Jürg Schlegel

ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Grüentalstrasse 14
8820 Wädenswil

+41 (0) 58 934 58 67
juerg.schlegel@zhaw.ch

Education and Continuing education

Education

Master of Science in Biology / Zoology
University of Zuerich
1985 - 1990

Projects

Artificial snow at Minschuns - Environmental impact report (UVB) / Team member / completed
Visitor management and nature monitoring Ruinaulta / Team member / completed
Environmental impact report by-pass road Sta. Maria, Kt. GR / Team member / completed
Development of a smartphone application for determination of grasshoppers and building of a comprehensive website / Team member / completed
Flagship species in applied nature conservation / Project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Schlegel, Jürg,

2022.

Butterflies benefit from forest edge improvements in Western European lowland forests, irrespective of adjacent meadows’ use intensity.

Forest Ecology and Management.

2022(521), pp. 120413.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120413
Schlegel, Jürg; Riesen, Matthias,

2021.

Bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn) overgrowth on dry Alpine grassland impedes Red List Orthoptera but supports local orthopteran beta diversity.

Journal of Insect Conservation.

2021(25), pp. 657-669.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-021-00333-8
Schlegel, Jürg; Hofstetter, Andreas,

2020.

Butterflies of fragmented wet grassland in Western European lowland forests : effects of vegetation, connectivity and plot size.

Acta Oecologica.

110(103691).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2020.103691
Schlegel, Jürg; Schnetzler, Stefan,

2018.

Heuschrecken (Orthoptera) in Biodiversitätsförderflächen der voralpinen Kulturlandschaft Schönenbergs (Schweiz, Kanton Zürich) mit Trends seit 1990.

Alpine Entomology.

2, pp. 77-100.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.3897/alpento.2.26246
Schlegel, Jürg; Riesen, Matthias,

2018.

Lebensraum Waffenplatz : Wiederfund der Gefleckten Keulenschrecke Myrmeleotettix maculatus (Thunberg, 1815) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) im Talraum der Ostschweiz nach über 80 Jahren.

Entomo Helvetica.

11, pp. 17-24.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3723
Schlegel, Jürg; Lehmann, Katja,

2018.

Erstnachweis von Brenthis daphne (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) im Kanton Zürich (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).

Entomo Helvetica.

11, pp. 167-170.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3718
Schlegel, Jürg; Aeberhard, Christian,

2017.

Schwarzgefleckter Ameisenbläuling Phengaris (Maculinea) arion (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) : Wiederfund im Kanton Zürich nach über 50 Jahren.

Entomo Helvetica.

10, pp. 111-114.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3726
Schlegel, Jürg; Breuer, Gabriele; Rupf, Reto,

2015.

Local insects as flagship species to promote nature conservation? : a survey among primary school children on their attitudes toward invertebrates.

Anthrozoös.

28(2), pp. 229-245.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2015.11435399
Breuer, Gabriele; Schlegel, Jürg; Rupf, Reto,

2015.

Selecting insects as flagship species for Beverin nature park in Switzerland : a survey of local school children on their attitudes towards butterflies and other insects.

eco.mont.

7(1), pp. 5-16.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-7-1s5
Breuer, Gabriele B.; Schlegel, Jürg; Kauf, Peter; Rupf, Reto,

2015.

The importance of being colorful and able to fly : interpretation and implications of children's statements on selected insects and other invertebrates.

International Journal of Science Education.

37(16), pp. 2664-2687.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2015.1099171
Müller, Markus; Schlegel, Jürg; Krüsi, Bertil,

2014.

Selection of oviposition sites by libelloides coccajus (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae), north of the Alps : implications for nature conservation.

Journal of Insects.

2014(542489).

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/542489
Müller, Markus; Krüsi, Bertil; Schlegel, Jürg,

2013.

Raumnutzung des Libellen-Schmetterlingshafts nördlich der Alpen : Folgerungen für den Artenschutz.

Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung.

45(1), pp. 21-28.

