To ensure that you always have an up-to-date list of publications, please use this direct link to Eva Knop's profile on Google Scholar (external link, opens in a new window).
The publication lists of the research assistants can be found under the respective personal pages in the submenu of "Team".
For the sake of clarity, you will nevertheless find below a list of international peer-reviewed publications, as well as an overview at the end of this list of publications in practice-oriented journals from 2021 to 2025.
Noémie A Pichon, Michael P Nobis, Florian Zellweger, Ariel Bergamini, Klaus T Ecker, Rolf Holderegger, Eva Knop, Christian Rixen, Tobias Roth, Dominique Weber, Steffen Boch (2026). Elevation‐Dependent Changes in Biodiversity: Plant Community Shifts in Swiss Grasslands Over the Last Two Decades.
Journal of Vegetation Science 37 (5). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jvs.70185 (external link, opens in a new window)
Carlos Martínez-Núñez, Martin M Gossner, Felix Neff, Marco Moretti, Martin K Obrist, Felix Herzog, Kurt Bollmann, Peter Duelli, Eva Knop, Henryk Luka, Matthias Albrecht (2026). Land Use Mediates Long‐Term Arthropod Functional Change. Ecology Letters 29 (9). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ele.70457 (external link, opens in a new window)
Jamie Alison, Luca Pegoraro, Jarrett Blair, Yuval Cohen, Birgen Haest, Jacob Idec, Jacob Kamminga, Jenna Lawson, Meng Li, Leandro Aparecido Do Nascimento, Charlotte L Outhwaite, Benjamin Rutschmann, Maximilian Sittinger, Mariana Abarca, Tom August, Quentin Geissmann, Rob Guralnick, Guillaume Mougeot, Valentin Ștefan, Kim Bjerge, Mikkel Brydegaard, Toke Thomas Høye, Eva Knop, William Kunin, Moritz Lürig, David Roy, Asger Svenning, Roel van Klink (2026). Insect monitoring without pitfalls: Seven steps for robust insect sensing systems. Approaches in Entomology: Methods, Philosophies, and Ethics 1 (1). https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/3070-5436.70005 (external link, opens in a new window)
Bender, S. F., Bürge, D., Bragazza, L., Knop, E., Masson, S., Peter, N., Demarmels, R., Mueller, D., Imhof, A., Viviani, P., Bieri, A., Liebisch, F., Geisen, S., Hautier, Y., Panagos, P., Garcia-Palacios, P., Goberna, M., Johnson, D., Jöhr, S., … van der Heijden, M. G. A. (2026). Soil health assessment using buried cotton underpants with the help of 1,000 citizen scientists. Plants, People, Planet, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.70259 (external link, opens in a new window)
Neff F., Bollmann K., Chittaro Y., Gossner M.M., Herzog F., Korner-Nievergelt F., Litsios G., Martínez-Núñez C., Moretti M., Rey E., Sanchez A., Knop E. (2026). Ninety-year trends reveal the sharpest insect declines in the mid-twentieth century. *Nature Ecology and Evolution* 10, 1103–1113 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-026-03074-6 (external link, opens in a new window)
Stoeckli S., Helfenberger S., Meier E., Knop E. ( 2026) Potential of recording acoustic complexity index to monitor the effectiveness of agri-environmental schemes in grasslands. Biological Conservation 315: https://doi.org/111723.10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111723 (external link, opens in a new window)
Barandun M., Pauler C.M., Luescher G., Guisan A., Knop E., Schneider M.K. (2026) Scaling species richness: When vegetation surveys do not match in plot area. Journal of Ecology 114: e70232. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.70232 (external link, opens in a new window)
Grognuz V., Gisler K., Knop E. ( 2026) Artificial light at night (ALAN) disrupts the timing of floral resource availability. Biological Conservation 314: 111650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111650 (external link, opens in a new window)
Hempel S., Herzog F., Batary P., Öckinger E., Knop E. (2025) The impact of abandonment and intensification on the biodiversity of agriculturally marginal grasslands – a systematic review. Basic and Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2025.08.003 (external link, opens in a new window)
