Dr. Regula Billeter

Persönliches Profil

Tätigkeit an der ZHAW

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin

www.zhaw.ch/iunr

Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte, Spezialkenntnisse

Biodiversität, Neophyten, Klimawandel und Pflanzen, Agrarlandschaften

Aus- und Fortbildung

CAS Hochschuldidaktik PHZH 2015
Dr. sc. nat. Umweltwissenschaften, Dissertation 2001, Universität Zürich
Umweltwissenschaften, Diplom 1997/98 ETH Zürich

Beruflicher Werdegang

Postdoc 2001-2004 Geobotanisches Institut ETH Zürich
Assistentin 2004-2007, Institut für Integrative Biologie, Pflanzenökologie, ETH Zürich
Oberassistentin 2007-2013, Institut für Integrative Biologie, Pflanzenökologie, ETH Zürich

Projekte

• Ausbreitung des Adlerfarns am Zielhang Calanda / Teammitglied / Projekt laufend
• Fokus Biodiversität 2.0 / Teammitglied / Projekt laufend
• Lehrbuch Vegetationsanalyse / Teammitglied / Projekt laufend
• Ausbreitung des Adlerfarns am Zielhang Calanda (2022) / Teammitglied / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Fokus Biodiversität / Teammitglied / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Bekämpfen der Grünerle zur Förderung von Alpen-Akelei, Birkhuhn und anderen Prioritären Arten im Jagdbanngebiet „Graue Hörner“ (SG) / Co-ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen
• Nutzungsaufgabe der Schafalpung im Jagdbanngebiet "Graue Hörner" (SG) / Co-ProjektleiterIn / Projekt abgeschlossen

Publikationen

• Reutimann, Pascal; Billeter, Regula; Dengler, Jürgen,

  2023.

  Effects of grazing versus mowing on the vegetation of wet grasslands in the northern Pre‐Alps, Switzerland.

  Applied Vegetation Science.

  26(1), S. e12706.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12706

• Riesen, Matthias; Widmer, Stefan; Dengler, Jürgen; Billeter, Regula,

  2022.

  Einfluss maschinell geöffneter Lichtungen auf die Artenvielfalt in Grün-Erlen-Beständen : eine Untersuchung zu Gefäßpflanzen, Tagfaltern und Heuschrecken.

  Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung.

  54(8), S. 24-31.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1399/NuL.2022.08.02

• Seiler, Hallie; Küry, Daniel; Billeter, Regula; Dengler, Jürgen,

  2021.

  Regional typology of spring vegetation in Parc Ela (Grisons, Switzerland).

  Vegetation Classification and Survey.

  2, S. 257-274.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3897/VCS/2021/69101

• Staubli, Eline; Dengler, Jürgen; Billeter, Regula; Wohlgemuth, Thomas,

  2021.

  Changes in biodiversity and species composition of temperate beech forests in Switzerland over 26 years.

  Tuexenia.

  41, S. 87-108.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23427

• Kummli, Julia; Widmer, Stefan; Wilhelm, Markus; Dengler, Jürgen; Billeter, Regula,

  2021.

  Vegetation changes in urban grasslands over 25 years in the city of Zurich, Switzerland.

  Tuexenia.

  41, S. 423-440.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.14471/2021.41.018

• Büchler, Marc-Olivier; Billeter, Regula; Dengler, Jürgen,

  2020.

  Optimal site conditions for dry grasslands of high conservation value in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland.

  Tuexenia.

  40, S. 527-546.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.14471/2020.40.021

• Widmer, Stefan; Riesen, Matthias; Krüsi, Bertil; Dengler, Jürgen; Billeter, Regula,

  2020.

  Wenn Gämsen Schafe ersetzen : Fallstudie zu den Auswirkungen auf die Diversität von alpinen Rasen.

  Tuexenia.

  40, S. 225-246.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.14471/2020.40.013

• Dengler, Jürgen; Widmer, Stefan; Staubli, Eline; Babbi, Manuel; Gehler, Jamyra; Hepenstrick, Daniel; Bergamini, Ariel; Billeter, Regula; Boch, Steffen; Rohrer, Sven; Dembicz, Iwona,

  2019.

  Dry grasslands of the central valleys of the Alps from a European perspective : the example of Ausserberg (Valais, Switzerland).

  Hacquetia.

  18(2), S. 155-177.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2019-0008

• Halbritter, Aud H.; Fior, Simone; Keller, Irene; Billeter, Regula; Edwards, Peter J.; Holderegger, Rolf; Karrenberg, Sophie; Pluess, Andrea R.; Widmer, Alex; Alexander, Jake M.,

  2018.

  Trait differentiation and adaptation of plants along elevation gradients.

