Research interests

My core research interests are long-distance movements and the manifold consequences these may have for resident communities and ecosystems. Animal migrations span the globe, involving trillions of individuals from a wide range of taxa that transport nutrients, energy, and other organisms throughout their journeys. Through a variety of transport and trophic effects, migrants can uniquely alter nutrient and energy flow, the structure and dynamics of metacommunities and represent a powerful yet underappreciated dimension of biodiversity. These transport and trophic effects also constitute a multitude of services and disservices that are relevant for human agriculture, economy, and health - with benefits or costs in the order of billions of dollars annually.

In two larger projects, I currently investigate a) aerial biodiversity - particularly birds and insects - and strive to develop a standard automated monitoring system for the airspace, and b) the role of migratory birds in the dynamics and spread of avian influenza.

 

Publikationen

Desmet P., Shamoun-Baranes J., Kranstauber B., Dokter A.M., Weisshaupt N., Schmid B., … Nilsson C. (2025) Biological data derived from European weather radars. Sci. Data. 12, 361 (11 pp.). doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04641-5 Institutional Repository DORA

Liechti F., Bauer S. (2025) Ornithology: night flight communication across species boundaries. Curr. Biol. 35(6), R224-R226. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2025.01.070 Institutional Repository DORA

Alvarez N., Bruggmann R., Buchmann N., Dessimoz C., Faso C., Hofmann S., … Scheidegger C. (2024) Biology community roadmap 2024. Update of Swiss community needs for research infrastructures 2029-2032. (Swiss Academies reports, Report No.: 19/6). Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT). 32 p. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14264965 Institutional Repository DORA

Bauer S., Tielens E.K., Haest B. (2024) Monitoring aerial insect biodiversity: a radar perspective. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B. 379(1904), 20230113 (12 pp.). doi:10.1098/rstb.2023.0113 Institutional Repository DORA

Lisovski S., Hoye B.J., Conklin J.R., Battley P.F., Fuller R.A., Gosbell K.B., … Bauer S. (2024) Predicting resilience of migratory birds to environmental change. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 121(19), e2311146121 (9 pp.). doi:10.1073/pnas.2311146121 Institutional Repository DORA

Lisovski S., Günther A., Dewar M., Ainley D., Aldunate F., Arce R., … Wille M. (2024) Unexpected delayed incursion of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 (Clade 2.3.4.4b) into the Antarctic region. Influ. Other Respir. Viruses. 18(10), e70010 (5 pp.). doi:10.1111/irv.70010 Institutional Repository DORA

Moersberger H., Valdez J., Martin J.G.C., Junker J., Georgieva I., Bauer S., … Bonn A. (2024) Biodiversity monitoring in Europe: user and policy needs. Conserv. Lett. 17(5), e13038 (12 pp.). doi:10.1111/conl.13038 Institutional Repository DORA

Van Klink R., Sheard J.K., Høye T.T., Roslin T., Do Nascimento L.A., Bauer S. (2024) Towards a toolkit for global insect biodiversity monitoring. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B. 379(1904), 20230101 (8 pp.). doi:10.1098/rstb.2023.0101 Institutional Repository DORA

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