"Ecology and Engineering of aquatic systems"

Research Institute: Earth-Nature-Environment

ECOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS - MONITORING

AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES - FISH - HYDRAULICS

The research issues and commissions developed within the EISA group concern primarily the problems related to human activities and the resulting local and global interferences. The emphasis is mainly focused on diagnosis, the ecological monitoring of natural habitats and the lotic and lentic aquatic species within.

The research projects are developed in close partnership with other institutions (Universities, Museums, botanical gardens) and with professionals (federal and cantonal administrations, nature reserves, environmental consulting firms, associations, private firms). International relations are particularly instigated with our involvement in various European projects.

The group EISA belongs to the Earth-Nature-Environment Institute, it gathers researchers affiliated to the “Nature Management” course of hepia (member of the HES_SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland).

Team

Dr. Franck Cattanéo

Professor HES

Aquatic ecology – Ichthyology

Coordinator of the group EISA
Contact
Email : franck.cattaneo@hesge.ch
Phone : +41(0)22 546 68 46
Link to personal page

Dr. Beat Oertli

Professor HES

Ponds, pools and small lakes – Aquatic macroinvertebrates

Head of the Ecology Laboratory
Head of the MRU (Master Research Unit) « Natural Resources Management » 		Contact
Email : beat.oertli@hesge.ch
Phone : +41(0)22 546 68 83
Link to personal page

Dr. Jean-François Rubin

Professor HES

Ichthyology

Head of la Maison de la Rivière Contact
Email : jean-francois.rubin@hesge.ch
Phone : +41(0)22 546 68 87
Link to personal page

Dr. Zsolt Vecsernyés

Professor HES

Hydraulics – Hydrology

Head of the Applied Hydraulics Laboratory Contact
Email : zsolt.vecsernyes@hesge.ch
Phone : +41(0)22 546 68 74
Link to personal page

Dr. David Grimardias

Scientific collaborator

Behavioural ecology – Aquatic ecology – Ichthyology

Link to personal page Contact
Email : david.grimardias@hesge.ch
Phone : +41(0)22 546 68 71

Marine Decrey

Research Assistant

Hydrology - Aquatic ecology

Contact
Email : marine.decrey@hesge.ch
Phone : +41(0)22 546 68 60

Julie Fahy

PhD student - Assistant

Freshwater ecosystems - Aquatic ecology

Contact
Email : julie.fahy@hesge.ch
Phone : +41(0)22 546 68 44

Charles Brun

PhD student

Ecology and Dynamics of fish populations

Contact
Email : charles.brun@hesge.ch
Phone : +41(0)22 546 68 97

Antoine Polblanc

Assistant

Aquatic ecology - Ichtyology

Contact
Email : antoine.polblanc@hesge.ch
Phone : +41(0)22 546 68 92

David Scinto

Assistant

Aquatic ecology - macroinvertebrates

Contact
Email : david.scinto@hesge.ch
Phone : +41(0)22 546 68 53

Mallory Bovey

Assistant

Ichtyology - aquatic ecology

Contact
Email : mallory.bovey@hesge.ch
Phone : +41(0)22 546 68 98

Rémy Jeanloz

Assistant

Freshwater ecosystems

Contact
Email : remy.jeanloz@hesge.ch
Phone : +41(0)22 546 68 34

Ulysse Beytrison

Assistant

Hydraulics – Hydrology

Contact
Email : ulysse.beytrison@hesge.ch
Phone : +41(0)22 546 26 14

Eliane Demierre

Research Technician

Macroinvertebrates – Amphibians – Odonata - GIS

Contact
Email : eliane.demierre@hesge.ch
Phone : +41(0)22 546 68 84

Jane O'Rourke

Research Technician

Ichthyology – Macroinvertebrates - Botany

Contact
Email : jane.orourke@hesge.ch
Phone : +41(0)22 546 68 33


Current student

Type Date Student Subject Supervisor
Master 2021 Thibault Kerdraon Effets d'une opération de gestion sédimentaire sur les peuplements d'invertébrés benthiques du haut-Rhône Franco-Suisse Dr. Franck Cattanéo
Master 2021 Céline Bartolomucci Impacts écologiques de la gestion sédimentaire du barrage hydroélectrique de Verbois sur le peuplement piscicole du Rhône Dr. Franck Cattanéo
Master 2021 Axelle Piaudel Analyse des données du monitoring de la biodiversité aquatique dans le parc national Suisse Dr. Beat Oertli

