Dr. Diego Tonolla
Dr. Diego Tonolla
ZHAW
School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Institute of Natural Resource Sciences
Grüentalstrasse 14
8820 Wädenswil
Work at ZHAW
Position
Focus
- Ecological consequences of hydropower on rivers as well as evaluation of restoration measures, especially concerning hydropeaking
- Spatial and temporal analysis of temperature distribution in aquatic ecosystems, especially using thermal infrared (TIR)
- Spatial analysis of flow and bedload dynamic using passive (hydrophones) and active (ADP) acoustic measurements
- Ecology of streams, rivers and floodplains, hydromorphology
- Restoration and conservation of streams, rivers and floodplains
Teaching
Lecturer (Bachelor & Master)
Experience
- Senior researcher and lecturer, deputy head reserach group ecohydrology
ZHAW-IUNR
01 / 2019 - today - Reseracher and lecturer, deputy head research group ecohydrology
ZHAW-IUNR
04 / 2015 - 12 / 2018 - Faculty Affiliate
Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS), Montana, USA
05 / 2013 - 12 / 2015 - Guest scientist
Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Department of Shallow Lakes and Lowland Rivers, Berlin, Germany
03 / 2012 - 12 / 2015 - Researcher and project leader for a program focused on mitigating negative ecological impacts due to hydropeaking
Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Water Division
03 / 2012 - 03 / 2015 - Scientific research assistant
Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Department of Shallow Lakes and Lowland Rivers, Berlin, Germany
01 / 2009 - 12 / 2011 - Scientific research assistant
Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Department of Aquatic Ecology
11 / 2005 - 12 / 2008 - nternship for the analysis of biodiversity in big, old chestnut trees
WSL, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape
08 / 2003 - 11 / 2003
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Doctor of Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.) / Watercourses
Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), & Freie Universität Berlin (FUB) & Eawag
02 / 2007 - 06 / 2011 - Diploma (equivalent to a M. Sc.) in Environmental Sciences / Environmental Sciences
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)
10 / 2000 - 11 / 2005
Continuing Education
- CAS in "University Didactics"
Zurich University of Teacher Education (PHZH)
04 / 2019 - CAS in River Restoration
College of Engineering and Architecture, Fribourg
06 / 2013
Network
Membership of networks
- ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1172-0033
- Swiss Society for Hydrology and Limnology (SSHL)
- German Limnological Society (DGL)
- Platform "morphological river restoration" of WA21
- "Focus group hydropower" of WA21
- Association "River Pearl Plus" of WWF
- "Core group" International network on hydropeaking
Awards
- River-Restoration prize for the outstanding CAS thesis on river restoration
Canton of Fribourg & Hochschule für Technik und Architektur (HEIA)
12 / 2013 - European award for the best PhD Dissertation in Freshwater Sciences
European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS)
07 / 2013 - Schwoerbel – Benndorf „Young Talent Prize”, Award for outstanding publication
German Limnological Society (DGL)
09 / 2012 - Award for the best student poster
International Society for River Science (ISRS)
07 / 2009
Social media
Projects
- Analyse der Gewässer nach den Hochwassersituationen im Juni 2024 – Pilotprojekt an einer Gewässerstrecke / Project leader / Project ongoing
- Thermale Kartographie zur Detektion und Charakterisierung von Kalt- und Warmwasserbereichen an der Emme und ausgewählten Seitengewässern / Project leader / Project ongoing
- Entwicklung eines Bewertungssystems für eine stressor-spezifische Schwallbewertung / Project leader / Project ongoing
- Monitoring künstliche Hochwasser an der Sarine / Deputy project leader / Project ongoing
- Entwicklung eines TIR basierten Temperaturmesskonzeptes und dessen Umsetzung an der Sarneraa / Project leader / Project completed
- 3D Visualisierung von Fluss- und Landschaftsveränderungen durch Revitalisierungsmassnahmen / Team member / Project completed
- Quantifizierung von Grundwasserexfiltrationen anhand von Isotopenmessungen und WärmebilderIsotopenmessungen und Wärmebilder / Project leader / Project completed
- Fliessgewässermonitoring und Bewertung der Auswirkungen von Restwassersanierungen / Project leader / Project completed
- Entwicklung Modellierungstool über die Auswirkungen der Schwall-Sunk Sanierungen an der Saane / Project leader / Project completed
- Drohnen-gestützte TIR-Erfassung der räumlichen Temperaturheterogenität zur Beurteilung von Thermalrefugien / Project leader / Project completed
- Bestimmung der habitatspezifischen hydraulischen Verhältnisse und Drift in natürlichen Gewässersystemen / Project leader / Project completed
- Biomasse-Verdriftung & Referenzstrecke / Project leader / Project completed
- Thermische Messungen Fliessgewässer / 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 / Project leader / Project completed
- BAFU Vollzugshilfemodul Schwall-Sunk-Massnahmen / Project leader / Project completed
- Hydroecology and Floodplain Sustainability in Application (HyApp) / Team member / Project completed
Publications
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Kowal, Johannes L.; Auer, Stefan; Schmutz, Stefan; Graf, Wolfram; Wimmer, Richard; Tonolla, Diego; Meulenbroek, Paul,
2023.
