PD Dr. Janine Bolliger
Function
scientific staff member
Contact
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Site
Birmensdorf Bi HL E 40
Professional interests
Functional connectivity in a changing environment
Impacts of environmental change on biodiversity
Scenario-based land change assessments
Development of alternative futures
Land multifunctionality and ES trade-offs
Conservation genetics
Academic qualifications
2008: PD/Lecturer Landscape Modelling, D-USYS, ETH Zürich
1999: PhD Landscape Modelling, University of Bern
1994: Msc Biology, University of Basel
FURTHER INFORMATION
Scientific publications
Bolliger, J.; Hennet, T.; Wermelinger, B.; Bösch, R.; Pazur, R.; Blum, S.; Haller, J.; Obrist, M.K., 2020: Effects of traffic-regulated street lighting on nocturnal insect abundance and bat activity. Basic and Applied Ecology, 47: 44-56. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2020.06.003
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.; Collet, M.; Hohl, M.; Obrist, M.K., 2020: Automated flight-interception traps for interval sampling of insects. PLoS One, 15, 7: e0229476 (8 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229476
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
Bolliger, J.; Silbernagel, J., 2020: Contribution of connectivity assessments to green infrastructure (GI). ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 9, 4: 212 (17 pp.). doi: 10.3390/ijgi9040212
Gerecke, M.; Hagen, O.; Bolliger, J.; Hersperger, A.M.; Kienast, F.; Price, B.; Pellissier, L., 2019: Assessing potential landscape service trade-offs driven by urbanization in Switzerland. Palgrave Communications, 5: 109 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1057/s41599-019-0316-8
Sauter, I.; Kienast, F.; Bolliger, J.; Winter, B.; Pazúr, R., 2019: Changes in demand and supply of ecosystem services under scenarios of future land use in Vorarlberg, Austria. Journal of Mountain Science, 16, 12: 2793-2809. doi: 10.1007/s11629-018-5124-x
Holderegger, R.; Balkenhol, N.; Bolliger, J.; Engler, J.O.; Gugerli, F.; Hochkirch, A.; Nowak, C.; Segelbacher, G.; Widmer, A.; Zachos, F.E., 2019: Conservation genetics: linking science with practice. Molecular Ecology, 28, 17: 3848-3856. doi: 10.1111/mec.15202
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
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
Hersperger, A.M.; Oliveira, E.; Pagliarin, S.; Palka, G.; Verburg, P.; Bolliger, J.; Grădinaru, S., 2018: Urban land-use change: the role of strategic spatial planning. Global Environmental Change, 51: 32-42. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.05.001
Luqman, H.; Muller, R.; Vaupel, A.; Brodbeck, S.; Bolliger, J.; Gugerli, F., 2018: No distinct barrier effects of highways and a wide river on the genetic structure of the Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) in densely settled landscapes. Conservation Genetics, 19, 3: 673-685. doi: 10.1007/s10592-018-1046-y
Pazúr, R.; Bolliger, J., 2017: Land changes in Slovakia: past processes and future directions. Applied Geography, 85: 163-175. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.05.009
Pazúr, R.; Bolliger, J., 2017: Enhanced land use datasets and future scenarios of land change for Slovakia. Data in Brief, 14: 483-488. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2017.07.066
Huber, N.; Hergert, R.; Price, B.; Zäch, C.; Hersperger, A.M.; Pütz, M.; Kienast, F.; Bolliger, J., 2017: Renewable energy sources: conflicts and opportunities in a changing landscape. Regional Environmental Change, 17, 4: 1241-1255. doi: 10.1007/s10113-016-1098-9
Bolliger, J.; Gugerli, F., 2017: Isoliert oder vernetzt? Auswirkungen der Landschaft auf den Genfluss. In: Csencsics, D.; Gugerli, F. (eds), 2017: Naturschutzgenetik. Forum für Wissen 2017, WSL Birmensdorf. 23-29.
