Prof. Dr. Rolf Holderegger

Funktion

Leiter Forschungseinheit, Mitglied der Direktion

Biodiversität und Naturschutzbiologie

Kontakt

rolf.holderegger(at)wslto make life hard for spam bots.ch

+41 44 739 25 27+41 44 739 25 27

Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf

Standort

Birmensdorf Bi MG C 29

Current position

Adjunct Professor at ETH Zürich, lecturing on conservation biology, conservation genetics, practical conservation management ("Praxisseminar Naturschutz"), adaptation genomics and the biology of ferns

Member of WSL directorate

Head of Research Unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

Previous positions

2020-2021	Acting Deputy Director WSL
2006-2010	Head of Research Unit Ecological Genetics and Evolution WSL
2001-2006	Deputy Head of Section Ecological Genetics WSL
1998-1999	Postdoc at University of St Andrews, Scotland
1997-1998	Research Associate at Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zürich
1997	PhD at University of Zürich

Research interests

My research interests are in biodiversity and conservation biology, including ecological genomics. In doing so, I use a suite of methods from monitoring to genomic approaches and study a wide array of organisms.

I focus on the exchange between research and application/outreach and the implementation of scientific results in conservation management and landscape planning, e.g., regarding the ecological infrastructure of Switzerland. I also supervise the large monitoring program of the nationally important habitats of Switzerland WBS and co-lead the new Synthesis Centre Biodiversity Conservation of the ETH domain.

Selection of other activities

Member of the scientific advisory board (OFU) of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU)

Member of several cantonal expert panels for biodiversity conservation

Member of the steering board of the Rübel Foundation

Member of the steering board of the Genetic Diversity Centre GDC at ETH Zürich

Complete publication list

Complete publication list Rolf Holderegger August 2022: PDF

FURTHER INFORMATION

Projects

Lebensraumkarte historisch

In diesem Projekt wird untersucht, ob es möglich ist, die Kartierung der aktuellen Verteilung der Lebensräume durch die Kartierung der historischen Situation für die Jahre 1950, 1980 und 2000 zu ergänzen, d.h. eine Periode mit zunehmender Landnutzungsintensität und abnehmender Biodiversität.

Evidence-based amphibian conservation

In this project, we analyze how local and landscape-scale characteristics influence the blue-green infrastructure used by amphibians and how well newly constructed sites contribute to it.

Superstructures in turbulence

Large coherent vortices are easily distinguishable by human eye when looking at clouds in the sky or at the whirls of water in rivers and lakes. We develop coherent structure identification methods to detect these vortices and understand their role in mixing stratified flows in lakes and the ocean.

Fluid structure interaction in pulsatile flow

The aim of this project is to elucidate the transition to turbulence in pulsatile flow through compliant conduits and aorta replicas. This project strives to produce both significant scientific output and clinically relevant advances. We expect to better understand how the transition to turbulence d

Conserving the flora on erratic blocks

Erratic blocks form small siliceous habitats in the calcareous Swiss lowlands and Jura mountains, harbour special bryophytes and ferns and are endangered by bouldering and shading. The project creates the scientific basis for their conservation.

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Publications WSL

Scientific publication article peer reviewed

Dauphin, B.; Rellstab, C.; Wüest, R.O.; Karger, D.N.; Holderegger, R.; Gugerli, F.; Manel, S., 2022: Re-thinking the environment in landscape genomics. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.10.010

Moor, H.; Bergamini, A.; Vorburger, C.; Holderegger, R.; Bühler, C.; Egger, S.; Schmidt, B.R., 2022: Bending the curve: simple but massive conservation action leads to landscape-scale recovery of amphibians. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 119, 42: e2123070119 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1073/pnas.2123070119

