Dr. Martin Obrist - Persönliche Homepage

Organisationseinheit: Biodiversität u Naturschutzbiologie Naturschutzbiologie Tel: +41 44 7392 466 Fax: +41 44 7392 215 Raum: Bi MG D 52 E-Mail: Adresse: Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL Zürcherstrasse 111 8903 Birmensdorf

Interests

By applying modern technologies I want to contribute to the base of biological knowledge relevant to nature conservation. .... This should happen under socially and economically adequate conditions ;-)

Education

• 1978-1983 University of Zurich diploma in zoology (Topic: Bee-dance)
• 1985-1989 Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich PhD (Topic: Variability in bat echolocation)
• 1989-1991 York University Toronto postdoc with NF (Topics: Foraging strategy and ear characteristics of bats)
• 1992 University Zurich gymnasium teachers diploma
• WSL research associate since 1.12.1991

Responsibilities

• Design and work with data bases for the research group "Fauna"
• Analyse and publish (incl. Biodiversity-WWW!) the results
  
• Develop methods for analysis and modelling of metapopulation dynamics
  
• Develop material and methods for the computerized acoustic identification of bats
  
• computer related assistance, web publishing, etc.

Cowork in running projects:

• Fauna exchange between natural and cultivated habitat
• Faunistic inventory methods for invertebrates
• Red data books on threatened animals in Switzerland (terminated)
• Succession of invertebrate fauna in windthrow areas
• The influence of sporadic and regular fires on invertebrate biodiversity in deciduous forests of the southern slope of the Alps (data base management)
• The contribution of forest edges to the regional biodiversity (data base management)
• Acoustic bat species recognition by synergetic pattern recognition
• Assessing the distribution and habitat requirements of bat species assemblages by means of bioacoustic, synergetic pattern recognition

Publications

Publications according WSL-library log

Hobbies

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