2013

Arlettaz, R., P. Patthey & V. Braunisch. 2013. Impacts of Outdoor Winter Recreation on Alpine Wildlife and Mitigation Approaches: A Case Study of the Black Grouse. In: The Impacts of Skiing and Related Winter Recreational Activities on Mountain Environments (eds C. Rixen & A. Rolando), pp. 137-154. Bentham eBooks, Bussum. (PDF, 3.0 MB)

Ashrafi, S., M. Rutishauser, K. Ecker, M.K. Obrist, R. Arlettaz & F. Bontadina. 2013. Habitat selection of three cryptic Plecotus bat species in the European Alps reveals contrasting implications for conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation 22: 2751-2766. (PDF, 359KB)

Bollmann, K. & V. Braunisch. 2013. To integrate or to segregate: balancing commodity production and biodiversity conservation in European forests.  In: Integrative approaches as an opportunity for the conservation of forest biodiversity (eds D. Kraus & F. Krumm), pp. 18-31. European Forest Institute, Freiburg. (PDF, 305KB)

Braunisch, V., J. Coppes, R. Arlettaz, R. Suchant, H. Schmid & K. Bollmann. 2013. Selecting from correlated climate variables: a major source of uncertainty for predicting species distributions under climate change. Ecography 36: 971-983. (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Braunisch, V. & R. Suchant. 2013. Aktionsplan Auerhuhn Tetrao urogallus im Schwarzwald: Ein integratives Konzept zum Erhalt einer überlebensfähigen Population. Die Vogelwelt 134: 29-41. (PDF, 604KB)

Buri, P., R. Arlettaz & J.Y. Humbert. 2013. Delaying mowing and leaving uncut refuges boosts orthopterans in extensively managed meadows: Evidence drawn from field-scale experimentation. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 181: 22-30. (PDF, 444KB)

Chapron, G., R. Wielgus & A. Lambert. 2013. Overestimates of maternity and population growth rates in multi-annual breeders. European Journal of Wildlife Research 59: 237-243. (PDF, 329KB)

Colomer, M.À., A. Margalida & M.J. Pérez-Jiménez. 2013. Population Dynamics P System (PDP) Models: A Standardized Protocol for Describing and Applying Novel Bio-Inspired Computing Tools. PLoS ONE 8: e60698. (PDF, 1.6 MB)

Coppes, J. & V. Braunisch. 2013. Managing visitors in nature areas: where do they leave the trails? A spatial model. Wildlife Biology 19: 1-11. (PDF, 491KB)

Frey-Ehrenbold, A., F. Bontadina, R. Arlettaz & M.K. Obrist. 2013. Landscape connectivity, habitat structure and activity of bat guilds in farmland-dominated matrices. Journal of Applied Ecology 50: 252-261. (PDF, 301KB)

Heer, P., J. Pellet, A. Sierro & R. Arlettaz. 2013. Evidence-based assessment of butterfly habitat restoration to enhance management practices. Biodiversity and Conservation 22: 239-252. (PDF, 262KB)

Ibáñez, C. & R. Arlettaz. 2013. Tadarida teniotis European Free-tailed Bat. In: Mammals of Africa (eds. M. Happold & D.C.D. Happold), pp. 533-535. Bloomsbury Publishing, London. (PDF, 547KB)

Margalida, A., R. Arlettaz & J.A. Donázar. 2013. Lead Ammunition and Illegal Poisoning: Further International Agreements Are Needed to Preserve Vultures and the Crucial Sanitary Service They Provide. Environmental Science & Technology 47: 5522-5523. (PDF, 598KB)

Margalida, A., M. Carrete, D. Hegglin, D. Serrano, R. Arenas & J.A. Donázar. 2013. Uneven Large-Scale Movement Patterns in Wild and Reintroduced Pre-Adult Bearded Vultures: Conservation Implications. PLoS ONE 8: e65857. (PDF, 4.1 MB)

