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News from the BDM
Species Diversity at a Glance (BDM-Special analysis)
Feeding BDM data into computational models, scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL have predicted Switzerland’s species diversity. The results of their calculations have been visualized on color-coded maps of the country.
BDM is prepared for the climate change (German) (Hotspot 16/2007) Das Capable of registering slow, almost imperceptible transformations, biodiversity monitoring will also reveal the impact that global warming has on our country's biodiversity.
Most Mosses Live in the Alps (German) (Hotspot 15/2007)
More than a thousand moss species grow in Switzerland. As an important part of biodiversity they are monitored by the BDM. The monitoring shows: In the forests and meadows of the Alps more moss species can be found than in wetlands.
To gather what is normal (German) (Hotspot 13/2006)
The BDM not only gathers data concernig the biodiversity but also samples of mosses and snails.
Which value does it has to record the biodiversity? (German) (Hotspot 12/2005)
An interview with Erich Kohli, former project leader of biodiversitymonitoring.
Diversity in meadows: is the Federation paying for the right type of area? (German) (Hotspot 11/2004)
The Federation compensates farmers for meadows which comply with the standards of the Ordinance on Ecological Quality (OQE). But is it also promoting biodiversity in this way? BDM provides first answers.
Good year for flight (German) (Hotspot 10/2004)
The BDM has come up with initial results for day-flying butterflies. These show that there is a surprising diversity at some areas, but a frightening dearth in other areas. The summer of the century last year clearly favoured the migratory butterflies.
More life in the forest (German) (Hotspot 9/2004)
The biodiversity in the forests of the canton Aargau has increased. This is one of the results of the long-term observation of the biodiversity on utilizable spaces of land in the canton Aargau (LANAG). As a programme, the LANAG shares many similarities with the biodiversity monitoring Switzerland.
Bird's Foot Trefoil number one in Switzerland (German) (Hotspot 8/2003)
An interesting result from the BDM: The bird’s foot trefoil is the most common plant in Switzerland more common even than the dandelion and the red clover. This shows the Indicator «Species diversity in landscapes» (Z7).
Welcome butterflies! (German) (Hotspot 7/2003)
The Swiss biodiversity-monitoring programme is growing: With the butterflies a new species group is going to be monitored this year. The evaluation of butterflies completes the indicator Z7 that to this point registered vascular plants and breeding birds but no invertebrates.
The main thing is to find the errors (German) (Hotspot 6/2002)
It often takes several hours before Margret Gosteli has a “good feeling” about it. Not until then is she sure that she has not overlooked a single snail shell in the sample. Gosteli identifies snails for the quality control section of Biodiversity Monitoring in Switzerland and is one of the individuals responsible for ensuring that the programme provides reliable data over the long term.
«We are very happy» (German) (Hotspot 5/2002)
The first field season is over, the samples have been analysed, and most of the data evaluated. Erick Kohli, Head of Environmental Protection at SAEFL, and Adrian Zangger from the BDM Coordination Office discuss the results of the first year of the programme. They are happy with the results and are surprised that the plant diversity in Switzerland on the north side of the Alps is greater than on the south side.
Species diversity surprisingly large (German) (Faktenblatt Juni 2002)
The first results of the Swiss biodiversity-monitoring project give us hope: Switzerland continues to have an impressive species richness. The Northern Alps, in particular, proved to be more diverse than expected. These findings must still be confirmed by additional data in coming years.
«Like on a treasure hunt» (German) (Hotspot 4/2001)
It is a day in the middle of summer, but it is pouring. “Watch out, the logs are very slippery. Sabine Joss has scarcely had time to warn the fellow behind her, before she finds herself lying on the wet hiking trail. But she has not hurt herself and gets up again right away. They continue on. A couple of steps further, it is the turn of her hiking partner. A rough landing on the seat of his pants. This vegetation survey is no picnic, the reporter thinks, even though the field biologist is following the survey rules and does not stray from the path.
Media Releases by the BDM
Media release May 19, 2009
> pictures from media event (in German)
Biodiversity in Switzerland (German) (Media Release June 1, 2006)
There is still a great biological diversity in Switzerland, especially in alpine regions. This shows the newest data on the state of the biodiversity in Switzerland published by the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN.
Our biological capital (German) (Media Release May 17, 2001)
Switzerland will be one of the first countries in the world to monitor its biological diversity systematically. In Ittigen near Bern, the Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape (SAEFL) gave a presentation on the programme entitled “Biodiversity Monitoring.” This programme will give us reliable information about the state and the development of natural diversity in our country for the first time.
Reports on the BDM
«Warum der Zuwachs doch ein Rückgang ist» (German), Report in Pro Natura Magazin Nr. 1/2010
«Das Ende des Biodiversitätsverlusts?» (German), Report in NZZ, May 20, 2009
«Die Zahl der Arten hat in den letzten 20 Jahren zugenommen» (German), Report in NZZ, Sunday, November 11, 2007
«La grande richesse de mère nature» (French), Report in Coopération, October 16, 2007
«Jedes Ökosystem verfügt über eine ideale Garnitur an Arten» (German), Report in NZZ, August 13, 2007
«Detektivin in der Welt der Pflanzen» (German), Report in Schweizer Familie 40/2003
This list is a service for persons who would like to get information on biodiversity and the BDM. The BDM does not accept any responsibility for statements and the presentation of facts in the reports listed above.