Bolliger, J.; Schmatz, D.; Pazúr, R.; Ostapowicz, K.; Psomas, A., 2017: Reconstructing forest-cover change in the Swiss Alps between 1880 and 2010 using ensemble modelling. Regional Environmental Change, 17, 8: 2265-2277. doi: 10.1007/s10113-016-1090-4
Kienast, F.; Huber, N.; Hergert, R.; Bolliger, J.; Segura Moran, L.; Hersperger, A.M., 2017: Conflicts between decentralized renewable electricity production and landscape services – a spatially-explicit quantitative assessment for Switzerland. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 67: 397-407. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.09.045
Egli, T.; Bolliger, J.; Kienast, F., 2017: Evaluating ecosystem service trade-offs with wind electricity production in Switzerland. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 67: 863-875. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.09.074
Frei, M.; Csencsics, D.; Brodbeck, S.; Schweizer, E.; Bühler, C.; Gugerli, F.; Bolliger, J., 2016: Combining landscape genetics, radio-tracking and long-term monitoring to derive management implications for Natterjack toads (Epidalea calamita) in agricultural landscapes. Journal for Nature Conservation, 32: 22-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jnc.2016.04.002
Burkart, S.; Gugerli, F.; Senn, J.; Kuehn, R.; Bolliger, J., 2016: Evaluating the functionality of expert-assessed wildlife corridors with genetic data from roe deer. Basic and Applied Ecology, 17, 1: 52-60. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2015.09.001
Price, B.; Kienast, F.; Seidl, I.; Ginzler, C.; Verburg, P.H.; Bolliger, J., 2015: Future landscapes of Switzerland: risk areas for urbanisation and land abandonment. Applied Geography, 57: 32-41. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.12.009
Le Lay, G.; Angelone, S.; Holderegger, R.; Flory, C.; Bolliger, J., 2015: Increasing pond density to maintain a patchy habitat network of the European Treefrog (Hyla arborea). Journal of Herpetology, 49, 2: 217-221. doi: 10.1670/13-056
Keller, D.; Holderegger, R.; Van Strien, M.J.; Bolliger, J., 2015: How to make landscape genetics beneficial for conservation management?. Conservation Genetics, 16, 3: 503-512. doi: 10.1007/s10592-014-0684-y
Bolliger, J.; Lander, T.; Balkenhol, N., 2014: Landscape genetics since 2003: Status, challenges and future directions. Landscape Ecology, 29, 3: 361-366. doi: 10.1007/s10980-013-9982-x
Helfenstein, J.; Bauer, L.; Clalüna, A.; Bolliger, J.; Kienast, F., 2014: Landscape ecology meets landscape science. Landscape Ecology, 29, 7: 1109-1113. doi: 10.1007/s10980-014-0055-6
Aavik, T.; Holderegger, R.; Bolliger, J., 2014: The structural and functional connectivity of the grassland plant Lychnis flos-cuculi. Heredity, 112, 5: 471-478. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2013.120
Van Strien, M.J.; Keller, D.; Holderegger, R.; Ghazoul, J.; Kienast, F.; Bolliger, J., 2014: Landscape genetics as a tool for conservation planning: predicting the effects of landscape change on gene flow. Ecological Applications, 24, 2: 327-339. doi: 10.1890/13-0442.1
Oertli, B.; Ilg, C.; Angélibert, S.; Bolliger, J.; Crovadore, J.; Demierre, E.; Julliand, C.; Finger-Stich, A.; Forré, C.; Frossard, P.; Lefort, F.; Mayencourt, M.; Piantini, U.; Schmid, S., 2014: Freshwater biodiversity under warming pressure in the Alps: a methodological framework for prioritization of restoration areas for small waterbodies. eco.mont, 6, 1: 23-34. doi: 10.1553/ecomont-6-1s23