Margalida, A. & A.B. Marín-Arroyo. 2013. Dietary habits in the endangered Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus from Upper Pleistocene to modern times in Spain: a paleobiological conservation perspective. Bird Conservation International 23:469-476. (PDF, 164KB)

Moreno-Opo, R., M. Fernández-Olalla, A. Margalida, Á. Arredondo, & F. Guil. 2013. Influence of environmental factors on the breeding success of Cinereous Vultures Aegypius monachus. Acta Ornithologica 48:187-193. (PDF, 110KB)

Moreno-Opo, R. & A. Margalida. 2013. Carcasses provide resources not exclusively to scavengers: patterns of carrion exploitation by passerine birds. Ecosphere 4:article 105. (PDF, 4.3 MB)

Pérez-García, J.M., A. Margalida, I. Afonso, E. Ferreiro, A. Gardiazábal, F. Botella & J.A. Sánchez-Zapata. 2013. Interannual home range variation, territoriality and overlap in breeding Bonelli’s Eagles (Aquila fasciata) tracked by GPS satellite telemetry. Journal of Ornithology 154: 63-71. (PDF, 360KB)

Razgour, O., J. Juste, C. Ibáñez, A. Kiefer, H. Rebelo, S. J. Puechmaille, R. Arlettaz, T. Burke, D. A. Dawson, M. Beaumont & G. Jones. 2013. The shaping of genetic variation in edge-of-range populations under past and future climate change. Ecology Letters 16:1258-1266. (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Reers, H., W. Forstmeier & A. Jacot. 2013. Acoustic similarity to parental calls promotes response to unfamiliar calls in zebra finch fledglings. Animal Behaviour 86:159-167. (PDF, 468KB)

Reichlin, T.S., K.A. Hobson, S.L. Van Wilgenburg, M. Schaub, L.I. Wassenaar, M. Martín-Vivaldi, R. Arlettaz & L. Jenni. 2013. Conservation through connectivity: can isotopic gradients in Africa reveal winter quarters of a migratory bird? Oecologia 171: 591-600. (PDF, 405KB)

Schmid, B., L. Tam-Dafond, S. Jenni-Eiermann, R. Arlettaz, M. Schaub, & L. Jenni. 2013. Modulation of the adrenocortical response to acute stress with respect to brood value, reproductive success and survival in the Eurasian hoopoe. Oecologia 173: 33-44. (PDF, 272KB)

Sierro, A. & R. Arlettaz. 2013. Utilisation de l'habitat et stratégie de chasse chez les derniers Petit-ducs Otus scops de l'adret valaisan: mesures de conservation ciblées. Nos Oiseaux 60:79-90. (PDF, 578KB)

Szentkuti, S., F. Bontadina, M. Spada, M. Moretti, N. Zambelli, A. Martinoli & R. Arlettaz. 2013. Factors underlying migratory bat aggregations in chestnut groves. Endangered Species Research 21:105-114. (PDF, 633KB)

Zellweger, F., V. Braunisch, A. Baltensweiler & K. Bollmann. 2013. Remotely sensed forest structural complexity predicts multi species occurrence at the landscape scale. Forest Ecology and Management 307:303-312. (PDF, 2.1 MB)

 

Newspaper & Magazine articles

Arlettaz, R. 2013. Pierre et le loup. Le Temps, 20.11.2013. (PDF, 268KB)

Arlettaz, R. 2013. Le loup et le balbuzard. Le Temps, 11.9.2013. (PDF, 180KB)

Arlettaz, R. 2013. Des faucons baromètres. Le Temps, 22.5.2013. (PDF, 297KB)

Arlettaz, R. 2013. Indispensable à la nature. Le Temps, 20.3.2013.  (PDF, 215KB)

Arlettaz, R. 2013. L’avenir radieux du Valais passe par la LAT, et non par le déni. Le Temps, 29.1.2013.  (PDF, 67KB)

Bollmann, K. & V. Braunisch. Klimawandel im Gebirgswald. HOTSPOT 27 (Biodiversität in den Alpen), pp. 20-21. (PDF, 322KB)