The ENHANCE project tests and evaluates ecosystem connectivity with state-of-the art molecular genetic experiments and population-dynamic analysis in terrestrial and riparian habitats, prior and after connectivity is enhanced.

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The project "Monitoring the effectiveness of habitat conservation in Switzerland" has been initiated by the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN to study whether habitats of national importance (dry meadows and pastures, bogs and fens, alluvial zones, amphibian spawning areas) are developing according to conservation targets. For this, a long-term monitoring project is established.

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A large network of research institutions collaborates within an EC-funded Network of Excellence to study the impacts of climate change on forest ecosystems from an evolutionary perspective.

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Alpine plants are prone to be strongly affected by global warming, which will induce a suit of changes at the species and community level. This project aims at better understanding the spatial and temporal patterns and processes of adaptive genetic variation in Arabis alpina

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Der Kleine Rohrkolben ist eine typische, bedrohte Auenpflanzenart. Dieses Projekt untersucht die Verwandschaftsbeziehungen der noch vorhandenen Populationen in der Schweiz und in unseren Nachbarländern.

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Mit molekulargenetischen Methoden wird im Projekt die Naturverjüngung der Schwarzpappel untersucht. Diese Baumart ist typisch für intakte Auenlandschaften, aber wir wissen nicht, ob ihre natürliche Verjüngung in den wenigen verbliebenen oder renaturierten Auen nachhaltig gewährleistet ist.

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As part of the EC-funded project EcoChange and its activities on niche stability, the objective of this study is to investigate genomic processes related to adaptation and ecological niche evolution by comparing the genomes of closely related species along the same environmental gradient.

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The dispersal of several insect species occurring in fragmented habitats in the agricultural Swiss plateau will be investigated by using genetic methods and mark-recapture studies.

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Dispersal of individuals (and gene flow) among remnant populations within fragmented landscapes is essential for the long-term survival of endangered species. The goal of this project is to test the effect of habitat connectivity projects for the European Treefrog.

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