Species diversity
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We study the diversity of animals and plants, particularly in forests and mountains, and investigate factors that influence species composition. For lichens and fungi, we operate national data centres and thus provide the basis for species conservation.
Species diversity is a measure of the variety of animals, plants, fungi, lichens and microorganisms in a habitat or area. It is an important aspect of biodiversity. Species diversity is often equated with biodiversity, as it is the most descriptive level of biodiversity.
When species become extinct within a habitat, there are shifts or even failures in ecosystem services. It is difficult to predict what kind of effects the extinction of a particular species will entail. It is therefore important to protect the full variety of species, not only for ethical and legal reasons, but as a preventive measure.
Species composition is changing
We examine the factors that affect species diversity. We are particularly interested in how species compositions change in space and time and how climate change affects species diversity. Using statistical models, we can predict species diversity for different groups of organisms and show under which land use and environmental conditions species diversity is particularly high. Our work provides the scientific basis for conserving species diversity in Switzerland. We inform federal and cantonal authorities as well as the public about conservation measures and compile Red Lists for various groups of organisms.
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Bergauer, M.; Dembicz, I.; Boch, S.; Willner, W.; Babbi, M.; Blank-Pachlatko, J.; Catalano, C.; Cykowska-Marzencka, B.; Gehler, J.; Guarino, R.; Keller, S.; Moysiyenko, I.; Vynokurov, D.; Widmer, S.; Dengler, J., 2022: Scale-dependent patterns and drivers of vascular plant, bryophyte and lichen diversity in dry grasslands of the Swiss inneralpine valleys. Alpine Botany, 132: 195-209. doi: 10.1007/s00035-022-00285-y
Viljur, M.; Abella, S.R.; Adámek, M.; Alencar, J.B.R.; Barber, N.A.; Beudert, B.; Burkle, L.A.; Cagnolo, L.; Campos, B.R.; Chao, A.; Moretti, M.; Obrist, M.K.; Wermelinger, B.; Thorn, S., 2022: The effect of natural disturbances on forest biodiversity: an ecological synthesis. Biological Reviews, 97, 5: 1930-1947. doi: 10.1111/brv.12876
Müller, S.; Gossner, M.M.; Penone, C.; Jung, K.; Renner, S.C.; Farina, A.; Anhäuser, L.; Ayasse, M.; Boch, S.; Haensel, F.; Heitzmann, J.; Kleinn, C.; Magdon, P.; Perović, D.J.; Pieretti, N.; Shaw, T.; Steckel, J.; Tschapka, M.; Vogt, J.; ... Scherer- Lorenzen, M., 2022: Land-use intensity and landscape structure drive the acoustic composition of grasslands. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 328: 107845 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2021.107845
Biurrun, I.; Pielech, R.; Dembicz, I.; Gillet, F.; Kozub, Ł.; Marcenò, C.; Reitalu, T.; Van Meerbeek, K.; Guarino, R.; Chytrý, M.; Boch, S.; Bergamini, A.; Ecker, K.; Dengler, J., 2021: Benchmarking plant diversity of Palaearctic grasslands and other open habitats. Journal of Vegetation Science, 32, 4: e13050 (21 pp.). doi: 10.1111/jvs.13050
Oelmann, Y.; Lange, M.; Leimer, S.; Roscher, C.; Aburto, F.; Alt, F.; Bange, N.; Berner, D.; Boch, S.; Boeddinghaus, R.S.; Buscot, F.; Dassen, S.; De Deyn, G.; Eisenhauer, N.; Gleixner, G.; Goldmann, K.; Hölzel, N.; Jochum, M.; Kandeler, E.; ... Wilcke, W., 2021: Above- and belowground biodiversity jointly tighten the P cycle in agricultural grasslands. Nature Communications, 12: 4431 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24714-4
Dembicz, I.; Dengler, J.; Steinbauer, M.J.; Matthews, T.J.; Bartha, S.; Burrascano, S.; Chiarucci, A.; Filibeck, G.; Gillet, F.; Janišová, M.; Boch, S.; Biurrun, I., 2021: Fine‐grain beta diversity of Palaearctic grassland vegetation. Journal of Vegetation Science, 32, 3: e13045 (15 pp.). doi: 10.1111/jvs.13045
Večeřa, M.; Axmanová, I.; Padullés Cubino, J.; Lososová, Z.; Divíšek, J.; Knollová, I.; Aćić, S.; Biurrun, I.; Boch, S.; Bonari, G.; Campos, J.A.; Čarni, A.; Carranza, M.L.; Casella, L.; Chiarucci, A.; Ćušterevska, R.; Delbosc, P.; Dengler, J.; Fernández‐González, F.; ... Chytrý, M., 2021: Mapping species richness of plant families in European vegetation. Journal of Vegetation Science, 32, 3: e13035 (17 pp.). doi: 10.1111/jvs.13035
Axmanová, I.; Kalusová, V.; Danihelka, J.; Dengler, J.; Pergl, J.; Pyšek, P.; Večeřa, M.; Attorre, F.; Biurrun, I.; Boch, S.; Conradi, T.; Gavilán, R.G.; Jiménez‐Alfaro, B.; Knollová, I.; Kuzemko, A.; Lenoir, J.; Leostrin, A.; Medvecká, J.; Moeslund, J.E.; ... Chytrý, M., 2021: Neophyte invasions in European grasslands. Journal of Vegetation Science, 32, 2: e12994 (17 pp.). doi: 10.1111/jvs.12994
Simons, N.K.; Felipe-Lucia, M.R.; Schall, P.; Ammer, C.; Bauhus, J.; Blüthgen, N.; Boch, S.; Buscot, F.; Fischer, M.; Goldmann, K.; Gossner, M.M.; Hänsel, F.; Jung, K.; Manning, P.; Nauss, T.; Oelmann, Y.; Pena, R.; Polle, A.; Renner, S.C.; ... Weisser, W.W., 2021: National forest inventories capture the multifunctionality of managed forests in Germany. Forest Ecosystems, 8: 5 (19 pp.). doi: 10.1186/s40663-021-00280-5
Hauser, G.; Wermelinger, B.; Roth, N.; Chittaro, Y., 2021: Redécouverte d'Aesalus scarabaeoides (Panzer, 1793) en Suisse (Coleoptera, Lucanidae). Entomo Helvetica, 14: 135-139.
