Niklaus Zimmermann
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Prof. Niklaus Zimmermann Senior Scientist Landschaftsdynamik WSL HL-E Zürcherstrasse 111 CH-8903 Birmensdorf Switzerland Phone: +41 (0) 44 739 23 37 Phone2: +41 (0) 44 739 21 11 Fax: +41 (0) 44 739 22 15 E-mail: niklaus.zimmermann(at)wsl.ch URL Institution: www.wsl.ch/fe/landschaftsdynamik/index_DE Personal URL: link |
Additional functions:
Reviewer for EU FP5, FP6, FP7
Subject Editor for "Global Ecology and Biogeography" and for "Ecography"
Chapter Lead Author for IPBES Regional Assessment for Europe and Central Asia
Scientific Committee of InfoFlora
C2SM Steering Board
Key Publications of Niklaus Zimmermann (up to ten) :
Thuiller W, Guéguen M, Renaud J, Karger DN & Zimmermann NE, 2019. Uncertainty in ensembles of global biodiversity scenarios. Nature Communications 10: 1446.
Steinbauer MJ, Grytnes JA, Jurasinski G, Kulonen A, Lenoir J, Pauli H, Rixen C, Winkler M, Bardy-Durchhalter M, Barni E, Bjorkman AD, Breiner FT, Burg S, Czortek P, Dawes MA, Delimat A, Dullinger S, Erschbamer B, Felde VA, Fernández-Arberas O, Fossheim KF, Gómez-García D, Georges D, Grindrud ET, Haider S, Haugum SV, Henriksen H, Herreros MJ, Jaroszewicz B, Jaroszynska F, Kanka R, Kapfer J, Klanderud K, Kühn I, Lamprecht A, Matteodo M, Morra di Cella U, Normand S, Odland A, Olsen SL, Palacio S, Petey M, Piscová V, Sedlakova B, Steinbauer K, Stöckli V, Svenning JC, Teppa G, Theurillat JP, Vittoz P, Woodin SJ, Zimmermann NE & Wipf S, 2018. Accelerated increase in plant species richness on mountain summits linked to climate warming. NATURE 556: 231-234.
Zurell D, Graham CH, Gallien L, Thuiller W & Zimmermann NE, 2018. Long-distance migratory birds threatened by multiple independent risks from global change. Nature Climate Change 8: 992-996.
Karger DN, Conrad O, Böhner J, Kawohl T, Kreft H, Soria-Auza RW, Zimmermann NE, Linder HP & Kessler M, 2017. Climatologies at high resolution for the earth's land surface areas. Scientific Data 4: 170122.
Thuiller W, Pironon S, Psomas A, Barbet-Massin M, Jiguet F, Lavergne S, Pearman PB, Renaud J, Zupan L & Zimmermann NE, 2014. The functional tree of life of European avifauna in face of global change. NATURE Communications 5:3118.
Hanewinkel M, Cullmann DA, Schelhaas M-J, Nabuurs G-J & Zimmermann NE, 2013. Climate change may cause severe losses in economic value of European forestland. NATURE Climate Change 3: 203-207.
Dullinger S, Gattringer A, Thuiller W, Moser D, Zimmermann NE, Guisan A, Willner W, Plutzar C, Leitner M, Mang T, Caccianiga M, Dirnböck T, Ertl S, Fischer A, Lenoir J, Svenning J-C, Psomas P, Schmatz DR, Silc U, Vittoz P & Hülber K, 2012. Extinction debt of high-mountain plants under twenty-first-century climate change. NATURE Climate Change 2(8): 619-622.
Zimmermann NE, Edwards TC, Graham CG, Pearman PB & Svenning J-C, 2010. New trends in species distribution modelling. Ecography 33: 985-989.
Zimmermann NE, Yoccoz NG, Edwards TC, Jr, Meier ES, Thuiller W, Guisan A, Schmatz DR & Pearman PB, 2009. Climatic extremes improve predictions of spatial patterns of tree species. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 106: 19723-19728.
Guisan, A. & Zimmermann, N.E., 2000. Predictive habitat distribution models in ecology. Ecological Modelling 135(2-3):147-186.
Expertise of Niklaus Zimmermann:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|---|
| Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering | |
| Scope | Causes of Change |
| Impact of Change | |
| Vulnerability to Change | |
| Adaptation Measures to Change | |
| Mitigation of Change | |
| Topic Atmosphere | Climate |
| Global Warming | |
| Topic Hydrosphere | Precipitation / Runoff |
| Ocean | |
| Topic Biosphere | Biosphere |
| Plants | |
| Animals | |
| Biodiversity | |
| Topic Integrated Systems | Carbon Cycle |
| Biogeochemical Cycles except Carbon | |
| Topic Ecosystems | Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| Marine Ecosystems | |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape |
| Topic Sustainability | Ecological Sustainability |
| Topic Risk & Disaster Management | Risk Assessment / Forecasting |
| Spatial Zones | Mountain / Highland |
| Lowland | |
| Spatial Scale | Global / Hemispheric |
| Continental | |
| Regional | |
| National / Cultural | |
| Local / Community | |
| Time Frame | Past: Historical / Archeological |
| Past: Quarternary | |
| Recent / Today | |
| Future | |
| Statistical Focus | Extreme Events |
| Mean Change / Trends | |
| Variability | |
| Time Scale | Seasonal / Annual |
| Decadal / Centennial | |
| Millenial | |
| Methods | Data Collection |
| Data Collection - Measurement | |
| Data Analysis | |
| Modeling | |
| Applied Research / Technology | |
| Program Coordination / Management | |
| GeoForum Geo-Technology | Geoinformatics |
| Alpine Convention | AC Nature / Landscape Conservation |
| AC Mountain Forests | |
| Biodiversity Convention Thematic Areas | Dry and Sub-humid Lands Biodiversity |
| Forest Biodiversity | |
| Mountain Biodiversity | |
| Invasive Species | |
| Biodiversity Convention Cross Cutting Issues | Ecosystem Approach |
| Indicators | |
| Protected Areas | |
| GIS | |
| Environmental Impact Assessment | |
| Scientific Biodiversity Assessment | |
| Mountain Research Initiative | Long-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount |
| Integrated model-based studies of environmental change in diff. mountain regions | |
| Ecological Network Basic Knowledge | Population Dynamics |
| Botany / Phytogeography | |
| Habitat Fragmentation | |
| Cartography of Biotopes and Habitats | |
| Land Cover / Land Use Analysis | |
| Data Conservation and Processing / GIS | |
| Indicator systems |
Specialties of Niklaus Zimmermann:
Predictive habitat distribution modelling; ecological theory; GIS and Remote Sensing in ecology; ecological modelling (ecosystems and populations).
Last update: 9/3/23
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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