Research Vegetation Ecology Research Group
Research foci
Evidence-based nature conservation
Measures against the dramatic loss of biodiversity often are less efficient than they could be, also because scientific findings are insufficiently taken into account or are lacking. The research group therefore develops nature conservation measures at the level of individual species, plant communities and habitat types and establishes monitoring schemes. Examples of projects are the ecological upgrading of forest edges, the control of invasive plants and the conservation biology of the flora of erratic boulders.
Plant diversity and its change
The understanding of species-rich and species-poor habitats is crucial for biodiversity conservation. The research group addresses this topic with field observations, experiments and the use of existing databases. In addition, the influence of global change (climate change, land use change, eutrophication, etc.) and the driving factors for change are of interest. One possibility is the resurvey of localizable historical vegetation plots.
Ecoinformatics and vegetation databases
Large vegetation databases such as the European Vegetation Archive (EVA) offer significant opportunities for research in ecology and nature conservation. In this way, new classifications of vegetation types can be created or the conditions under which species become invasive can be explored. One of the aims of the research group is to establish a Swiss national vegetation database as an EVA partner and at the same time to develop a Europe-wide, optimised system of ecological indicator values.
Publications
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Axmanová, Irena; Kalusová, Veronika; Danihelka, Jiří; Dengler, Jürgen; Pergl, Jan; Pyšek, Petr; Večeřa, Martin; Attorre, Fabio; Biurrun, Idoia; Boch, Steffen; Conradi, Timo; Gavilán, Rosario G.; Jiménez‐Alfaro, Borja; Knollová, Ilona; Kuzemko, Anna; Lenoir, Jonathan; Leostrin, Artem; Medvecká, Jana; Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold; Obratov‐Petkovic, Dragica; Svenning, Jens‐Christian; Tsiripidis, Ioannis; Vassilev, Kiril; Chytrý, Milan,
2021.
Neophyte invasions in European grasslands.
Journal of Vegetation Science.
32(2),
pp.e12994.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12994
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Scherrer, Daniel; Hiltebrand, Fabien; Dengler, Jürgen; Wohlgemuth, Thomas,
2021.
Forest Ecology and Management.
491(119179).
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119179
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2021.
Book review : Illustrated flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas.
Palaearctic Grasslands.
48,
pp.33.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21570/EDGG.PG.48.33-33
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Dengler, Jürgen; Aleksanyan, Alla; Ambarli, Didem; Biurrun, Idoia; Dembicz, Iwona; Kuzemko, Anna; Török, Péter; Venn, Stephen,
2021.
The Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (EDGG) in 2019–2020.
Hacquetia.
20(1),
pp.171-176.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2021-0007
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Dengler, Jürgen; Gehler, Jamyra, eds.,
2021.
Wädenswil:
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.33314.56001/1
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Willner, Wolfgang; Biurrun, Idoia; Dengler, Jürgen; Jansen, Florian,
2021.
Vegetation Classification and Survey : the first year.
Vegetation Classification and Survey.
2,
pp.1-4.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3897/VCS/2021/63608
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Backhaus, Lindsay; Albert, Georg; Cuchietti, Anibal; Jaimes Nino, Luisa Maria; Fahs, Nina; Lisner, Aleš; Kolář, Vojtěch; Kermavnar, Janez; Widmer, Stefan; Zimmermann, Zita; Rofrics, Nora; de Bello, Francesco; Lepš, Jan; García Medina, Nagore,
2021.
Shift from trait convergence to divergence along old field succession.
Journal of Vegetation Science.
32(2),
pp.1-13.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12986
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Babbi, Manuel; de Sassi, Claudio,
2020.
Neue Hilfsmittel zur Aufwertung von Waldrändern.
N+L Inside.
20(4),
pp.28-30.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21049
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Dembicz, Iwona; Kozub, Lukasz; Bobrowska, Inga; Dengler, Jürgen,
2020.
Grasslands of the mineral islands in the Biebrza National Park, Poland.
Palaearctic Grasslands.
47,
pp.43-51.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20820
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Dengler, Jürgen; Cykowska-Marzencka, Beata; Bruderer, Timon; Dolnik, Christian; Neumann, Patrick; Riedel, Susanne; Seiler, Hallie; Zhang, Jing Hui; Dembicz, Iwona,
2020.
Palaearctic Grasslands.
47,
pp.14-42.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-20787
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Janisova, Monika; Bauer, Norbert; Csiky, János; Dengler, Jürgen; Hlásny, Tomás; Hobohm, Carsten; Skodová, Iveta; Willner, Thomas,
2020.
Broad-scale diversity patterns of Central European Carex humilis steppes.
Tuexenia.
40,
pp.499-526.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.14471/2020.40.018
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Keller, Sabrina; Babbi, Manuel; Widmer, Stefan; Gehler, Jamyra; Hausmann, Sonja; Berg, Christian; Landucci, Flavia; Schwager, Patrick; Sumberova, Katerina; Dengler, Jürgen,
2020.
Tuexenia.
40,
pp.309-326.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.14471/2020.40.022
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Eichenberg, David; Bernhardt-Römermann, Markus; Bowler, Diana; Bruelheide, Helge; Conze, Klaus-Jürgen; Dauber, Jens; Dengler, Jürgen; et al.,
2020.
Natur und Landschaft.
95(11),
pp.479-491.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.17433/11.2020.50153851.479-491
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Büchler, Marc-Olivier; Billeter, Regula; Dengler, Jürgen,
2020.
Tuexenia.
40,
pp.527-546.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.14471/2020.40.021
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Boch, Steffen; Becker, Thomas; Deák, Balasz; Dengler, Jürgen; Wagner, Viktoria,
2020.
Tuexenia.
40,
pp.401-407.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.14471/2020.40.026
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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,
pp.225-246.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.14471/2020.40.013
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Dayneko, Polina; Moysiyenko, Ivan; Dembicz, Iwona; Zachawatovicz, Maria; Sudnik-Wójcikowska, Barbara,
2020.
Tuexenia.
40,
pp.459-478.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.14471/2020.40.015
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Świerszcz, Sebastian; Nobis, Marcin; Swacha, Grzegorz; Kącki, Zygmunt; Dembicz, Iwona; Waindzoch, Krystyna; Nowak, Sylwia; Nowak, Arkadiusz,
2020.
Tuexenia.
40,
pp.147-173.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.14471/2020.40.04
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Sporbert, Maria; Keil, Petr; Seidler, Gunnar; Bruelheide, Helge; Jandt, Ute; Aćić, Svetlana; Biurrun, Idoia; Campos, Juan Antonio; Čarni, Andraž; Chytrý, Milan; Ćušterevska, Renata; Dengler, Jürgen; Golub, Valentin; Jansen, Florian; Kuzemko, Anna; Lenoir, Jonathan; Marcenò, Corrado; Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold; Pérez‐Haase, Aaron; Rūsiņa, Solvita; Šilc, Urban; Tsiripidris, Ioannis; Vandvik, Vigdis; Vasilev, Kiril; Virtanen, Risto; Welk, Erik,
2020.
Journal of Biogeography.
47(10),
pp.2210-2222.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13926
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Hepenstrick, Daniel; Bergamini, Ariel; Holderegger, Rolf,
2020.
Ecology and Evolution.
10(20),
pp.11362-11371.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6773