  Journal of Evolutionary Biology.

  31(6), S. 784-800.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13262

• Vermaat, Jan E.; Hellmann, Fritz A.; van Teeffelen, Astrid J. A.; van Minnen, Jelle; Alkemade, Rob; Billeter, Regula; Beierkuhnlein, Carl; Boitani, Luigi; Cabeza, Mar; Feld, Christian K.; Huntley, Brian; Paterson, James; WallisDeVries, Michiel F.,

  2017.

  Differentiating the effects of climate and land use change on European biodiversity : a scenario analysis.

  Ambio.

  46(3), S. 277-290.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-016-0840-3

• Halbritter, A. H.; Billeter, Regula; Edwards, P. J.; Alexander, Jake M.,

  2015.

  Local adaptation at range edgesv: comparing elevation and latitudinal gradients.

  Journal of Evolutionary Biology.

  28(10), S. 1849-1860.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.12701

• Aavik, Tsipe; Bosshard, Daniel; Edwards, Peter J.; Holderegger, Rolf; Billeter, Regula,

  2014.

  Fitness in naturally occurring and restored populations of a grassland plant Lychnis flos-cuculi in a Swiss agricultural landscape.

  Restoration Ecology.

  22(1), S. 98-106.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.12020

• Halbritter, Aud H.; Alexander, Jake M.; Edwards, Peter J.; Billeter, Regula,

  2013.

  How comparable are species distributions along elevational and latitudinal climate gradients?.

  Global Ecology and Biogeography.

  22(11), S. 1228-1237.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.12066

• Aavik, Tsipe; Edwards, Peter J.; Holderegger, Rolf; Graf, René; Billeter, Regula,

  2012.

  Genetic consequences of using seed mixtures in restoration : a case study of a wetland plant Lychnis flos-cuculi.

  Biological Conservation.

  145(1), S. 195-204.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.11.004

• Sheppard, Christine S.; Alexander, Jake M.; Billeter, Regula,

  2012.

  The invasion of plant communities following extreme weather events under ambient and elevated temperature.

  Plant Ecology.

  213(8), S. 1289-1301.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-012-0086-5

• Schlaepfer, Daniel R.; Edwards, Peter J.; Billeter, Regula,

  2010.

  Why only tetraploid Solidago gigantea (Asteraceae) became invasive : a common garden comparison of ploidy levels.

  Oecologia.

  163(3), S. 661-673.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-010-1595-3

• Billeter, Regula; Liira, J.; Bailey, D.; Bugter, R.; Arens, P.; Augenstein, I.; Aviron, S.; Baudry, J.; Bukacek, R.; Burel, F.; Cerny, M.; De Blust, G.; De Cock, R.; Diekötter, T.; Dietz, H.; Dirksen, J.; Dormann, C.; Durka, W.; Frenzel, M.; Hamersky, R.; Hendrickx, F.; Herzog, F.; Klotz, S.; Koolstra, B.; Lausch, A.; Le Coeur, D.; Maelfait, J. P.; Opdam, P.; Roubalova, M.; Schermann, A.; Schermann, N.; Schmidt, T.; Schweiger, O.; Smulders, M.J.M.; Speelmans, M.; Simova, P.; Verboom, J.; Van Wingerden, W.K.R.E.; Zobel, M.; Edwards, P.J.,

  2007.

  Indicators for biodiversity in agricultural landscapes : a pan-European study.

  Journal of Applied Ecology.

  45(1), S. 141-150.

  Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01393.x

• Billeter, Regula; Widmer, Stefan; Riesen, Matthias; Krüsi, Bertil; Dengler, Jürgen; Thiel, Dominik,

  2023.

  Biodiversitätsforschung im Jagdbanngebiete Graue Hörner (Kt. SG).

  N+L Inside.

  2023(3), S. 29-33.

  Verfügbar unter: https://kbnl.ch/2023/08/31/biodiversitaetsforschung-im-jagdbanngebiet-graue-hoerner-kt-sg/

• Fuhrer, Björn; Billeter, Regula; Krüsi, Bertil O.; Sartori, Karin,

  2018.

  Was hilft gegen das Berufkraut?.

  Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich.

  163(1), S. 13-15.

  Verfügbar unter: http://www.ngzh.ch/media/vjs/163_1_13-15.pdf

• Geser, Lukas; Billeter, Regula; Krüsi, Bertil O.,

  2016.

  Invasive Neophyten in der Gemeinde Dürnten.

  Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich.

  161(4), S. 8-10.