Past Students

Type Date Student Subject Supervisor
Master 2017 Marius Vuagnat-Kolter Impacts potentiels du silure glane, espèce exotique dans le bassin Genevois Dr. Franck Cattanéo
Master 2017 Pauline Fait Les retenues artificielles alpines et leur potentiel pour la biodiversité Dr. Beat Oertli
Master 2015 Robin Hobkirk Assessing the ecological quality of newly created alpine pounds: water quality and biodiversity Dr. Beat Oertli
Master 2015 Thais De Fatima Correa Uso de coleopteras aquaticos para caracterizaçao de riachos conservados do cerrado brasileiro Dr. Beat Oertli
Bachelor 2015 Antonin Jaquet La création de plans d'eau en altitude comme mesure favorable aux espèces boréo-alpines menacées par le chagement climatique Dr. Beat Oertli
Photo Name Former job Current job
Charlotte Ducotterd Assistant (2019-2021) Scientific collaborator, info fauna
Amandine Pillonel Assistant (2017-2021) Scientific collaborator, Maison de la Rivière
Véronique Rosset, PhD. Research Assistant Scientific & communication officer, University of Geneva
Raphaël Santos, PhD. Research Assistant NA
Marius Vuagnat-Kolter Assistant NA
Karine Gobat Assistant NA
Barbara Przybyla Assistant NA
Emilie Staub Assistante HES (2015-2018) Cheffe de projet, Alliance Vaudoise pour la Nature
Benjamin Bergerot, PhD. Research Assistant (2012-2015) Maître de conférence, Université de Rennes 1 (France)
Christiane Ilg, PhD. Research Assistant (2011-2016) Scientific collaborator, VSA
Luc Rebetez Assistant (2014-2015) Wildlife Guard, DGAN Genève
Alexandre Richard, PhD. Research Assistant (2007-2014) Co-fondateur SCIMABIO Interface
Valérian Vittet Assistant (2011-2014) Wildlife Guard, DGAN Genève
Damien Robert-Charrue Research Assistant Directeur adjoint Maison de la Rivière
Sandrine Angélibert, PhD. Research Assistant Hydrobiologist
David Leclerc Assistant Naturalist
Anne-Sophie Reymond Assistant Research technician INRA (Thonon-les-, France)

Areas of research and projects

(Applied research, service contracts and commissions)

Research within EISA focuses on ecological diagnostics and monitoring of aquatic environment and species, particularly in relation with local or global disturbances due to human activities.

Projects related to the main themes in applied research:

Furthermore, service contracts and commissions are also carried out by the EISA team in domains such as diagnosis and monitoring as well as in further education

Cours Gardes Pêche

Cours de perfectionnement de l'association suisse des gardes pêche

Intervenants EISA
Jean-François RUBIN
Partenaires
Maison de la Rivière

These research projects are developed in close partnership with other institutions (Universities, Museums, botanical gardens) and with professionals (federal and cantonal administrations, nature reserves, environmental consulting firms, associations, private firms). International relations are particularly instigated (Applied research, networking, scientific committees, organisation of conferences…).

Compétences techniques

Les activités de Ra&D et de prestations de service du groupe EISA reposent sur du personnel ayant des domaines de compétences techniques diverses et complémentaires :

Organigramme EISA

Ces domaines d’expertise sont mis au service de hepia, mais également de projets en collaboration avec des institutions et bureaux d’étude partenaires externes.