Neff F., Chittaro Y., Korner-Nievergelt F., Litsios G., Martínez Núñez C., Rey E., Knop E. (2025) Contrasting 50-year trends in moth communities depending on elevation and species traits. Ecology Letters 28: e70195. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.70195 (external link, opens in a new window)
Grognuz V., Landolt F., Curty J., Knop E. (2025) Slugs hide in the dark: Artificial light at night alters fitness and activity of dominant herbivores with consequences for ecosystem functioning. iScience 28: 112770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.112770 (external link, opens in a new window)
Meier E., Indermaur A., Knop E. ( 2025) Biodiversity-friendly landscapes: a paradox for conservation? Science Advances 11: eadt9564. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adt9564 (external link, opens in a new window)
Neff F., Chittaro Y., Korner-Nievergelt F., Litsios G., Knop E. ( 2025) Moth communities are shaped by season, weather, elevation and landscape composition. Insect Conservation and Diversity 18: 670–680. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12835 (external link, opens in a new window)
Razanajatovo M., Schurr F.M., Muhthassim N., Troesch S., Knop E. (2024) Pollen load, pollen species diversity and conspecific pollen carried by pollinators across 24-hour cycles. Basic and Applied Ecology 78: 23–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2024.04.008 (external link, opens in a new window)
Knop E. and Dominoni D. (2024) Sensory pollution by artificial light: Implications for ecology and evolution. Basic and Applied Ecology 78: 39–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2024.04.005 (external link, opens in a new window)
Meier E., Luescher G., Herzog F., Knop E. ( 2024) Collaborative approaches at the landscape scale increase the benefits of agri-environmental measures for farmland biodiversity. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 367: 108848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2024.108948 (external link, opens in a new window)
Martinez Nunez C., Gossner M.M., Maurer C., Neff F., Obrist M., Moretti M., Bollmann K., Herzog F., Knop E., Luka H., Cahenzli F., Albrecht M. (2024) Land-use change over the past 40 years explains shifts in arthropod community traits. Journal of Animal Ecology 93: 540–553. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14062 (external link, opens in a new window)
Blösch S., Zellweger J., Batary P., Knop E. (2023) A systematic review on the effectiveness of crop architecture-related in-field measures for promoting ground-breeding farmland birds. Nature Conservation 76: 126515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2023.126515 (external link, opens in a new window)
Klaus V., Jehle A., Richter, F., Buchmann N., Knop E., Lüscher G. (2023) Additive effects of two agri-environmental schemes on plant diversity but not on productivity indicators in permanent grasslands in Switzerland. Journal of Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119416 (external link, opens in a new window)
Knop E., Grimm M.L., Korner-Nievergelt F., Schmid B., Liechti F. (2023) Patterns of high-flying insect abundance are shaped by landscape type and abiotic conditions. Scientific Reports 13: 15114. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42212-z (external link, opens in a new window)
Blösch S., Albrecht M., Jenny M., Streit B., Knop E. (2023) Rows make the field: Winter wheat fields with manipulated crop architecture show potential for ecological intensification based on higher natural pest and weed seed control. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2023.108404 (external link, opens in a new window)
Neff F., Korner-Nievergelt F., Rey E., Albrecht M., Bollmann K., Cahenzli F., Chittaro Y., Gossner M.M., Martínez-Núñez C., Meier E.S., Monnerat C., Moretti M., Roth T., Herzog F., Knop E. (2022) Different roles of concurrent climate and regional land-use changes in insect trends over the past 40 years. Nature Communications 13: 6711. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35223-3 (external link, opens in a new window)
