Rodolphe Schlaepfer

Nationalité: Swiss

EPFL ENAC ENAC-DEC PH-ENAC
GR B2 373 (Bâtiment GR)
Station 2
1015 Lausanne

Expertise

Planification expérimentale, analyses statistiques, critères et indicateurs environnementaux, gestion des écosystèmes forestiers, écologie du paysage, 

Expertise

Planification expérimentale, analyses statistiques, techniques d'échantillonnage, critères et indicateurs environnementaux, gestion des écosystèmes forestiers, écologie du paysage, 

Formation

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1964 – 1964 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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1966 – 1966 Université Laval, Québec
Dirigée par Gilles Ladouceur

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1969 – 1969 University of Edinburgh
Dirigée par David Finney

Expériences professionnelles

Enseignement

Cours Introduction aux méthodes statistiques Haute Ecole Spécialisée Bernoise, Architecture, bois et génie civil, Bienne

Some past professional responsabilities

- President of the Swiss Biometrical Society - Board member of IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organisation) - Editor for Europe of the Journal Urban and Landscape Planning - President of the Lemanic Forest Forum

Supervision of master and PhD theses

Round 100 master and PhD projects in the fields of forest management, forest inventory, forest growth, forest ecology, criteria and indicator of sustainable forestry, landscape ecology, participation techniques, remote sensing, forest certification.

Publications représentatives

Looking for differences in wood properties as a function of the felling date: lunar phase-correlated variations in the drying behavior of Norway Spruce (Picea abies Karst.) and Sweet Chestnut (Castan

E. Zuercher, R. Schlaepfer, M. Conedera and F. Giudici
Published in Trees-Structure and Function, 24, p. 31-41, 2010 in

Landscape effects on anuran pond occupancy in agricultural countryside: barrier-based buffers predict distributions better than circular buffers

Zanini, Flavio; Klingemann,Anna; Schlaepfer, Rodolphe;Schmidt, Benedikt R.
Published in Can. J. Zoo. 86: 692-699 (2008) in

Ecosystem Approach and Ecosystem Management as Fundaments of Forest Landscape Restoration

Schlaepfer Rodolphe
Published in in Forest Landscape Restoration in Central and Northern Europe. Veltheim, T. and Pajari, B (eds). EFI Proceedings No 53. 2005 in

Gouvernance participative dans la gestion intégrée de l'eau par bassin versant au Québec: Etat des lieux et réflexions.

Luyet, V. Rousseau, A.N., Schlaepfer, R., Villeneuve, J.-P.
Published in Vecteur Environnement, Novembre 2005: 36-45 in

Recent climate change: Rethinking drought in the context of Forest Fire Research in Ticino, South of Switzerland

Reinhard, M., Rebetez, M., Schlaepfer, R.
Published in Theoretical and Applied Climatology. Published online, March 31, 2005 in

Critères et indicateurs de la gestion des ressources forestières: Prise en compte de la complexité et de l'approche écosystémique

Schlaepfer, Rodolphe; Bütler, Rita
Published in Revue Forestière Française, 2004 (5): 431-444 in

Quantitative snag targets for the three-toed woodpecker Picoïdes tridactylus

Bütler, Rita; Angelstam Per; Schlaepfer, Rodolphe.
Published in Ecological Bulletins 51 (2004): 219-232 in

Impacts of snow-farming on alpine soil and vegetation: A case study from the Swiss Alps

A. ButtlerR. TeuscherN. DeschampsK. GavazovL. Bragazza  et al.

Science Of The Total Environment. 2023-12-10. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166225.

Ericoid shrub encroachment shifts aboveground-belowground linkages in three peatlands across Europe and Western Siberia

A. ButtlerL. BragazzaF. Laggoun-DefargeS. GogoM.-L. Toussaint  et al.

Global Change Biology. 2023-08-14. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.16904.

Biogeoinformatics for the management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR)

S. C. Gaillard / S. JoostF. Golay (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7147.

Asymmetric effects of cooler and warmer winters on beech phenology last beyond spring

C. SignarbieuxE. ToledanoP. Sangines De CarcerY. H. FuR. Schlaepfer  et al.

Global Change Biology. 2017. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.13740.

Earthworms as ecosystem engineers : a review

R.-C. Le BayonG. Bullinger-WeberA. C. SchomburgP. TurbergR. Schlaepfer  et al.

Earthworms. Types, roles and research; New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2017. p. 129-177.

Linking historical land use to present vegetation and soil characteristics under slash-and-burn cultivation in Madagascar

A. RandrianarisonR. SchlaepferR. MillsD. HerveS. Razanaka  et al.

Applied Vegetation Science. 2016. DOI : 10.1111/avsc.12202.