• Scientific publications

  • Epele L.B., Grech M.G., Williams-Subiza E.A., Stenert C., McLean K., Greig H.S., Maltchik L., Marques Pires M., Bird M.S., Boissezon A., Boix D., Demierre E., García P.E., Gascón S., Jeffries M., Kneitel J.M., Loskutova O., Manzo L.M., Mataloni G., Mlambo M.C., Oertli B., et al. (2022). Perils of life on the edge: Climatic threats to global diversity patterns of wetland macroinvertebrates. Science of the Total Environment 820: 153052.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153052
  • Vagnon C., Bazin S., Cattaneo F., Goulon C., Guillard J., Frossard V. (2022). The opportunistic trophic behaviour of the European catfish (Silurus glanis) in a recently colonised large peri-alpine lake. Ecology of Freshwater Fish , 12p.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/eff.12659
  • .Grimardias D.., Chasserieau C., Beaufils M., .Cattaneo F. (2022). Ecological connectivity of the upper Rhône River: Upstream fish passage at two successive large hydroelectric dams for partially migratory species. Ecological Engineering 178: 106545.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106545
  • Vagnon C., Cattaneo F., Guillard J., Frossard V. (2022). Inferring the trophic attributes and consequences of co-occurring lake invaders using an allometric niche model.Biological Invasions, p. 1-16.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02745-2
  • Vagnon C., Cattaneo F., Goulon C., Grimardias D., Guillard J., Frossard V. 2021. An allometric niche model for species interactions in temperate freshwater ecosystems Ecosphere. 12(3): e03420. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3420
  • Cattaneo F., Guillard J., Diouf S., O'rourke J., Grimardias D. 2021. Mitigation of ecological impacts on fish of large reservoir sediment management through controlled flushing – The case of the Verbois dam (Rhône River, Switzerland) Science of the Total Environment. 756: 144053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144053
  • Zamora-Marin J. M., Ilg C., Demierre E., Bonnet N., Wezel A., Robin J., Vallod D., Calvo J. F. , Oliva-Paterna F. J., Oertli B. 2021. Contribution of artificial waterbodies to biodiversity: A glass half empty or half full? Science of the Total Environment. 753: 141987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141987
  • Ducotterd C., Crovadore J., Lefort F., Rubin J., Ursenbacher S. 2020. A powerful long metabarcoding method for the determination of complex diets from faecal analysis of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis, L. 1758) Molecular Ecology Resources . 00:1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13277
  • Ducotterd C., Crovadore J., Lefort F.,Guisan A., Ursenbacher S., Rubin J. 2020. The feeding behaviour of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis, L. 1758) is not a threat for other endangered species Global Ecology and Conservation . 3: e01133.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01133
  • P. Fait, E. Demierre ,C. Ilg, B. Oertli, B. 2020. Small mountain reservoirs in the Alps: New habitats for alpine freshwater biodiversity? Aquatic Conserv: Mar Freshw Ecosyst. 1– 14. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3306
  • Carneiro, F. M., J. P. F. de Souza, K. D. Silva, D. S. Nogueira, D. Bichsel, N. S. Pinto, A. A. B. de Oliveira, P. Carvalho, R. P. Bastos, B. Oertli, and P. De Marco. 2019. Low cross-taxon congruence among aquatic organisms in artificial tropical ponds: implications for biomonitoring. Ann. Limnol. - Int. J. Lim. 55:21.
  • B. Oertli and K. M. Parris. 2019. Review paper - Urban ponds: Towards management for freshwater biodiversity. Ecosphere, in press.
  • Vanacker, M., A. Wezel, B. Oertli and J. Robin. 2018. Water quality parameters and tipping points of dragonfly diversity and abundance in fish ponds. Limnology , 19:321–333.
  • Hill, M. J., Hassall, C., Oertli, B., Fahrig, L., Robson, B. J., Biggs, J., Samways, M. J., Usio, N., Takamura, N., Krishnaswamy, J., & Wood, P. J., 2018. New policy directions for global pond conservation. Conservation Letters, 11:e12447.