Scientific Publications
(For legal reasons, not all publications are yet available for download)
Publications «by the BDM»
Altermatt, F.; Birrer, S.; Plattner, M.; Ramseier, P.; Stalling, T.; 2008: Erste Resultate zu den Tagfaltern im Biodiversitätsmonitoring Schweiz. ENTOMO HELVETICA 1: 75-83.
Brändli, U.-B.; Bühler, C.; Zangger, A., 2007: Waldindikatoren zur Artenvielfalt: Erkenntnisse aus LFI und BDM. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für das Forstwesen 158: 243-254.
Bühler, Ch., 2006: Biodiversity monitoring in Switzerland: What can we learn for general surveillance of GM crops? J. Verbr. Lebensm. 1: 37-41.
Hintermann, U.; Weber, D.; Zangger, A., 2000: Biodiversity monitoring in Switzerland. Schriftenreihe für Landschaftspflege und Naturschutz 62: 47-58.
Hintermann, U.; Weber, D.; Zangger, A.; Schmill, J., 2002: Monitoring de la biodiversité en Suisse. Mémoires de la Société Botanique de Genève 3: 87-102.
Martinez, N.; Küttel, M.; Weber, D., 2009: Deutliche Zunahme wildlebener Tierarten in der Schweiz seit 1900 (Significant Increase of Wild Animal Species in
Switzerland since 1900). Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung 41(12): 375 – 381. in German with a summary in English
Pearman, P.; Weber, D., 2007: Common species determine richness patterns in biodiversity indicator taxa. Biological Conservation 138: 109-119.
Plattner, M., Birrer, S., Weber, D., 2004: Data quality in monitoring plant species richness in Switzerland. Community Ecology 5: 135-143.
Roth, T.; Weber, D., 2008: Top predators as indicators for species richness? Prey species are just as useful. Journal of Applied Ecology, in press.
Weber, D.; Hintermann, U.; Zangger, A., 2004: Scale and trends in species richness: considerations for monitoring biological diversity for political purposes. Global Ecology and Biogeography 13: 97 - 104.
Wohlgemuth, T.; Nobis, M.P.; Kienast, F.; Plattner, M., 2008: Modelling vascular plant diversity at the landscape scale using systematic samples. J. Biogeogr. 35: 1226-1240.
Publications financially supported by the BDM
Kéry, M.; Plattner, M., 2007: Species richness estimation and determinants of species detectability in butterfly monitoring programmes. Ecological Entomology 32: 53-61.
Kéry, M; Schmid, H., 2006: Estimating species richness: calibrating a large avian minitoring programme. Journal of Applied Ecology 43: 101-110.
Roth, T.; Amrhein, V.; Peter, B.; Weber, D., 2008: A Swiss agri-environment scheme effectively enhances species richness for some taxa over time. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 125: 167-172.
Publications using data by the BDM
Bäumler, B.; Moser D. M.; Gygagx, A.; Latour, C.; Wyler, N., 2005: Fortschritte in der Floristik der Schweizer Flora (Gefässpflanzen). 69. Folge (Vergleiche des Verbreitungsatlas mit den ersten Daten 2001-2003 des Biodiversitätsmonitoring Schweiz). Botanica Helvetica 115: 83-93.
Bergamini, A.; Hofmann, H.; Lüth, M.; Müller, N.; Schnyder, N., 2006: Beiträge zur bryologischen Erforschung der Schweiz – Folge 1. Meylania 35: 31-37.
Blant, M.; Marchesi, P.; Holzgang, O.; Maddalena, T., 2002: Nouvelles données sur la présence de quelques petits mammifères en Ajoie. Actes de la Société Jurassienne de l'Emulation 2002: 63-76.
Blant, M.; Oppliger, J.; Schaller, J.-C., 2003: Note à propos du régime alimentaire de l'Effraie des clochers Ty-to alba en région jurassienne, obtenu par l'analyse de pelotes de réjection. Nos Oisxeaux 50: 15-20.
Blant, M.; Marchesi, P.; Maddalena, T.; Märki, K., 2008: Note sur la présence de quelques petits mammifères dans le Jura vaudois. Bull. Soc. Vaud. Sc. Nat. 91.1: 33-46.
Bühler, Ch., 2007: Wunsch und Wirklichkeit - Wie lässt sich ein GVO-Monitoring kosteneffizient realisieren? In: Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN) (ed.): GVO-Monitoring vor der Umsetzung. Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt, Heft 49. Bonn, Bad Godesberg.
Cozzi, G.; Müller, Ch. B.; Krauss, J., 2007: How do habitat management and landscape structure at different spatial scales affect fritillary butterfly distribution on fragmented wetlands? Landscape Ecology 23(3): 269-283.
Hofmann, H.; Urmi, E. Bisang, I.; Müller, N.; Küchler, M.; Schnyder, N.; Schubiger, C., 2007: Retrospective assessment of frequency changes in Swiss bryophytes over the last two centuries. Lindbergia 32: 18–32.