Meier E.S., Lüscher G., Knop E. (2022) Disentangling direct and indirect drivers of farmland biodiversity at landscape scale. Ecology Letters 25: 2422–2434. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14104 (external link, opens in a new window)
Liu Y., Speisser B., Knop E., van Kleunen M. (2022) The Matthew effect: common species become more common and rare ones become more rare in response to artificial light at night. Global Change Biology 28: 3674–3682. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16126 (external link, opens in a new window)
Hölker F., Bolliger J., Davies T.W., Giavi S., Jechow A., Kalinkat G., Longcore T., Spoelstra K., Tidau S., Visser M.E., Knop E. (2021) 11 pressing research questions on how light pollution affects biodiversity. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9: 767177. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.767177 (external link, opens in a new window)
Xu X., Ren Z.X., Trunschke J., Kuppler J., Zhao Y.H., Knop E., Wang H. (2021) Bimodal activity of diurnal flower visitation at high elevation. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8074 (external link, opens in a new window)
Giavi S., Fontaine C., Knop E. (2021) Impact of artificial light at night on diurnal plant-pollinator interactions. Nature Communications 12: 1690. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22011-8 (external link, opens in a new window)
Ganser D., Albrecht M., Knop E. (2020) Wildflower strips enhance wild bee reproductive success. Journal of Applied Ecology 58: 486–495. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13778 (external link, opens in a new window)
Boom M.P., Spoelstra K., Biere A., Knop E., Visser M.E. (2020) Pollination and fruit infestation under artificial light at night: light colour matters. Scientific Reports 10: 18389. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75471-1 (external link, opens in a new window)
Giavi S., Blösch S., Schuster G., Knop E. (2020) Artificial light at night modifies ecosystem functioning beyond the lit area. Scientific Reports 10: 11870. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68667-y (external link, opens in a new window)
Albrecht M., Kleijn D., Williams N.M., Tschumi M., Blaauw B.R., Bommarco R., Campbell A.J., Dainese M., Drummond F., Entling M.H., Ganser D., de Groot G.A., Goulson D., Grab H., Hamilton H., Herzog F., Isaacs R., Jacot K., Jeanneret P., Jonsson M., Knop E., Kremen C., Landis D.A., Loeb G.M., Marini L., McKerchar M., Morandin L., Pfister S.C., Potts S.G., Rundlöf M., Sardiñas H., Sciligo A., Thies C., Tscharntke T., Venturini E., Veromann E., Vollhardt I.M.G., Wäckers F., Ward K., Wilby A., Woltz M., Wratten S., Sutter L. (2020) The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis. Ecology Letters 23: 1488–1498.
Ekroos, Kleijn D., Batary P., Báldi A., Kovacs A., Knop E., Albrecht M., Bluethgen N., Smith J.H. (2020) High land-use intensity in grasslands constrains wild bee species richness in Europe. Biological Conservation 241: 108255.
Gueuning M., Ganser D., Blaser S, Albrecht M., Knop E., Praz Ch., Frey J.E. (2019) Evaluating NGS methods for routine monitoring of wild bees: metabarcoding, mitogenomics or NGS barcoding. Molecular Ecology Resources 19: 847–862.
Ganser D., Knop E., Albrecht M. (2019) Sown wildflower strips as overwintering habitat for arthropods: effective measure or ecological trap? Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 275: 123–131.
Peterson, A.T., Knop, E. et al. (2019) Open Access Solutions for Biodiversity Journals: Don’t Replace One Problem with Another. Diversity and Distributions 25: 4.
Ganser D., Mayr B., Albrecht M., Knop E. (2018) Wildflower strips enhance pollination in adjacent strawberry crops at the small scale. Ecology and Evolution 8: 11775–11784.
Zemanova M., Broennimann O., Guisan A., Knop E., Heckel G. (2018) Slimy invasion: Climatic niche and current and future biogeography of Arion slug invaders. Diversity and Distribution 24: 1627–1640.