Boch, S.; Küchler, H.; Küchler, M.; Bedolla, A.; Ecker, K.T.; Graf, U.H.; Moser, T.; Holderegger, R.; Bergamini, A., 2022: Observer‐driven pseudoturnover in vegetation monitoring is context‐dependent but does not affect ecological inference. Applied Vegetation Science, 25, 3: e12669 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1111/avsc.12669

Holderegger, R.; Spillmann, J., 2022: Do revisitation studies overestimate local extinction?. Conservation Science and Practice, 4, 10: e12797 (6 pp.). doi: 10.1111/csp2.12797

Büttner, M.; Weibel, U.; Jutzi, M.; Bergamini, A.; Holderegger, R., 2022: A 150-year-old herbarium and floristic data testify regional species decline. Biological Conservation, 272: 109609 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109609

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Further scientific publications

Holderegger, R.; Büttner, M., 2023: Farne im Kanton Schaffhausen. Neujahrsblatt der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Schaffhausen, 75. 104 p.

Büttner, M.; Holderegger, R., 2021: Die Kriechende Gämswurz (Doronicum pardalianches): ihre historischen und heutigen Vorkommen im Kanton Schaffhausen. Mitteilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Schaffhausen, 49: 5-8.

Moor, H.; Gossner, M.M.; Graham, C.; Hobi, M.L.; Holderegger, R.; Reber, U.; Altermatt, F.; Logar, I.; Matthews, B.; Narwani, A.; Seehausen, O.; Shipley, R., 2021: Biodiversitätsschutz dank Ökosystem-übergreifendem Denken. Forschungsinitiative Blau-Grüne Biodiversität (BGB). Aqua & Gas, 101, 12: 44-49.

Holderegger, R.; Bergamini, A., 2021: Research Unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology. In: Ferretti, M.; Fischer, C.; Gessler, A. (eds), 2021: Towards an advanced inventorying and monitoring system for the Swiss forest. Towards an advanced inventorying and monitoring system for the Swiss forest, Birmensdorf. 41-42.

Bolliger, T.; Holderegger, R., 2020: Vegetationsgeschichte des Kantons. In: Zürcherische Botanische Gesellschaft; Wohlgemuth, T.; Del Fabbro, C.; Keel, A.; Kessler, M.; Nobis, M. (eds), 2020: Flora des Kantons Zürich. Bern, Haupt Verlag. 42-55.

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Magazine article and brochures

Moor, H.; Gossner, M.M.; Graham, C.; Hobi, M.L.; Logar, I.; Matthews, B.; Narwani, A.; Seehausen, O.; Holderegger, R.; Altermatt, F., 2022: Biodiversité bleue et verte, élément essentiel en forêt. La Forêt, 75, 5: 22-25.

Moor, H.; Gossner, M.M.; Graham, C.; Hobi, M.L.; Logar, I.; Narwani, A.; Reber, U.; Seehausen, O.; Holdereger, R.; Altermatt, F., 2022: Besserer Biodiversitätsschutz in Blau-Grünen Ökosystemen. Des écosystèmes bleus-verts pour mieux protéger la biodiversité. Nature et Paysage. Natur und Landschaft: Inside, 25-29.

Frei, S.; Holderegger, R.; Bergamini, A., 2022: 30 Jahre Hochmoor-Renaturierung im Hagenmoos. 30 ans après la renaturation du haut-marais d'Hagenmoos. Nature et Paysage. Natur und Landschaft: Inside, 28-34.

Büttner, M.; Weibel, U.; Keller, D.; Wiskemann, C.; Holderegger, R., 2022: Die Digitalisierung naturwissenschaftlicher Sammlungen nützt dem Naturschutz. La numérisation des collections d'histoire naturelle profite à la protection de la nature. Nature et Paysage. Natur und Landschaft: Inside, 20-24.

Boch, S.; Ginzler, C.; Holderegger, R.; Schmidt, B.R.; Bergamini, A., 2022: Aires centrales, piliers de l’infrastructure écologique: situation et évolution. Hotspot, 45: 8-9.

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