Current Publications

Blackman, R. C., Carraro, L., Keck, F., & Altermatt, F. (2024). Measuring the state of aquatic environments using eDNA—upscaling spatial resolution of biotic indices. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 379(1904), 20230121. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.0121

Blackman, R., Couton, M., Keck, F., Kirschner, D., Carraro, L., Cereghetti, E., Perrelet, K., Bossart, R., Brantschen, J., Zhang, Y., & Altermatt, F. (2024). Environmental DNA: The next chapter. Molecular Ecology, 33(11), e17355. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17355

Bohn, F. J., Bastos, A., Martin, R., Rammig, A., Sian Koh, N., Sioen, G. B., Buscher, B., Carver, L., DeClerck, F., Drupp, M., Fletcher, R., Forrest, M., Gasparatos, A., Godoy-Faúndez, A., Hagedorn, G., Hänsel, M., Hetzer, J., Hickler, T., Krug, C. B., Koot, S., Li, X., Luers, A., Matevich, S., Matthews, H. D., Meier, I. C., Mohamed, A., O, S., Obura, D., Orlove, B., Orth, R., Pereira, L., Reichstein, M., Thakholi, L., Verburg, P., and  Yoshida, Y. (2024). Reviews and syntheses: Current perspectives on biosphere research – 2024 [preprint]. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-2551 [OA]

Brantschen, J., & Altermatt, F. (2024). Contrasting strengths of eDNA and electrofishing compared to historic records for assessing fish community diversity and composition. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, cjfas-2023-0053. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0053

Brantschen, J., Fopp, F., Adde, A., Keck, F., Guisan, A., Pellissier, L., & Altermatt, F. (2024). Habitat suitability models reveal the spatial signal of environmental DNA in riverine networks. Ecography, 2024(8), e07267. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.07267

Carraro, L., & Altermatt, F. (2024). eDITH: Model Transport of Environmental DNA in River Networks. R package version 0.2.0.9000. https://lucarraro.github.io/eDITH/

Chapman, M., Eppinga, M. B., De Scisciolo, T., & Mijts, E. N. (2024). Pre-University engagement and education for sustainable development in Aruba: The Academic Foundation Year. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-10-2022-0334

Constance, A., Bunbury, N., Lack, N., Nebiker, S., Obura, D., Fleischer-Dogley, F., & Schaepman-Strub, G. (2024). Low average shoreline change rate in 51 years on the raised Aldabra Atoll. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 28970. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-74595-y

Dang, P., Zhang, M., Chen, X., Loreau, M., Duffy, J. E., Li, X., Wen, S., Han, X., Liao, L., Huang, T., Wan, C., Qin, X., Siddique, K. H. M., & Schmid, B. (2024). Plant diversity decreases greenhouse gas emissions by increasing soil and plant carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems. Ecology Letters, 27(7), e14469. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14469 [OA]

Deplazes-Zemp, A. (2024). Beyond Intrinsic and Instrumental: Third-Category Value in Environmental Ethics and Environmental Policy. Ethics, Policy & Environment, 27(2), 166–188. https://doi.org/10.1080/21550085.2023.2166341

Fronhofer, E. A., Govaert, L., O’Connor, M. I., Schreiber, S. J., & Altermatt, F. (2024). The shape of density dependence and the relationship between population growth, intraspecific competition and equilibrium population density. Oikos, 2024(2), e09824. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.09824

Grysko, R., Kim, J.-S., & Schaepman-Strub, G. (2024). Arctic springtime temperature and energy flux interannual variability is driven by 1- to 2-week frequency atmospheric events. Weather and Climate Extremes, 43, 100650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2024.100650 [OA]

Ho, H., & Altermatt, F. (2024). Associating the structure of Lepidoptera‐plant interaction networks across clades and life stages to environmental gradients. Journal of Biogeography, 51(4), 725–738. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14776

Knüsel, M., Alther, R., & Altermatt, F. (2024). Pronounced changes of subterranean biodiversity patterns along a Late Pleistocene glaciation gradient. Ecography, 2024(8), e07321. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.07321

Lang, J., Ramos, S. E., Smohunova, M., Bigler, L., & Schuman, M. C. (2024). Screening of leaf extraction and storage conditions for eco‐metabolomics studies. Plant Direct, 8(4), e578. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.578