Kéry, M.; Royle, J. A., 2008: Hierarchical Bayes estimation of species richness and occupancy in spatially replicated surveys. Journal of Applied Ecology 45: 589-598.
Hofmann, H.; Urmi, E. Bisang, I.; Müller, N.; Küchler, M.; Schnyder, N.; Schubiger, C., 2007: Retrospective assessment of frequency changes in Swiss bryophytes over the last two centuries. Lindbergia 32: 18–32.
Latour, C.; Bäumler, B., 2007: Fortschritte in der Floristik der Schweizer Flora (Gefässpflanzen). 74. Folge: Aktualisierte Resultate (Daten 2001-2005) zum vergleich des Verbreitungsatlas mit den ersten Daten 2001-2003 des Biodiversitäts-Monitoring Schweiz (69. Folge). Botanica Helvetica.
Marchesi, P.; Blant, M.; Holzgang, O.; Maddalena, T., 2000: Aperçu de la richesse en petits mammifères du Simplon et découverte de la taupe aveugle Talpa caeca (Savi, 1822) en Valais. Bulletin de la Murithienne 118: 27-32.
Müller, N., 2004: Überraschend – Fissidens celticus. Meylania 29: 20-22.
Rocchini, D.; Wohlgemuth, T.; Ghisleni, S.; Chiarucci, A., 2008: Spectral rarefaction: linking ecological variability and plant species diversity. Comm Ecology 9(2): 169 – 176.
Schnyder, N., 2003: Neufund von Sphaerocarpos texanus Aust. in der Schweiz. Meylania 26: 18-19. Datei-name: Schnyder 2003 Meylania.pdf
> List of all
scientific publications (Status: June 2010)
Posters
Altermatt, F.; Nobis, M.; Plattner, M., 2008: Prognose der klimabedingten Veränderungen der Tagfalterdiversität in der Schweiz bis 2050. SWIFCOB, 31.10.2008. Bern.
Altermatt, F.; Nobis M.; Plattner, M., 2009: Projection of the butterfly diversity in Switzerland considering climatic changes until 2050. Biology09, 12. - 13.05.2009. Bern.
Brose, H.; Nobis, M., 2009: Partitioning species richness of vascular plants to analyse the impact of climate change at the landscape scale. EURECO – GFÖ, 14. – 18.09.2009. Bayreuth.
Bühler, C.; Brändli, U.-B.; Zangger, A., 2007: Does forest structure indicate biodiversity? WSL-Tagung: Monitoring the effectiveness of nature conservation. 03. – 06.09.2007. Birmensdorf.
KS-BDM, 2005: Biodiversitäts-Monitoring Schweiz BDM.
KS-BDM, 2007: Biodiversity Monitoring in Switzerland.
KS-BDM, 2007: Biodiversität in der Schweiz. Artenreichtum der Schmetterlinge. Ausstellungstafel.
Küttel, M.; Zangger, A.; Franc, E., 2007: The contribution of a nationwide baseline monitoring. WSL-Tagung: Monitoring the effectiveness of nature conservation. 03. – 06.09.2007. Birmensdorf.
Nobis, M., 2007: Wo ist die biologische Vielfalt in der Schweiz am grössten? Zusammenarbeit WSL & KS-BDM.
Nobis, M.; Kohli, L., 2007: From Systematic Samples to Model-predicted Richness Maps and Swiss Biodiversity Hot Spots. WSL-Tagung: Monitoring the effectiveness of nature conservation. 03. – 06.09.2007. Birmensdorf.
Nobis, M.; Brose, H.; Birrer, S., 2008: Species richness of neophytes, archaeophytes and native taxa on a landscape scale in Switzerland. EURECO – GFÖ, 15. – 19.09.2008. Leipzig.
Nobis, M.; Brose, H.; Zimmermann, N.; Jaeger, J., 2008: Neophytenvielfalt auf Landschaftsebene - Bedeutung von Siedlungsentwicklung & Klimawandel. SWIFCOB, 31.10.2008. Bern.
Plattner, M.; Ramseier, P.; Birrer, S., 2005: Evaluation of the Swiss transect method. Butterfly Conservation 5th International Symposium: Lepidoptera as Indicators of Biodiversity Conservation. 08. – 10. 04.2005. Southampton University.
Weber, D., 2007: Long-term monitoring of biodiversity in the canton Aargau: ressource design and monitoring strategies. WSL.
Presentations
Küttel, M., 2009: Biodiversity monitoring Switzerland (BDM-CH). Präsentation. 17. International Environmental Bioindicators Conference. ISEBI. Moscow.
Plattner, M.; Nobis, M., 2009: From Butterfly monitoring to model-predicted richness maps. Future of Butterflies in Europe II, 17-19 April 2008. Wageningen.
Weber, D., 2007: Biodiversity monitoring Switzerland BDM. Presentation. Universität Bern.
Zangger, A., 2010: Focusing on Trends in the Common Landscape - the Swiss Biodiversity Monitoring Program. ICCB 2010 - 24th International Congress for Conservation Biology. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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