  Verfügbar unter: http://www.ngzh.ch/publikationen/zusatz/161/4/invasive-neophyten-in-duernten

• Aavik, Tsipe; Bosshard, Daniel; Edwards, Peter; Holderegger, Rolf; Billeter, Regula,

  2014.

  Genetische Vielfalt in Wildpflanzen-Samenmischungen.

  Agrarforschung Schweiz.

  5(1), S. 20-27.

  Verfügbar unter: https://www.agrarforschungschweiz.ch/archiv_11de.php?id_artikel=1942

Weitere Beiträge

Halbritter A., Billeter, R., Alexander, J. & Edwards, P.J. (2013) Are species climatic limits conserved along elevational and latitudinal gradients? Global Ecology and Biogeography, 22, 1228-1237.

Aavik, T., Holderegger, R., Edwards, P. & Billeter, R. (2013) Patterns of contemporary gene flow suggest low functional connectivity of grasslands in a fragmented agricultural landscape. Journal of Applied Ecology, 50, 395-403.

Le Feon, V., Schermann-Legionnet, A., Delettre, Y., Aviron, S., Billeter, R., Bugter R., Hendrickx, F. & Burel, F. (2010) Intensification of agriculture, landscape composition and wild bee communities: A large scale study in four European countries. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 137, 143-150.

Diekotter, T., Baveco, H., Arens, P., Rothenbuhler, C., Billeter, R., Csencsics, D., De Filippi, R., Hendrickx, F., Speelmans, M., Opdam, P. & Smulders, M.J.M. (2010) Patterns of habitat occupancy, genetic variation and predicted movement of a flightless bush cricket, Pholidoptera griseoaptera, in an agricultural mosaic landscape. Landscape Ecology 25, 449-461.

Schmidt, T., Arens, P., Smulders, M.J.M., Billeter, R., Liira, J., Augenstein, I. & Durka, W. (2009) Effects of landscape structure on genetic diversity of Geum urbanum L. populations in agricultural landscapes. Flora 204, 549-559.

Diekotter, T., Billeter, R. & Crist, T. O. (2008) Effects of landscape connectivity on the spatial distribution of insect diversity in agricultural mosaic landscapes. Basic and Applied Ecology, 9, 298-307.

Dormann, C. F., Schweiger, O., Arens, P., Augenstein, I., Aviron, S., Bailey, D., Baudry, J., Billeter, R., Bugter, R., Bukacek, R., Burel, F., Cerny, M., De Cock, R., De Blust, G., DeFilippi, R., Diekotter, T., Dirksen, J., Durka, W., Edwards, P. J., Frenzel, M., Hamersky, R., Hendrickx, F., Herzog, F., Klotz, S., Koolstra, B., Lausch, A., Le Coeur, D., Liira, J., Maelfait, J. P., Opdam, P., Roubalova, M., Schermann-Legionnet, A., Schermann, N., Schmidt, T., Smulders, M. J. M., Speelmans, M., Simova, P., Verboom, J., van Wingerden, W. & Zobel, M. (2008) Prediction uncertainty of environmental change effects on temperate European biodiversity. Ecology Letters, 11, 235-244.

Liira, J., Schmidt, T., Aavik, T., Arens, P., Augenstein, I., Bailey, D., Billeter, R., Bukacek, R., Burel, F., De Blust, G., De Cock, R., Dirksen, J., Edwards, P. J., Hamersky, R., Herzog, F., Klotz, S., Kuhn, I., Le Coeur, D., Miklova, P., Roubalova, M., Schweiger, O., Smulders, M. J. M., Van Wingerden, W., Bugter, R. & Zobel, M. (2008) Plant functional group composition and large-scale species richness in European agricultural landscapes. Journal of Vegetation Science, 19, 3-14.

Schlaepfer, D. R., Edwards, P. J., Semple, J. C. & Billeter, R. (2008a) Cytogeography of Solidago gigantea (Asteraceae) and its invasive ploidy level. Journal of Biogeography, 35, 2119-2127.

Schlaepfer, D. R., Edwards, P. J., Widmer, A. & Billeter, R. (2008b) Phylogeography of native ploidy levels and invasive tetraploids of Solidago gigantea. Molecular Ecology, 17, 5245-5256.

Bailey, D., Herzog, F., Augenstein, I., Aviron, St., Billeter, R. & Baudry, J. (2007) Thematic resolution matters: Indicators of landscape pattern for European agro-ecosystems. Ecological Indicators, 7, 692-709.

Bailey, D., Billeter, R., Aviron, S., Schweiger, O. & Herzog, F. (2007) The influence of thematic resolution on metric selection for biodiversity monitoring in agricultural landscapes. Landscape Ecology, 22, 461-73.

