Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution

Head: Prof. Dr. Loïc Pellissier

The Group

We are an international research team with diverse scientific expertise and backgrounds, connected by the goal to understand biodiversity. We study the mechanisms that shape biodiversity patterns across spatial and temporal scales - in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems -​such as mountain ranges and tropical reefs. We use an interdisciplinary approach, whereby we bridge ecology, evolution, Earth history and global change.

To make these connections, we collect data through biological monitoring, environmental DNA methods, remote sensing, and field sampling, and use these data to answer questions with statistical and process-​based models of biological diversity.

Our group is affiliated with ETH and WSL, but is also associated with Agroscope, EAWAG, the European Joint Research Centre and Vogelwarte.

Projects

Staff

Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution

Camille Albouy

Visiting scientist

Raphael Berr

Temporary employee

Marie-Ange Dahito

Postdoc

Fabian Fopp

Visiting scientist

Daisy Furrokh

PhD student guest

Jonathan Konrad

Visiting scientist

Flurin Leugger

PhD student

Martina Lüthi

Visiting scientist

Virginie Marques

Scientific staff member

Loïc Pellissier

Joint Professorship

David Racine

Master student

Romane Francine Lucette Rozanski

PhD student guest

Ilya Semenov

PhD student guest

Karma Sherub

PhD student guest

Anouk-Lisa Taucher

PhD student guest

Sarah Thurnheer

Technical staff member

Lucie Vanalderweireldt

Visiting scientist

Song Zhang

PhD student guest