Prof. Dr. Michael Döring
Prof. Dr. Michael Döring
ZHAW
School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Institute of Natural Resource Sciences
Grüentalstrasse 14
8820 Wädenswil
Work at ZHAW
Position
- Senior researcher and lecturer
- Head Research Group for Ecohydrology
Focus
- Ecology of floodplains and streams
- Structural and functional dynamics of floodplains
- Restoration and conservation of streams
- Ecological consequences of hydropower production and flood protection in floodplains
- Remote sensing and spatial analyses (GIS) of ecosystems
- Indicator development
- Organic matter processing
Teaching
- River ecology and restoration (6 credits Bachelor level)
- Remote sensing for ecosystems (3 credits Master level)
- Remote sensing for field ecology (3 credits). Flathead Lake Biological Station. University of Montana, USA.
- Certified Advanced Studies (CAS) in River Restoration
Experience
- Lecturer
Flathead Lake Biological Station of the University of Montana, USA
07 / 2017 - today - Senior lecturer and group leader Ecohydrology
ZHAW, Switzerland
07 / 2014 - today - Board member
Swiss Society for Hydrology and Limnology - SSHL
01 / 2011 - today - Guest scientist
Eawag, Switzerland
07 / 2014 - 06 / 2019 - Research scientist
Department of Aquatic Ecology ECO, EAWAG, Switzerland
04 / 2009 - 06 / 2014 - Coordinator
Work package “Optimal ecological discharge” integrated in the EU InterReg project “AlpWaterScarce”
04 / 2009 - 10 / 2011 - Risk Analyst
Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd, SwissRe, Switzerland
07 / 2007 - 03 / 2009 - Postdoc
Department of Aquatic Ecology ECO, EAWAG, Switzerland
02 / 2007 - 06 / 2007 - GIS specialist
Concepta LLC, Germany
08 / 2002 - 12 / 2002
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Dr. sc. ETH / Environmental Sciences
ETH Zurich/ EAWAG, Switzerland
01 / 2003 - 02 / 2007 - Master of Geography / Major: Geoecology, Spatial information analysis (GIS); Minor: Zoology, Botany, Geobotany, Geology
Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany; EAWAG Switzerland
10 / 1995 - 08 / 2002
Continuing Education
CAS University didactics
Zurich University of Teacher Education PHZH
10 / 2017
Network
Membership of networks
Social media
Projects
- Thermalaufnahmen Emme / Team member / Project ongoing
- Analyse der Gewässer nach den Hochwassersituationen im Juni 2024 – Pilotprojekt an einer Gewässerstrecke / Team member / Project ongoing
- Thermale Kartographie zur Detektion und Charakterisierung von Kalt- und Warmwasserbereichen an der Emme und ausgewählten Seitengewässern / Team member / Project ongoing
- Entwicklung eines Bewertungssystems für eine stressor-spezifische Schwallbewertung / Team member / Project ongoing
- Monitoring künstliche Hochwasser an der Sarine / Project leader / Project ongoing
- Entwicklung eines TIR basierten Temperaturmesskonzeptes und dessen Umsetzung an der Sarneraa / Deputy project leader / Project completed
- Entwicklung von hydrologischen Modellen zur Ökosystemforschung im alpinen Raum / Project leader / Project completed
- 3D Visualisierung von Fluss- und Landschaftsveränderungen durch Revitalisierungsmassnahmen / Project leader / Project completed
- Development of small hydropower in Kazakhstan - Seed Project / Project leader / Project completed
- HistoRiCH: Historical river change – Planning for the future by exploring the mapped past / Project leader / Project completed
- Quantifizierung von Grundwasserexfiltrationen anhand von Isotopenmessungen und WärmebilderIsotopenmessungen und Wärmebilder / Team member / Project completed
- Entwicklung Modellierungstool über die Auswirkungen der Schwall-Sunk Sanierungen an der Saane / Team member / Project completed
- Modellierung der Auswirkungen von Massnahmen zur Geschiebesanierung / Project leader / Project completed
- Drohnen-gestützte TIR-Erfassung der räumlichen Temperaturheterogenität zur Beurteilung von Thermalrefugien / Deputy project leader / Project completed
- Thermische Messungen Fliessgewässer / Deputy project leader / Project completed
- Effects of hydropower exploitation on spatio-temporal variability of temperature in downstream rivers / Team member / Project completed
- Verdriftung von Makroinvertebraten infolge von Schwall-Sunk / Team member / Project completed
- BAFU Vollzugshilfemodul Schwall-Sunk-Massnahmen / Team member / Project completed
- Hydroecology and Floodplain Sustainability in Application (HyApp) / Project leader / Project completed
- Wasserbau und Ökologie / Team member / Project completed
Publications
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Scherelis, Victoria; Döring, Michael; Laube, Patrick,
2023.