Billeter, R., Peintinger, M. & Diemer, M. (2007) Restoration of abandoned fen meadows by mowing – evidence from a multi-site experiment. Botanica Helvetica 117, 1-13.

Dormann, C. F., Schweiger, O., Augenstein, I., Bailey, D., Billeter, R., de Blust, G., DeFilippi, R., Frenzel, M., Hendrickx, F., Herzog, F., Klotz, S., Liira, J., Maelfait, J. P., Schmidt, T., Speelmans, M., van Wingerden, W. & Zobel, M. (2007) Effects of landscape structure and land-use intensity on similarity of plant and animal communities. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 16, 774-787.

Hendrickx, F., Maelfait, J.P., van Wingerden, W., Schweiger, O., Speelmans, M., Aviron, St., Augenstein, I., Billeter, R., Bailey, D., Bukacek, R., Burel, F., Diekötter, T., Dirksen, J., Herzog, F., Liira, J., Roubalova, M., Vandomme, V. & Bugter, R. (2007) How landscape structure, land-use intensity and habitat diversity affect components of total arthropod diversity in agricultural landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 44, 340-351.

Schweiger, O., Musche, M., Bailey, D., Billeter, R., Diekotter, T., Hendrickx, F., Herzog, F., Liira, J., Maelfait, J.P., Speelmans, M. & Dziock, F. (2007) Functional richness of local hoverfly communities (Diptera, Syrphidae) in response to land use across temperate Europe. Oikos, 116, 461-72.

Herzog, F., Steiner, B., Bailey, D., Baudry, J., Billeter, R., Bukacek, R., De Blust, G., De Cock, R., Dirksen, J., Dormann, C.F., De Filippi, R., Frossard, E., Liira, J., Schmidt, T., Stockli, R., Thenail, C., van Wingerden, W. & Bugter, R. (2006) Assessing the intensity of temperate European agriculture at the landscape scale. European Journal of Agronomy, 24, 165-81.

Becker, T., Dietz, H., Billeter, R., Buschmann, H. & Edwards, P.J. (2005) Altitudinal distribution of alien plant species in the Swiss Alps. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, 7, 173-83.

Diekotter, T., Csencsics, D., Rothenbuhler, C., Billeter, R. & Edwards, P.J. (2005) Movement and dispersal patterns in the bush cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera: the role of developmental stage and sex. Ecological Entomology, 30, 419-27.

Schweiger, O., Maelfait, J.P., Van Wingerden, W., Hendrickx, F., Billeter, R., Speelmans, M., Augenstein, I., Aukema, B., Aviron, S., Bailey, D., Bukacek, R., Burel, F., Diekotter, T., Dirksen, J., Frenzel, M., Herzog, F., Liira, J., Roubalova, M. & Bugter, R. (2005) Quantifying the impact of environmental factors on arthropod communities in agricultural landscapes across organizational levels and spatial scales. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42, 1129-39.

Diemer, M., Billeter, R., Hooftman, D.A.P., Oetiker, K. & Lienert, J. (2005) Die langfristigen Auswirkungen von Nutzungsänderungen auf häufige Pflanzenarten montaner Kalkflachmoore in der Schweiz. Natur und Landschaft, 2, 63-69.

Hooftman, D., Billeter, R., Schmid, B. & Diemer, M. (2004) Genetic effects of habitat fragmentation on common species of Swiss fen meadows. Conservation Biology, 18, 1043-1051.
Billeter, R., Sedivy, I. & Diekötter, T. (2003) Distribution and dispersal patterns of the ringlet butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus) in agricultural landscapes. Bulletin of the Geobotanical Institute, ETH, 69, 45 – 55.

Billeter, R., Hooftman, D., Diemer, M. (2003) Differential and reversible responses of common fen meadow species to abandonment. Applied Vegetation Science, 6, 3-12.

Billeter, R., Schneller, J., Diemer, M. (2002) Secondary succession in fen meadows and its genetic consequences on two common fen species: Carex davalliana and Succisa pratensis. Bulletin of the Geobotanical Institute ETH, 68, 45-54.

Diemer, M., Oetiker, K. & Billeter, R. (2001) Abandonment alters community composition and canopy structure of Swiss calcareous fens. Applied Vegetation Science, 4, 237-246.

Billeter, R., Diemer, M. & Schneller, J. (2000) Effects of abandonment on Tofieldia calyculata (Liliaceae), a common, subdominant wetland species. Bulletin of the Geobotanical Institute ETH, 66, 37-46.

Billeter, R., Zuest B. & Schoenborn, A. (1998) Switzerland. In: Vymazal J.; Brix H.; Cooper P. F., Green M.B. & Haberl R. (eds.), Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment in Europe. pp. 261-287. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.

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