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Marco Moretti, PhD
teamleader
Organisational unit: Community Ecology
Insubric Ecosystems
Phone: +41 91 8215 236
Fax: +41 91 8215 239
Room: Be RA D 5
E-Mail:
Address: Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
via Belsoggiorno 22
6500 Bellinzona

Curriculum vitae

 

Academic education

2008-2009 Academic training and visiting scientist at the Numerical Ecology Lab of Prof. Dr. Pierre Legendre, Montreal University, Quebec, Canada
since 2006 Head of the Research group Insubric Ecosystems at the Community Ecology Unit, WSL Bellinzona
2002-2006 Researcher at the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Bellinzona
2004
Postdoctoral fellow at the School of GeoScience, University of Edinburgh (Prof. Dr. Colin Legg)
2003 PhD thesis at Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (Prof. Dr. Peter Edward)
1991 Diploma phil. II in Biology at the University of Zurich (Prof. Dr. Heinz-Ulrich Reyer)
1983 Diploma at the High school in Lugano
1979 Diploma at the School of commerce in Lugano. Apprenticeship at the  UBS in Lugano
   
 

Professional and Research experience, Grants and Awards

2010
Swiss-Academies Award for Transdisciplinary Research – Shortlisted project (BiodiverCity)
2010-2011
Project “Urban Biodiversity” supported by Federal Office for the Environment. Function: Project leader
2009-2012
CCES-ENHANCE Function: Leader of the task “Connectivity in fragmented urban environment”
2006-2010
EU project FIRE-PARADOX Function: Co-applicant
2005-2009
NRP 54 Sustainable Development of the Built Environment Function: Leader of the project “BiodiverCity
2003-2005
Project SELPI (Bat Conservation in Chestnut orchards) Function: Project leader
1998-2003
PhD-student at the ETH Zurich and WSL Bellinzona (parallel to the  private working activities)
1993-2002
Founder and Co-director of the Ecological Consulting Office Maddalena & Moretti Sagl., Gordevio, Switzerland
1991-2001
Leader of the Bat Conservation Trust Ticino (Switzerland)
1990-1992
Ecological consulter as freelance
   
 

Major Research Areas


Modeling spatio-temporal effect of environmental changes on biodiversity across taxa, trophic guilds, biomes, and types of stressors

Investigating the relationship between biodiversity, community composition, and ecosystem function and underlying services

Model organisms: several animal groups (mainly arthropods) and plants

Model processes and stressors: changes of forest fire regime; changes of traditional management practices in forests, meadows and pastures; urbanization; invasion by alien species
   
 

Teaching activities


Since 2003, University of Applied Sciences Zurich: field week course on "Biodiversity and Bioindication"

Since 2003, ETH Zurich and University of Applied Sciences Zurich: field excursions on "Fire ecology"

Supervision of Undergraduates, Master and PhD students

Countless courses and talks to the public in all Swiss regions
   
 

Membership


Swiss Zoological Society

Swiss Entomological Society

Swiss Society for Wildlife Biology

British Ecological Society (BES)

European Society for Conservation Biology (SCB)

International Association of Landscape Ecology (IALE) International Association of Arachnology (ISA)

WWF Switzerland, Pro Natura, Società ticinese di Scienze naturali
   
   

Publications (ISI and peer reviewed)

ISI-Papers:

  • Lavorel S., Moretti M., et al. (submitted) Trait linkages within and across trophic levels underlie the vulnerability of ecosystem services. Aimed journal: Journal of Ecology (in reviewing).
  • Vilisics, F.; Bogyó, D.; Sattler, T.; Moretti, M., 2012: Occurrence and assemblage composition of millipedes (Myriapoda, Diplopoda) and terrestrial isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) in urban areas of Switzerland. ZooKeys 176: 199-214. (pdf)

Peer reviewed papers:

