My activities at WSL:

Research - Conservation - Group Leader

  • Research interests: How to evaluate and assess biodiversity with its different aspects? How to observe and how to mesure changes of biodiversity over time in space?
  • Conservation: Responsible for the national data base of lichens in Switzerland (Swisslichens). Consulting authorities in lichen conservation question.
  • Head of the group Biodiversity Assessment within the research unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology.

Curriculum Vitae

 

Since 2006
Group leader "Biodiversity Assessment" at the Swiss Federal Research Insitute WSL, Birmensdorf
2003-2006
Team leader at the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf
1995-2003 Scientist at the Swiss Federal Research Insitute WSL, Birmensdorf
1987-1995
Studies in Biology at the University of Zurich (Dipoma in Botany)

Research projects

Since 2005
ForestBIOTA - Forest Biodiversity Test-phase Assessments
Responsible for the development and technical advice for lichens. Co-funded by the European Union under Forest Regulation (Forest Focus). http://www.forestbiota.org
Since 2002 Lacope - Landscape Development, Biodiversity and Co-operative Livestock System
Project leader, responsible for Switzerland. Co-funded by the European Union under the Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development Programme.
http://www.lacope.net
Since 2002 Biotopschutz - Modul Flechte
Responsible for the federal data base of lichens in Switzerland. Consultant for nature conservation of lichens in Switzerland. Co-funded by the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN. www.swisslichens.ch
2002-2006 MfM-U - Monitoring flankierende Massnahmen Umwelt
Project leader, responsible for the module Biodiversity. Co-funded by the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications UVEC.
2002-2004 BIOASSESS - Biodiversity Assessment Tool Project
Project leader, responsible for Switzerland. Co-funded by the European Union under the Global change, Climate and Biodiversity key action of the Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development Programme. http://www.nbu.ac.uk/bioassess
1997-2000 Wirkungskontrolle Moorbiotope
Responsibilities: Field work (assessment of phanerogames and bryophytes), determination of bryophytes. Co-funded by the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN.
1995-2002 The Redlist of Threatened Lichens in Switzerland
Team coordination, responsible for database, fieldwork. Co-funded by the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN.

 

Professional affiliations

Since 2000
President of the Swiss Assiciation of Bryology and Lichenology BRYOLICH.  www.bryolich.ch
Since 2000
Member of the Senat of the Swiss Academy of Sciences Scnat. www.scnat.ch
Since 2000
Member of the advisory board of the International Association of Lichenology. www.unigraz.at/grubem/ialweb/ial.html
Since 2004
Editor of  scientific journal “Cryptogamica Helvetica”
Since 2006
Board member of the platform “Biology“ of the Swiss Academy of Sciences Scnat

Projects

Publications