Available from: https://www.nul-online.de/artikel.dll?AID=3628079&MID=82030
Rutschmann, Florin; Schlegel, Jürg; Marggi, Werner A.,

2012.

Bembidion (Peryphanes) italicum DE MONTE 1943 : Erstnachweis nördlich der Schweizer Alpen (Coleoptera, Carabidae).

Entomo Helvetica.

5, pp. 89-94.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3742
Müller, Markus; Schlegel, Jürg; Krüsi, Bertil,

2012.

Der Libellen-Schmetterlingshaft Libelloides coccajus (Neuropterida: Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae) im Kanton Aargau: aktuelles Vorkommen und Empfehlungen zum Artenschutz.

Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft.

85(3-4), pp. 177-199.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-403047
Schlegel, Jürg; Riesen, Matthias,

2012.

Environmental gradients and succession patterns of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in an alpine glacier retreat zone.

Journal of Insect Conservation.

16(5), pp. 657-675.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-011-9448-x
Schlegel, Jürg; Rupf, Reto,

2010.

Attitudes towards potential animal flagship species in nature conservation : a survey among students of different educational institutions.

Journal for Nature Conservation.

18(4), pp. 278-290.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2009.12.002

Other publications

Rupf, Reto; Rohrer, Jürg; Riesen, Matthias; Schlegel, Jürg; Dengler, Jürgen; Kulli Honauer, Beatrice; Graf, Roland Felix; Forster, Stefan,

2024.

Umweltauswirkungen alpiner Photovoltaikanlagen : eine Praxisgrundlage zur wissenschaftlichen Projektbegleitung.

Wädenswil:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-31145
Schlegel, Jürg,

2021.

Tagfalter-Praxis mit Überraschungspotenzial : Studierende der ZHAW aktualisieren das kantonale Tagfalter-Inventar von 1990/1991.

N+L Inside.

2021(4), pp. 24-27.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23797
Schlegel, Jürg,

2021.

Auswirkungen von Freiflächen-Photovoltaikanlagen auf Biodiversität und Umwelt : Literaturstudie.

Bern:

Bundesamt für Energie BFE.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23607
Schlegel, Jürg,

2020.

Praxisfenster mit Überraschungspotenzial : Studierende ergänzen das Tagfalter-Inventar des Kantons Zürich.

IUNR Magazin.

2020(2), pp. 26-27.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20693
Altermatt, Florian; Keller, Daniela; Manzke, Uwe; Luka, Henryk; Gonseth, Yves; Dziock, Frank; Küchler, Helen; Pfeifer, Manfred Alban; Birrer, Stefan; Klaiber, Jeannine; Hoess, René; Chittaro, Yannick; Müller, Andreas; Roesti, Christian; Schlegel, Jürg; Schneider, Karin; Sonderegger, Peter; Walter, Thomas; Holderegger, Rolf; Bergamini, Ariel,

2017.

Fauna Indicativa.

WSL Berichte

; 54.

Birmensdorf:

WSL Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3651
Schlegel, Jürg,

2017.

Tagfalter-Monitoring in aufgelichteten Wäldern.

Natur, Landschaft inside.

2017(1), pp. 40-43.
Schlegel, Jürg,

2016.

Lichtblick für Zürcher Wälder.

IUNR intern.

2016(2), pp. 28-29.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3743
Schlegel, Jürg,

2009.

Besiedlungsdynamik in Primärsukzessionsflächen : Wirbellosen-Fauna im Gletschervorfeld Morteratsch.

Unr.intern.

2009(1), pp. 24-25.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3757
Schlegel, Jürg; Weber, Urs; Hugentobler, Ignaz,

2006.

Die Torfstichlandschaft Bannriet/Spitzäder bei Altstätten und Oberriet (SG).

In:

Klötzli, Frank, ed.,

Der Rhein : Lebensader einer Region.

Alpnach:

Koprint.

pp. 394-401.

Neujahrsblatt der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Zürich ; 208.

Available from: http://www.ngzh.ch/media/njb/Neujahrsblatt_NGZH_2006.pdf

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