Heer, N.; Klimmek, F.; Kurtogullari, Y.; Prati, D.; Rieder, N.S.; Boch, S., 2021: Density effects of two hemiparasitic Melampyrum species on grassland plant diversity. Dichteeffekte von zwei hemiparasitischen Melampyrum-Arten auf die Pflanzenartenvielfalt im Grasland. Tuexenia, 41: 411-422. doi: 10.14471/2021.41.014
Boch, S.; Kurtogullari, Y.; Allan, E.; Lessard-Therrien, M.; Rieder, N.S.; Fischer, M.; Martínez De León, G.; Arlettaz, R.; Humbert, J.Y., 2021: Effects of fertilization and irrigation on vascular plant species richness, functional composition and yield in mountain grasslands. Journal of Environmental Management, 279: 111629 (7 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111629
Boch, S.; Martins, A.; Sim-Sim, M.; Bergamini, A., 2021: Effects of elevation and disturbances on the associations between the diversities of bryophyte and macrolichen functional-taxonomic groups on Madeira Island. Bryologist, 124, 2: 178-190. doi: 10.1639/0007-2745-124.2.178
Boch, S.; Saiz, H.; Allan, E.; Schall, P.; Prati, D.; Schulze, E.; Hessenmöller, D.; Sparrius, L.B.; Fischer, M., 2021: Direct and indirect effects of management intensity and environmental factors on the functional diversity of lichens in Central European Forests. Microorganisms, 9, 2: 463 (18 pp.). doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9020463
Dembicz, I.; Velev, N.; Boch, S.; Janišová, M.; Palpurina, S.; Pedashenko, H.; Vassilev, K.; Dengler, J., 2021: Drivers of plant diversity in Bulgarian dry grasslands vary across spatial scales and functional-taxonomic groups. Journal of Vegetation Science, 32, 1: e12935 (14 pp.). doi: 10.1111/jvs.12935
Bae, S.; Heidrich, L.; Levick, S.R.; Gossner, M.M.; Seibold, S.; Weisser, W.W.; Magdon, P.; Serebryanyk, A.; Bässler, C.; Schäfer, D.; Schulze, E.; Doerfler, I.; Müller, J.; Jung, K.; Heurich, M.; Fischer, M.; Roth, N.; Schall, P.; Boch, S.; ... Renner, S.C.; Müller, J., 2021: Dispersal ability, trophic position and body size mediate species turnover processes: insights from a multi-taxa and multi-scale approach. Diversity and Distributions, 27: 439-453. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13204
Haeler, E.; Bergamini, A.; Blaser, S.; Ginzler, C.; Hindenlang, K.; Keller, C.; Kiebacher, T.; Kormann, U.G.; Scheidegger, C.; Schmidt, R.; Stillhard, J.; Szallies, A.; Pellissier, L.; Lachat, T., 2021: Saproxylic species are linked to the amount and isolation of dead wood across spatial scales in a beech forest. Landscape Ecology, 36: 89-104. doi: 10.1007/s10980-020-01115-4
Vassilev, K.; Pedashenko, H.; Alexandrova, A.; Tashev, A.; Ganeva, A.; Gavrilova, A.; Macanović, A.; Assenov, A.; Vitkova, A.; Genova, B.; Grigorov, B.; Gussev, C.; Mašić, E.; Filipova, E.; Gecheva, G.; Aneva, I.; Knolová, I.; Nikolov, I.; Georgiev, G.; ... Vulchev, V., 2020: Balkan Vegetation Database (BVD) - updated information and current status. Vegetation Classification and Survey, 1: 151-153. doi: 10.3897/VCS/2020/61348
Dengler, J.; Guarino, R.; Moysiyenko, I.; Vynokurov, D.; Boch, S.; Cykowska-Marzencka, B.; Babbi, M.; Catalano, C.; Eggenberg, S.; Gehler, J.; Monigatti, M.; Pachlatko, J.; Riedel, S.; Willner, W.; Dembicz, I., 2020: On the trails of Josias Braun-Blanquet II: first results from the 12th EDGG Field Workshop studying the dry grasslands of the inneralpine dry valleys of Switzerland. Palaearctic Grasslands, 45: 59-72. doi: 10.21570/EDGG.PG.45.59-88
Young, C.; Hofmann, M.; Frey, D.; Moretti, M.; Bauer, N., 2020: Psychological restoration in urban gardens related to garden type, biodiversity and garden-related stress. Landscape and Urban Planning, 198: 103777 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103777
Randin, C.F.; Ashcroft, M.B.; Bolliger, J.; Cavender-Bares, J.; Coops, N.C.; Dullinger, S.; Dirnböck, T.; Eckert, S.; Ellis, E.; Fernández, N.; Giuliani, G.; Guisan, A.; Jetz, W.; Joost, S.; Karger, D.; Lembrechts, J.; Lenoir, J.; Luoto, M.; Morin, X.; ... Payne, D., 2020: Monitoring biodiversity in the Anthropocene using remote sensing in species distribution models. Remote Sensing of Environment, 239: 111626 (18 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111626
Mark, K.; Laanisto, L.; Bueno, C.G.; Niinemets, Ü.; Keller, C.; Scheidegger, C., 2020: Contrasting co-occurrence patterns of photobiont and cystobasidiomycete yeast associated with common epiphytic lichen species. New Phytologist, 227, 5: 1362-1375. doi: 10.1111/nph.16475
Wang, X.Y.; Zhang, Y.Y.; Liu, D.; Li, L.J.; Yang, M.X.; Yin, A.C.; Wang, L.S., 2020: Taxonomic study of Hypotrachyna subg. Everniastrum (Hale Ex Sipman) Divakar, A.Crespo, Sipman, Elix & Lumbsch (Ascomycota) from China. Cryptogamie, Mycologie, 41, 12: 193-209. doi: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2020v41a12
Fabian, Y.; Holderegger, R.; Bollmann, K.; Brang, P.; Heiri, C.; Olschewski, R.; Rigling, A.; Stofer, S., 2020: Welche Informationsquellen nutzt die Naturschutzpraxis?. Natur und Landschaft, 95, 3: 179-184. doi: 10.17433/4.2020.50153795.179-184
Bollmann, K.; Kraus, D.; Paillet, Y.; Jonsson, B.G.; Gustafsson, L.; Mergner, U.; Krumm, F., 2020: A unifying framework for the conservation of biodiversity in multi-functional European forests. In: Krumm, F.; Schuck, A.; Rigling, A. (eds), 2020: How to balance forestry and biodiversity conservation. A view across Europe. Birmensdorf, European Forest Institute (EFI); Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL). 27-45.
