Benjamin Sigrist

Work at ZHAW

Position

Research Associate

Education and Continuing education

Education

• M.Sc. / Biology, Ecology
  University of Zurich
  09 / 2017 - 04 / 2019
• B.Sc. / Environmental engineering
  Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  09 / 2012 - 11 / 2015

Continuing Education

CAS Mammals – Species, Ecology & Management
Zurich University of Applied Sciences
11 / 2020

Projects

• QGIS-Plugin «Ausbreitungsmodellierung Rothirsch» / Team member / ongoing
• Measures to Prevent Bird Strikes at Zurich Airport (ZRH) / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• New Atlas of Mammals of Switzerland and Liechtenstein / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Sigrist, B. et al. (2022) 'Green-up selection by red deer in heterogeneous, human-dominated landscapes of Central Europe', Ecology and Evolution, 12(7), p. e9048. doi: 10.1002/ece3.9048.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

Sigrist, B. et al. (2016) 'Close encounters : analyzing disturbance events between deer and visitors in a recreational forest', in GISRUK 2016 Proceedings. London: GISRUK. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-24632.

Other publications

• Sigrist, B. et al. (2025) Rothirsch im Mittelland: Bestandsentwicklung und Raumnutzung in der Region Albiskette – Reusstal : ZHAW-Schlussbericht 2025. Wädenswil: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-33978.
• Fischer, C. et al. (2024) Forschungsprogramm Rothirsch im Schweizer Mittelland : Abschlussbericht. Wädenswil: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-30746.
• Signer, C. et al. (2022) Rothirschprojekt Aletsch-Goms : Abschlussbericht zum Forschungs- und Managementprojekt 2017–2021. ZHAW Wädenswil, Kanton Wallis & Pro Natura. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-24621.
• Edelkraut, K., Rupf, R. and Sigrist, B. (2019) 'Veränderungen von Lebensgemeinschaften durch Freizeitaktivitäten', Bündnerwald, 2019(6), pp. 14–18. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-19097.
• Graf, R. F. et al. (2018) 'Wildtier und Mensch im Naherholungsraum', Swiss Academies Factsheet, 13(2), pp. 1–8. doi: 10.5281/ZENODO.1168451.
• Graf, R. F. et al. (2018) 'Wildlife and humans in outdoor recreational areas near cities', Swiss Academies Factsheets, 13(2), pp. 1–8. doi: 10.5281/ZENODO.1168451.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Wyttenbach, M. et al. (2016) 'Mountainbiking and wildlife : disturbance experiments with roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Switzerland', in Monitoring and management of visitors in recreational and protected areas : abstract book. Novi Sad: University of Novi Sad.

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