Fishes.
8(12), pp. 581.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8120581
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Mejia, Francine H.; Ouellet, Valerie; Briggs, Martin A.; Carlson, Stephanie M.; Casas-Mulet, Roser; Chapman, Mollie; Collins, Mathias J.; Dugdale, Stephen J.; Ebersole, Joseph L.; Frechette, Danielle M.; Fullerton, Aimee H.; Gillis, Carole-Anne; Johnson, Zachary C.; Kelleher, Christa; Kurylyk, Barret L.; Lave, Rebecca; Letcher, Benjamin H.; Myrvold, Knut M.; Nadeau, Tracie-Lynn; Neville, Helen; Piégay, Herve; Smith, Kathryn A.; Tonolla, Diego; Torgersen, Christian E.,
2023.
Closing the gap between science and management of cold-water refuges in rivers and streams.
Global Change Biology.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16844
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Hayes, D.S.; Bruno, M.C.; Alp, M.; Boavida, I.; Batalla, R.J.; Bejarano, M.D.; Noack, M.; Vanzo, D.; Casas-Mulet, R.; Vericat, D.; Carolli, M.; Tonolla, D.; Halleraker, J.H.; Gosselin, M.-P.; Chiogna, G.; Zolezzi, G.; Venus, T.E.,
2023.
100 key questions to guide hydropeaking research and policy.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
187(113729).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113729
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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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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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Schülting, Lisa; Dossi, Florian; Graf, Wolfram; Tonolla, Diego,
2022.
River Research and Applications.
39(3), pp. 412-426.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3963
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Alp, Maria; Batalla, Ramon J.; Bejarano, Maria Dolores; Boavida, Isabel; Capra, Hervé; Carolli, Mauro; Casas‐Mulet, Roser; Costa, Maria João; Halleraker, Jo Halvard; Hauer, Christoph; Hayes, Daniel S.; Harby, Atle; Noack, Markus; Palau, Antoni; Schneider, Matthias; Schönfelder, Lennart; Tonolla, Diego; Vanzo, Davide; Venus, Terese; Vericat, Damià; Zolezzi, Guido; Bruno, Maria Cristina,
2022.
Introducing HyPeak : an international network on hydropeaking research, practice, and policy.
River Research and Applications.
39(3), pp. 283-291.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3996
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Torgersen, Christian E.; Le Pichon, Céline; Fullerton, Aimee H.; Dugdale, Stephen J.; Duda, Jeffrey J.; Giovannini, Floriane; Tales, Évelyne; Belliard, Jérôme; Branco, Paulo; Bergeron, Normand E.; Roy, Mathieu L.; Tonolla, Diego; Lamouroux, Nicolas; Capra, Hervé; Baxter, Colden V.,
2021.
Riverscape approaches in practice : perspectives and applications.
Biological Reviews.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12810
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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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Hauer, Christoph; Holzapfel, Patrick; Tonolla, Diego; Habersack, Helmut; Zolezzi, Guido,
2019.
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.
44(2), pp. 433-448.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.4505
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Linke, Simon; Gifford, Toby; Desjonquères, Camille; Tonolla, Diego; Aubin, Thierry; Barclay, Leah; Karaconstantis, Chris; Kennard, Mark J; Rybak, Fanny; Sueur, Jérôme,
2018.
Freshwater ecoacoustics as a tool for continuous ecosystem monitoring.
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
16(4), pp. 231-238.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1779
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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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Lumsdon, A. E.; Artamonov, I.; Bruno, M. C.; Righetti, M.; Tockner, K.; Tonolla, Diego; Zarfl, C.,
2018.
Soundpeaking : hydropeaking induced changes in river soundscapes.
River Research and Applications.
34(1), pp. 3-12.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3229
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Auer, Stefan; Zeiringer, Bernhard; Führer, Simon; Tonolla, Diego; Schmutz, Stefan,
2017.
Science of the Total Environment.
575, pp. 1515-1521.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.029
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Tonolla, Diego; Bruder, Andreas; Schweizer, Steffen,
2017.
Science of the Total Environment.
