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We research the diversity of plants and animals, particularly in the forests and mountains, and examine the factors that affect species composition. We run national data centres for lichen and fungi, thereby providing the basis for their protection.
Species diversity is a measure of the variety of plants, animals, fungi, lichen and microorganisms found within a particular habitat or geographical area. It is an important aspect of biodiversity. Species diversity is often equated with biodiversity, as it is the most obvious form of biodiversity and easier to study than genetic diversity or the variety of habitats and species interactions.
When species become extinct within a habitat, there are shifts or failures in ecosystem services. It is often not possible to predict whether the disappearance of a particular species will bring about significant or minor changes. It is therefore important to protect the full variety of species as effectively as possible, not only for ethical and legal reasons, but as a preventive measure.
Species composition is changing
We examine the factors that affect the diversity of plants, animals, fungi, lichen and microorganisms, especially in the forests and mountains. We are particularly interested in the dynamics of this: how do species compositions change in time and space? What impact does climate change have on species diversity? Using statistical models, we can predict the species diversity for different groups of organisms and show under which land use and environmental conditions species diversity is particularly rich. Our work provides the scientific basis for monitoring and maintaining species diversity in Switzerland.
Our work forms the basis of practical species protection. We advise federal and cantonal authorities and the public about assistance measures for biodiversity and compile Red Lists for different groups of organisms.
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Dr. Beat Frey
teamleader, senior scientist
Silvia Stofer
scientific staff member
Dr. Christian Rixen
senior scientist
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Dr. Beat Wermelinger
senior scientist
Dr. Kurt Bollmann
senior scientist, teamleader
Dr. Martin Obrist
scientific staff member
Prof. Dr. Christoph Scheidegger
teamleader, senior scientist
Prof. Catherine Graham
teamleader, senior scientist
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Lecture and Practical: Mycology and Lichenology
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Vorlesung: Biologie und Ökologie der Pilze im Wald (Blockkurs)


Vorlesung: Ökologie der Wirbeltiere

Vorlesung: Ökologie und Management von Waldinsekten
Publications
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
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
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
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.
Vassilev, K.; Pedashenko, H.; Alexandrova, A.; Tashev, A.; Ganeva, A.; Gavrilova, A.; Macanović, A.; Assenov, A.; Vitkova, A.; Genova, B.; Grigorov, B.; Gussev, C.; Masic, E.; Filipova, E.; Gecheva, G.; Aneva, I.; Knolova, 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
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., 2020: Dispersal ability, trophic position and body size mediate species turnover processes: insights from a multi-taxa and multi-scale approach. Diversity and Distributions, doi: 10.1111/ddi.13204
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, 41, 12: 193-209. doi: 10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2020v41a12
Dembicz, I.; Velev, N.; Boch, S.; Janišová, M.; Palpurina, S.; Pedashenko, H.; Vassilev, K.; Dengler, J., 2020: Drivers of plant diversity in Bulgarian dry grasslands vary across spatial scales and functional-taxonomic groups. Journal of Vegetation Science, doi: 10.1111/jvs.12935
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Droz, B.; Arnoux, R.; Bohnenstengel, T.; Laesser, J.; Spaar, R.; Ayé, R.; Randin, C.F., 2019: Moderately urbanized areas as a conservation opportunity for an endangered songbird. Landscape and Urban Planning, 181: 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.09.011
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
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
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
Peterson, A.T.; Anderson, R.P.; Beger, M.; Bolliger, J.; Brotons, L.; Burridge, C.P.; Cobos, M.E.; Cuervo-Robayo, A.P.; Di Minin, E.; Diez, J.; Zurell, D., 2019: Open access solutions for biodiversity journals: do not replace one problem with another. Diversity and Distributions, 25, 1: 5-8. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12885
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
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
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