Luder K., Knop E., Menz M.H.M. (2018) Contrasting responses in community structure and phenology of migratory and non-migratory pollinators to urbanisation. Diversity and Distribution 24: 919–927.
Knop E., Gerpe C., Ryser R., Hofmann F., Menz M.H.M., Trösch S., Ursenbacher S., Zoller L., Fontaine C. (2017) Rush hours in flower visitors over a day-night cycle. Insect Conservation and Diversity 11: 267–275.
Knop E., Zoller L., Ryser R., Gerpe C., Fontaine C. (2017) Artificial light as a new threat to pollination. Nature 548: 206–209.
Zemanova M., Knop E., Heckel G. (2017) Introgressive replacement of native species by invading Arion pest slugs. Scientific Reports 7: 14908.
Hudson L.N., Knop E., et al. (2017) The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project. Ecology and Evolution 7: 145–188.
Zemanova M., Knop E., Heckel G. (2016) Phylogeographic history and invasive presence of Arion pest slugs in Europe. Molecular Ecology 25: 5747–5764.
Turrini T., Sanders D., Knop E. (2016) Effects of urbanisation on direct and indirect interactions in a tri-trophic system. Ecological Applications 26: 664–675.
Knop E. (2016) Biotic homogenisation of three insect groups due to urbanisation. Global Change Biology 22: 228–236.
Kleijn D., Winfree R., Carvalheiro L.G., Henry M., Isaacs R., Klein A.-M., Kremen C., Rader R., Ricketts T., Williams N.M., Adamson N.L., Ascher J.S., Báldi A., Batáry P., Benjamin F., Biesmeijer J.C., Blitzer E.J., Bommarco R., Brand M.R., Bretagnolle V., Button L., Cariveau D.P., Chifflet R., Colville J.F., Danforth B.N., Elle E., Garratt M.P.D., Herzog F., Holzschuh A., Howlett B.G., Jauker F., Jha S., Knop E., Krewenka K.M., Le Féon V., Mandelik Y., May E.A., M’Gonigle L.K., Park M.G., Pisanty G., Reemer M., Riedinger V., Rollin O., Rundlöf M., Sardiñas H.S., Scheper J., Sciligo A.R., Smith H.G., Steffan-Dewenter I., Thorp R., Tscharntke T., Verhulst J., Viana B.F., Vaissière B.E., Veldtman R., Westphal C., Potts S.G. (2015) The provision of pollination services is an insufficient argument for pollinator conservation. Nature Communications 6: 7414.
Turrini T. and Knop E. (2015) A landscape ecology approach identifies important drivers of urban biodiversity. Global Change Biology 21: 1652–1667.
Zemanova M., Knop E., Heckel G. (2015) Development and characterisation of novel microsatellite markers for Arion slug species. Conservation Genetics Resources 7: 501–503.
Boch S., Fischer M., Knop E., Allan E. (2015) Endozoochory by slugs can increase bryophyte establishment and species richness. Oikos 124: 331–336.
Sanders D., Vogel E., Knop E. (2014) Individual and species-specific traits explain niche size and functional role in spiders as generalist predators. Journal of Animal Ecology 84: 134–142.
Clough Y., Ekroos J., Báldi A., Batáry P., Bommarco R., Holzschuh A., Hopfenmüller S., Knop E., Kuussaari M., Lindborg R., Marini L., Öckinger E., Potts S.G., Pöyry J., Roberts S.M.P., Steffan-Dewenter I., Smith H.G. (2014) The density of insect-pollinated grassland plants decreases with increasing intensity of surrounding land use. Ecology Letters 17: 1168–1177.
Hudson L.N., Knop E. et al. (2014) The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts. Ecology and Evolution 24: 4701–4735.
Dawson W., Bottini A., Fischer M., van Kleunen M., Knop E. (2014) No evidence for enemy release from herbivores as a driver of plant invasiveness from a multi-species herbivore-removal experiment. Oikos 123: 1509–1518.