574, pp. 594-604.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.09.101
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Bruder, Andreas; Tonolla, Diego; Schweizer, Steffen P.; Vollenweider, Stefan; Langhans, Simone D.; Wüest, Alfred,
2016.
A conceptual framework for hydropeaking mitigation.
Science of the Total Environment.
568, pp. 1204-1212.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.032
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Robinson, C. T.; Tonolla, Diego; Imhof, B.; Vukelic, R.; Uehlinger, U.,
2015.
Aquatic Sciences.
78(2), pp. 327-341.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-015-0434-3
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Friese, Nathalie; Tonolla, Diego; Weber, Christine; Mathers, Kate; Bätz, Nico,
2024.
Wasser, Energie, Luft.
116(1), pp. 31-39.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30587
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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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Tockner, Klement; Tonolla, Diego; Bremerich, Vanessa; Jähnig, Sonja C.; Robinson, Christopher T.; Zarfl, Christiane,
2022.
Introduction to European rivers
.
In:
Tockner, Klement; Robinson, Christopher T.; Zarfl, Christiane, eds.,
Rivers of Europe.
Elsevier.
pp. 1-26.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102612-0.00001-8
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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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Herold, Thilo; Tonolla, Diego; Junghardt, Johann; Helbling, Andreas; Thommen, Markus; Ninck, Lena,
2019.
Bestockung und Beschattung : Erfassung an Fliessgewässern.
Aqua & Gas.
2019(4), pp. 52-57.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19442
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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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Tonolla, Diego; Chaix, Olivier; Meile, Tobias; Zurwerra, Andreas; Büsser, Peter; Oppliger, Silvia; Essyad, Kalid,
2017.
Schwall-Sunk – Massnahmen : ein Modul der Vollzugshilfe Renaturierung der Gewässer.
Umwelt-Vollzug Gewässerschutz
; 1701.
Bern:
Bundesamt für Umwelt.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3715
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Hauer, Christoph; Zeiringer, Bernhard; Holzapfel, Patrick; Greimel, Franz; Schmutz, Stefan; Habersack, Helmut; Tonolla, Diego,
2016.
In:
Schwall und Sunk: Forschungsstand und Ausblick: Sonderband.
Expertentag des Vereins für Ökologie und Umweltforschung, Lunz am See, Österreich, 20.-21. Mai 2014.
Wien:
Verein für Ökologie und Umweltforschung.
pp. 83-116.
Schriftenreihe für Ökologie und Ethologie.
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Schweizer, Steffen; Schmidlin, Stephanie; Bieri, Martin; Büsser, Peter; Meyer, Matthias; Money, Judith; Schläppi, Sandro; Schneider, Mathias; Tonolla, Diego; Tuhtan, Jeff; Wächter, Kurt,
2016.
Die erste Schwall-Sanierung der Schweiz : die Hasliaare als Fallbeispiel.
WasserWirtschaft.
2016(1), pp. 10-15.
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Hauer, Christoph; Holzapfel, Patrick; Tonolla, Diego; Habersack, Helmut,
2016.
WasserWirtschaft.
2016(1), pp. 23-28.
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Hauer, Christoph; Holzapfel, Patrick; Tonolla, Diego; Habersack, Helmut,
2016.
WasserWirtschaft.
2016(1), pp. 16-22.
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Schweizer, Steffen; Tonolla, Diego; Bruder, Andreas; Vollenweider, Stefan,
2015.
Schwall und Sunk : ein kurzer Überblick.
WasserWirtschaft.
2015(6), pp. 15-20.
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Schülting, Lisa; Dossi, Florian; Graf, Wolfram; Tonolla, Diego,
2018.
In:
12th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics (ISE 2018), Tokyo, Japan, 19-24 August 2018.
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
- Lorang MS, Tonolla D. 2014. Combining active and passive hydroacoustic techniques during flood events for rapid spatial mapping of bedload transport patterns in gravel-bed rivers. Fundamental and Applied Limnology 184: 321-246
- Tonolla D, Wolter C, Ruhtz T, Tockner K. 2012. Linking fish assemblages and spatiotemporal thermal heterogeneity in a river-floodplain landscape using high-resolution airborne thermal infrared remote sensing and in-situ measurements. Remote Sensing of Environment 125: 134-146
- Tonolla D, Lorang MS, Heutschi K, Gotschalk CC, Tockner K. 2011. Characterization of spatial heterogeneity in underwater soundscapes at the river segment scale. Limnology and Oceanography 56: 2319-2333
- Tonolla D, Acuña V, Uehlinger U, Frank T, Tockner K. 2010. Thermal heterogeneity in river floodplains. Ecosystems 13: 727-740
- Tonolla D, Acuña V, Lorang MS, Heutschi K, Tockner K. 2010. A field-based investigation to examine underwater soundscapes of five common river habitats. Hydrological Processes 24: 3146-3156
- Tonolla D, Lorang MS, Heutschi K, Tockner K. 2009. A flume experiment to examine underwater sound generation by flowing water. Aquatic Sciences 71: 449-462
- Duelli P, Moretti M, Tonolla D, Barbalat S. 2006. Scented traps yield two large lacewing species (Neuroptera, Chrysopidae) new to Switzerland. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 79: 25-28
- Tockner K, Uehlinger U, Robinson CT, Siber R, Tonolla D, Peter FD. 2010. European Rivers. In River Ecosystem Ecology, Likens GE (ed). Elsevier Publisher: Oxford; 340-351.