  • Oertli, B., 2018. Freshwater biodiversity conservation: the role of artificial ponds in the 21st century. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 28:264-269.
  • Oertli, B., A. Boissezon, V. Rosset& C. Ilg, 2017. Alien aquatic plants in wetlands of a large European city (Geneva, Switzerland): from diagnosis to risk assessment. Urban Ecosystems, 21:245-261.
  • Grimardias, D., Guillard, J. and Cattanéo F. 2017. Drawdown flushing of a hydroelectric reservoir on the Rhône River: impacts on the fish community and implications for sediment management Journal of Environmental Management, 197: 239-249.
  • Santos R., Joyeux A., Besnard A., Blanchard C., Halkett C., Bony S., Sanchez W., Devaux A., 2017. An integrative approach to assess ecological risks of surface water contamination for fish populations. Environmental Pollution 220:588-596
  • Wissinger S.A., Oertli B. & Rosset V. 2016. Invertebrate Communities of Alpine Ponds. In: Invertebrates in freshwater wetlands: an international perspective on their ecology. (eds. Batzer DP & Boix D). Springer Dordrecht, p. 55-103.
  • Bichsel D., De Marco Jr P., Bispo A.A., Ilg C., Dias-Silva K., Bernardi Vieira T., Costa Correa C. & Oertli B. 2016. Water quality of rural ponds in the extensive agricultural lanscape of the Cerrado (Brazil). Limnology, in press, DOI 10.1007/s10201-016-0478-7
  • Bergerot, B. & Cattaneo, F. (2016). Hydrological drivers of brown trout population dynamics in France. Ecohydrol., 1-15.
  • Ilg, C. & Oertli, B. (2016). Effectiveness of amphibians as biodiversity surrogates in pond conservation. Conservation Biology, 0, 1-9.
  • Rubin, J.-F., Fischer, C., Rubin, A. & Chabaud-Barandun, F. (2016). La place de l'animal dans l'expérimentation animale: du laboratoire à la nature. Bulletin de la Société vaudoise des Sciences naturelles, 95, 99-109.
  • Frossard, P.-A. & Oertli, B. (2015). Manuel de gestion. Recommandation pour la gestion des mares urbaines pour favoriser la biodiversité. Fiches techniques hepia, HES-SO, 60 pp.
  • Oertli, B. (2015). Flyer SGHL-SSHL Nr. 41, avril 2015. Société suisse d'hydrologie et de limnologie, 41, 1-17.
  • Oertli, B. & Ilg, C. (2015). Les amphibiens: un parapluie pour les autres groupes dans les sites de reproduction? Nature Paysage Inside 3/15, 16-22.
  • Sotton, B., Domaizon, I., Anneville, O., Cattanéo, F. & Guillard, J. (2015). Nodularin and cylindrospermopsin: a review of their effects on fish. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 25, 1-19.
  • Cattanéo F. 2015. Quelles sont les espèces de poissons exploitées aujourd'hui? in: Le tour des grands Lacs Alpins naturels en 80 questions, éditeur: ZABR (Zone Atelier Bassin du Rhône), chapitre 4-02, pages 82-83.
  • Cattanéo F. 2015. Quelles sont les techniques de pêche utilisées aujourd'hui? in: Le tour des grands Lacs Alpins naturels en 80 questions, éditeur: ZABR (Zone Atelier Bassin du Rhône), chapitre 4-03, pages 84-85.
  • Robinson, C., Schlüchter C., von Fumetti S., Oertli B., Rey P., Ortlepp J., Mürle U., Lubini V., Knispel S. and Scheurer T. 2015. Chapitre 10. Les milieux aquatiques réagissent aux changements environnementaux. Pages 271-300 in T. Scheurer and B. Bauer, editors. Au coeur de la nature. Cent ans de recherches au Parc national suisse. Haupt, Bern.
  • Xiu C., Gerisch M., Ilg C. 2015. Effects of hydrologic modifications to riparian plant communities in a large river system in northern China. Ecological Research, published online: 10.02.2015
  • Rosset, V., Angélibert, S., Arthaud, F., Bornette, G., Robin, J., Wezel, A., Vallod, D., Oertli, B. (2014), Is eutrophication really a major impairment for small waterbody biodiversity?. Journal of Applied Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12201
