Institute of Ecology and Evolution

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Nentwig

Contact

University of Bern
Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Baltzerstrasse 6
CH - 3012 Bern (Switzerland)

Tel +41 (0)31 631 4520
Fax +41 (0)31 631 4888
wolfgang.nentwig@iee.unibe.ch

Office Location
D 307

Research

Ecology of the agricultural landscape (set aside, ecological compensation areas, augmentation of beneficials, renewable resource plants);
Ecology of invasive species, biological control of pests and weeds (e.g. projects on slugs, Cirsium arvense, Heracleum mantegazzianum, Impatiens glandulifera);
Ecology and non-target-effects of transgenic plants (oilseed rape, corn, wheat);
Ecology of spiders (biochemistry and ecology of spider venom, macroecology of spiders, European spider identification key).

Education


Year	Description
1979	Master in Ecology (Diploma), University of Marburg, Germany
1981	PhD, University of Marburg, Germany
1983/84	Visiting scientist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama
1985	Habilitation in Zoology, University of Marburg, Germany
1985-1988	Assistant professor, Institute of Zoology, University of Regensburg, Germany
since 1988	Full professor for ecology at the Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Switzerland

Major grant projects

Major grant projects list (pdf, 11 KB)

Publications

Publications list (pdf, 55 KB)