- Tockner K, Uehlinger U, Robinson CT, Tonolla D, Siber R, Peter FD. 2009. Introduction to European Rivers. In Rivers of Europe, Tockner K, Uehlinger, U, Robinson CT (eds). Elsevier Publisher: London; 1-21.
- Tockner K, Uehlinger U, Robinson CT, Siber R, Tonolla D, Peter FD. 2009. European Rivers. In Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, Likens GE (ed). Elsevier Publisher: Oxford; 366-377
- Schweizer S, Tonolla D, Bruder A, Vollenweider S. 2015. Schwall und Sunk – ein kurzer Überblick. WasserWirtschaft 6: 15-20
- Tonolla D, Acuña V, Uehlinger U, Wolter C, Frank T, Ruhtz T, Tockner K. 2013. Quantification of the spatial thermal heterogeneity of river-floodplain using thermal infrared remote sensing. Extended abstracts of the annual conference of the German Limnological Society (DGL), 2012 (Koblenz). DGL Publisher: Hardegsen; 7-11
- Schweizer S, Schmidlin S, Tonolla D, Büsser P, Meyer M, Monney J, Schläppi S, Wächter K. 2013. Schwall/Sunk-Sanierung in der Hasliaare – Phase 1a: Gewässerökologische Bestandsaufnahme. Wasser Energie Luft 105: 191-199
- Schweizer S, Schmidlin S, Tonolla D, Büsser P, Meyer M, Monney J, Schläppi S, Schneider M, Tuhtan J, Wächter K. 2013. Schwall/Sunk-Sanierung in der Hasliaare – Phase 1b: Ökologische Bewertung des Ist-Zustands anhand der 12 Indikatoren der aktuellen BAFU-Vollzugshilfe. Wasser Energie Luft 105: 200-207
- Schweizer S, Bieri M, Tonolla D, Monney J, Rouge M, Stalder P. 2013. Schwall/Sunk-Sanierung in der Hasliaare – Phase 2a: Konstruktion repräsentativer Abflussganglinien für künftige Zustände. Wasser Energie Luft 105: 269-276
- Schweizer S, Schmidlin S, Tonolla D, Büsser P, Maire A, Meyer M, Monney J, Schläppi S, Schneider M, Theiler Q, Tuhtan J, Wächter K. 2013. Schwall/Sunk-Sanierung in der Hasliaare – Phase 2b: Ökologische Bewertung von künftigen Zuständen. Wasser Energie Luft 105: 277-287
- Bruder A, Vollenweider S, Schweizer S, Tonolla D, Meile T. 2012. Schwall und Sunk: Planung und Bewertung von Sanierungsmassnahmen. Möglichkeiten und Empfehlungen aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht. Wasser Energie Luft 104: 265-272
- Bruder A, Schweizer S, Vollenweider S, Tonolla D, Meile T. 2012. Schwall und Sunk: Auswirkungen auf die Gewässerökologie und mögliche Sanierungsmassnahmen. Wasser Energie Luft 104: 257-264
- Tonolla D. 2011. Acoustic and thermal characterization of river landscapes. Dissertation, Freie Universität Berlin (FUB), Germany.
- Tockner K, Tonolla D, Junker B, Heutschi K. 2009. Der Klang der Flüsse. Nationalpark 1: 20-21
- Tonolla D, Tockner K, Junker B, Heutschi K. 2008. The sound of rivers. EAWAG Annual Report: 29
- Tockner K, Uehlinger U, Robinson CT, Tonolla D, Siber R, Peter FD. 2008. European rivers under pressure. EAWAG Annual Report: 31
- Tonolla D. 2005. Characterization of the temporary hydro-system of a high alpine catchment (Val Roseg, Switzerland) by GIS mapping and assessment of morphological features. Diploma thesis in Environmental Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland
- Moretti M, Tonolla D, Altenburger I, Duelli P. 2004. Biodiversità delle selve castanili del Mont Grand (Soazza, Grigioni). Quaderni Grigionitaliani 73: 355-362