HydroWidth : a small‐scale approach to calculate river width and its variability.
Transactions in GIS.
27(5), pp. 1503-1525.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.13083
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Scherelis, Victoria; Döring, Michael; Antonelli, Marta; Laube, Patrick,
2023.
Annals of the American Association of Geographers.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2022.2160693
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Wissen Hayek, Ulrike; Gutscher, Fabian; Braune, Philipp; Dantas, Nuno; Roost, Dano; Schürch, Jenifer; Antonetti, Manuel; Grêt Regamey, Adrienne; Döring, Michael,
2023.
Sensing river and floodplain biodiversity : developing a prototype.
Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture.
(8), pp. 523-532.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.14627/537740055
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Antonetti, Manuel; Hoppler, Luca; Tonolla, Diego; Vanzo, Davide; Schmid, Martin; Doering, Michael,
2022.
River Research and Applications.
39(3), pp. 501-521.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4043
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Consoli, Gabriele; Haller, Rudolf M; Doering, Michael; Hashemi, Saman; Robinson, Christopher T,
2022.
Tributary effects on the ecological responses of a regulated river to experimental floods.
Journal of Environmental Management.
303(114122).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114122
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Tonolla, Diego; Dossi, Florian; Kastenhofer, Olivier; Döring, Michael; Hauer, Christoph; Graf, Wolfram; Schülting, Lisa,
2022.
River Research and Applications.
39(3), pp. 427-443.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4019
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Doering, Michael; Freimann, Remo; Antenen, Nadine; Roschi, Alexia; Robinson, Christopher T.; Rezzonico, Fabio; Smits, Theo; Tonolla, Diego,
2021.
Science of the Total Environment.
788(147497).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147497
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Tonolla, Diego; Geilhausen, Martin; Döring, Michael,
2020.
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
46(1), pp. 252-266.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5017
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Milani, Gillian; Kneubühler, Mathias; Tonolla, Diego; Döring, Michael; Schaepman, Michael,
2020.
Characterizing flood impact on Swiss floodplains using inter-annual time series of satellite imagery.
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing.
13, pp. 1479-1493.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2020.2980381
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Milani, G.; Kneubühler, M.; Tonolla, D.; Doering, M.; Schaepman, M. E.,
2019.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences.
124(7), pp. 2090-2106.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JG004969
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Ehrbar, Daniel; Schmocker, Lukas; Döring, Michael; Cortesi, Marco; Bourban, Gerald; Boes, Robert M.; Vetsch, David F.,
2018.
Continuous seasonal and large-scale periglacial reservoir sedimentation.
Sustainability.
10(9), pp. 3265.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su10093265
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Martin, Eduardo; Ryo, M.; Döring, Michael; Robinson, C. T.,
2018.
Water.
10(4), pp. 439.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/w10040439
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Milani, Gillian; Volpi, Michele; Tonolla, Diego; Döring, Michael; Robinson, Christopher T.; Kneubühler, Mathias; Schaepman, Michael,
2018.
