Ramona Melliger, Dr.
former PhD student, completed PhD in 2017
research areas
- Water Channels - The traditional irrigation culture using water channels as model for sustainable water management: Effects on local biodiversity (NFP 61)
- Ecological restoration
- Urban ecology
- Invasive species: Impact on biodiversity and ecosystem functions
e-mail: ramona.melliger@unibas.ch
publications
2018 Diverse effects of degree of urbanisation and forest size on species richness and functional diversity of plants, and ground surface-active ants and spiders — Melliger RL, Braschler B, Rusterholz H-P & Baur B — PLoS One 13: e0199245
2018 Biodiversität in urbanen Wiesen und Ruderalstandorten: Einfluss der Flächengrösse und Lebensraumzusammensetzung in der unmittelbaren Umgebung auf die Artenvielfalt von Pflanzen, Heuschrecken und Tagfaltern — Melliger RL, Rusterholz H-P & Baur B — Mitteilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft beider Basel 18: 53–66
2017 Habitat- and matrix-related differences in species diversity and trait richness of vascular plants, Orthoptera and Lepidoptera in an urban landscape — Melliger RL, Rusterholz H-P & Baur B — Urban Ecosystems 20: 1095–1107
2017 Ecosystem functioning in cities: Combined effects of urbanisation and forest size on early-stage leaf litter decomposition of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) — Melliger RL, Rusterholz H-P & Baur B — Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 28: 88–96
2015 Changes in landscape composition of differently irrigated hay meadows in an arid mountain region — Riedener E, Melliger RL, Rusterholz H-P & Baur B — Applied Vegetation Science 18: 242–251
2014 Do different irrigation techniques affect the small-scale patterns of plant diversity and soil characteristics in mountain hay meadows? — Melliger RL, Riedener E, Rusterholz H-P & Baur B — Plant Ecology 215: 1037–1046