  • Oertli B., Ilg C., Angélibert S., Bolliger J., Crovadore J., Demierre E., Julliand C., Finger-Stich A., Forré C., Frossard P.-A., Lefort F., Mayencourt M., Piantini U. and Schmid S. 2014. Freshwater biodiversity under warming pressure in the Alps: a methodological framework for prioritization of restoration areas for small waterbodies. eco.mont 6:23-34.
  • Benoît, S., Isabelle, D., Orlane, A., Franck, C. & Jean, G. (2014). Nodularin and cylindrospermopsin: a review of their effects on fish. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 19.
  • Cattanéo, F., Grimardias, D., Carayon, M., Persat, H. & Bardonnet, A. (2014). A multidimensional typology of riverbank habitats explains the distribution of European grayling (Thymallus thymallus L.) fry in a temperate river. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 23, 527-543.
  • Céréghino, R., Boix, D., Cauchie, H.-M., Martens, K. & Oertli, B. (2014). Understanding the role of ponds in a changing world. Hydrobiologia, 723, 204.
  • Oertli, B. (2013). Mares et résaux de mares. Zones Humides Info, 80-81, 1.
  • Wezel, A., Oertli, B., Rosset, V., Arthaud, F., Leroy, B., Smith, R. et al. (2013). Biodiversity patterns of nutrient-rich fish ponds and implications for conservation. Limnology, The Japanese Society of Limnology, 13.
  • Bergerot B, Hugueny B, Belliard J (2013) When Local Extinction and Colonization of River Fishes Can Be Predicted by Regional Occupancy: the Role of Spatial Scales. PLoS ONE 8(12): e84138. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084138
  • Richard, A., O'Rourke, J., Rubin, J-F. 2013. External fluorescence retention of calcein-marked juvenile brown trout Salmo trutta raised in natural and artificial environments. Journal of Fish Biology. DOI 10.1111/jfb.12256.
  • Richard, A., Cattaneo, F., Rubin, J-F. 2013. Biotic and abiotic regulation of a low-density stream-dwelling brown trout (Salmo Trutta L.) population : effects on juvenile survival and growth. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 2013. DOI10.1111/eff.12116.
  • Oertli B., Ilg C., Angélibert S., Bolliger J., Crovadore J., Demierre E., Julliand C., Finger-Stich A., Forré C., Frossard P.-A., Lefort F., Mayencourt M., Piantini U. and Schmid S. 2014. Freshwater biodiversity under warming pressure in the Alps: a methodological framework for prioritization of restoration areas for small waterbodies. eco.mont 6:23-34.
  • Wezel, A., Oertli, B., Rosset, V., Arthaud, F., Leroy, B. , Smith, R., Angélibert, S., Bornette, G., Vallod, D. & Robin, J. 2013. Biodiversity patterns of nutrient-rich fish ponds and implications for conservation. The Japanese Society of Limnology. DOI 10.1007/s10201-013-0419-7.
  • De Marco, J. P., D. S. Nogueira, C. C. Correa, T. B. Vieira, K. D. Silva, N. S. Pinto, D. Bichsel, A. S. V. Hirota, R. R. S. Vieira, F. M. Carneiro, A. A. B. d. Oliveira, P. Carvalho, R. P. Bastos, C. Ilg, and B. Oertli. 2013. Patterns in the organization of Cerrado pond biodiversity in Brazilian pasture landscapes. Hydrobiologia DOI 10.1007/s10750-013-1695-2.
  • Deliry, C., B. Pont, J. M. Faton, A. Ladet, and B. Oertli, 2013. Le Rhône, du glacier de la Furka au delta de la Camargue. Les Odonates d'un grand fleuve européen. Sympetrum 17:33-80. Ilg C., Oertli B., 2013. How can we conserve cold stenotherm communities in warming Alpine ponds?. Hydrobiologia, DOI 10.1007/s10750-013-1538-1.
  • Richard, A., O'Rourke, J., Cattaneo, F., Caudron, A., 2013. Effects of passive integrated transponder tagging methods on survival, tag retention and growth of age-0 brown trout. Fisheries Research, DOI 10.1016/j.fishres.2013.03.001.
  • Frossard, P-A., Oertli, B., 2013. Mares et étangs. Ecologie, gestion, aménagement et valorisation, Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, ISBN 9787-2-88074-963-7.
  • Bergerot, B., Tournant, P. , Moussus, J-P., Stevens, Virginie-M., Julliard, R., Baguette, M., Foltête, J-C., 2012. Coupling inter-patch movement models and landscape graph to assess functional connectivity, The Society of Population Ecology and Springer, DOI.10- 1007/s10144-012-0349-y.