Home, R.; Angelone, S.; Hunziker, M.; Bolliger, J., 2014: Public preferences for ecosystem-enhancing elements in agricultural landscapes in the Swiss lowlands. Journal of integrative environmental sciences, 11, 2: 93-108. doi: 10.1080/1943815X.2014.923913
Maggini, R.; Lehmann, A.; Zbinden, N.E.; Zimmermann, J.; Bolliger, J.; Schröder, B.; Foppen, R.; Schmid, H.; Beniston, M.; Jenni, L., 2014: Assessing species vulnerability to climate and land use change: the case of the Swiss breeding birds. Diversity and Distributions, 20, 6: 708-719. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12207
Keller, D.; Van Strien, M.J.; Herrmann, M.; Bolliger, J.; Edwards, P.J.; Ghazoul, J.; Holderegger, R., 2013: Is functional connectivity in common grasshopper species affected by fragmentation in an agricultural landscape?. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 175: 39-46. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.05.006
Bolliger, J.; Keller, D.; Holderegger, R., 2011: When landscape variables do not explain migration rates: an example from an endangered dragonfly, Leucorrhinia caudalis (Odonata: Libellulidae). European Journal of Entomology, 108, 2: 327-330. doi: 10.14411/eje.2011.039
Bolliger, J.; Bättig, M.; Gallati, J.; Kläy, A.; Stauffacher, M.; Kienast, F., 2011: Landscape multifunctionality: a powerful concept to identify effects of environmental change. Regional Environmental Change, 11, 1: 203-206. doi: 10.1007/s10113-010-0185-6
Bolliger, J.; Edwards, T.C.; Eggenberg, S.; Ismail, S.; Seidl, I.; Kienast, F., 2011: Balancing forest-regeneration probabilities and maintenance costs in dry grasslands of high conservation priority. Conservation Biology, 25, 3: 567-576. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01630.x
Bolliger, J.; Kienast, F., 2010: Landscape functions in a changing environment. Landscape Online, 21, 1: 1-5. doi: 10.3097/LO.201021
Soliva, R.; Bolliger, J.; Hunziker, M., 2010: Differences in preferences towards potential future landscapes in the Swiss Alps. Landscape Research, 35, 6: 671-696. doi: 10.1080/01426397.2010.519436
Bolliger, J.; Le Lay, G.; Holderegger, R., 2010: Landscape genetics. How landscapes affect ecological processes. GAIA: Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, 19, 3: 238-240. doi: 10.14512/gaia.19.3.19
Kienast, F.; Bolliger, J.; Potschin, M.; De Groot, R.S.; Verburg, P.H.; Heller, I.; Wascher, D.; Haines-Young, R., 2009: Assessing landscape functions with broad-scale environmental data: insights gained from a prototype development for Europe. Environmental Management, 44, 6: 1099-1120. doi: 10.1007/s00267-009-9384-7
Lütolf, M.; Bolliger, J.; Kienast, F.; Guisan, A., 2009: Scenario-based assessment of future land use change on butterfly species distributions. Biodiversity and Conservation, 18, 5: 1329-1347. doi: 10.1007/s10531-008-9541-y
Bolliger, J., 2008: Book Review: G.J. Brierley and K.A. Fryirs, River Futures: An integrative scientific approach to river repair. Island Press, Washington DC 2008: 325 pp. Landscape Ecology, doi: 10.1007/s10980-008-9276-x
Bolliger, J.; Hagedorn, F.; Leifeld, J.; Böhl, J.; Zimmermann, S.; Soliva, R.; Kienast, F., 2008: Effects of land-use change on carbon stocks in Switzerland. Ecosystems, 11, 6: 895-907. doi: 10.1007/s10021-008-9168-6
Stofer, S.; Bergamini, A.; Bolliger, J.; Scheidegger, C., 2007: Evaluating macrolichens and environmental variables as predictors of the diversity of epiphytic microlichens. Lichenologist, 39, 5: 475-489. doi: 10.1017/S0024282907007074