Wohlgemuth, T.; Bürgi, M.; Conedera, M.; Rigling, A.; Wermelinger, B.; Gossner, M., 2020: Die Wirkung von natürlichen Störungen auf die Waldbiodiversität. In: Bollmann, K. (eds), 2020: Biodiversität im Schweizer Wald. Forum für Wissen 2020, online. 55-63.
Abegg, M.; Brändli, U.; Düggelin, C., 2020: Entwicklung der Strukturindikatoren und Gehölzartenvielfalt im Schweizer Wald - Ergebnisse aus 30 Jahren Landesforstinventar LFI. Ein Auszug aus den Ergebnissen der vierten Erhebung (Brändli et al. 2020). In: Bollmann, K. (eds), 2020: Biodiversität im Schweizer Wald. Forum für Wissen 2020, Birmensdorf. 81-88.
Hepenstrick, D.; Bergamini, A.; Holderegger, R., 2020: The distribution of climbing chalk on climbed boulders and its impact on rock-dwelling fern and moss species. Ecology and Evolution, 10, 20: 11362-11371. doi: 10.1002/ece3.6773
Chytrý, M.; Tichý, L.; Hennekens, S.M.; Knollová, I.; Janssen, J.A.M.; Rodwell, J.S.; Peterka, T.; Marcenò, C.; Landucci, F.; Danihelka, J.; Boch, S.; Graf, U.; Schaminée, J.H.J., 2020: EUNIS Habitat Classification: expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats. Applied Vegetation Science, 23, 4: 648-675. doi: 10.1111/avsc.12519
Thorn, S.; Chao, A.; Georgiev, K.B.; Müller, J.; Bässler, C.; Campbell, J.L.; Castro, J.; Chen, Y.; Choi, C.; Cobb, T.P.; Donato, D.C.; Durska, E.; Macdonald, E.; Feldhaar, H.; Fontaine, J.B.; Fornwalt, P.J.; Hernández, R.M.H.; Hutto, R.L.; Koivula, M.; ... Leverkus, A.B., 2020: Estimating retention benchmarks for salvage logging to protect biodiversity. Nature Communications, 11, 1: 4762 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18612-4
Dormann, C.F.; Bagnara, M.; Boch, S.; Hinderling, J.; Janeiro-Otero, A.; Schäfer, D.; Schall, P.; Hartig, F., 2020: Plant species richness increases with light availability, but not variability, in temperate forests understorey. BMC Ecology, 20: 43 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1186/s12898-020-00311-9
Peyre, G.; Lenoir, J.; Karger, D.N.; Gomez, M.; Gonzalez, A.; Broennimann, O.; Guisan, A., 2020: The fate of páramo plant assemblages in the sky islands of the northern Andes. Journal of Vegetation Science, 31, 6: 967-980. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12898
Lehtonen, S.; Poczai, P.; Sablok, G.; Hyvönen, J.; Karger, D.N.; Flores, J., 2020: Exploring the phylogeny of the marattialean ferns. Cladistics, 36, 6: 569-593. doi: 10.1111/cla.12419
Dutech, C.; Feau, N.; Lesur, I.; Ehrenmann, F.; Letellier, T.; Li, B.; Mouden, C.; Guichoux, E.; Desprez-Loustau, M.L.; Gross, A., 2020: An easy and robust method for isolation and validation of single-nucleotide polymorphic markers from a first Erysiphe alphitoides draft genome. Mycological Progress, 19: 615-628. doi: 10.1007/s11557-020-01580-w
Churko, G.; Kienast, F.; Bolliger, J., 2020: A multispecies assessment to identify the functional connectivity of amphibians in a human-dominated landscape. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 9, 5: 287 (18 pp.). doi: 10.3390/ijgi9050287
Beenken, L.; Gross, A.; Queloz, V., 2020: Phylogenetic revision of Petrakia and Seifertia (Melanommataceae, Pleosporales): new and rediscovered species from Europe and North America. Mycological Progress, 19, 5: 417-440. doi: 10.1007/s11557-020-01567-7
Bolliger, J.; Hennet, T.; Wermelinger, B.; Blum, S.; Haller, J.; Obrist, M.K., 2020: Low impact of two LED colors on nocturnal insect abundance and bat activity in a peri-urban environment. Journal of Insect Conservation, 24, 4: 625-635. doi: 10.1007/s10841-020-00235-1
Von Hirschheydt, G.; Kindvall, O.; De Jong, J., 2020: Testing bat abundance and diversity predictions by PREBAT, a connectivity-based habitat suitability model for insectivorous bats. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 66, 2: 29 (14 pp.). doi: 10.1007/s10344-020-1368-1
Jamin, A.; Peintinger, M.; Gimmi, U.; Holderegger, R.; Bergamini, A., 2020: Evidence for a possible extinction debt in Swiss wetland specialist plants. Ecology and Evolution, 10, 3: 1264-1277. doi: 10.1002/ece3.5980
Yin, A.C.; Wang, X.Y.; Liu, D.; Zhang, Y.Y.; Yang, M.X.; Li, L.J.; Wang, L.S., 2020: Two new species of Placolecis (Lichenized Ascomycota) from China. Mycobiology, 47, 4: 401-407. doi: 10.1080/12298093.2019.1672984
Duelli, P.; Wermelinger, B.; Moretti, M.; Obrist, M.К., 2019: Fire and windthrow in forests: Winners and losers in Neuropterida and Mecoptera. Alpine Entomology, 3: 39-50. doi: 10.3897/alpento.3.30868
Dengler, J.; Widmer, S.; Staubli, E.; Babbi, M.; Gehler, J.; Hepenstrick, D.; Bergamini, A.; Billeter, R.; Boch, S.; Rohrer, S.; Dembicz, I., 2019: Dry grasslands of the central valleys of the Alps from a European perspective: the example of Ausserberg (Valais, Switzerland). Hacquetia, 18, 2: 155-177. doi: 10.2478/hacq-2019-0008
