Spring semester 2024
21.02.2024
Prof. Njal Rollinson, University of Toronto
Responses of ectothermic vertebrates to climate change inferred from decades of individual-based monitoring
28.02.2024 (1)
Léa Höhener and (2)
Juliette Stettler, MSc proposals
(1) Flower strips in vineyards: benefits and risks for wild bees
(2) How do stone pile characteristics and landscape elements influence stoat presence in fruit cultures in the Valais
06.03.2024 (1)
Tom Tobler and (2)
Sidney Friedrich, MSc proposals
(1) Comparing Methods for better Estimation of Size Population of the European Tree Frog (
Hyla arborea) in Switzerland
(2) A Population Model of the European Tree Frog
Hyla arborea for Management Planning
13.03.2024 (1)
Lalya Poupon and (2)
Silja Eller, MSc proposals
(1) Response of butterfly communities to different active grassland restoration methods
(2) Extensification effects of montane and subalpine meadows on wild bee and hoverfly communities
20.03.2024 (1)
Lara Schärer and (2)
Valeria Benz, MSc proposals
(1) The effect of small structures on the carabid beetle community
(2) Effects of different treatments of forest disturbance sites on ungulate activity and browsing damages
27.03.2024 (1)
Shaquille Matthys, PhD proposal; and (2)
Lisa Moser, MSc proposal
(1) Dealing with uncertainty and conflicting objectives in the control of the invasive species
Trachemys scripta
(2) An animal welfare assessment during the management of the invasive red-eared slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
03.04.2024
Eastern break
10.04.2024 (1)
Luca Robbi, and (2)
Serena Poloni, MSc proposals
(1) Using drone mounted thermal imaging cameras for microclimate mapping in alpine landscapes
(2) Contribution of grape-protection nets in vineyards to avian mortality
17.04.2024 (1)
Gilles Hauser, PhD proposal; and (2)
Jeanne Käser, MSc proposal
(1) Conservation of the high alpine alluvial habitats released by melting glaciers in the Swiss Alps
(2) TBA
24.04.2024 (1)
Laetitia Studer, MSc proposal; and (2)
Pascal Pini, BSc proposal
(1) Post-fledging ecology of Hoopoes
(2) Estimating body condition and its influence to early movement in young Eurasian hoopoes (
Upupa epops)
01.05.2024
MSc final results mini-symposium
Maude Vernet, Assessing and modelling invasion risks: application to a conservation introduction
Rico Felder, Post-fledging survival and habitat use of juvenile
Upupa epops (European Hoopoe)
Gaëtan Marchand, Effects of passive mountain grassland restoration on diurnal butterfly community in the Swiss alps
Marina Hofer, Five different reptile, bird and mammal predators of Thekla’s lark
Galerida theklae and Mediterranean short-toed lark
Alaudala rufescens in Lleida, NW Spain
Gregory Egloff, Small structures for mustelids
08.05.2024
BSc proposal presentations
(1)
Dominik Epli, Comparison of suitable habitat conditions to optimise habitat conditions for
Hyla arborea
(2)
Luca Fuhrer, Optimizing field observation for peregrine falcon monitoring: balancing duration vs. frequency
(3)
Alice Ruffieux, Microclimate variation in internal microhabitats of alpine landscapes
(4)
Michael Wyss, Pollinator community differences between restored, unrestored and ancient remnant extensively managed grasslands in the Swiss plateau
(5)
Nicolas Stettler, A non-invasive method to study family size and activity patterns of Eurasian Beavers
Castor fiber
Fall semester 2024
18.09.2024
Fabian Blaser, Allianz
How a declining biodiversity affects the insurance market (in Switzerland)
25.09.2024
Nicolas Stettler, BSc results
A non-invasive method to study family size and activity patterns of Eurasian Beavers
Castor fiber
02.10.2024
Tom Tobler, MSc first results
Comparing Methods for better Estimation of Size Population of the European Tree Frog (
Hyla arborea) in Switzerland
09.10.2024 (1)
Juliette Stettler, MSc first results; and (2)
Luca Fuhrer, BSc results
(1) How do stone pile characteristics and landscape elements influence stoat presence in fruit cultures in the Valais
(2) Optimizing field observation for peregrine falcon monitoring: balancing duration vs. frequency
16.10.2024 (1)
Laetitia Studer, MSc first results; and (2)
Pascal Pini, BSc results
(1) Post-fledging ecology of Hoopoes
(2) Estimating body condition and its influence to early movement in young Eurasian hoopoes (
Upupa epops)
23.10.2024 (1)
Sidney Friedrich, MSc first results; and (2)
Dominik Epli, BSc results
(1) A Population Model of the European Tree Frog
Hyla arborea for Management Planning
(2) Comparison of suitable habitat conditions to optimise habitat conditions for
Hyla arborea
30.10.2024
Lisa Moser, MSc first results
An animal welfare assessment during the management of the invasive red-eared slider
Trachemys scripta elegans
06.11.2024 (1)
Luca Robbi, MSc first results; and (2)
Alice Ruffieux, BSc results
(1) Using drone-mounted thermal imaging cameras for microclimate mapping in alpine landscapes
(2) Microclimate variation in internal microhabitats of alpine landscapes
13.11.2024 (1)
Lalya Poupon, MSc first results; and (2)
Michael Wyss, BSc results
(1) Response of butterfly communities to different active grassland restoration methods
(2) Pollinator community differences between restored, unrestored and ancient remnant extensively managed grasslands in the Swiss plateau
20.11.2024 (1)
Léa Höhener, MSc first results; and (2)
Silja Eller , MSc first results
(1) Flower strips in vineyards: benefits and risks for wild bees
(2) Extensification effects of montane and subalpine meadows on wild bee and hoverfly communities
27.11.2024
Lara Schärer, MSc first results
The effect of small structures on the carabid beetle community
04.12.2024
Serena Poloni, MSc first results
Contribution of grape-protection nets in vineyards to avian mortality
11.12.2024
Valeria Benz, MSc first results
Effects of different treatments of forest disturbance sites on ungulate activity and browsing damages
18.12.2024
Jeanne Käser, MSc first results
Diversity, microecology and adaptation of spiders in proglacial alluvial habitats