Robust quantification of riverine land cover dynamics by high-resolution remote sensing.
Remote Sensing of Environment.
217, pp. 491-505.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.08.035
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Martin, E. J.; Döring, Michael; Robinson, C. T.,
2017.
Ecological assessment of a sediment by-pass tunnel on a receiving stream in Switzerland.
River Research and Applications.
33(6), pp. 925-936.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3145
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Ehrbar, D.; Schmocker, L.; Ehrbar, D.; Boes, R.M.; Döring, Michael,
2017.
International Journal of River Basin Management.
15(4), pp. 413-431.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2017.1327866
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Mori, N.; Brancelj, A.; Simcic, T.; Robinson, C.T.; Döring, Michael,
2017.
Spatio-temporal heterogeneity of actual and potential respiration in two contrasting floodplains.
Hydrological Processes.
31(14), pp. 2622-2626.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.11211
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Bodmer, P.; Freimann, R.; von Fumetti, S.; Robinson, C.T.; Döring, Michael,
2016.
Spatio-temporal relationships between habitat types and microbial function of an upland floodplain.
Aquatic Sciences.
78(2), pp. 241-254.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-015-0420-9
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Simcic, T.; Mori, N.; Hossli, C.; Robinson, C. T.; Döring, Michael,
2015.
Hydrological Processes.
29(26), pp. 5438-5450.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.10584
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Cardenas, M. B.; Döring, Michael; Rivas, Denny S.; Galdeano, C.; Neilson, B.T.; Robinson, C.T.,
2014.
Journal of Hydrology.
519(Part B), pp. 1963-1973.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.09.079
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Scherelis, Victoria; Laube, Patrick; Doering, Michael,
2023.
From change detection to change analytics : decomposing multi-temporal pixel evolution vectors [paper].
In:
12th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience 2023).
12th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience), Leeds, United Kingdom, 12-15 September 2023.
Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik.
pp. 65:1-65:6.
Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs) ; 277.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.GIScience.2023.65
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Ehrbar, D.; Schmocker, L.; Vetsch, D.F.; Boes, R.M.; Döring, Michael,
2017.
Measuring sediment fluxes in periglacial reservoirs using water samples, LISST and ADCP [paper].
In:
Wieprecht, Silke; Haun, Stefan; Weber, Karolin; Noack, Markus; Terheiden, Kristina, eds.,
Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on River Sedimentation, ISRS 2016, Stuttgart, Germany, 19-22 September 2016.
13th International Symposium on River Sedimentation, Stuttgart, Germany, 19-22 September 2016.
CRC Press.
pp. 1118-1125.
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Döring, Michael; Tonolla, Diego; Antonetti, Manuel,
2023.
In:
Slovenian Water Days, Rimske Toplice, Slovenia, 24-25 May 2023.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27937
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Döring, Michael,
2023.
Künstliche Hochwasser zur Renaturierung von Fluss- und Auenlandschaften.
aqua viva.
(2), pp. 20-23.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-29016
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Stähli, Severin; Tonolla, Diego; Franca, Mario J.; Robinson, Christoper T.; Döring, Michael; Schleiss, Anton J.,
2021.
Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft.
14(8), pp. 492-502.
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Greter, Rafael; Meyer, Matthias; Pinter, Kurt; Döring, Michael; Schweizer, Steffen; Unfer, Günther; Lautsch, Erwin,
2021.
Die Seeforellenlaichwanderung in der Hasliaare 2019 im Kontext abiotischer Faktoren.
WasserWirtschaft.
111(2-3), pp. 33-40.
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Schweizer, Steffen; Schwegler, Benno; Rohrer, Magdalena; Meyer, Matthias; Schläppi, Sandro; Baumgartner, Jan; Berger, Benjamin; Fahner, Sonja; Fankhauser, Andres; Zeh Weissmann, Heiko; Niedermayr, Andreas; Roullier, Christian; Döring, Michael,
2019.