Leibniz Research Network Biodiversity. (2024). 10 Must Knows from Biodiversity Science 2024. Thonicke, K., Rahner, E., Arneth, A., Bonn, A., Borchard, N., Chaudhary, A., Darbi, M., Dutta, T., Eberle, U., Eisenhauer, N., Farwig, N., Flocco, C. G., Freitag, J., Grobe, P., Grosch, R., Grossart, H. P., Grosse, A., Grützmacher, K., Hagemann, N., Hansjürgens, B., Hartman Scholz, A., Hassenrück, C., Häuser, C., Hickler, T., Hölker, F., Jacob, U., Jähnig, S., Jürgens, K., Kramer-Schadt, S., Kretsch, C., Krug, C., Lindner, J. P., Loft, L., Mann, C., Matzdorf, B., Mehring, M., Meier, R., Meusemann, K., Müller, D., Nieberg, M., Overmann, J., Peters, R. S., Pörtner, L., Pradhan, P., Prochnow, A., Rduch, V., Reyer, C., Roos, C., Scherber, C.,  Scheunemann, N., Schroer, S., Schuck, A., Sioen, G. B., Sommer, S., Sommerwerk, N., Tanneberger, F., Tockner, K., van der Voort, H., Veenstra, T., Verburg, P., Voss, M., Warner, B., Wende, W., Wesche, K. Potsdam, Germany, 72 pages. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.10837769 [OA]

Mayor, S., Allan, E., Altermatt, F., Isbell, F., Schaepman, M. E., Schmid, B., & Niklaus, P. A. (2024). Diversity–functioning relationships across hierarchies of biological organization. Oikos, 2024(1), e10225. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10225

Oliver Reader, M., Eppinga, M. B., De Boer, H. J., Petchey, O. L., & Santos, M. J. (2024). Consistent ecosystem service bundles emerge across global mountain, island and delta systems. Ecosystem Services, 66, 101593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2023.101593

Pedraza, F., Liu, H., Gawecka, K. A., & Bascompte, J. (2024). The Role of Indirect Effects in Coevolution along the Mutualism-Antagonism Continuum. The American Naturalist, 203(1), 28–42. https://doi.org/10.1086/727472

Peller, T., & Altermatt, F. (2024). Invasive species drive cross-ecosystem effects worldwide. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 8(6), 1087–1097. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02380-1

Saccò, M., Mammola, S., Altermatt, F., Alther, R., Bolpagni, R., Brancelj, A., Brankovits, D., Fišer, C., Gerovasileiou, V., Griebler, C., Guareschi, S., Hose, G. C., Korbel, K., Lictevout, E., Malard, F., Martínez, A., Niemiller, M. L., Robertson, A., Tanalgo, K. C., … et al. (2024). Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem. https://doi.org/10.5167/UZH-252751

Sato, Y., Shimizu-Inatsugi, R., Takeda, K., Schmid, B., Nagano, A. J., & Shimizu, K. K. (2024). Reducing herbivory in mixed planting by genomic prediction of neighbor effects in the field. Nature Communications, 15(1), 8467. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52374-7

Stockenhuber, R., Akiyama, R., Tissot, N., Milosavljevic, S., Yamazaki, M., Wyler, M., Arongaus, A. B., Podolec, R., Sato, Y., Widmer, A., Ulm, R., & Shimizu, K. K. (2024). UV RESISTANCE LOCUS 8–Mediated UV-B Response Is Required Alongside CRYPTOCHROME 1 for Plant Survival in Sunlight under Field Conditions. Plant And Cell Physiology, 65(1), 35–48. https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcad113

Tian, D., Yan, Z., Schmid, B., Kattge, J., Fang, J., & Stocker, B. D. (2024). Environmental versus phylogenetic controls on leaf nitrogen and phosphorous concentrations in vascular plants. Nature Communications, 15(1), 5346. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49665-4 [OA]

Van De Schoot, E., Merckx, T., Ebert, D., Wesselingh, R. A., Altermatt, F., & Van Dyck, H. (2024). Evolutionary change in flight-to-light response in urban moths comes with changes in wing morphology. Biology Letters, 20(3), 20230486. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2023.0486

Wang, S., Hong, P., Adler, P. B., Allan, E., Hautier, Y., Schmid, B., Spaak, J. W., & Feng, Y. (2024). Towards mechanistic integration of the causes and consequences of biodiversity. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 39(7), 689–700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2024.02.008

Yan, H., Schmid, B., Xu, W., Bongers, F. J., Chen, G., Tang, T., Wang, Z., Svenning, J., Ma, K., & Liu, X. (2024). The functional diversity–productivity relationship of woody plants is climatically sensitive. Ecology and Evolution, 14(5), e11364. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11364 [OA]

Zong, S., Brantschen, J., Zhang, X., Albouy, C., Valentini, A., Zhang, H., Altermatt, F., & Pellissier, L. (2024). Combining environmental DNA with remote sensing variables to map fish species distributions along a large river. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 10(2), 220–235. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.366