Department Systems Analysis, Integrated Assessment and Modelling

Contrasting patterns and processes of biological invasions in
blue versus green ecosystems


This project contributes to the Blue Green Biodiversity Research Initiative – an Eawag-WSL collaboration focusing on Biodiversity at the interface of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

We compare invasions in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems primarily at large (national) spatial scales and among several higher-level taxa (insects, molluscs, crustaceans, all major vertebrate classes, and plants). We calculate native-exotic richness ratios and test the biotic resistance hypothesis while simultaneously accounting for other potential factors that could influence invasiveness and invasibility (i.e., species traits, propagule pressure, and the size of species pools).

Team

Dr. Marco Baity Jesi Group Leader (he/him) Tel. +41 58 765 5793 Send Mail

Publications

Sendek, A.; Baity-Jesi, M.; Altermatt, F.; Bader, M. K. F.; Liebhold, A. M.; Turner, R. M.; Roques, A.; Seebens, H.; Spaak, P.; Vorburger, C.; Brockerhoff, E. G. (2022) Fewer non-native insects in freshwater than in terrestrial habitats across continents, Diversity and Distributions, 28(11), 2303-2315, doi:10.1111/ddi.13622, Institutional Repository
   

Contact

Dr. Marco Baity Jesi Group Leader (he/him) Tel. +41 58 765 5793 Send Mail