Spring semester 2025
19.02.2025
No seminar
CB meeting for CB members and prospective BSc students
26.02.2025
Pascal Pini, MSc proposal
Effects of weather conditions on foraging strategies and diet in a highly aerial insectivorous bird, the Alpine swift (
Tachymarptis melba)
05.03.2025 (1)
Michael Wyss, MSc proposal; and (2)
Colin Guignet, MSc proposal
(1) Midterm response of Orthoptera to active meadow restoration
(2) Effect of passive restoration on soil microbiome in mountain grassland
12.03.2025 (1)
Alice Ruffieux, MSc proposal; and (2)
Lauren Perry, MSc proposal
Assessing habitat features for microclimate selection and movement for alpine birds
(1) Influence of seasonal food and snow cover variations on alpine bird movements
(2) Microclimate selection of alpine birds relative to temperature and predation risk
19.03.2025
Olivia Hartmann, MSc proposal
Nesting Ecology of the Invasive Pond Slider (
Trachemys scripta): Behaviour, Nest Site Selection and Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination
26.03.2025 (1)
Janine Hunziker, MSc proposal; and (2)
Susanne Quaderer, MSc proposal
Pollinator diversity in high alpine alluvial habitats (HAAH) and the consequences of global warming
02.04.2025 (1)
Hannes Vomsattel, MSc proposal
(1) The influence of isolated stone and branch piles on stoats and weasels in agricultural landscapes
09.04.2025
No lecture (SUB 150th birthday)
16.04.2025
Luca Fuhrer, MSc proposal
The peregrine falcon project
23.04.2025
Eastern break
30.04.2025
MSc final results mini-symposium
10:30
Juliette Stettler, How do stone pile characteristics and landscape elements influence stoat presence in fruit cultures in Valais
10:45
Lara Schärer, The effect of small structures on the carabid beetle community
11:00
Serena Poloni, Contribution of grape-protection nets in vineyards to avian mortality
11:15
Léa Höhener, Flower strips in vineyards: benefits and risks for wild bees
11:30
Silja Eller, Extensification effects on wild bees and hoverflies in mountain meadows
11:45
Tom Tobler, Comparing methods for better estimation size of population of the European tree frog (
Hyla arborea) in Switzerland
12:00 Lab meeting and lunch break
14:15
Lalya Poupon, Response of butterfly communities to different active grassland restoration methods
14:30
Laetitia Studer, Post-fledging movement behaviour of juvenile Eurasian Hoopoes (
Upupa epops) in the Rhone Valley
14:45
Valeria Benz, Effects of different treatments of forest disturbance sites on ungulate activity and browsing impact
15:00
Luca Robbi, Using drone-mounted thermal imaging cameras for microclimate mapping in alpine landscapes
07.05.2025
BSc proposals' presentations
10:30
Matilda Angeloni, Comparison of detection methods for sampling stoats and weasels in agricultural landscapes
10:45
Tatjana Lero, Habitat comparison and Praditor Asssessment of
Bombina variegata in concrete and natural ponds in Wallis
11:00
Rémy Desaules, Assessing the impact of logger network density and interpolation methods on microhabitat characterisation
11:15
Emma Ochsner, Modelling different management strategies for an extinct-in-the-wild species - the Sihek (
Todiramphus cinnamominus)
11:30
Est Zimmermann, Midterm response of Orthoptera to active grassland restoration: a functional trait perspective