Carbon storage and soil organic matter stabilisation in near-natural, restored and embanked Swiss floodplains

G. Bullinger-WeberR.-C. Le BayonA. ThébaultR. SchlaepferC. Guenat

Geoderma. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.12.029.

A framework to implement Stakeholder participation in environmental projects

V. LuyetR. SchlaepferM. ParlangeA. Buttler

Journal of Environmental Management. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.06.026.

Looking for differences in wood properties as a function of the felling date: lunar phase-correlated variations in the drying behavior of Norway Spruce (Picea abies Karst.) and Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.)

E. ZuercherR. SchlaepferM. ConederaF. Giudici

Trees-Structure And Function. 2010. DOI : 10.1007/s00468-009-0376-2.

Landscape effects on anuran pond occupancy in an agricultural countryside: barrier-based buffers predict distributions better than circular buffers

F. ZaniniA. KlingemannR. SchlaepferB. R. Schmidt

Canadian Journal Of Zoology-Revue Canadienne De Zoologie. 2008. DOI : 10.1139/Z08-048.

Ecological response of a multi-purpose river development project using macro-invertebrates richness and fish habitat value

M. Pellaud / R. SchlaepferA. Buttler (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3807.

Log decay of Picea abies in the Swiss Jura mountains of central Europe

R. BütlerL. PattyC. Le BayonC. GuenatR. Schlaepfer

Forest Ecology and Management. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.02.017.

Flooding tolerance of Central European tree and shrub species

C. GlenzR. SchlaepferI. IorgulescuF. Kienast

Forest Ecology And Management. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.05.065.

How does the landscape affect patch occupancy in metapopulation models? Comparing Euclidean vs landscape-based inter-patch distance

F. ZaniniJ. JaquiéryR. SchlaepferP. MarchesiA. Hirzel

Biodiversity Conservation - From Genes to Habitats, Davos, 23/24 November, 2006.

Förderung von saproxylischen Arten: Massnahmen, Zielkonflikte und offene Fragen

R. BütlerT. LachatR. Schlaepfer

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 2006.

Saproxylische Arten in der Schweiz: ökologisches Potential und Hotspots

R. BütlerT. LachatR. Schlaepfer

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 2006.

Analyse de la dynamique du paysage de la plaine du Rhône de 1850 à 2003 sur la base de cartes topographiques

F. ZaniniE. ZaniniC. WeberR. Schlaepfer

Bulletin de la Murithienne. 2006.

Amphibian conservation in human shaped environments

F. Zanini / R. SchlaepferF. Golay (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2006. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3635.

Prevention of forest fires in a changing climatic context in Ticino, southern Switzerland

M. Reinhard / R. SchlaepferM. Rebetez (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2006. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3416.

The temporal development of ecological quality in a riverine landscape: A tool to define priority areas for rehabilitation

F. ZaniniC. WeberE. ZaniniR. Schlaepfer

Our Shared Landscape, Ascona, Ticino, Switzerland, 3-7 May.

Bases méthodologiques de la participation lors de projets ayant des impacts sur le paysage

V. Luyet / R. Schlaepfer (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2005. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3342.

Éléments méthodologiques de diagnostic paysager utilisant les systèmes d'information géographique

J. Chételat / F. GolayF. Kienast (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2005. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2961.

Process-based, spatially-explicit modelling of riparian forest dynamics in Central Europe

C. Glenz / R. Schlaepfer (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2005. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3223.

Spruce snag quantification by coupling colour infrared aerial photos and a GIS

R. BütlerR. Schlaepfer

Forest Ecology And Management. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.02.042.

Totholz braucht der Wald?

R. BütlerR. Schlaepfer

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 2004.

Dead wood threshold values for the three-toed woodpecker presence in boreal and sub-alpine forest

R. BütlerP. AngelstamP. EkelundR. Schlaepfer

Biological Conservation. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.11.014.

Quantitative snag targets for the three-toed woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus

R. BütlerP. AngelstamR. Schlaepfer

Ecological Bulletins. 2004.

Critères et indicateurs dans le contexte de systèmes écologiques complexes: gestion écosystémique des ressources forestières et du paysage

R. SchlaepferR. Bütler

Revue forestière française. 2004.

Spatial simulation of the evolution of an intensively cultivated and densely inhabited landscape, integrating cellular automata, Markov chain and multicriterion methods: a case study in a Swiss context

C. DischingerF. ZaniniR. Schlaepfer

18th SCB Annual Meeting, “Conservation in an urbanizing world”, New York, USA, 30 July – 2 August.

Hydrological behaviour through experimental and modelling approaches

D. Balin / A. Musy (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2004. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3007.

Système d'indicateurs environnementaux pour évaluer les impacts principaux de l'exploitation du pétrole dans une région pilote en Colombie

E. León Velasquez / R. Schlaepfer (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2004. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2861.