Das Triftprojekt : ein Überblick zu Projekt, Ökologie und Partizipation.
Wasser, Energie, Luft.
111(4), pp. 213-221.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19121
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Schweizer, S.; Niedermayr, A.; Roulier, C.; Döring, M.; Meyer, M.; Schläppi, S.; Baumgartner, J.; Berger, B.; Rohrer, M.; Fahner, S.; Schwegler, B.; Fankhauser, A.,
2019.
Wasser, Energie, Luft.
111(4), pp. 223-228.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19120
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Tonolla, Diego; Junghardt, Johann; Antonetti, Manuel; Döring, Michael,
2019.
Drohnen-gestützte und terrestrische Wärmebilder zur Beurteilung der Fliessgewässer-Temperatur.
Aqua & Gas.
2019(4), pp. 44-50.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19443
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Gufler, Christa; Döring, Michael; Tonolla, Diego,
2018.
IUNR Magazin.
2018(2), pp. 32-33.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-13237
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Döring, Michael; Tonolla, Diego; Robinson, C. T.; Schleiss, A.; Stähly, S.; Gufler, Christa; Geilhausen, Martin; Di Cugno, Nina,
2018.
Künstliches Hochwasser an der Saane : eine Massnahme zum nachhaltigen Auenmanagement.
Wasser, Energie, Luft.
110(2), pp. 119-127.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2040
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Weber, C.; Döring, M.; Fink, S.; Martin, E.; Robinson, C.T.; Scheidegger, C.; Siviglia, N.; Trautwein, C.; Vetsch, D.; Weitbrecht, V.,
2017.
Merkblatt 1 : Sedimentdynamik im Gewässernetz.
Bern:
Bundesamt für Umwelt.
Available from: https://www.bafu.admin.ch/dam/bafu/de/dokumente/wasser/uw-umwelt-wissen/merkblatt-sammlung-wasserundoekologie-17.pdf
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Döring, M.; Facchini, M.; Fink, S.; Franca, M. J.; Martin, E.; Robinson, C. T.; Scheidegger, C.; Siviglia, N.; Trautwein, C.; Vetsch, D.; Weber, C.,
2017.
Merkblatt 2 : Sedimentdynamik und ihre Auswirkungen messen.
Merkblatt-Sammlung Wasserbau und Ökologie : Geschiebe- und Habitatsdynamik
.
Bern:
Bundesamt für Umwelt.
Available from: https://www.bafu.admin.ch/dam/bafu/de/dokumente/wasser/uw-umwelt-wissen/merkblatt-sammlung-wasserundoekologie-17.pdf
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Fink, S.; Döring, M.; Franca, M.; Martín, E.; Nadyeina, O.; Robinson, C. T.; Schleiss, A.; Scheidegger, C.,
2017.
Merkblatt 5 : Dynamik und Biodiversität in Auen.
Merkblatt-Sammlung Wasserbau und Ökologie : Geschiebe- und Habitatsdynamik
.
Bern:
Bundesamt für Umwelt.
Available from: https://www.bafu.admin.ch/dam/bafu/de/dokumente/wasser/uw-umwelt-wissen/merkblatt-sammlung-wasserundoekologie-17.pdf
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Facchini, M.; Martín Sanz, E.; Vetsch, D.; Robinson, C. T.; Döring, M.; Siviglia, A.; Scheidegger, C.; Boes, R.,
2017.
Merkblatt 6 : Sedimentumleitstollen und künstliche Hochwasser.
Merkblatt-Sammlung Wasserbau und Ökologie : Geschiebe- und Habitatsdynamik
.
Bern:
Bundesamt für Umwelt.
Available from: https://www.bafu.admin.ch/dam/bafu/de/dokumente/wasser/uw-umwelt-wissen/merkblatt-sammlung-wasserundoekologie-17.pdf
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Schweizer, Steffen; Grand, Ralf; Frei, Janick; Schläppi, Sandro; Meyer, Matthias; Döring, Michael; Müller, Willy; Flück, Martin; Bettler, Martin; Herzog, Beatrice,
2016.