Boluda, C.G.; Rico, V.J.; Divakar, P.K.; Nadyeina, O.; Myllys, L.; McMullin, R.T.; Zamora, J.C.; Scheidegger, C.; Hawksworth, D.L., 2019: Evaluating methodologies for species delimitation: the mismatch between phenotypes and genotypes in lichenized fungi (Bryoria sect. Implexae, Parmeliaceae). Persoonia, 42: 75-100. doi: 10.3767/persoonia.2019.42.04
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
Prevéy, J.S.; Rixen, C.; Rüger, N.; Høye, T.T.; Bjorkman, A.D.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Ashton, I.W.; Cannone, N.; Chisholm, C.L.; Clark, K.; Cooper, E.J.; Elberling, B.; Fosaa, A.M.; Henry, G.H.R.; Hollister, R.D.; Jónsdóttir, I.S.; Klanderud, K.; Kopp, C.W.; ... Wipf, S., 2019: Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3: 45-52. doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0745-6
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
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
Awad, A.; Majcherczyk, A.; Schall, P.; Schröter, K.; Schöning, I.; Schrumpf, M.; Ehbrecht, M.; Boch, S.; Kahl, T.; Bauhus, J.; Seidel, D.; Ammer, C.; Fischer, M.; Kües, U.; Pena, R., 2019: Ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic soil fungal biomass are driven by different factors and vary among broadleaf and coniferous temperate forests. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 131: 9-18. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.12.014
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
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
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
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
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
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
Müller, J.; Boch, S.; Prati, D.; Socher, S.A.; Pommer, U.; Hessenmöller, D.; Schall, P.; Schulze, E.D.; Fischer, M., 2019: Effects of forest management on bryophyte species richness in Central European forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 432: 850-859. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.10.019
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
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.
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
Degtjarenko, P.; Jüriado, I.; Lóhmus, P., 2018: New estonian records: lichenized fungi. Folia Cryptogamica Estonica, 55: 151-154. doi: 10.12697/FCE.2018.55.15
Pazúrová, Z.; Pouwels, R.; Ružičková, J.; Bolliger, J.; Krokusová, J.; Ot'ahel', J.; Pazúr, R., 2018: Effects of landscape changes on species viability: a case study from northern Slovakia. Sustainability, 10, 10: 3602 (13 pp.). doi: 10.3390/su10103602
Stewart, L.; Simonsen, C.E.; Svenning, J.; Schmidt, N.M.; Pellissier, L., 2018: Forecasted homogenization of high Arctic vegetation communities under climate change. Journal of Biogeography, 45, 11: 2576-2587. doi: 10.1111/jbi.13434
Mairal, M.; Caujapé-Castells, J.; Pellissier, L.; Jaén-Molina, R.; Álvarez, N.; Heuertz, M.; Sanmartín, I., 2018: A tale of two forests: ongoing aridification drives population decline and genetic diversity loss at continental scale in Afro-Macaronesian evergreen-forest archipelago endemics. Annals of Botany, 122, 6: 1005-1017. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcy107
Bjorkman, A.D.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Normand, S.; Rüger, N.; Beck, P.S.A.; Blach-Overgaard, A.; Blok, D.; Cornelissen, J.H.C.; Forbes, B.C.; Karger, D.N.; Prevéy, J.S.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Frei, E.R.; Jaroszynska, F.; Kulonen, A.; Weiher, E., 2018: Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome. Nature, 562, 7725: 57-62. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0563-7
Bjorkman, A.D.; Myers-Smith, I.H.; Elmendorf, S.C.; Normand, S.; Thomas, H.J.D.; Alatalo, J.M.; Alexander, H.; Anadon-Rosell, A.; Angers-Blondin, S.; Bai, Y.; Frei, E.R.; Jaroszynska, F.; Kulonen, A.; Prevéy, J.S.; Rixen, C.; Wipf, S.; Zamin, T., 2018: Tundra Trait Team: a database of plant traits spanning the tundra biome. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27, 12: 1402-1411. doi: 10.1111/geb.12821
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Hofstetter, L.; Arlettaz, R.; Bollmann, K.; Braunisch, V., 2015: Interchangeable sets of complementary habitat variables allow for flexible, site-adapted wildlife habitat management in forest ecosystems. Basic and Applied Ecology, 16, 5: 420-433. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2015.02.010
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Froidevaux, J.S.P.; Zellweger, F.; Bollmann, K.; Obrist, M.K., 2015: Élaborer un plan d'échantillonnage acoustique fiable avec les logiciels "PRESENCE" et "GENPRES". Vespère, 5: 333-344.
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
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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
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
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
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.