Dormann, K.F.; McPherson, J.M.; Aroújo, M.B.; Bivand, R.; Bolliger, J.; Carl, G.; Davies, R.G.; Hirzel, A.; Jetz, W.; Kissling, W.D.; Kühn, I.; Ohlemüller, R.; Peres-Neto, P.R.; Reineking, B.; Schröder, B.; Schurr, F.M.; Wilson, R., 2007: Methods to account for spatial autocorrelation in the analysis of species distributional data: a review. Ecography, 30, 5: 609-628. doi: 10.1111/j.2007.0906-7590.05171.x
Bolliger, J.; Kienast, F.; Soliva, R.; Rutherford, G., 2007: Spatial sensitivity of species habitat patterns to scenarios of land use change (Switzerland). Landscape Ecology, 22, 5: 773-789. doi: 10.1007/s10980-007-9077-7
Bolliger, J.; Bergamini, A.; Stofer, S.; Kienast, F.; Scheidegger, C., 2007: Predicting the potential spatial distributions of epiphytic lichen species at the landscape scale. Lichenologist, 39, 3: 279-291. doi: 10.1017/S0024282907006652
Steck, C.E.; Bürgi, M.; Bolliger, J.; Kienast, F.; Lehmann, A.; Gonseth, Y., 2007: Conservation of grasshopper diversity in a changing environment. Biological Conservation, 138: 360-370. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.05.001
Lischke, H.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Bolliger, J.; Rickebusch, S.; Löffler, T.J., 2006: TreeMig: A forest-landscape model for simulating spatio-temporal patterns from stand to landscape scale. Ecological Modelling, 199: 409-420. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.11.046
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
Bolliger, J., 2005: Simulating complex landscapes with a generic model: sensitivity to qualitative and quantitative classifications. Ecological Complexity, 2, 2: 131-149. doi: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2004.11.008
Bolliger, J.; Mladenoff, D.J., 2005: Quantifying spatial classification uncertainties of the historical Wisconsin landscape (USA). Ecography, 28, 2: 141-156. doi: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2005.03955.x
Bolliger, J.; Schulte, L.A.; Burrows, S.N.; Sickley, T.A.; Mladenoff, D.J., 2004: Assessing Ecological Restoration Potentials of Wisconsin (U.S.A.) Using Historical Landscape Reconstructions. Restoration Ecology, 12, 1: 124-142. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2004.00285.x
Bolliger, J.; Sprott, J.C.; Mladenoff, D.J., 2003: Self-organization and complexity in historical landscape patterns. Oikos, 100, 3: 541-553. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12109.x
Sprott, J.C.; Bolliger, J.; Mladenoff, D.J., 2002: Self-organized criticality in forest-landscape evolution. Physics Letters A, 297: 267-271. doi: 10.1016/S0375-9601(02)00052-X
Bolliger, J., 2002: Schweizer Wälder und Klimaveränderungen: Vergleich von Simulationen quantitativer Vegetationsmodelle. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 153, 5: 167-175. doi: 10.3188/szf.2002.0167
Bolliger, J.; Kienast, F.; Bugmann, H., 2000: Comparing models for tree distributions: concept, structures, and behavior. Ecological Modelling, 134, 1: 89-102. doi: 10.1016/S0304-3800(00)00338-0
Bolliger, J.; Kienast, F.; Zimmermann, N.E., 2000: Risks of global warming on montane and subalpine forests in Switzerland - a modeling study. Regional Environmental Change, 1, 3-4: 99-111. doi: 10.1007/s101130000018
Günthardt-Goerg, M.S.; Maurer, S.; Bolliger, J.; Clark, A.J.; Landolt, W.; Bucher, J.B., 1999: Responses of young trees (five species in a chamber exposure) to near-ambient ozone concentrations. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 116, 1-2: 323-332. doi: 10.1023/A:1005280908529
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