}
}BibTeX
@article{norwegian_disturbances_2016,
title={Assessment of the Main Natural Disturbances on Norwegian Forest Based on 20 Years of National Inventory},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Mola-Yudego, Blas and Eriksen, Rune and Gonz{\'a}lez-Olabarria, Jos{\'e} Ram{\'o}n},
journal={PLOS ONE},
year={2016},
doi={10.1371/journal.pone.0161361}
}BibTeX
@incollection{diaz-yanez_mola_2016_fuelwood,
title={Sustainable Fuelwood Management in West Africa},
chapter={1},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Mola, Blas},
booktitle={Wood energy on a global scale},
year={2016},
isbn={978-952-61-2286-1},
note={Published on 2016-12-16}
}BibTeX
@article{willow_plantations_yield_2015,
title={How Much Yield Should We Expect from Fast-Growing Plantations for Energy? Divergences Between Experiments and Commercial Willow Plantations},
author={Mola-Yudego, Blas and Arevalo, Javier and Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Dimitriou, Ioannis and Freshwater, Elliot and Haapala, Antti and Khanam, Tahamina and Selkim{\"a}ki, Mari},
journal={Bioenergy Research},
year={2015},
doi={10.1007/s12155-015-9630-1}
}BibTeX
@article{forest_chips_energy_2013,
title={Forest chips for energy in Europe: Current procurement methods and potentials},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Mola-Yudego, Blas and Anttila, Perttu and R{\"o}ser, Dominik and Asikainen, Antti},
journal={Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews},
year={2013},
doi={10.1016/j.rser.2012.12.016}
}Datasets, Protocols, and Other Research Outputs
[6] Data and code supporting: “Preparing for Tomorrow: A Protocol for Tree Species Parameterization in Dynamic Vegetation Models”BibTeX
@misc{sppp2026dataset,
title={Data and code supporting: "Preparing for Tomorrow: A Protocol for Tree Species Parameterization in Dynamic Vegetation Models},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Marano, Gina and Costa, Maximiliano and Bugmann, Harald and Rudow, Andres and Griess, Verena C.},
howpublished={Research Collection ETHZ},
year={2026},
doi={10.3929/ethz-c-000797125}
}BibTeX
@misc{diaz-yanez-griess-2025-form-manual,
title={FORM Research Group Manual},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and Griess, Verena C.},
howpublished={Forest Resources Management, ETH Zurich},
year={2025},
note={Retrieved 2025-XX-XX},
url={https://manual.form.ethz.ch/}
}BibTeX
@misc{reuter2026ontology,
title={Proposing an Ontology for the Innovative Design of Future-Ready Forest Decision Support Systems},
author={Reuter, Sina and Griess, Verena C. and Mazziotta, Adriano and Rosset, Christian and Vacik, Harald and Vinogradovs, Ivo and Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla},
howpublished={EGUsphere [preprint]},
year={2026},
doi={10.5194/egusphere-egu26-12626}
}BibTeX
@misc{regeneration_protocol_2023,
title={A protocol for simulating and evaluating tree regeneration using a diverse range of forest dynamic models},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and K{\"a}ber, Yannek and Bugmann, Harald},
howpublished={Open Science Framework},
year={2023},
doi={10.17605/OSF.IO/CZDXP}
}BibTeX
@misc{treerecruitment2023dataset,
title={Tree recruitment in Central Europe: observed and simulated data},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla and K{\"a}ber, Yannek and Anders, Tim and Bohn, Friedrich and Braziunas, Kristin H. and Br{\r u}na, Josef and Fischer, Rico and Fischer, Samuel M. and Hetzer, Jessica and Hickler, Thomas and Hochauer, Christian and Lexer, Manfred J. and Lischke, Heike and Mairota, Paola and Mergani{\v c}, J{\'a}n and Mergani{\v c}ov{\'a}, Katar{\'\i}na and Mette, Tobias and Mina, Marco and Morin, Xavier and Nieberg, Mats and Rammer, Werner and Reyer, Christopher P. O. and Scheiter, Simon and Scherrer, Daniel and Bugmann, Harald},
howpublished={Research Collection ETHZ},
year={2023}
}BibTeX
@phdthesis{df258_2018,
title={Integrating the risk of natural disturbances into forest management in Norway},
author={Díaz-Yáñez, Olalla},
school={Dissertationes Forestales},
number={258},
year={2018},
doi={10.14214/df.258}
}