Eggenberger, H.; Frey, D.; Pellissier, L.; Ghazoul, J.; Fontana, S.; Moretti, M., 2019: Urban bumblebees are smaller and more phenotypically diverse than their rural counterparts. Journal of Animal Ecology, 88, 10: 1522-1533. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13051
Adamczyk, M.; Hagedorn, F.; Wipf, S.; Donhauser, J.; Vittoz, P.; Rixen, C.; Frossard, A.; Theurillat, J.; Frey, B., 2019: The soil microbiome of GLORIA mountain summits in the Swiss Alps. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10: 1080 (21 pp.). doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01080
Thuiller, W.; Guéguen, M.; Renaud, J.; Karger, D.N.; Zimmermann, N.E., 2019: Uncertainty in ensembles of global biodiversity scenarios. Nature Communications, 10, 1: 1446 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09519-w
Devkota, S.; Dymytrova, L.; Chaudhary, R.P.; Werth, S.; Scheidegger, C., 2019: Climate change-induced range shift of the endemic epiphytic lichen Lobaria pindarensis in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. Lichenologist, 51, 2: 157-173. doi: 10.1017/S002428291900001X
Bakker, M.R.; Brunner, I.; Ashwood, F.; Bjarnadottir, B.; Bolger, T.; Børja, I.; Carnol, M.; Cudlin, P.; Dalsgaard, L.; Erktan, A.; Godbold, D.; Kraigher, H.; Meier, I.C.; Merino-Martín, L.; Motiejūnaitė, J.; Mrak, T.; Oddsdóttir, E.S.; Ostonen, I.; Pennanen, T.L.; ... Soudzilovskaia, N.A., 2019: Belowground biodiversity relates positively to eecosystem services of European forests. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2: 6 (23 pp.). doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2019.00006
Penone, C.; Allan, E.; Soliveres, S.; Felipe-Lucia, M.R.; Gossner, M.M.; Seibold, S.; Simons, N.K.; Schall, P.; Van der Plas, F.; Manning, P.; Manzanedo, R.D.; Boch, S.; Prati, D.; Ammer, C.; Bauhus, J.; Buscot, F.; Ehbrecht, M.; Goldmann, K.; Jung, K.; ... Fischer, M., 2019: Specialisation and diversity of multiple trophic groups are promoted by different forest features. Ecology Letters, 22, 1: 170-180. doi: 10.1111/ele.13182
Boch, S.; Bedolla, A.; Ecker, K.T.; Graf, U.; Küchler, H.; Küchler, M.; Holderegger, R.; Bergamini, A., 2019: Mean indicator values suggest decreasing habitat quality in Swiss dry grasslands and are robust to relocation error. Tuexenia, 39: 315-334. doi: 10.14471/2019.39.010
Taleshi, H.; Jalali, S.G.; Alavi, S.J.; Hosseini, S.M.; Naimi, B.; Zimmermann, N.E., 2019: Climate change impacts on the distribution and diversity of major tree species in the temperate forests of Northern Iran. Regional Environmental Change, 19, 8: 2711-2728. doi: 10.1007/s10113-019-01578-5
Tagirdzhanova, G.; Stepanchikova, I.S.; Himelbrandt, D.E.; Vyatkina, M.P.; Dyomina, A.V.; Dirksen, V.G.; Scheidegger, C., 2019: Distribution and assessment of the conservation status of Erioderma pedicellatum in Asia. Lichenologist, 51, 6: 575-585. doi: 10.1017/S0024282919000380
Hussain, R.I.; Walcher, R.; Eder, R.; Allex, B.; Wallner, P.; Hutter, H.; Bauer, N.; Arnberger, A.; Zaller, J.G.; Frank, T., 2019: Management of mountainous meadows associated with biodiversity attributes, perceived health benefits and cultural ecosystem services. Scientific Reports, 9, 1: 14977 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51571-5
Lõhmus, P.; Marmor, L.; Jüriado, I.; Suija, A.; Oja, E.; Degtjarenko, P.; Randlane, T., 2019: Red List of Estonian lichens: revision in 2019. Folia Cryptogamica Estonica, 56: 63-68. doi: 10.12697/fce.2019.56.07
Boch, S.; Martins, A.; Ruas, S.; Fontinha, S.; Carvalho, P.; Reis, F.; Bergamini, A.; Sim‐Sim, M., 2019: Bryophyte and macrolichen diversity show contrasting elevation relationships and are negatively affected by disturbances in laurel forests of Madeira island. Journal of Vegetation Science, 30, 6: 1122-1133. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12802
Righetti, D.; Vogt, M.; Gruber, N.; Psomas, A.; Zimmermann, N.E., 2019: Global pattern of phytoplankton diversity driven by temperature and environmental variability. Science Advances, 5, 5: eaau6253 (10 pp.). doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aau6253
Heinrichs, S.; Ammer, C.; Mund, M.; Boch, S.; Budde, S.; Fischer, M.; Müller, J.; Schöning, I.; Schulze, E.; Schmidt, W.; Weckesser, M.; Schall, P., 2019: Landscape-scale mixtures of tree species are more effective than stand-scale mixtures for biodiversity of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. In: Ellison, A.M.; Gilliam, F.S. (eds), 2019: Causes and consequences of species diversity in forest ecosystems. Basel, MDPI. 186-219.