Instream Measures in einer alpinen Schwallstrecke – eine erste Bilanz von der Hasliaare.
Ingenieurbiologie.
2016(1), pp. 89-93.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1439
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Martin, Eduardo; Döring, Michael; Robinson, C.T.,
2015.
Ecological effects of sediment bypass tunnels [paper].
In:
Boes, R.M., ed.,
Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Sediment Bypass Tunnels, VAW-Mitteilungen 232, Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
First International Workshop on Sediment Bypass Tunnels, Zurich, 27-29 April 2015.
Zürich:
ETH Zürich.
pp. 147-156.
Available from: https://www.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/baug/vaw/vaw-dam/documents/das-institut/mitteilungen/2010-2019/232.pdf
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Döring, Michael; Blaurock, M.; Oppliger, S.; Schweizer, S.,
2015.
Wasser, Energie, Luft.
107(1), pp. 29-36.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-941834
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Ochsner, Pascal; Geilhausen, Martin; Laube, Patrick; Döring, Michael; Rupf, Reto,
2015.
Innovative Fernerkundungslösungen im Umweltmonitoring.
Transfer.
2015(1), pp. 7.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-5358
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Geilhausen, Martin; Laube, Patrick; Ochsner, Pascal; Döring, Michael,
2016.
A match made in heaven : a hands-on GIS pipeline unlocks the potential of budget remote sensing.
In:
24th GIS Research UK Annual Conference (GISRUK16), Greenwich, 30 March - 1 April 2016.
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
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- Doering, M., Uehlinger, U., Tockner, K. (2013): Vertical hydraulic exchange, hyporheic respiration and periphyton biomass in a large floodplain river (Tagliamento River, Italy). Freshwater Science. 32, 12-25.
- Robinson, C. T.& Doering, M. (2013): Spatial patterns in macroinvertebrate assemblages in surface-flowing waters of a glacially-influenced floodplain. Aquatic Sciences. 75, 373–384.
- Langhans, S.D., Richard, U., Rueegg, J., Uehlinger U., Doering, M., Edwards, P., Tockner, K. (2013): Environmental heterogeneity affects input, storage, and transformation of coarse particulate organic matter in a floodplain mosaic. Aquatic Sciences. 75, 335–348.
- Doering, M., Blaurock, M., Robinson, C. T. (2012): Landscape transformation of an Alpine floodplain influenced by humans: Historical analysis of aerial images. Hydrological Processes. 26, 3319-3326
- Robinson, C. T., Doering, M., Seelen, L. (2011): Importance of protected areas for freshwater biomonitoring - Case studies in Switzerland. Eco.mont. 3, 13-23
- Doering, M., Uehlinger, U., Ackermann, T., Woodtli, M., Tockner, K. (2011): Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of soil and sediment respiration in a river-floodplain mosaic (Tagliamento, NE Italy). Freshwater Biology. 56, 1297-1311
- Doering, M., Schläpfer, D., Rotach, A., Uehlinger, U., Tockner, K. (2007): Ecosystem expansion and contraction dynamics along a large alpine alluvial corridor (Tagliamento River, Northeast Italy). Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 32, 1693-1704
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- Schleiss, A., Boes, R., Brodersen, J., Doering, M., Franca, M. J., Nadyeina, O., Pfister, M., Robinson,C., Scheidegger, C., Vetsch, D., Weitbrecht,V., Weber, C., Werth, S. (2014): Geschiebe- und Habitatsdynamik – Forschungsprogramm „Wasserbau und Ökologie“. Wasser Energie Luft. Heft 2/2014
- Scheidegger, C., Weber, C., Schleiss, A., Vetsch, D., Boes, R., Brodersen, J., Doering, M., Franca, M. J., Nadyeina, O., Pfister, M., Robinson, C. T., Weitbrecht, V., Werth, S. (2014): Forschungsprogramm „Wasserbau und Ökologie“: Geschiebe- und Habitatsdynamik. Inside, 14, 20-24.