  • Trivellone, V.; Pollini Paltrinieri, L.; Jermini, M.; Moretti, M., 2012: Management pressure drives leafhopper communities in vineyards in Southern Switzerland. Insect Conserv. Diversity 5, 1: 75-85. (pdf)
  • Fournier, B.; Malysheva, E.; Mazei, Y.; Moretti, M.; Mitchell, E.A.D., 2012: Toward the use of testate amoeba functional traits as indicator of floodplain restoration success. Eur. J. Soil Biol. 49: 85-91. (pdf)
  • Sattler T., Obrist M.K., Duelli P., Moretti M. 2011. Urban arthropod communities: added value or just a blend of surrounding biodiversity? Landscape and Urban planning (pdf)
  • Fontana S., Sattler T., Bontadina F., Arlettaz R., Moretti M. 2011. How to manage the urban green to enhance bird species richness and diversity. Landscape and Urban planning. Landscape and Urban Planning 101: 278-285. (pdf)
  • Ricotta C., Szeidl L., Moretti M., Blasi C. 2011. A partial ordering approach for functional diversity. Theoretical Population Biology 80: 114-120. (pdf)
  • Ricotta, C.; Moretti, M., 2011: CWM and Rao's quadratic diversity: a unified framework for functional ecology. Oecologia 167: 181-188. (pdf)
  • Obrist, M.K., Rathey, E., Christe P., Bontadina, F., Martinoli, A., Conedera M., Moretti, M. 2011. Response of bats to traditional management of chestnut orchards in Southern Switzerland. Forest Ecology and Management (pdf)
  • Trivellone V., Pollini Paltrinieri L., Jermini M., Moretti M. 2011. Management pressure drives leafhopper communities in vineyards in Southern Switzerland. Insect Conservation and Diversity – In press.
  • Home R., Sattler T., Hunziker M., Moretti M. 2011. Challenges and advantages in conducting inter- and transdisciplinary science to achieve effective implementation of scientific results. Environmental Conservation – In press.
  • Harvey D.J., Gange A. Hawes C., Rink M., Moretti M., et al. 2011. Bionomics and distribution of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus (L.) across Europe. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 4: 23-38.(pdf)
  • Sattler T., Obrist M.K., Bontadina F., Arlettaz R., Moretti M. 2010a. Species richness on three urban environment gradients and its dependence on habitat diversity. Ecology 91: 3343-3353. (pdf)
  • Sattler T., Duelli P., Obrist M.K., Arlettaz R., Moretti M. 2010b. Response of arthropod species richness and functional groups to urban habitat structure and management. Landscape Ecology 25: 941-954. (pdf)
  • Vandewalle M., de Bello F., Berg M., Bolger T., Dolédec S., Dubs F., Feld C.K., Harrington R., Harrison P.A., Lavorel S., Martins da Silva P., Moretti M., Niemelä J., Santos P., Sattler T., Sousa J.P., Sykes M.T., Vanbergen A.J., Woodcock B.A. 2010. Monitoring biodiversity response to land use across ecosystems and organism groups via functional traits. Biodiversity and Conservation. Biodiversity & Conservation 19: 2921-2947. (pdf)
  • De Cáceres, M.; Legendre, P.; Moretti, M., 2010: Improving indicator species analysis by combining group of sites. Oikos 119: 1674-1684. (pdf)
  • Moretti, M.; De Cáceres, M.; Pradella, C.; Obrist, M.K.; Wermelinger, B.; Legendre, P.; Duelli, P., 2010:
    Fire-induced taxonomic and functional changes in saproxylic beetle cummunities in fire sensitive regions. Ecography 33: 760-771. (pdf)
  • Ricotta, C., Moretti, M., 2010: Assessing the functional turnover of species assemblages with tailored dissimilarity matrices. Oikos, 119: 1089-1098. (pdf)
  • Blant, M.; Moretti, M.; Tinner, W., 2010: Effect of climatic and palaeoenvironmental changes on the occurence of Holocene bats in the Swiss Alps. Holocene 20, 5: 711-721. (pdf)
  • James, P.; Tzoulas, K.; Adams, M.D.; Barber, A.; Box, J.; Breuste, J.; Elmqvist, T.; Frith, M.; Gordon, C.; Greening, K.L.; Handley, J.; Haworth, S.; Kazmierczak, A.E.; Johnston, M.; Korpela, K.; Moretti, M.; Niemelä, J.; Pauleit, S.; Roe, M.H.; Sadler, J.P.; Ward Thompson, C., 2009: Towards an integrated understanding of green space in the European built environment. Urban For. Urban Greening 8: 65-75. (pdf)
  • Zambelli, N.; Moretti, M.; Mattei-Roesli, M.; Bontadina, F., 2009: Negative consequences of forearm bands that are too small for bats. Acta Chiropterologica 11, 1: 216-219.
  • Moretti, M.; de Bello, F.; Roberts, S.P.M.; Potts, S.G., 2009: taxonomical vs. fuctional responses of bee communities to fire in two contrasting climatic regions. J. Anim. Ecol. 78: 98-108. (pdf)
  • Gerber, E.; Krebs, C.; Murrell, C.; Moretti, M.; Rocklin, R.; Schaffner, U., 2008: Exotic invasive knotweeds (Fallopia spp.) negatively affect native plant and invertebrate assemblages in European riparian habitats. Biol. Conserv. 141: 646-654. (pdf)
  • Ricotta, C.; Moretti, M., 2008: Quantifying functional diversity with graphs-theoretical measures: advantages and pitfalls. Community Ecol. 9, 1: 11-16.
  • Moretti, M.; Staehli, C.; Gillet, F., 2008: Determinants for the conservation of a vulnerable fire-dependent species at its marginal range. Plant Ecol. 199: 89-98. (pdf)