Dymytrova, L.; Brändli, U.; Stofer, S.; Scheidegger, C., 2019: Autochthone Gebirgswälder in der Schweiz anhand von baumbewohnenden Flechten erkennen. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 170, 5: 258-265. doi: 10.3188/szf.2019.0258
Boeddinghaus, R.S.; Marhan, S.; Berner, D.; Boch, S.; Fischer, M.; Hölzel, N.; Kattge, J.; Klaus, V.H.; Kleinebecker, T.; Oelmann, Y.; Prati, D.; Schäfer, D.; Schöning, I.; Schrumpf, M.; Sorkau, E.; Kandeler, E.; Manning, P., 2019: Plant functional trait shifts explain concurrent changes in the structure and function of grassland soil microbial communities. Journal of Ecology, 107, 5: 2197-2210. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13182
Boch, S.; Bedolla, A.; Ecker, K.T.; Ginzler, C.; Graf, U.; Küchler, H.; Küchler, M.; Nobis, M.P.; Holderegger, R.; Bergamini, A., 2019: Threatened and specialist species suffer from increased wood cover and productivity in Swiss steppes. Flora, 258: 151444 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.flora.2019.151444
Busch, V.; Klaus, V.H.; Schäfer, D.; Prati, D.; Boch, S.; Müller, J.; Chisté, M.; Mody, K.; Blüthgen, N.; Fischer, M.; Hölzel, N.; Kleinebecker, T., 2019: Will I stay or will I go? Plant species‐specific response and tolerance to high land‐use intensity in temperate grassland ecosystems. Journal of Vegetation Science, 30, 4: 674-686. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12749
Ahmadi, M.; Hemami, M.; Kaboli, M.; Malekian, M.; Zimmermann, N.E., 2019: Extinction risks of a Mediterranean neo-endemism complex of mountain vipers triggered by climate change. Scientific Reports, 9, 1: 6332 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-42792-9
Fabian, Y.; Bollmann, K.; Brang, P.; Heiri, C.; Olschewski, R.; Rigling, A.; Stofer, S.; Holderegger, R., 2019: How to close the science-practice gap in nature conservation? Information sources used by practitioners. Biological Conservation, 235: 93-101. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.04.011
Chardon, N.I.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Doak, D.F., 2019: Human trampling disturbance exerts different ecological effects at contrasting elevational range limits. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56, 6: 1389-1399. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13384
Yang, M.; Wang, X.; Liu, D.; Zhang, Y.; Li, L.; Yin, A.; Scheidegger, C.; Wang, L., 2019: New species and records of Pyxine (Caliciaceae) in China. MycoKeys, 45: 93-109. doi: 10.3897/mycokeys.45.29374
Heinrichs, S.; Ammer, C.; Mund, M.; Boch, S.; Budde, S.; Fischer, M.; Müller, J.; Schöning, I.; Schulze, E.; Schmidt, W.; Weckesser, M.; Schall, P., 2019: Landscape-scale mixtures of tree species are more effective than stand-scale mixtures for biodiversity of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens. Forests, 10, 1: 73 (35 pp.). doi: 10.3390/f10010073
Van Rooy, J.; Bergamini, A.; Bisang, I., 2019: Fifty shades of red: lost or threatened bryophytes in Africa. Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 49, 1: a2341 (33 pp.). doi: 10.4102/abc.v49i1.2341
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Froidevaux, J.S.P.; Zellweger, F.; Bollmann, K.; Obrist, M.K., 2014: Optimizing passive acoustic sampling of bats in forests. Ecology and Evolution, 4, 24: 4690-4700. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1296
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Keller, I.; Alexander, J.M.; Edwards, P.J.; Holderegger, R., 2014: Lokale Anpassungen an verschiedene Höhenlagen. Natur und Landschaft, 89, 4: 145-150. doi: 10.17433/4.2014.50153265.145-150
Mazenauer, D.; Holderegger, R.; Krüsi, B.; Hepenstrick, D., 2014: Populationsentwicklung und Gefährdung von Asplenium septentrionale auf Findlingen im Schweizer Mittelland und Jura. Bauhinia, 25: 37-50.
Normand, S.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Schurr, F.M.; Lischke, H., 2014: Demography as the basis for understanding and predicting range dynamics. Ecography, 37, 12: 1149-1154. doi: 10.1111/ecog.01490
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Grytnes, J.; Kapfer, J.; Jurasinski, G.; Birks, H.H.; Henriksen, H.; Klanderud, K.; Odland, A.; Ohlson, M.; Wipf, S.; Birks, H.J., 2014: Identifying the driving factors behind observed elevational range shifts on European mountains. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 23, 8: 876-884. doi: 10.1111/geb.12170
Bircher, N.; Bugmann, H.; Bollmann, K., 2014: Waldbauliche Massnahmen für das Auerhuhn im Sonderwaldreservat Amden: ein erstes Fazit. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 165, 4: 87-96. doi: 10.3188/szf.2014.0087
Zellweger, F.; Morsdorf, F.; Purves, R.S.; Braunisch, V.; Bollmann, K., 2014: Improved methods for measuring forest landscape structure: LiDAR complements field-based habitat assessment. Biodiversity and Conservation, 23, 2: 289-307. doi: 10.1007/s10531-013-0600-7
Büntgen, U.; Liebhold, A.; Jenny, H.; Mysterud, A.; Egli, S.; Nievergelt, D.; Stenseth, N.C.; Bollmann, K., 2014: European springtime temperature synchronises ibex horn growth across the eastern Swiss Alps. Ecology Letters, 17, 3: 303-313. doi: 10.1111/ele.12231
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Katuwal, H.B.; Khanal, B.; Basnet, K.; Rai, B.; Devkota, S.; Rai, S.K.; Nobis, M.; Scheidegger, C., 2013: The mammalian fauna from the Central Himalaya, Nepal. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, 2, 1: 21-29.
Seabloom, E.W.; Borer, E.T.; Buckley, Y.; Cleland, E.E.; Davies, K.; Firn, J.; Harpole, W.S.; Hautier, Y.; Lind, E.; Macdougall, A.; Risch, A.C.; Schuetz, M.; Yang, L., 2013: Predicting invasion in grassland ecosystems: is exotic dominance the real embarrassment of richness?. Global Change Biology, 19, 12: 3677-3687. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12370
Bollmann, K.; Mollet, P.; Ehrbar, R., 2013: Das Auerhuhn Tetrao urogallus im Alpinen Lebensraum: Verbreitung, Bestand, Lebensraumansprüche und Förderung. Vogelwelt, 134, 1: 19-28.
