Conservation Biology seminar

The CB seminar is the informal platform where we exchange information about division activities and research projects. BSc, MSc and PhD students present here their research proposals and results. External speakers are also invited to contribute. The presentation usually lasts 30-40 minutes; local speakers can be interrupted by the audience when clarification is needed. A general discussion follows. Students intending to take part have to register on ILIAS before the start of the seminar. Registration of participating students on KSL should be effected at latest two weeks before the end of the event.

Location: Muesmattstrasse 27, room 116 (1st floor)

Time schedule: Wednesday, 10:30–12:00

Speakers

Spring & Autumn Semester 2025
Date Speakers Title
17.09.2025 Stijn Verschueren, University Bern The conservation value of captive cheetahs 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
24.09.2025 Edie Abrahams, University Bern Spatiotemporal dynamics of free-ranging domestic cats on a subtropical oceanic island 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
08.10.2025 Miguel Silva Monteiro, University Bern A cross-continental analysis of the habitat requirements for stable Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa l. limosa) populations in Europe 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
15.10.2025 Celine Partridge and Tatjana Lero, University Bern Monitoring restored habitat of the Bombina variegata population in Valais, and assessing the potential impact of invasive Crayfish may on their dispersal 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
22.10.2025 Olivia Hartmann, University Bern Nesting ecology of the invasive pond slider (Trachemys scripta): Nest site choice and TSD 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
29.10.2025 Michael Wyss and Est Zimmermann, University Bern Midterm response of Orthoptera to active grasslad restoration 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
05.11.2025 Colin Guignet, University Bern Effect of passive restoration on soil microbiome in mountain grasslands 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
12.11.2025 (1) Pascal Pini, and (2) Luca Fuhrer , University Bern 1) Effects of weather conditions on foraging strategies and diet in Alpine swift, and 2) Breeding dynamics of the Peregrine falcon in the face of the population recovery of Eagle owl 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
19.11.2025 (1) Alice Ruffieux, and (2) Lauren Perry, University Bern (1) Microclimate selection of alpine birds relative to temperature and predation risk, and (2) Influence of seasonal food variations on alpine bird movements 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
26.11.2025 Hannes Vomsattel and Matilda Angeloni, University Bern The influence of isolated stone and branch piles on stoats and weasels in agricultural landscapes 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
03.12.2025 Janine Hunziker, Susanne Quaderer and Rémy Desaules, University Bern TBA 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
10.12.2025 Jeanne Käser, University Bern Spider diversity in proglacial alluvial habitats: diversity, microecology and adaptation of spiders in the Valais Alps 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz
17.12.2025 TBA, University Bern TBA 
Prof. Dr. Raphaël Arlettaz

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