  • Girardet, M-A., Cherix, D., Hofmann, F., Rubin, J-F. 2012.Eradication d'une population d'écrevisses de Louisiane, Procambarus clarkii, à l'étang de Vidy et situation des populations d'écrevisses à Lausanne, Suisse.Société vaudoise des Sciences naturelles, ISSN 0037-9603. Bulletin de la Société vaudoise de Sciences naturelles, 93.1.
  • L. Tissot, F. Cattanéo, G. Carrel, J. Veslot, D. Baril, and V. Gouraud, 2012. Spatial-temporal patterns of fish assemblages in a large Mediterranean regulated river. 9th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics, 17-21th September, Vienna, Austria.
  • Dalmard, A.-C., Oertli, B., 2012. Bilan des 9 premières années (2002-2010) du monitoring des étangs de Macun (Parc National Suisse): évolution des communautés de macroinvertébrés. Nationalpark-Forschung in der Schweiz 98, 81-97
  • Rosset, V., Simaika, J.P., Arthaud, F., Bornette, G., Vallod, D., Samways, M.J., Oertli, B., 2012. Comparative assessment of scoring methods to evaluate the conservation value of pond and small lake biodiversity. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, DOI:10.1002/aqc.2287.
  • Grimardias, D., Faivre, L., Cattanéo, F. 2012. Postemergence of downstream movement of european grayling (Thymallus thymallus) alevins and the effect of flow, Ecology of freshwater fish, 21: 495–498. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2012.00572.x
  • Boix, D., Biggs, J., Céréghino, R., Hull, A., Kalettka, T., Oertli, B., 2012. Pond research and management in Europe: “Small is Beautiful”. Hydrobiologia DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1015-2, 1-9.
  • Lods-Crozet, B., Oertli, B., Robinson, C.T., 2012. Long-term patterns of chironomid assemblages in a high elevation stream/lake network (Switzerland) – Implications to global change. Fauna Norvegica, 31: 71-85, ISSN 1502-4873, DOI: 10.5324/fn.v3li0.1361..
  • Monnerat, C., Leclerc, D., Lézat, S., Oertli, B., 2012. Odonata, In Liste annotée des insectes (Insecta) du canton de Genève. ed. B. Merz, pp. 35-38. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève
  • Céréghino, R., B. Oertli, M. Bazzanti, C. Coccia, A. Compin, J. Biggs, N. Bressi, P. Grillas, A. Hull, T. Kalettka, O. Scher, and P. Nicolet. 2011. Biological traits of European pond macroinvertebrates. Hydrobiologia DOI 10.1007/s10750-011-0744-y.
  • Rosset, V. and B. Oertli. 2011. Freshwater biodiversity under climate warming pressure: identifying the winners and losers in temperate stagnant waterbodies. Biological Conservation 144: 2311–2319.
  • Menetrey, N., Oertli, B. and Lachavanne, J. B. 2011. The CIEPT: a macroinvertebrate-based multimetric index for assessing the ecological quality of Swiss lowland ponds. Ecological Indicators 11: 590-600.
  • Rosset, V., A. Lehmann and B. Oertli, 2010. Warmer and richer? Predicting the impact of climate change on species richness in small temperate waterbodies. Global Change Biology: 16(8), 2376-2387.
  • Angélibert S., Rosset V., Indermuehle N. and Oertli B. 2010. The Pond Biodiversity Index « IBEM »: a new tool for the rapid assessment of biodiversity in ponds from Switzerland. Part 1. Index development. Limnetica, 29(1) : 93-104.
  • Indermuehle N., Angélibert S., Rosset V. and Oertli B. 2010. The Pond Biodiversity Index « IBEM »: a new tool for the rapid assessment of biodiversity in ponds from Switzerland. Part 2. Method description and examples of application. Limnetica, 29(1) : 105-119.
  • Oertli, B., Biggs, J., Cereghino, R., Declerck, S., Hull, A., Miracle, M.R., (Editors) 2010. Pond Conservation in Europe. Developments in Hydrobiology 210. Springer, Dordrecht. 386 pp.
  • Oertli, B., 2010. The local species richness of Dragonflies in mountain waterbodies: an indicator of climate warming? BioRisk 5, 243–251.
  • Oertli, B., Cereghino, R., Hull, A., Miracle, M.R., 2009. Pond conservation: from science to practice. Hydrobiologia 634, 1-9.
  • Oertli, B., Cereghino, R., Hull, A., Miracle, M.R. (Guest Editors), 2009. Pond conservation: from science to practice. 3rd Conference of the European Pond Conservation Network, Valencia, Spain,14–16 May 2008. Hydrobiologia 634, 1-230.