Vellend, M.; Baeten, L.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Beauséjour, R.; Brown, C.D.; De Frenne, P.; Verheyen, K.; Wipf, S., 2013: Global meta-analysis reveals no net change in local-scale plant biodiversity over time. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 110, 48: 19456-19459. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1312779110
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Winkler, M.; Tribsch, A.; Schneeweiss, G.M.; Brodbeck, S.; Gugerli, F.; Holderegger, R.; Schönswetter, P., 2013: Strong nuclear differentiation contrasts with widespread sharing of plastid DNA haplotypes across taxa in European purple saxifrages (Saxifraga section Porphyrion subsection Oppositifoliae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 173, 4: 622-636. doi: 10.1111/boj.12104
Rohner, B.; Bugmann, H.; Brang, P.; Wunder, J.; Bigler, C., 2013: Eichenrückgang in Schweizer Naturwaldreservaten. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 164, 11: 328-336. doi: 10.3188/szf.2013.0328
Schoebel, C.N.; Jung, E.; Prospero, S., 2013: Development of new polymorphic microsatellite markers for three closely related plant-pathogenic Phytophthora species using 454-pyrosequencing and their potential application. Phytopathology, 103, 10: 1020-1027. doi: 10.1094/PHYTO-01-13-0026-R
Zellweger, F.; Braunisch, V.; Baltensweiler, A.; Bollmann, K., 2013: Remotely sensed forest structural complexity predicts multi species occurrence at the landscape scale. Forest Ecology and Management, 307: 303-312. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.07.023
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Braunisch, V.; Coppes, J.; Arlettaz, R.; Suchant, R.; Schmid, H.; Bollmann, K., 2013: Selecting from correlated climate variables: a major source of uncertainty for predicting species distributions under climate change. Ecography, 36, 9: 971-983. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00138.x
Wipf, S.; Stöckli, V.; Herz, K.; Rixen, C., 2013: The oldest monitoring site of the Alps revisited: accelerated increase in plant species richness on Piz Linard summit since 1835. Plant Ecology and Diversity, 6, 3-4: 447-455. doi: 10.1080/17550874.2013.764943
Walthert, L.; Graf Pannatier, E.; Meier, E.S., 2013: Shortage of nutrients and excess of toxic elements in soils limit the distribution of soil-sensitive tree species in temperate forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 297: 94-107. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.02.008
Ammann, B.; Van Leeuwen, J.F.N.; Van der Knaap, W.O.; Lischke, H.; Heiri, O.; Tinner, W., 2013: Vegetation responses to rapid warming and to minor climatic fluctuations during the Late-Glacial Interstadial (GI-1) at Gerzensee (Switzerland). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 391: 40-59. doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.07.010
Gugerli, F.; Brandl, R.; Castagneyrol, B.; Franc, A.; Jactel, H.; Koelewijn, H.; Martin, F.; Peter, M.; Pritsch, K.; Schröder, H.; Smulders, M.J.M.; Kremer, A.; Ziegenhagen, B.; Evoltree JERA3 contributors, 2013: Community genetics in the time of next-generation molecular technologies. Molecular Ecology, 22, 12: 3198-3207. doi: 10.1111/mec.12300
Matteodo, M.; Wipf, S.; Stöckli, V.; Rixen, C.; Vittoz, P., 2013: Elevation gradient of successful plant traits for colonizing alpine summits under climate change. Environmental Research Letters, 8, 2: 024043 (10 pp.). doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/8/2/024043
Walzer, C.; Kowalczyk, C.; Alexander, J.M.; Baur, B.; Bogliani, G.; Brun, J.; Füreder, L.; Guth, M.; Haller, R.; Holderegger, R.; Kohler, Y.; Kueffer, C.; Righetti, A.; Spaar, R.; Sutherland, W.J.; Ullrich-Schneider, A.; Vanpeene-Bruhier, S.N.; Scheurer, T., 2013: The 50 most important questions relating to the maintenance and restoration of an ecological continuum in the European Alps. PLoS One, 8, 1: e53139 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053139
Taberlet, P.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Englisch, T.; Tribsch, A.; Holderegger, R.; Alvarez, N.; Niklfeld, H.; Coldea, G.; Mirek, Z.; Moilanen, A.; Steinmann, K.; Thiel-Egenter, C.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Gugerli, F.; IntraBioDiv Consortium, 2012: Genetic diversity in widespread species is not congruent with species richness in alpine plant communities. Ecology Letters, 15, 12: 1439-1448. doi: 10.1111/ele.12004
Wirthner, S.; Schütz, M.; Page-Dumroese, D.S.; Busse, M.D.; Kirchner, J.W.; Risch, A.C., 2012: Do changes in soil properties after rooting by wild boars (Sus scrofa) affect understory vegetation in Swiss hardwood forests?. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 42, 3: 585-592. doi: 10.1139/X2012-013
Spalinger, L.C.; Haynes, A.G.; Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2012: Impact of wild ungulate grazing on Orthoptera abundance and diversity in subalpine grasslands. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 5, 6: 444-452. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2011.00180.x
Diacon-Bolli, J.; Dalang, T.; Holderegger, R.; Bürgi, M., 2012: Heterogeneity fosters biodiversity: linking history and ecology of dry calcareous grasslands. Basic and Applied Ecology, 13, 8: 641-653. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2012.10.004
Landergott, U.; Gugerli, F.; Hoebee, S.E.; Finkeldey, R.; Holderegger, R., 2012: Effects of seed mass on seedling height and competition in European white oaks. Flora, 207, 10: 721-725. doi: 10.1016/j.flora.2012.09.001
Stöckli, V.; Wipf, S.; Nilsson, C.; Rixen, C., 2012: Using historical plant surveys to track biodiversity on mountain summits. Plant Ecology and Diversity, 4, 4: 415-425. doi: 10.1080/17550874.2011.651504
Kormann, U.; Gugerli, F.; Ray, N.; Excoffier, L.; Bollmann, K., 2012: Parsimony-based pedigree analysis and individual-based landscape genetics suggest topography to restrict dispersal and connectivity in the endangered capercaillie. Biological Conservation, 152: 241-252. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.04.011
Hepenstrick, D.; Holderegger, R.; Keller, D., 2012: Monitoring von Populationen der Helm-Azurjungfer Coenagrion mercuriale (Odonata: Coenagrionidae): Was taugen zwei Begehungen pro Saison?. Entomo Helvetica, 5: 139-145.