- Doering, M., Schweizer, S., Blaurock, M., Oppliger, S., Fuchs, M., Robinson, C. T. (2013): Hydroökology und nachhaltiges Auenmanagement - Die Sandey Aue als Modellökosystem für eine Konzeptstudie. Wasser, Energie, Luft. 105. Jahrgang, Heft 1.
- Robinson, C. T. & Doering, M.: Künstliche Hochwasser am Spöl - Ein Langzeitprojekt mit vielfältigem Nutzen. In: Atlas des Schweizerischen Nationalparks. In Haller, H. Eisennhut, R. & Haller, R. (Hrsg) (2013): Atlas des Schweizerischen Nationalparks – Die ersten 100 Jahre. Haupt Verlag, Bern, Schweiz.
- Doering, M. & Robinson, C. T. (2012): Wassermanagement: Schutz und Nutzen verbinden. Eawag News. 72d, 18-21.
- Robinson, C. T. & Doering, M. (2012): Integrating high flows into adaptive management of water resources. The Waterleader June/2012
- Doering, M. (2012): Alp Water Scarce – Ein Interreg IVB Alpine Space Programme. ARE Newsletter 18/2012
- Brenčič, M., Castaings, W.,…, Doering, M. et al. (2012): Work Package 6: Monitoring and Modelling. Final report for Alp Water Scarce
- Doering, M., Robinson, C. T. et al. (2012): Work Package 7: Optimal ecological discharge. Final report for Alp Water Scarce
- Zessar, H., Brancelj, A., …, Doering M. et al. (2012): Work Package 8: Early warning system. Final report for Alp Water Scarce
- Suette, G., Harum, T.,…, Doering, M. et al. (2012): Work Package 5: Water system characterization. Final report for Alp Water Scarce
- Saulnier, G. M., Hohenwallner, D.,..., Doering, M. et al. (2012): Monitoring and Modeling of Mountain Water Resources – A short guideline based on the results of Alp Water Scarce Report
- Saulnier, G.M., Castaigns, W.,..., Doering, M. et al. (2012): Climatic scenarios guideline, Alp Water Scarce
- Saulnier, G. M., Hohenwallner, D.,..., Doering, M. et al. (2012): Water Resources, Management and Water Scarcity in the Alps: Recommendations for Water Resources Managers and Policy-makers
- Doering, M. & Robinson, C. T. (2010): Optimaler ökologischer Abfluss, strukturelle und funktionelle Auenaspekte. Interner Report Bundesamt für Umwelt (BAFU)
- Doering, M. (2010): Landschaftsveränderungen einer Aue durch Wassernutzung. ARE Newsletter 11/2010
- Doering, M. (2010): Optimaler ökologischer Abfluss im Rahmen des Projektes Alp Water Scarce. ARE Newsletter 8/2010
- Doering, M. & Robinson C. T. (2009): Nahrungsnetze in Gewässern. Cratschla 2/2009
- Doering M. & Tockner K. (2008): Morphology and dynamics of riparian zones. In: Mendes, A., Rabaça, J. and Arzipe, D.: Sustainable riparian zones: A management guide.
- Doering, M. (2007): Environmental heterogeneity and respiration in a dynamic river corridor: Structural properties and functional performance. Dissertation ETHZ Nr. 17046.
- Doering, M. & Uehlinger, U. (2005): Biofilme im Tagliamento. Eawag News. 60d, 11-13.
- Doering, M. (2002): Ecological assessment of springs and spring brooks in the Swiss National Park: Combining fieldwork with geodesy (GPS/Tachymetry) and GIS. Diploma thesis Geography. Ruhr Universität Bochum.