BECCY

Investigating biodiversity patterns in the Hengduan mountains (HDM)

BIGEST - The Origins of Global Tetrapod Diversity

Towards a better understanding of global tetrapod diversity patterns by using process-based simulation models.

Swiss Catchment

Comparing biodiversity in aquatic and freshwater ecosystems across Switzerland.

Satellite4Biodiversity

Large scale fast biodiversity observation from space

MaLeFiX

Machine Learning aided ForecastIng of drought related eXtremes

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Who we are

Have a look at the people of the Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution Group.

In-between WSL and ETH, the group's core research interests focus on developing spatial models of biodiversity, understanding the effect of history on extant biodiversity patterns, monitoring and forecasting biodiversity and ecosystem responses to global changes.

The Ecosystems and Landscape Evolution group (June 2022)

Recent Publications

Lyu et al.: An integrated high-resolution mapping shows congruent biodiversity patterns of Fagales and Pinales. New Phytologist, vol. 235: no. 2, pp. 759-772, Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2022. external pagehttps://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18158

Flueck et al.: Applying convolutional neural networks to speed up environmental DNA annotation in a highly diverse ecosystem. Scientific Reports, vol. 12: no. 1, BERLIN: NATURE PORTFOLIO, 2022. external pagehttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13412-w

Eme et al.: Contrasted spatio-temporal changes in the demersal fish assemblages and the dominance of the environment vs fishing pressure, in the Bay of Biscay and Celtic Sea. Progress in Oceanography, vol. 204, pp. 102788, Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2022. external pagehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2022.102788

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Special ETH Communication

Information on the coronavirus

The ETH task force headed by the Vice President for Infrastructure is monitoring developments in the coronavirus pandemic and will continue to draw up suitable measures as necessary. You can find constantly updated information on the coronavirus web page.

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“People are most at risk in poorly ventilated rooms”

Covid infection rates are rising across Switzerland. But the authorities have not introduced any preventive measures so far. Dr Leonhard Sigel, Occupational Physician at ETH Zurich, gives an update on the current state of play and advice for ETH members on the best way to conduct themselves in this situation.

06.07.2022

Fighting the pandemic in Africa: When distancing rules are futile

Researchers from ETH Zurich and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute have created a risk map showing which regions in Africa may see a faster spread of infectious diseases due to lacking infrastructure.

14.06.2022

Normal operations enter a new phase

Now that the Federal Council has ended the special situation, the Executive Board of ETH Zurich is also withdrawing all pandemic regulations with effect from 1 April. It still advises ETH members to wear a face mask – in lecture halls at least – until the Easter break.

31.03.2022

Additional Information

The objective of our research group is to understand the link between landscape dynamics and biodiversity. We investigate the legacy of historical changes on current biodiversity and model future trajectories under climate and land-use changes.

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