  • Spada, M.; Szentkuti, S.; Zambelli, N.; Mattei-Roesli, M.; Moretti, M.; Bontadina, F.; Arlettaz, R.; Tosi, G.; Martinoli, A., 2008: Roost selection by non-breeding Leisler's bats (Nyctalus leisleri) in montane woodlands: implications for habitat management.Acta Chiropterologica 10, 1: 81-88. (pdf)
  • Germann, C.; Sattler, T.; Obrist, M.K.; Moretti, M., 2008: Xero-thermophilous and grassland ubiquist species dominate the weevil fauna of Swiss cities (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea). Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 81: 141-154.
  • Kouakou, D.; Sattler, T.; Obrist, M.K.; Duelli, P.; Moretti, M., 2008: Recent Swiss records of rare bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae) with two species new to Switzerland. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 81: 191-197.
  • Blant, M.; Moretti, M.; Tinner, W., 2008: Fréquence de quelques chiroptères durant l'Holocène. Geogr. Helv. 63, 3: 188-192. (pdf)
  • De Bello, F.; Leps, J.; Lavorel, S.; Moretti, M., 2007: Importance of species abundance for assessment of trait composition: an example based on pollinator communities. Community Ecol. 8, 2: 163-170. (pdf)
  • Balestrieri, A.; Prigioni, C.; Pedroni, C.; Remonti, L.; Pierallini, R.; Moretti, M., 2007: A summer survey of cave-dwelling bats in the southern Ticino Canton (Switzerland).Hystrix 18, 2: 205-214. (pdf)
  • Jenni, S.; Walter, T.; Moretti, M.; Jeanneret, P.; Obrist, M.K.; Duelli, P., 2007: Auswirkung von Feuer, Meereshöhe und Vegetation auf die Heuschreckenfauna im Waldbrandgebiet oberhalb Leuk im Wallis. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 80: 253-269. (pdf)
  • Germann, C.; Moretti, M., 2006: Phrissotrichum tubiferum (Gyllenhal, 1833) (Coleoptera, Apionidae) und Dicladispa testacea (Linné, 1767) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) neu - und gefährdet - für die Schweiz. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges.79: 7-13. (pdf)
  • Moretti, M.; Duelli, P.; Obrist M.K. 2006: Biodiversity and Resilience of Arthropod Communities after Fire Disturbance in Temperate Forests. Oecologia 149: 312-327. (pdf)
  • Moretti, M.; Conedera, M.; Moresi, R.; Guisan, A. 2006: Modelling the influence of change in fire regime on the local distribution of a Mediterranean pyrophyte plant at its Northern range limit. Journal of Biogeography 33: 1492-1502. (pdf)
  • Wohlgemuth, T.; Moretti, M.; Conedera, M.; Moser, B., 2006: Ecological resilience after fire in mountain forests of the Central Alps. For. Ecol. Manage. 234, Supp. 1, S200, doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.08.319. 8 pp. (pdf)
  • Duelli, P., Moretti, M., D. Tonolla, D., S.Barbalat, S., 2006: Scented traps yield two large lacewing species (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) new to Switzerland. Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 79: 25-28. (pdf)
  • Germann, C., Moretti, M., 2005: Phrissotrichum tubiferum (Gyllenhal 1833) (Coleoptera, Apionidae) und Dicladispa testacea (Linné 1767) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) neu - und gefährdet - für die Schweiz - Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 78 (pdf)
  • Neumeyer, G., Moretti, M., 2005: Phänologie von Hummelmännchen (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus) im Tessin (Schweiz). - Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 78 (pdf)
  • Moretti, M.; Obrist K.M.; Duelli, P., 2004: Arthropod biodiversity after forests fires: Winners and losers in the winter fire regime of the Southern Alps. Ecography 27: 173-186. (pdf)
  • Moretti, M.; Barbalat, S., 2004: The effects of wildfires on wood-eating beetles in deciduous forests on the southern slope of the Swiss Alps. Forest Ecology Management 187: 85-103. (pdf)
  • Pierallini, R., Keller, A., Moretti, M., 2004. Chiave di determinazione dei peli dei chirotteri della Svizzera. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 111: 381-393. (pdf)
  • Wicht, B.; Moretti, M.; Preatoni, D.; Martinoli, A., 2003: First presence record of Soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaus, Leach, 1825) in Switzerland. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 110, 2: 411-426. (pdf)
  • Moretti, M.; Conedera, M.; Duelli, P.; Edwards, P.J., 2002: The effects of wildfire on ground-active spiders (Arthropoda: Araneae) in deciduous forests on the southern slope of the Alps. Journal of Applied Ecology 39: 321-336. (pdf)
  • Amiet, F., Moretti, M., 2002: Neue und interessante Bienen- und Wespenarten für das Tessin und die Schweiz von Waldbrandgebieten (Hymenoptera: Aculeata: Apidae, Pompilidae, Sphecidae). - Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 75: 173-182. (pdf)
  • Wyniger, D., Moretti, M., Duelli, P., 2002: Aradus lugubris Fallén, 1807 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Aradidae) in a chestnut forest of Southern Switzerland after a fire experiment. - Mitt. Schweiz.Ent. Ges. 75: 61-64. (pdf)
  • Prescher, S., Moretti, M., Duelli, P., 2002: Scuttle flies (Diptera, Phoridae) in Castanea sativa forests in the Southern Alps (Ticino, Switzerland), with thirteen species new to Switzerland. - Mitt. Schweiz.Ent. Ges. 75: 289-298. (pdf)

