Dr. Michael Nobis

Fonction

collaborateur scientifique

Dynamique du paysage

Macroécologie dynamique

Contact

michael.nobis(at)wslto make life hard for spam bots.ch

+41 44 739 25 35+41 44 739 25 35

Institut fédéral de recherches sur la forêt, la neige et le paysage WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf

Site

Birmensdorf Bi HL E 32

Main research interests

Macroecology - large-scale analyzes of spatial patterns, ecology and dynamics of biodiversity (focus on Switzerland and vascular plants but also including analyzes from landscape to global scales)
Trait analyses - relationships between biological traits and the environment
Biological invasions - distribution and dynamics of non-native vascular plants in Switzerland

Current and previous positions

since 2011	Research group «Dynamic Macroecology» (project leader & deputy head), research unit «Landscape Dynamics» (M. Bürgi, until 2013 N. Zimmermann)
2006-2010	Head of the research group «Spatial ecology», research unit «Biodiversity and Conservation Biology» (C. Scheidegger)
2001-2006	Scientist at the Swiss Federal Research Institut WSL, research unit «Landscape Dynamics and Spatial Development» (F. Kienast)
1999-2001	Scientific assistant, University of Darmstadt, Institute of Botany (A. Schwabe-Kratochwil)
1995-1999	PhD, University of Freiburg, Germany (O. Wilmanns)

Scientific commissions & Editorial boards

Info Flora: Member of the scientific commission since 2012. Prior to this member of the Swiss Commission of Wild Plant Conservation CPS/SKEW (2006-2011) - one of the two predecessor of Info Flora. Collaboration on the revision of the Black & Watch-List of non-native invasive plants since 2006.

FloZ: Commission of the citizen-science project for the floristic mapping of the canton of Zurich.

Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS), editorial board: VCS is an international, peer-reviewed journal on plant community ecology published on behalf of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS).

Software

KISSMig. A simple model to simulate species migration and range dynamics for the free software environment R.

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Projects

Automatisierte Erfassung invasiver Neophyten an Autobahnen

Highways are important corridors for the spread of invasive species. In this project, an automated detection and mapping of invasive alien plant species based on artificial intelligence (Deep Learning) and computer vision was developed and applied on highways of the Swiss Central Plateau.

Shiny Server

The R package "Shiny" offers a simple web application framework for R. Within this internal project we use a dedicated Shiny server to evaluate the capability of web-based Shiny applications for existing work processes and projects at WSL.

Biodiversität und Raumentwicklung

Das Projekt «Biodiversität und Raumentwicklung» hat Zusammenhänge zwischen Biodiversität und Raumentwicklung auf Landschaftsebene untersucht. Die Resultate sind kartographisch dargestellt und können zur Visualisierung von Szenarien der Landschaftsentwicklung eingesetzt werden.

Revision of the Red List of fern and vascular plants

The accessory study of the revision of the red list of fern and vascular plants aims to evaluate the practicability of using statistical methods as a tool for revisions and quality control of red lists.

Publications WSL

Scientific publication article peer reviewed

Van Zuijlen, K.; Nobis, M.P.; Hedenäs, L.; Hodgetts, N.; Alarcón, J.A.C.; Albertos, B.; Bernhardt‐Römermann, M.; Gabriel, R.; Garilleti, R.; Lara, F.; Preston, C.D.; Simmel, J.; Urmi, E.; Bisang, I.; Bergamini, A., 2023: Bryophytes of Europe Traits (BET) dataset: a fundamental tool for ecological studies. Journal of Vegetation Science, 34, 2: e13179 (7 pp.). doi: 10.1111/jvs.13179

Karger, D.N.; Nobis, M.P.; Normand, S.; Graham, C.H.; Zimmermann, N.E., 2023: CHELSA-TraCE21k - high-resolution (1 km) downscaled transient temperature and precipitation data since the Last Glacial Maximum. Climate of the Past, 19, 2: 439-456. doi: 10.5194/cp-19-439-2023

Tichý, L.; Axmanová, I.; Dengler, J.; Guarino, R.; Jansen, F.; Midolo, G.; Nobis, M.P.; Van Meerbeek, K.; Aćić, S.; Attorre, F.; Graf, U.; Karger, D.N.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Chytrý, M., 2023: Ellenberg‐type indicator values for European vascular plant species. Journal of Vegetation Science, 34, 1: e13168 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1111/jvs.13168

Dengler, J.; Jansen, F.; Chusova, O.; Hüllbusch, E.; Nobis, M.P.; Van Meerbeek, K.; Axmanová, I.; Bruun, H.H.; Chytrý, M.; Guarino, R.; Karrer, G.; Moeys, K.; Raus, T.; Steinbauer, M.J.; Tichý, L.; Tyler, T.; Batsatsashvili, K.; Bita-Nicolae, C.; Didukh, Y.; ... Gillet, F., 2023: Ecological indicator values for Europe (EIVE) 1.0. Vegetation Classification and Survey, 4: 7-29. doi: 10.3897/VCS.98324

Pan, Y.; Hersperger, A.M.; Kienast, F.; Liao, Z.; Ge, G.; Nobis, M.P., 2022: Spatial and temporal scales of landscape structure affect the biodiversity-landscape relationship across ecologically distinct species groups. Landscape Ecology, 27: 2311-2325. doi: 10.1007/s10980-022-01477-x

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Further scientific publications

Sanginés de Cárcer, P.; Werder, M.; Vogel, E.; Nobis, M.; Schweier, J., 2022: Comment les décisions de gestion après une perturbation ontelles affecté la régénération des peuplements deux décennies après Lothar ?.