Waser, N.M.; Wirth, L.R.; Graf, R.; Gugerli, F.; Landergott, U.; Erhardt, A.; Linder, H.P.; Holderegger, R., 2011: Effects of floral neighborhood on seed set and degree of outbreeding in a high-alpine cushion plant. Oecologia, 167, 2: 427-434. doi: 10.1007/s00442-011-1985-1
Sieber, Y.; Holderegger, R.; Waser, N.M.; Thomas, V.F.D.; Braun, S.; Erhardt, A.; Reyer, H.; Wirth, L.R., 2011: Do alpine plants facilitate each other's pollination? Experiments at a small spatial scale. Acta Oecologica, 37, 4: 369-374. doi: 10.1016/j.actao.2011.04.005
Adler, P.B.; Seabloom, E.W.; Borer, E.T.; Hillebrand, H.; Hautier, Y.; Hector, A.; Harpole, W.S.; O'Halloran, L.R.; Grace, J.B.; Anderson, T.M.; Risch, A.C.; Schuetz, M.; Yang, L.H., 2011: Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness. Science, 333, 6050: 1750-1753. doi: 10.1126/science.1204498
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Wirthner, S.; Frey, B.; Busse, M.D.; Schütz, M.; Risch, A.C., 2011: Effects of wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) rooting on the bacterial community structure in mixed-hardwood forest soils in Switzerland. European Journal of Soil Biology, 47, 5: 296-302. doi: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.07.003
Roux-Fouillet, P.; Wipf, S.; Rixen, C., 2011: Long-term impacts of ski piste management on alpine vegetation and soils. Journal of Applied Ecology, 48, 4: 906-915. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.01964.x
Ehrbar, R.; Bollmann, K.; Mollet, P., 2011: Ein Sonderwaldreservat für das Auerhuhn – das Beispiel Amden (Kanton St.Gallen). Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 162, 1: 11-21. doi: 10.3188/szf.2011.0011
Bollmann, K.; Graf, R.F.; Suter, W., 2011: Quantitative predictions for patch occupancy of capercaillie in fragmented habitats. Ecography, 34, 2: 276-286. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06314.x
Thiel-Egenter, C.; Alvarez, N.; Holderegger, R.; Tribsch, A.; Englisch, T.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Colli, L.; Gaudeul, M.; Gielly, L.; Jogan, N.; Linder, H.P.; Negrini, R.; Niklfeld, H.; Pellecchia, M.; Rioux, D.; Schönswetter, P.; Taberlet, P.; Van Loo, M.; Winkler, M.; ... Gugerli, F., 2011: Break zones in the distributions of alleles and species in alpine plants. Journal of Biogeography, 38, 4: 772-782. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02441.x
Poulter, B.; Ciais, P.; Hodson, E.; Lischke, H.; Maignan, F.; Plummer, S.; Zimmermann, N.E., 2011: Plant functional type mapping for earth system models. Geoscientific Model Development, 4, 4: 993-1010. doi: 10.5194/gmd-4-993-2011
Myers-Smith, I.H.; Forbes, B.C.; Wilmking, M.; Hallinger, M.; Lantz, T.; Blok, D.; Tape, K.D.; Macias-Fauria, M.; Sass-Klaassen, U.; Lévesque, E.; Boudreau, S.; Ropars, P.; Hermanutz, L.; Trant, A.; Siegwart Collier, L.; Weijers, S.; Rozema, J.; Rayback, S.A.; Schmidt, N.M.; ... Hik, D.S., 2011: Shrub expansion in tundra ecosystems: dynamics, impacts and research priorities. Environmental Research Letters, 6, 4: 045509 (15 pp.). doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/6/4/045509
Wirth, L.R.; Graf, R.; Gugerli, F.; Landergott, U.; Holderegger, R., 2010: Between-year variation in seed weights across altitudes in the high-alpine plant Eritrichium nanum. Plant Ecology, 207, 2: 227-231. doi: 10.1007/s11258-009-9667-3
Wirth, L.; Graf, R.; Gugerli, F.; Landergott, U.; Holderegger, R., 2010: Lower selfing rate at higher altitudes in the alpine plant Eritrichium nanum (Boraginaceae). American Journal of Botany, 97, 5: 899-901. doi: 10.3732/ajb.0900297
Jacob, G.; Debrunner, R.; Gugerli, F.; Schmid, B.; Bollmann, K., 2010: Field surveys of capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) in the Swiss Alps underestimated local abundance of the species as revealed by genetic analyses of non-invasive samples. Conservation Genetics, 11, 1: 33-44. doi: 10.1007/s10592-008-9794-8
Manel, S.; Poncet, B.N.; Legendre, P.; Gugerli, F.; Holderegger, R., 2010: Common factors drive adaptive genetic variation at different spatial sclaes in Arabis alpina. Molecular Ecology, 19, 17: 3824-3835. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04716.x
Gugerli, F.; Sperisen, C., 2010: Genetische Struktur von Waldbäumen im Alpenraum als Folge (post)glazialer Populationsgeschichte. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 161, 6: 207-215. doi: 10.3188/szf.2010.0207
Alvarez, N.; Thiel-Egenter, C.; Tribsch, A.; Holderegger, R.; Manel, S.; Schönswetter, P.; Taberlet, P.; Brodbeck, S.; Gaudeul, M.; Gielly, L.; Küpfer, P.; Mansion, G.; Negrini, R.; Paun, O.; Pellecchia, M.; Rioux, D.; Schüpfer, F.; Van Loo, M.; Winkler, M.; ... IntraBioDiv Consortium, 2009: History or ecology? Substrate types as a major driver of spatial genetic structure in Alpine plants. Ecology Letters, 12, 7: 632-640. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01312.x
Holderegger, R.; Thiel-Egenter, C., 2009: A discussion of different types of glacial refugia used in mountain biogeography and phylogeography. Journal of Biogeography, 36, 3: 476-480. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.02027.x
Thiel-Egenter, C.; Gugerli, F.; Alvarez, N.; Brodbeck, S.; Cieslak, E.; Colli, L.; Englisch, T.; Gaudeul, M.; Gielly, L.; Korbecka, G.; Negrini, R.; Paun, O.; Pellecchia, M.; Rioux, D.; Ronikier, M.; Schönswetter, P.; Schüpfer, F.; Taberlet, P.; Tribsch, A.; ... IntraBioDiv Consortium, 2009: Effects of species traits on the genetic diversity of high-mountain plants: a multi-species study across the Alps and the Carpathians. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 18, 1: 78-87. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2008.00421.x
Graf, R.F.; Mathys, L.; Bollmann, K., 2009: Habitat assessment for forest dwelling species using LiDAR remote sensing: capercaillie in the Alps. Forest Ecology and Management, 257, 1: 160-167. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.08.021
Bollmann, K.; Bergamini, A.; Senn-Irlet, B.; Nobis, M.; Duelli, P.; Scheidegger, C., 2009: Konzepte, Instrumente und Herausforderungen bei der Förderung der Biodiversität im Wald. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 160, 3: 53-67. doi: 10.3188/szf.2009.0053
Di Giulio, M.; Holderegger, R.; Tobias, S., 2009: Effects of habitat and landscape fragmentation on humans and biodiversity in densely populated landscapes. Journal of Environmental Management, 90, 10: 2959-2968. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.05.002