Other publications:

  • Obrist, M.K.; Sattler, T.; Home, R.; Gloor, S.; Bontadina, F.; Nobis, M.; Braaker, S.; Duelli, P.; Bauer, N.; Della Bruna, P.; Hunziker, M.; Moretti, M., 2012: Biodiversität in der Stadt - für Mensch und Natur. Merkbl. Prax. 48: 12 S. pdf Download (6.6 MB)
  • Obrist, M.K.; Sattler, T.; Home, R.; Gloor, S.; Bontadina, F.; Nobis, M.; Braaker, S.; Duelli, P.; Bauer, N.; Della Bruna, P.; Hunziker, M.; Moretti, M., 2012: La biodiversité en ville - pour l'être humain et la nature. Not. prat. 48: 12 p. pdf Download (6.6 MB)
  • Braaker, S.; Obrist, M.K.; Bontadina, F.; Moretti, M., 2012: Urban connectivity. In: Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL (ed) ENHANCE. Enhancing ecosystem connectivity through intervention - benefits for nature and society? Final Report. Birmensdorf, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL. 57-62. (pdf)
  • Moretti, M.; Pezzatti, B.; Krebs, P.; Del Biaggio, A.; Conedera, M., 2012: WSL ecosistemi insubrici, Bellinzona. Forestaviva 50: 6-7. (pdf)
  • Moretti, M.; Pezzatti, B.; Krebs, P.; Bozzini, C.; Conedera, M., 2011: WSL Ecosistemi Insubrici, Bellinzona. Forestaviva 48: 24-25. (pdf)
  • Germann C., Moretti M. 2011. Zur Verbreitung von Simo hirticornis (Herbst, 1795) und S. variegatus (Boheman, 1843) in der Schweiz (Coleopte ra, Curculionidae). Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 84: 1–13. (pdf)
  • Marggi W., Chirttaro Y., Moretti M. 2010. Harpalus fuscipalpis Sturm, 18118 und H. fuscicornis Ménétriés, 1832 (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in der Schweiz. Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 83: 11-16.
  • Pradella C., Moretti M., Wermelinger B., Obrist M.K., Duelli P. 2010. Ecology and distribution of 6 pyrophilic species in Leuk. Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 83:187-197.
  • Germann C., Moretti, M. 2009. Hypophyes pallidulus (Gravenhorst, 1807) – direkter Nachweis an Tamariske im Tessin (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea, Nanophyidae). Entomo Helvetica 2: 105–109.
  • Germann, C., Sattler, T., Obrist M.K, Moretti, M. 2008. Xero-thermophilous and grassland ubiquist species dominate the weevil fauna of Swiss cities (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea). Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 81: 141-154.
  • Kouakou, D., Sattler, T., Obrist M.K, Duelli, P., Moretti, M. 2008. Recent Swiss records of rare bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae) with two species new to Switzerland. Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 81: 191-198
  • Blant, M.; Moretti, M.; Tinner, W., 2008: Fréquence de quelques chiroptères durant l'Holocène. Geogr. Helv. 63: 188-192.
  • Balestrieri, A.; Prigioni, C.; Pedroni, C.; Remonti, L.; Pierallini, R.; Moretti, M., 2007. A summer survey of cave-dwelling bats in the southern Ticino Canton (Switzerland). Hystrix 18: 205-214
  • Jenni, S., Walter, T., Moretti, M., Jeanneret, P., Obrist, M.K., Duelli, P., 2007. Auswirkung von Feuer, Meereshöhe und Vegetation auf die Heuschreckenfauna im Waldbrandgebiet oberhalb Leuk im Wallis. Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 80: 253-269.
  • Germann, C., Moretti, M. 2006. Phrissotrichum tubiferum (Gyllenhal 1833) (Coleoptera, Apionidae) und Dicladispa testacea (Linné 1767) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) neu und gefährdet für die Schweiz - Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 79: 7-13.

All other publications WSL: according WSL-library log.