Wohlgemuth, T.; Del Fabbro, C.; Keel, A.; Nobis, M.; Kessler, M., 2021: Mit Bürgerwissenschaft zur Flora des Kantons Zürich 2020. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 166, 1: 4-7.

Wohlgemuth, T.; Del Fabbro, C.; Keel, A.; Nobis, M.; Kessler, M., 2021: Veränderung der Zürcher Flora seit dem frühen 19. Jahrhundert. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 166, 1: 8-11.

Wohlgemuth, T.; Del Fabbro, C.; Keel, A.; Kessler, M.; Nobis, M.; Spillmann, J., 2020: Erfassung von Artvorkommen. In: Zürcherische Botanische Gesellschaft; Del Fabbro, C.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Kessler, M.; Keel, A.; Nobis, M. (eds), 2020: Flora des Kantons Zürich. Bern, Haupt Verlag. 95-99.

Wohlgemuth, T.; Del Fabbro, C.; Keel, A.; Kessler, M.; Nobis, M.; Spillmann, J., 2020: Einführung. In: Zürcherische Botanische Gesellschaft; Del Fabbro, C.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Kessler, M.; Keel, A.; Nobis, M. (eds), 2020: Flora des Kantons Zürich. Bern, Haupt Verlag. 13-16.

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Magazine article and brochures

Buholzer, S.; De Micheli, A.; Marazzi, B.; Nobis, M.; Rometsch, S.; Schmidt, L.; Schönenberger, N., 2020: Couper le mal à la racine. Néophytes envahissantes. UFA-Revue, 30-33.

Buholzer, S.; De Micheli, A.; Marazzi, B.; Nobis, M.; Rometsch, S.; Schmidt, L.; Schönenberger, N., 2020: Eindringlinge in der Landwirtschaft. Invasive Neophyten. UFA-Revue, 30-33.

Buholzer, S.; Nobis, M.; Rometsch, S.; Schoenenberger, N., 2017: Neuankömmlinge unter den gebietsfremden Arten. Nouveautés parmi les plantes exotiques. info flora plus, 6: 12-14.

Siedlungs- und Landschaftsentwicklung in agglomerationsnahen Räumen. Raumansprüche von Mensch und Natur

Das Schweizerische Raumplanungsgesetz verlangt von den Gemeinden ihre Siedlungsentwicklung einzuschränken bzw. nach innen zu richten. Das stellt die stark wachsenden Gemeinden um die Agglomerationen vor grosse Herausforderungen.

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Développement urbain et paysager dans les zones proches des agglomérations. Exigences spatiales de l'être humain et de la nature

Le développement urbain en Suisse n’inquiète pas seulement les urbanistes. La population dans son ensemble y voit également une menace pour le paysage, comme l’a montré la nette adoption de la révision de la loi sur l’aménagement du territoire lors de la votation populaire nationale de mars 2013.

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Supervised theses

Dissertations

Rai K.S. (2022) Ecological modelling of vascular plant diversity under different climate and land use change scenarios in Nepal Himalaya, co-supervisor, in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Ch. Scheidegger/WSL, Prof. Dr. K. Shresta/Tribhuvan University Kathmandu

Breiner F. (2015) Revision of the Red List of fern and vascular plants - evaluation and application of statistical methods, co-supervisor with Dr A. Bergamini/WSL and Prof Dr A. Guisan/UNIL

Brose H. (2011) Analyzing distributions and dynamics of vascular plant species richness at the landscape scale in Switzerland. A study based on the deconstructive approach to biodiversity. University of Bern, Prof Dr M. Fischer; Committee Prof Dr Ch. Scheidegger/WSL, Univ. Bern, Dr M.P. Nobis/WSL, Dr I. Kühn/UFZ, M. Plattner/Hintermann & Weber AG). A research cooperation with the Swiss Biodiversity Monitoring program (BDM)

Schlup M.B. (2009) Assessing the functional connectivity of calcareous grassland plant communities. Examiner Prof Dr H. Bugmann/ETHZ, Co-examiners Prof H.H. Wagner/University of Toronto, Prof Dr P.J. Edwards/ETHZ, Dr M.P. Nobis/WSL

Others

Rieben L. (2022) Analysis of urban wall typologies in Zurich: Evaluation of their suitability to host spontaneous vascular plants, Master Thesis, in cooperation with Dr C. Catalano/ZHAW.

Federer C. (2015) Distribution of Senecio inaequidens in Zurich from 1985 to 2015, Master Thesis, in cooperation with PD Dr S. Güsewell/ETHZ

Haag S. (2013) Neophyten an revitalisierten Gewässern in der Schweiz, Master Thesis, in cooperation with Dr B. Krüsi/ZHAW

Gasser M. (2010)Vergleich von Neophytenvorkommen in siedlungsnahen und -fernen Waldrändern der "S5-Stadt" zwischen Zürich und Rapperswil, Matura Thesis, in cooperation with Dr T. Rauch-Schwegler/ETHZ