Csencsics, D.; Angelone, S.; Paniga, M.; Rotach, P.; Rudow, A.; Sabiote, E.; Schwab, P.; Wohlhauser, P.; Holderegger, R., 2009: A large scale survey of Populus nigra presence and genetic introgression from non-native poplars in Switzerland based on molecular identification. Journal for Nature Conservation, 17, 3: 142-149. doi: 10.1016/j.jnc.2009.01.004
Gugerli, F.; Brodbeck, S.; Holderegger, R., 2008: Utility of multilocus genotypes for taxon assignment in stands of closely related European white oaks from Switzerland. Annals of Botany, 102, 5: 855-863. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcn164
Braunisch, V.; Bollmann, K.; Graf, R.F.; Hirzel, A.H., 2008: Living on the edge - modelling habitat suitability for species at the edge of their fundamental niche. Ecological Modelling, 214, 2-4: 153-167. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.02.001
Schütz, M.; Kretz, C.; Dekoninck, L.; Iravani, M.; Risch, A.C., 2008: Impact of Formica exsecta Nyl. on seed bank and vegetation patterns in a subalpine grassland ecosystem. Journal of Applied Entomology, 132, 4: 295-305. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01293.x
Gugerli, F.; Englisch, T.; Niklfeld, H.; Tribsch, A.; Mirek, Z.; Ronikier, M.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Holderegger, R.; Taberlet, P.; IntraBioDiv Consortium, 2008: Relationships among levels of biodiversity and the relevance of intraspecific diversity in conservation - a project synopsis. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 10, 4: 259-281. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2008.07.001
Risch, A.C.; Jurgensen, M.F.; Storer, A.J.; Hyslop, M.D.; Schütz, M., 2008: Abundance and distribution of organic mound-building ants of the Formica rufa group in Yellowstone National Park. Journal of Applied Entomology, 132, 4: 326-336. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2007.01243.x
Stehlik, I.; Caspersen, J.P.; Wirth, L.; Holderegger, R., 2007: Floral free fall in the Swiss Lowlands: environmental determinants of local plant extinction in a peri-urban landscape. Journal of Ecology, 95, 4: 734-744. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01246.x
Graf, R.F.; Bollmann, K.; Bugmann, H.; Suter, W., 2007: Forest and landscape structure as predictors of capercaillie occurrence. Journal of Wildlife Management, 71, 2: 356-365. doi: 10.2193/2005-629
Dietschi, S.; Holderegger, R.; Gehrig Schmidt, S.; Linder, P., 2007: Agri-environment incentive payments and plant species richness under different management intensities in mountain meadows of Switzerland. Acta Oecologica, 31, 2: 216-222. doi: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.10.006
Wirth, L.R.; Schneller, J.; Holderegger, R., 2006: Une clé de détermination simplifiée des fougères de Suisse. Saussurea: Journal de la Société Botanique de Genève, 36: 61-72.
Kéry, M.; Spillmann, J.H.; Truong, C.; Holderegger, R., 2006: How biased are estimates of extinction probability in revisitation studies?. Journal of Ecology, 94: 980-986. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01151.x
Fritsche, B.; Bollmann, K.; Graf, R.F.; Bugmann, H., 2006: Die Entwicklung der Wälder auf der Schwägalp im 20. Jahrhundert und ihre Bedeutung für den Lebensraum des Auerhuhns (Tetrao urogallus L.). Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 157, 5: 135-146. doi: 10.3188/szf.2006.0135
Neilson, R.P.; Pitelka, L.F.; Solomon, A.M.; Nathan, R.; Midgley, G.F.; Fragoso, J.M.V.; Lischke, H.; Thompson, K., 2005: Forecasting regional to global plant migration in response to climate change. BioScience, 55, 9: 749-759. doi: 10.1641/0006-3568(2005)055[0749:Frtgpm]2.0.Co;2
Bollmann, K.; Weibel, P.; Graf, R.F., 2005: An analysis of central Alpine capercaillie spring habitat at the forest stand scale. Forest Ecology and Management, 215, 1-3: 307-318. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.05.019
Gugerli, F.; Parducci, L.; Petit, R.J., 2005: Ancient plant DNA: review and prospects. New Phytologist, 166, 2: 409-418. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01360.x
Wipf, S.; Rixen, C.; Fischer, M.; Schmid, B.; Stoeckli, V., 2005: Effects of ski piste preparation on alpine vegetation. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 2: 306-316. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01011.x
Bolliger, J.; Lischke, H.; Green, D.G., 2005: Simulating the spatial and temporal dynamics of landscapes using generic and complex models. Ecological Complexity, 2, 2: 107-116. doi: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2004.11.005
Graf, R.F.; Bollmann, K.; Suter, W.; Bugmann, H., 2005: The importance of spatial scale in habitat models: capercaillie in the Swiss Alps. Landscape Ecology, 20: 703-717. doi: 10.1007/s10980-005-0063-7
Wirth, L.R.; Schneller, J.; Holderegger, R., 2004: Ein vereinfachter Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Farne der Schweiz. Botanica Helvetica, 114, 1: 35-47. doi: 10.5169/seals-74718
Keller, V.; Bollmann, K.,
2004:
From red lists to species of conservation concern
.
Conservation Biology,
18, 6:
1636-1644.
doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.00464.x
Koellner, T.; Hersperger, A.M.; Wohlgemuth, T., 2004: Rarefaction method for assessing plant species diversity on a regional scale. Ecography, 27, 4: 532-544. doi: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2004.03832.x
Holderegger, R., 2003: Körner, C.; Spehn, E.M. (eds) 2002: Mountain biodiversity. A global assessment. [book review]. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 240: 246-249. doi: 10.1007/s00606-003-0175-y
Rauter, C.; Reyer, H.; Bollmann, K., 2002: Selection through predation, snowfall and microclimate on nest-site preferences in the Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta. Ibis, 144, 3: 433-444. doi: 10.1046/j.1474-919X.2002.00013.x
Pfeifer, E.; Holderegger, R.; Matthies, D.; Rutishauser, R., 2002: Populationsbiologische Untersuchungen an einer Flaggschiff-Art der Magerrasen: Pulsatillavulgaris Mill. in der Nordostschweiz. Botanica Helvetica, 112, 2: 153-171.
Galeuchet, D.J.; Holderegger, R.; Rutishauser, R.; Schneller, J.J., 2002: Isozyme diversity and reproduction of Typha minima populations on the upper river Rhine. Aquatic Botany, 74, 1: 19-32. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3770(02)00021-9
Bollmann, K.; Reyer, H., 2001: Reproductive success of water pipits in an alpine environment. Condor, 103, 3: 510-520. doi: 10.1093/condor/103.3.510
Gugerli, F.; Sperisen, C.; Büchler, U.; Brunner, I.; Brodbeck, S.; Palmer, J.D.; Qiu, Y., 2001: The evolutionary split of pinaceae from other conifers: evidence from an intron loss and a multigene phylogeny. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 21, 2: 167-175. doi: 10.1006/mpev.2001.1004
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