Knop E., Zünd J., Sanders D. (2014) Interactive effects of prey and predator diversity drive consumption rates. Oikos 123: 1244–1249.
Nickel H., Callot H., Knop E., Kunz G., Schrameyer K., Sprick P., Turrini-Biedermann T., Walter S. (2013) Penestragania apicalis (Osborn & Ball, 1898), another invasive Nearctic leafhopper found in Europe (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae, Iassinae). Cicadina 13: 5–15.
Blattmann T., Boch S., Türke M., Knop E. (2013) Gastropod seed dispersal: an invasive slug destroys far more seeds in its gut than native gastropods. PLOS ONE 8: 1–6.
Knop E., Rindlisbacher N., Ryser S., Grüebler M. (2013) Locomotor activity of two sympatric slugs: implications for the invasion success of terrestrial invertebrates. Ecosphere 4: 1–8.
Türke M., Blattmann T., Knop E., Kindermann A., Prestele J., Marquez L., Eisenhauer N., Fischer C. (2013) Weeds and endangered herbs have unforeseen dispersal helpers in the agri-environment: gastropods and earthworms. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 28: 380–383.
Boch S., Berlinger M., Fischer M., Knop E., Nentwig W., Türke M., Prati D. (2013) Fern and bryophyte endozoochory by slugs. Oecologia 172: 817–822.
Knop E. and Reusser N. (2012) Jack-of-all-trades: Phenotypic plasticity facilitates the invasion of an alien slug. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 279: 4668–4676.
Concepcion E.D., Díaz M., Kleijn D., Baldi A., Batary P., Clough Y., Gabriel D., Herzog F., Holzschuh A., Knop E., Marshall E.J.P., Tscharntke T., Verhulst J. (2012) Interactive effects of landscape context constrain the effectiveness of local agri-environmental management. Journal of Applied Ecology 49: 695–705.
Ryser S., Rindlisbacher N., Grüebler M.U., Knop E. (2011) Differential survival rates in a declining and an invasive farmland gastropod species. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 144: 302–307.
Lindfeld A., Lang C., Knop E., Nentwig W. (2011) Hard to digest or a piece of cake? Does GM wheat affect the survival and reproduction of Enchytraeus albidus (Annelida: Enchytraeidae)? Applied Soil Ecology 47: 51–58.
Knop E., Herzog F., Schmid B. (2011) Effect of connectivity between restoration meadows on invertebrates with contrasting dispersal abilities. Restoration Ecology 19: 151–159.
Batáry P., Báldi A., Sarospataki M., Kohler F., Verhulst J., Knop E., Herzog F., Kleijn D. (2010) Effect of conservation management on bees and insect-pollinated grassland plant communities in three European countries. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 136: 35–39.
Kottler C., Revol V., Kaufmann R., Urban C., Knop K., Sennhauser U., Jerjen I., Lüthi T., Cardot F., Niedermann P., Morel J.P., Maake C., Walt H., Knop E., Blanc N., Rastogi P.K., Hack E. (2010) Phase-sensitive X-ray imaging: towards its interdisciplinary applications. AIP Conference Proceedings 1236: 213–218.
Kleijn D., Kohler F., Báldi A., Batáry P., Concepción E. D., Clough Y., Díaz M., Gabriel D., Holzschuh A., Knop E., Kovács A., Marshall E. J. P., Tscharntke T., Verhulst J. (2009) On the relationship between farmland biodiversity and land-use intensity in Europe. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276: 903–909.
Knop E., Schmid B., Herzog F. (2008) Impact of regional species pool on grasshopper restoration in hay meadows. Restoration Ecology 16: 34–38.
Kohler F., Verhulst J., Knop E., Herzog F., Kleijn D. (2007) Indirect effects of grassland extensification schemes on pollinators in two contrasting European countries. Biological Conservation 135: 302–307.