Hare abundance as an indicator for urbanisation and intensification of agriculture in Western Europe

R. SchlaepferC. Lundstrom-Gillieron

Ecological Modelling. 2003. DOI : 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00142-X.

Integration of economic and ecological considerations into ecosystem-based management of mountain forests

I. IorgulescuR. BütlerR. Schlaepfer

2003. International Research Course, Bardonecchia (Italy), 30.06.-05.07.2002. p. 73-86.

Benthic macroinvertebrates and logging activities

P. Derleth / R. Schlaepfer (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2003. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2836.

Dead wood in managed forests: how much and how much is enough?

R. Bütler Sauvain / R. Schlaepfer (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2003. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2761.

Apport des systèmes d'information géographiques (SIG) pour la surveillance et l'évaluation de la qualité des eaux côtières

L. B. Borda / F. Golay (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2003. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2724.

Un territoire en mutation. Le Valais et la 3e correction du Rhône

A. Wolff

2002

Interaction between landscape structure and regional climatea numerical experiment over central Spain

N. Hasler / R. Schlaepfer (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2002. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2628.

Contribution à l'étude de l'évolution des réservoirs de carbone en zone nord-soudanienne au Sénégal

A. Touré / J.-C. Védy (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2002. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2585.

Le Pic tridactyle (Picoides tridactylus), un indicateur de la qualité écologique de l’écosystème forestier du Pays-d’Enhaut (Préalpes suisses

P. DerlethR. BütlerR. Schlaepfer

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 2000.

Définition d'un cadre géosémantique pour le couplage des modèles prévisionnels de comportement et des SIG

J. Pouliot / F. Golay (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 1999. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2087.

Impacts of snow-farming on alpine soil and vegetation: A case study from the Swiss Alps

A. ButtlerR. TeuscherN. DeschampsK. GavazovL. Bragazza  et al.

Science Of The Total Environment. 2023-12-10. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166225.

Ericoid shrub encroachment shifts aboveground-belowground linkages in three peatlands across Europe and Western Siberia

A. ButtlerL. BragazzaF. Laggoun-DefargeS. GogoM.-L. Toussaint  et al.

Global Change Biology. 2023-08-14. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.16904.

Biogeoinformatics for the management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR)

S. C. Gaillard / S. JoostF. Golay (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7147.

Asymmetric effects of cooler and warmer winters on beech phenology last beyond spring

C. SignarbieuxE. ToledanoP. Sangines De CarcerY. H. FuR. Schlaepfer  et al.

Global Change Biology. 2017. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.13740.

Earthworms as ecosystem engineers : a review

R.-C. Le BayonG. Bullinger-WeberA. C. SchomburgP. TurbergR. Schlaepfer  et al.

Earthworms. Types, roles and research; New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2017. p. 129-177.

Linking historical land use to present vegetation and soil characteristics under slash-and-burn cultivation in Madagascar

A. RandrianarisonR. SchlaepferR. MillsD. HerveS. Razanaka  et al.

Applied Vegetation Science. 2016. DOI : 10.1111/avsc.12202.

Carbon storage and soil organic matter stabilisation in near-natural, restored and embanked Swiss floodplains

G. Bullinger-WeberR.-C. Le BayonA. ThébaultR. SchlaepferC. Guenat

Geoderma. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.12.029.

A framework to implement Stakeholder participation in environmental projects

V. LuyetR. SchlaepferM. ParlangeA. Buttler

Journal of Environmental Management. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.06.026.

Looking for differences in wood properties as a function of the felling date: lunar phase-correlated variations in the drying behavior of Norway Spruce (Picea abies Karst.) and Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.)

E. ZuercherR. SchlaepferM. ConederaF. Giudici

Trees-Structure And Function. 2010. DOI : 10.1007/s00468-009-0376-2.

Landscape effects on anuran pond occupancy in an agricultural countryside: barrier-based buffers predict distributions better than circular buffers

F. ZaniniA. KlingemannR. SchlaepferB. R. Schmidt

Canadian Journal Of Zoology-Revue Canadienne De Zoologie. 2008. DOI : 10.1139/Z08-048.

Ecological response of a multi-purpose river development project using macro-invertebrates richness and fish habitat value

M. Pellaud / R. SchlaepferA. Buttler (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3807.

Log decay of Picea abies in the Swiss Jura mountains of central Europe

R. BütlerL. PattyC. Le BayonC. GuenatR. Schlaepfer

Forest Ecology and Management. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.02.017.

Flooding tolerance of Central European tree and shrub species

C. GlenzR. SchlaepferI. IorgulescuF. Kienast

Forest Ecology And Management. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.05.065.

How does the landscape affect patch occupancy in metapopulation models? Comparing Euclidean vs landscape-based inter-patch distance

F. ZaniniJ. JaquiéryR. SchlaepferP. MarchesiA. Hirzel

Biodiversity Conservation - From Genes to Habitats, Davos, 23/24 November, 2006.