  • Robinson, C.T., Oertli, B., 2009. Long-term biomonitoring of alpine waters in the Swiss National Park. eco.mont 1, 23-34.
  • Santoul, F., Gaujard, A., Angélibert, S., Mastrorillo, S., Céréghino, R., 2009. Gravel pits support waterbird diversity in an urban landscape. Hydrobiologia 634, 107-114.
  • Richard, A., and Rubin, J.F. 2008. Suivi piscicole du Brassu et du Nant de Pry, deux affluents du Léman : campagnes 2004 à 2006. Bull. Soc. Vaud. Sc. Nat. 91(2): 103-128.
  • Indermuehle, N. , Oertli, B. , Biggs, J., Céréghino, R., Grillas, P., Hull, A., Nicolet, P. and Scher, O. 2008. Pond Conservation in Europe: the European Pond Conservation Network (EPCN). Verhandlungen International. Verein. Limnologie 30: 446-448.
  • Rosset, V. , Oertli, B. , Angélibert, S. and Indermuehle, N. 2008. The local diversity of macroinvertebrates in alpine ponds as an indicator of global changes: a Gastropod case-study. Verhandlungen International. Verein. Limnologie 30, 482-484.
  • Cereghino, R., Biggs, J., Declerck , S. and Oertli, B. (Guest Editors) 2008. Special Issue - The ecology of European ponds: defining the characteristics of a neglected freshwater habitat. Hydrobiologia 597 : 1-155.
  • Céréghino, R., Biggs, J., Oertli, B. and Declerck, S. 2008a. The ecology of European ponds: defining the characteristics of a neglected freshwater habitat. Hydrobiologia 597 : 1-6.
  • Céréghino, R., Ruggiero, A., Marty, P. and Angélibert, S. 2008b. Biodiversity and distribution patterns of freshwater invertebrates in farm ponds of southwestern French agricultural landscape. Hydrobiologia 597 : 43-51.
  • Indermuehle, N. , Angélibert, S. , Rosset, V. and Oertli, B. 2008. Un nouvel outil pour l'évaluation biologique des mares et des étangs: l'IBEM (Index de la Biodiversité des Etangs et des Mares). en préparation.
  • Menetrey, N., Oertli, B. , Sartori, M., Wagner, A. and Lachavanne, J. B. 2008. Eutrophication: are mayflies (Ephemeroptera) good bioindicators for ponds? Hydrobiologia 597 : 125-135.
  • Oertli, B. 2008a. The use of dragonflies in the assessment and monitoring of aquatic habitats, In Dragonflies and Damselflies : Model Organisms for Ecological and Evolutionary Research. ed. A. Córdoba-Aguilar, pp. 79-95. Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York
  • Oertli, B. , Indermuehle, N. , Angélibert, S. , Hinden, H. and Stoll, A. 2008. Macroinvertebrate assemblages in 25 high alpine ponds of the Swiss National Park (Cirque of Macun) and relation to environmental variables. Hydrobiologia 597 : 29-41.
  • Indermuehle, N. and Oertli, B. 2007. Mise en place d'un monitoring de la biodiversité des étangs du cirque de Macun (Parc National Suisse): les macroinvertébrés aquatiques. Nationalpark-Forschung in der Schweiz 94 : 173-182.
  • Meldgaard, T., Crivelli, A. J., Jesensek, D., Poizat, G., Rubin, J.-F. and Berrebi, P. 2007. Hybridization mechanisms between the endangered marble trout (Salmo marmoratus) and the brown trout (Salmo trutta) as revealed by in-stream experiments. Biol. Conserv.
  • Vincenzi, S., Crivelli, A. J., Jesensek, D., Rubin, J.-F. and De Leo, G. A. 2007a. Density-dependent individual growth of marble trout (Salmo marmoratus) in the Soca and Idrijca river basins, Slovenia. Hydrobiologia 583 : 57-68.
  • Vincenzi, S., Crivelli, A. J., Jesensek, D., Rubin, J.-F. and De Leo, G. A. 2007b. Early survival of marble trout Salmo marmoratus: evidence for density dependence ? Ecology of Freshwater Fish 16 : 116-123.
  • Angélibert, S. , Indermuehle, N. , Luchier, D., Oertli, B. and Perfetta, J. 2006. Where hides the aquatic biodiversity in the Canton of Geneva (Switzerland)? Archives des Sciences 59 : 225-234.
  • Auderset Joye, D., Oertli, B. , Lehmann, A., Juge, R. and Lachavanne, J.-B. 2006. Can we predict macrophytes species occurence? An answer with ponds. Hydrobiologia 570 : 175-182.