Scherstjanoi, M.; Kaplan, J.O.; Lischke, H., 2014: Application of a computationally efficient method to approximate gap model results with a probabilistic approach. Geoscientific Model Development, 7, 4: 1543-1571. doi: 10.5194/gmd-7-1543-2014
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Saag, L.; Mark, K.; Saag, A.; Randlane, T., 2014: Species delimitation in the lichenized fungal genus Vulpicida (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) using gene concatenation and coalescent-based species tree approaches. American Journal of Botany, 101, 12: 2169-2182. doi: 10.3732/ajb.1400439
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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
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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
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
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Schoebel, C.N.; Brodbeck, S.; Buehler, D.; Cornejo, C.; Gajurel, J.; Hartikainen, H.; Keller, D.; Leys, M.; Říčanová, Š.; Segelbacher, G.; Werth, S.; Csencsics, D., 2013: Lessons learned from microsatellite development for nonmodel organisms using 454 pyrosequencing. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 26, 3: 600-611. doi: 10.1111/jeb.12077
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
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
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
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
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
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
Steinbrecher, R.; Contran, N.; Gugerli, F.; Schnitzler, J.-P.; Zimmer, I.; Menard, T.; Günthardt-Goerg, M.S., 2013: Inter- and intra-specific variability in isoprene production and photosynthesis of Central European oak species. Plant Biology, 15, Suppl. 1: 148-156. doi: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2012.00688.x
Bollmann, K.; Mollet, P.; Ehrbar, R., 2013: Das Auerhuhn Tetrao urogallus im Alpinen Lebensraum: Verbreitung, Bestand, Lebensraumansprüche und Förderung. Vogelwelt, 134, 1: 19-28.
Lind, E.M.; Borer, E.; Seabloom, E.; Adler, P.; Bakker, J.D.; Blumenthal, D.M.; Crawley, M.; Davies, K.; Firn, J.; Gruner, D.S.; Harpole, W.S.; Hautier, Y.; Hillebrand, H.; Knops, J.; Melbourne, B.; Mortensen, B.; Risch, A.C.; Schuetz, M.; Stevens, C.; Wragg, P.D., 2013: Life-history constraints in grassland plant species: a growth-defence trade-off is the norm. Ecology Letters, 16, 4: 513-521. doi: 10.1111/ele.12078
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.
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Gugerli, F.; Alvarez, N.; Tinner, W., 2013: A deep dig - hindsight on Holocene vegetation composition from ancient environmental DNA. Molecular Ecology, 22, 13: 3433-3436. doi: 10.1111/mec.12356
Butterfield, B.J.; Cavieres, L.A.; Callaway, R.M.; Cook, B.J.; Kikvidze, Z.; Lortie, C.J.; Michalet, R.; Pugnaire, F.I.; Schöb, C.; Xiao, S.; Zaitchek, B.; Anthelme, F.; Björk, R.G.; Dickinson, K.; Gavilán, R.; Kanka, R.; Maalouf, J.-P.; Noroozi, J.; Parajuli, R.; ... Brooker, R.W., 2013: Alpine cushion plants inhibit the loss of phylogenetic diversity in severe environments. Ecology Letters, 16, 4: 478-486. doi: 10.1111/ele.12070
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
Ammann, B.; Van Raden, U.J.; Schwander, J.; Eicher, U.; Gilli, A.; Bernasconi, S.M.; Van Leeuwen, J.F.N.; Lischke, H.; Brooks, S.J.; Heiri, O.; Nováková, K.; Van Hardenbroek, M.; Von Grafenstein, U.; Belmecheri, S.; Van der Knaap, W.O.; Magny, M.; Eugster, W.; Colombaroli, D.; Nielsen, E.; ... Wright, H.E., 2013: Responses to rapid warming at termination 1a at gerzensee (Central Europe): primary succession, albedo, soils, lake development, and ecological interactions. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 391: 111-131. doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.11.009
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Meirmans, P.G.; Goudet, J.; IntraBioDiv Consortium; Gaggiotti, O.E., 2011: Ecology and life history affect different aspects of the population structure of 27 high-alpine plants. Molecular Ecology, 20, 15: 3144-3155. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05164.x
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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