• Greater topoclimatic control of above‐ versus below‐ground communities 

      Mod, Heidi K.; Scherrer, Daniel; Di Cola, Valeria; Broennimann, Olivier; Blandenier, Quentin; Breiner, Frank T.; Buri, Aline; Goudet, Jérôme; Guex, Nicolas; Lara, Enrique; Mitchell, Edward A. D.; Niculita‐Hirzel, Hélène; Pagni, Marco; Pellissier, Loïc; Pinto‐Figueroa, Eric; Sanders, Ian R.; Schmidt, Benedikt R.; Seppey, Victor William Christophe; Singer, David; Ursenbacher, Sylvain; Yashiro, Erika; van der Meer, Jan R.; Guisan, Antoine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-31)
      Assessing the degree to which climate explains the spatial distributions of different taxonomic and functional groups is essential for anticipating the effects of climate change on ecosystems. Most effort so far has focused on above-ground organisms, which offer only a partial view on the response of biodiversity to environmental gradients. Here including both above- and below-ground organisms, we ...
    • Integrated Methods for Monitoring the Invasive Potential and Management of Heracleum mantegazzianum (giant hogweed) in Switzerland 

      Shackleton, Ross T.; Petitpierre, Blaise; Pajkovic, Mila; Dessimoz, Florian; Brönnimann, Olivier; Cattin, Loïc; Čejková, Šárka; Pergl, Jan; Pyšek, Petr; Yoccoz, Nigel; Guisan, Antoine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-23)
      Biological invasions are a major driver of human-induced global environmental change. This makes monitoring of potential spread, population changes and control measures necessary for guiding management. We illustrate the value of integrated methods (species distribution modelling (SDM), plant population monitoring and questionnaires) for monitoring and assessing invasions of Heracleum mantegazzianum ...
    • Monitoring biodiversity in the Anthropocene using remote sensing in species distribution models 

      Randin, Christophe; Ashcroft, Michael; Bolliger, Janine; Cavender-Bares, Jeannine; Coops, Nicholas; Dullinger, Stefan; Dirnbock, Thomas; Eckert, Sandra; Ellis, Erle; Fernandez, Nestor; Giuliani, Gregory; Guisan, Antoine; Jetz, Walter; Joost, Stephane; Karger, Dirk; Lembrechts, Jonas; Lenoir, Jonathan; Luoto, Miska; Morin, Xavier; Price, Bronwyn; Rocchini, Duccio; Schaepman, Michael; Schmid, Bernhard; Verburg, Peter; Wilson, Adam; Woodcock, Paul; Yoccoz, Nigel; Payne, Davnah (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-13)
      <p>In the face of the growing challenges brought about by human activities, effective planning and decision-making in biodiversity and ecosystem conservation, restoration, and sustainable development are urgently needed. Ecological models can play a key role in supporting this need and helping to safeguard the natural assets that underpin human wellbeing and support life on land and below water ...
    • Soil protist diversity in the Swiss western Alps is better predicted by topo-climatic than by edaphic variables 

      Seppey, Christophe Victor W.; Broennimann, Olivier; Buri, Aline; Yashiro, Erika; Pinto-Figueroa, Eric; Singer, David; Blandenier, Quentin; Mitchell, Edward A.D.; Niculita-Hirzel, Helene; Guisan, Antoine; Lara, Enrique (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-01)
      <i>Aim</i> - Trends in spatial patterns of diversity in macroscopic organisms can be well predicted from correlative models, using topo‐climatic variables for plants and animals allowing inference over large scales. By contrast, diversity in soil microorganisms is generally considered as mostly driven by edaphic variables and, therefore, difficult to extrapolate on a large spatial scale based on ...