  • Indermuehle, N. and Oertli, B. 2006. Création de nouvelles annexes fluviales le long du Rhône (étangs des Teppes de Verbois, Genève, Suisse): quel impact sur les Odonates? Archives des Sciences 59 : 243-250.
  • Auderset Joye, D. and Oertli, B. 2005. Essai de caractérisation des plans d'eau de Suisse. Mares 02 : 10-11.
  • Hinden, H., Oertli, B. , Menetrey , N., Sager, L. and Lachavanne, J. B. 2005. Alpine pond biodiversity: what are the related environmental variables? Aquatic Conserv. Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst 15 (6): 613-624.
  • Menetrey, N., Sager, L., Oertli, B. and Lachavanne, J. B. 2005. Looking for metrics to assess the trophic state of ponds. Macroinvertebrates and Amphibians. Aquatic Conserv. Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst 15 (6): 653-664.
  • Oertli, B. 2005a. Coenagrion puella . In Odonata. Les Libellules de Suisse. Edited by H. Wildermuth, Y. Gonseth and A. Maibach. Centre Suisse de Cartographie de la Faune, Schweizerische Entomologische Gesellschaft, Neuchâtel. pp. 130-133.
  • Oertli, B. 2005b. Orthetrum brunneum . In Odonata. Les Libellules de Suisse. Edited by H. Wildermuth, Y. Gonseth and A. Maibach. Centre Suisse de Cartographie de la Faune, Schweizerische Entomologische Gesellschaft, Neuchâtel. pp. 324-327.
  • Oertli, B. 2005c. PLOCH-2 : une méthode standardisée pour l'évaluation routinière de la valeur biologique des petits plans d'eau (mares, étangs, petits lacs). Projet déposé dans le cadre du programme Réserve stratégique de la HES-SO REAL TECH (Axe de recherche "Produits et procédés"), EIL, Lullier (GE).
  • Oertli, B. , Auderset Joye, D., Castella, E., Juge, R., Lehmann, A. and Lachavanne, J.-B. 2005a. PLOCH: a standardised method for sampling and assessing the biodiversity in ponds. Aquatic Conservation 15 (6): 665-679.
  • Oertli, B. , Biggs, J., Céréghino, R., Grillas, P., Joly, P. and Lachavanne, J. B. 2005b. Conservation and monitoring of pond biodiversity: introduction. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 15 (6): 535-540.
  • Greenman, A. and Rubin, J.-F. 2005. La croissance de l'omble chevalier se modifie-t-elle suite à la l'évolution de la qualité des eaux du Léman ? Archives des Sciences 58 : 237-246.
  • Rubin, J.-F. 2005a. L'omble chevalier du Léman, du temps des glaciers au réchauffement climatique. Archives des Sciences 58 : 193-200.
  • Rubin, J.-F. 2005b. Les sites de reproduction de l'omble chevalier du Léman ont-ils évolué de 1981 à 2005 ? Archives des Sciences 58 : 201-230.
  • Rubin, J.-F. 2005c. Pourquoi la population d'ombles chevaliers diminue-t-elle dans le Léman ? Archives des Sciences 58 : 247-256.
  • Rubin, J.-F. and Wahli, T. 2005. Les ombles chevaliers sont-ils menacés par la maladie rénale bactérienne (MRB) ? Archives des Sciences 58 : 231-236.
  • Indermuehle, N. , Oertli, B. , Menetrey, N. and Sager, L. 2004. An overview of methods potentially suitable for pond biodiversity assessment. Archives des Sciences 57 : 131-139.
  • Oertli, B. 2004. Les invertébrés aquatiques du Marais du Château: coléoptères et gastéropodes. Le Malagnou 1/2004 : 30-35.
  • Oertli, B. , Auderset Joye, D., Indermuehle, N. , Juge, R. and Lachavanne, J. B. 2004a. Conservation and monitoring of pond biodiversity. First European Ponds Workshop. Archives des Sciences, Lullier-Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Oertli, B. , Auderset Joye, D., Indermuehle, N. , Juge, R. and Lachavanne, J. B. 2004b. First European Ponds Workshop: Conservation and monitoring of pond biodiversity. Archives des Sciences 57 (2-3): 69-71.
  • Oertli, B. , Hinden, H. and Perrottet, N. 2004c. Was lebt in den zahlreichen Weihern von Macun? Cratschla 2/2004 : 22-23.
  • Oertli, B. , Auderset Joye, D., Juge, R. and Lachavanne, J.-B. 2003. Etangs et petits lacs de Suisse: proposition d'une méthode d'évaluation de la diversité biologique. La lettre de la Fondation Pierre Vérots 15 bis : 135-143.

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hepia
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