Katrin Rudmann-Maurer

Katrin Rudmann-Maurer, Botanisches Institut der Universität Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 6, 4056 Basel (Schweiz)
Tel. ++41 (0)61 267 35 08, Fax ++41 (0)61 267 29 80
Katrin.Rudmann at unibas.ch

1995-2001	Study of Biology at the University of Basel Diploma thesis "Dispersal and persistence of grassland species on calcareous grasslands in north-west Switzerland: «Which factors influence the species frequency?»
1998	Practical training at Reykjavík Electricity, Iceland
2000-2001	Working in a research project to study the development of population size of endangered species in the Swiss Jura
2001	Scientific collaborator at «puls», ecological consulting, Bern
2002-2005	PhD student at the Institute of Botany, University of Basel. Supervisors: PD Dr. Jürg Stöcklin, University of Basel, Prof. Dr. Markus Fischer, University of Potsdam
2006	Postdoc at the Institute of Botany, scientific collaborator in the Thematic synthesis II of the National Research Programme 48 „Landscapes and Habitats of the Alps“
since 2007	Editorial Assistant, Oecologia
since 2008	Scientific coordinator of the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA)

Publications

2012	Fischer M, Weyand A, Rudmann-Maurer K, Stöcklin J 2012: Omnipresence of leaf herbivory by invertebrates and leaf infections by fungal pathogens in agriculturally used grassland of the Swiss Alps, but low plant damage. Alpine Botany 122:95-107	abstract
2011	Fischer M, Weyand A, Rudmann-Maurer K, Stöcklin J 2011: Adaptation of Poa alpina to altitude and land use in the Swiss Alps. Alpine Botany 121:91-105	abstract
2010	Landolt E, Bäumler B, Erhardt A, Hegg O, Klötzli F, Lämmler W, Nobis M, Rudmann-Maurer K, Schweingruber FH, Theurillat J-P, Urmi E, Vust M & Wohlgemuth T 2010: Flora indicativa - Ökologische Zeigerwerte und biologische Kennzeichen zur Flora der Schweiz und der Alpen. Haupt Verlag, Bern, 378 pp
	Spehn EM, Rudmann-Maurer K, Körner C, Maselli D (Eds) 2010: Mountain Biodiversity and global change.
2008	Fischer M, Rudmann-Maurer K, Weyand A, Stöcklin J 2008: Agricultural land use and biodiversity in the Alps. How cultural tradition and socioeconomically motivated changes are shaping grassland biodiversity in the Swiss Alps. Mountain Res and Develop 28: 148-155. PDF uploaded with permission by MRD	PDF  abstract
	Rudmann-Maurer K, Weyand A, Fischer M, Stöcklin J 2008: The role of landuse and natural determinants for grassland vegetation composition in the Swiss Alps. Basic and Applied Ecology 9:494-503	abstract
2007	Rudmann-Maurer K, Weyand A, Fischer M, Stöcklin J 2007: Microsatellite diversity of the agriculturally important alpine grass Poa alpina in relation to land use and natural environment. Annals of Botany 100:1249-1258	abstract
	Stöcklin J, Bosshard A, Klaus G, Rudmann-Maurer K, Fischer M 2007: Landnutzung und biologische Vielfalt in den Alpen. Thematische Synthese II des Schweizerischen Nationalen Forschungsprogramms NFP48 “Landschaften und Lebensräume der Alpen”. vdf, Zürich
2006	Maurer K, Weyand A, Fischer M, Stöcklin J 2006: Old cultural traditions, in addition to land use and topography, are shaping plant diversity of grasslands in the Alps. Biological Conservation 130:438-446	abstract
2005	Maurer K, Gautschi B, Weyand A, Stöcklin J, Fischer M 2005: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite DNA markers in the grass Poa alpina L. Molecular Ecology Notes: online	abstract
	Maurer K, Weyand A 2005: Biodiversität im Alpenraum: Einfluss von Kulturtraditionen und Landnutzung. Hotspot 11:19
2004	Fischer M, Stöcklin J, Weyand. A, Maurer K 2004 Cultural and biological diversity of grasslands in the Swiss Alps. Grassland Science in Europe 9:293-295	abstract
2003	Maurer K, Durka W, Stöcklin J 2003: Rarity of plant species in remnants of calcareous grassland and their dispersal characteristics. Basic and Applied Ecology, 4:307-316	abstract
	Maurer K, Stöcklin J 2003: Jura: Magerwiesen (Blauen-Südhang, Mesobromion), wechselfeuchte Wiesen (Molinietum) und Orchideen-Föhrenwälder (Chilpen, Baselbieter Tafeljura). In: Exkursionsführer - Sechs botanische Ausflüge in die Umgebung der Stadt Basel. Botanisches Institut der Universität Basel und Basler Botanische Gesellschaft

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