Förderung von saproxylischen Arten: Massnahmen, Zielkonflikte und offene Fragen

R. BütlerT. LachatR. Schlaepfer

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 2006.

Saproxylische Arten in der Schweiz: ökologisches Potential und Hotspots

R. BütlerT. LachatR. Schlaepfer

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 2006.

Analyse de la dynamique du paysage de la plaine du Rhône de 1850 à 2003 sur la base de cartes topographiques

F. ZaniniE. ZaniniC. WeberR. Schlaepfer

Bulletin de la Murithienne. 2006.

Amphibian conservation in human shaped environments

F. Zanini / R. SchlaepferF. Golay (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2006. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3635.

Prevention of forest fires in a changing climatic context in Ticino, southern Switzerland

M. Reinhard / R. SchlaepferM. Rebetez (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2006. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3416.

The temporal development of ecological quality in a riverine landscape: A tool to define priority areas for rehabilitation

F. ZaniniC. WeberE. ZaniniR. Schlaepfer

Our Shared Landscape, Ascona, Ticino, Switzerland, 3-7 May.

Bases méthodologiques de la participation lors de projets ayant des impacts sur le paysage

V. Luyet / R. Schlaepfer (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2005. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3342.

Éléments méthodologiques de diagnostic paysager utilisant les systèmes d'information géographique

J. Chételat / F. GolayF. Kienast (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2005. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2961.

Process-based, spatially-explicit modelling of riparian forest dynamics in Central Europe

C. Glenz / R. Schlaepfer (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2005. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3223.

Spruce snag quantification by coupling colour infrared aerial photos and a GIS

R. BütlerR. Schlaepfer

Forest Ecology And Management. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.02.042.

Totholz braucht der Wald?

R. BütlerR. Schlaepfer

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 2004.

Dead wood threshold values for the three-toed woodpecker presence in boreal and sub-alpine forest

R. BütlerP. AngelstamP. EkelundR. Schlaepfer

Biological Conservation. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.11.014.

Quantitative snag targets for the three-toed woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus

R. BütlerP. AngelstamR. Schlaepfer

Ecological Bulletins. 2004.

Critères et indicateurs dans le contexte de systèmes écologiques complexes: gestion écosystémique des ressources forestières et du paysage

R. SchlaepferR. Bütler

Revue forestière française. 2004.

Spatial simulation of the evolution of an intensively cultivated and densely inhabited landscape, integrating cellular automata, Markov chain and multicriterion methods: a case study in a Swiss context

C. DischingerF. ZaniniR. Schlaepfer

18th SCB Annual Meeting, “Conservation in an urbanizing world”, New York, USA, 30 July – 2 August.

Hydrological behaviour through experimental and modelling approaches

D. Balin / A. Musy (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2004. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3007.

Système d'indicateurs environnementaux pour évaluer les impacts principaux de l'exploitation du pétrole dans une région pilote en Colombie

E. León Velasquez / R. Schlaepfer (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2004. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2861.

Hare abundance as an indicator for urbanisation and intensification of agriculture in Western Europe

R. SchlaepferC. Lundstrom-Gillieron

Ecological Modelling. 2003. DOI : 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00142-X.

Integration of economic and ecological considerations into ecosystem-based management of mountain forests

I. IorgulescuR. BütlerR. Schlaepfer

2003. International Research Course, Bardonecchia (Italy), 30.06.-05.07.2002. p. 73-86.

Benthic macroinvertebrates and logging activities

P. Derleth / R. Schlaepfer (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2003. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2836.

Dead wood in managed forests: how much and how much is enough?

R. Bütler Sauvain / R. Schlaepfer (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2003. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2761.

Apport des systèmes d'information géographiques (SIG) pour la surveillance et l'évaluation de la qualité des eaux côtières

L. B. Borda / F. Golay (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2003. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2724.

Un territoire en mutation. Le Valais et la 3e correction du Rhône

A. Wolff

2002

Interaction between landscape structure and regional climatea numerical experiment over central Spain

N. Hasler / R. Schlaepfer (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2002. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2628.

Contribution à l'étude de l'évolution des réservoirs de carbone en zone nord-soudanienne au Sénégal

A. Touré / J.-C. Védy (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 2002. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2585.

Le Pic tridactyle (Picoides tridactylus), un indicateur de la qualité écologique de l’écosystème forestier du Pays-d’Enhaut (Préalpes suisses

P. DerlethR. BütlerR. Schlaepfer

Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen. 2000.

Définition d'un cadre géosémantique pour le couplage des modèles prévisionnels de comportement et des SIG

J. Pouliot / F. Golay (Dir.)

Lausanne, EPFL, 1999. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-2087.