Knop E., Herzog F., Kleijn D., Schmid B. (2006) Effectiveness of the Swiss agri-environment scheme in promoting biodiversity. Journal of Applied Ecology 43: 120–127.
Kleijn D., Baquero R., Clough Y., Diaz M., De Esteban J., Fernández F., Gabriel D., Herzog F., Holzschuh A., Joehl R., Knop E., Kruess A., Marshall J., Steffan-Dewenter I., Tscharntke T., Verhulst J., West T., Yela Y.L. (2006) Mixed biodiversity effects of agri-environment schemes in five European countries. Ecology Letters 9: 243–254.
Kleijn D., Baquero R., Clough Y., Diaz M., De Esteban J., Fernández F., Gabriel D., Herzog F., Holzschuh A., Joehl R., Knop E., Kruess A., Marshall J., Steffan-Dewenter I., Tscharntke T., Verhulst J., West T., Yela Y.L. (2006) A rejoinder to the comments by Potts et al. Ecology Letters 9: 256–257.
Knop E., Ward P., Wich S. (2004) A comparison of orangutan density in a logged and unlogged forest on Sumatra. Biological Conservation 120: 183–188.
Ward P., Vonwil J., Scholte E.J., Knop E. (2002) Field experiments on the distributions of eggs of different phosphoglucomutase (PGM) genotypes in the yellow dung fly Scathophaga stercoraria (L). Molecular Ecology 11: 1781–1785.
Publications in practice-oriented journals 2021-2025
Grognuz V. und Knop E. (2025) Nachts erhellt – tags verarmt. Hotspot, 52, 20-21. Weitere Sprachen: französisch.
Meier E., Lüscher G., Herzog F., Indermaur A., Winizki J., Knop E. (2025) Veränderung der Biodiversität in der Schweizer Agrarlandschaft: Von der ALL-EMA-Ersterhebung (2015–2019) zur Zweiterhebung (2020–2024). Agroscope Science, 209, 1-84.
Meier E., Lüscher G., Herzog F., Birrer S., Plattner M., Knop E. (2024) Mehr Biodiversität dank Biodiversitätsförderflächen in Vernetzungsprojekten. Agrarforschung Schweiz, 168-175.
Herzog C., Meier E., Schneuwly J., Birrer S., Roth T., Knop E. (2024) Effekte ausgewählter Faktoren auf die Biodiversität in Schweizer Agrarlandschaften. Agrarforschung Schweiz, 128-137.
Herzog C., Meier E., Lüscher G., Knop E. (2023) Integration externer Datensätze führt zu neuen Erkenntnissen: Arten und Lebensräume Landwirtschaft (ALL-EMA). Hotspot, 47, 29-30. weitere Sprachen: französisch.
Hölker F., Jechow A., Bolliger J., Kalinkat G., Tidau S., Knop E. (2023) Lichtverschmutzung – Stand der Forschung und Wissenslücken. Natur und Landschaft, 418-424.
Knop E. (2023) Einfluss künstlicher Beleuchtung in der Nacht auf Bestäuber und deren Bestäuberleistung. Natur und Landschaft, 443-446.
Knop E., Meier E. (2022) Synergien mit ALL-EMA. Hotspot, Sonderheft, 41-41.
Meier E., Lüscher G., Buholzer S., Herzog F., Indermaur A., Riedel S., Winizki J., Hofer G., Knop E. (2021) Zustand der Biodiversität in der Schweizer Agrarlandschaft: Zustandsbericht ALL-EMA 2015−2019. Agroscope Science, 111, 1-88.
Widmer I., Mühlethaler R., Baur B., Gonseth Y., Guntern J., Klaus G., Knop E., Lachat T., Moretti M., Pauli D., Pellissier L., Sattler T., Altermatt F. (2021) Insektenvielfalt in der Schweiz: Bedeutung, Trends, Handlungsoptionen. Swiss Academies Reports, 16, 1-111.