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Biography

My main research interests are ecological and evolutionary aspects of plant-antagonist interactions, especially in the context of plant invasion and biological control.

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Employment (1)

University of Fribourg: Fribourg, Freiburg, CH

1995 to present | Professor (Biology / Ecology and Evolution)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Université de Fribourg: Fribourg, FR, CH

2011 to 2013 | President (Biology)
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Universität Bern: Bern, BE, CH

1980 to 1980 | MSc in Biology
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Professional activities (6)

EU- COST-FA1203 : Fribourg, Fribourg, CH

Chairman and national delegate ("Sustainable Management of Ambrosia artemisiifolia in Europe (SMARTER))
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DFG funded “Biodiversity Exploratories”: Berlin, DE

2014 to present | Advisory Board
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Federal Office for the Environment: Bern, Bern, CH

2001 to 2015 | Advisory Board
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Swiss National Science Foundation: Bern, CH

2010 to 2013 | Member of the local research commission
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National Science Foundation: Arlington, VA, US

2006 to 2013 | Steering committee (Global Invasions Research Coordination Network )
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Swiss Academy of Sciences: Bern, Bern, CH

2003 to 2004 | Elected annual president
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Works (24)

Sympatric diploid and tetraploid cytotypes of Centaurea stoebe s.l. do not differ in arbuscular mycorrhizal communities and mycorrhizal growth response.

American journal of botany
2018-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1206
PMID: 30552673
Contributors: Sudová R; Kohout P; Kolaříková Z; Rydlová J; Voříšková J; Suda J; Španiel S; Müller-Schärer H; Mráz P
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Deciphering the biology of Cryptophyllachora eurasiatica gen. et sp. nov., an often cryptic pathogen of an allergenic weed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia.

Scientific reports
2018-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29102-5
PMID: 30018297
PMC: PMC6050288
Contributors: Kiss L; Kovács GM; Bóka K; Bohár G; Bohárné KV; Németh MZ; Takamatsu S; Shin HD; Hayova V; Nischwitz C et al.
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Explaining variability in the production of seed and allergenic pollen by invasive Ambrosia artemisiifolia across Europe

Biological invasions
2018-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1640-9
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Contributors: Lommen SE; Alla Aleksanyan; Andreas Lemke; Annamária Fenesi; Barbara Tokarska-Guzik; Bruno Chauvel; Caspar A. Hallmann; Cristina Preda; Zita Dorner
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Areas of high conservation value at risk by plant invaders in Georgia under climate change.

Ecology and evolution
2018-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4005
PMID: 29760885
PMC: PMC5938453
Contributors: Slodowicz D; Descombes P; Kikodze D; Broennimann O; Müller-Schärer H
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Direct effects of insecticides on common ragweed-implications for natural enemy exclusion trials.

Journal of pesticide science
2018-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1584/jpestics.d17-048
PMID: 30363105
PMC: PMC6140642
Contributors: Lommen STE; Fogliatto S; Vidotto F; Citterio S; Augustinus BA; Müller-Schärer H
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Biological invasion of oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) in North America: Pre-adaptation, post-introduction evolution, or both?

PloS one
2018-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190705
PMID: 29300760
PMC: PMC5754128
Contributors: Stutz S; Mráz P; Hinz HL; Müller-Schärer H; Schaffner U
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Invasive alien plants benefit more from clonal integration in heterogeneous environments than natives.

The New phytologist
2017-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/nph.14820
PMID: 28944478
Contributors: Wang YJ; Müller-Schärer H; van Kleunen M; Cai AM; Zhang P; Yan R; Dong BC; Yu FH
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Neighbour Origin and Ploidy Level Drive Impact of an Alien Invasive Plant Species in a Competitive Environment.

PloS one
2016-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155712
PMID: 27203687
PMC: PMC4874543
Contributors: Sun Y; Müller-Schärer H; Schaffner U
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Areas of high conservation value in Georgia: present and future threats by invasive alien plants

Biological invasions
2015-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-014-0774-2
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Contributors: Thalmann DJK; Kikodze D; Khutsishvili M; Kharazishvili D; Guisan A; Broennimann O; Müller-Schärer H
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Biogeographic effects on early establishment of an invasive alien plant.

American journal of botany
2015-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1400451
PMID: 25878094
Contributors: Sun Y; Müller-Schärer H; Maron JL; Schaffner U
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Origin matters: diversity affects the performance of alien invasive species but not of native species.

The American naturalist
2015-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1086/681251
PMID: 25996858
Contributors: Sun Y; Müller-Schärer H; Maron JL; Schaffner U
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Drought tolerance and plasticity in the invasive knapweed Centaurea stoebe s.l. (Asteraceae): effect of populations stronger than those of cytotype and range.

Annals of botany
2014-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcu105
PMID: 24918204
PMC: PMC4111397
Contributors: Mráz P; Tarbush E; Müller-Schärer H
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Dissecting impact of plant invaders: do invaders behave differently in the new range?

Ecology
2013-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1890/12-1910.1
PMID: 24358696
Contributors: Sun Y; Collins AR; Schaffner U; Müller-Schärer H
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Increased seed survival and seedling emergence in a polyploid plant invader

American journal of botany
2013-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200540
PMID: 23935112
Contributors: Hahn MA; Lanz T; Fasel D; Müller-Schärer H
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Cytotype differences modulate eco-geographical differentiation in the widespread plant Centaurea stoebe.

Ecology
2013-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1890/12-1393.1
PMID: 23858641
Contributors: Hahn MA; Müller-Schärer H
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Increased phenotypic plasticity to climate may have boosted the invasion success of polyploid Centaurea stoebe.

PloS one
2012-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050284
PMID: 23185598
PMC: PMC3502303
Contributors: Hahn MA; van Kleunen M; Müller-Schärer H
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Anthropogenic disturbance as a driver of microspatial and microhabitat segregation of cytotypes of Centaurea stoebe and cytotype interactions in secondary contact zones.

Annals of botany
2012-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcs120
PMID: 22730023
PMC: PMC3400448
Contributors: Mráz P; Španiel S; Keller A; Bowmann G; Farkas A; Šingliarová B; Rohr RP; Broennimann O; Müller-Schärer H
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Increased population growth rate in invasive polyploid Centaurea stoebe in a common garden.

Ecology letters
2012-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01813.x
PMID: 22727026
Contributors: Hahn MA; Buckley YM; Müller-Schärer H
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Plant interspecific differences in arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization as a result of soil carbon addition.

Mycorrhiza
2012-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00572-012-0451-1
PMID: 22729291
Contributors: Eschen R; Müller-Schärer H; Schaffner U
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Allopolyploid origin of highly invasive Centaurea stoebe s.l. (Asteraceae).

Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
2011-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.006
PMID: 22126902
Contributors: Mráz P; Garcia-Jacas N; Gex-Fabry E; Susanna A; Barres L; Müller-Schärer H
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Non-natives: 141 scientists object.

Nature
2011-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/475036a
PMID: 21734689
Contributors: Simberloff D; 141 signatories
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Plant invasions, generalist herbivores, and novel defense weapons.

Ecology
2011-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1890/10-1230.1
PMID: 21661546
Contributors: Schaffner U; Ridenour WM; Wolf VC; Bassett T; Müller C; Müller-Schärer H; Sutherland S; Lortie CJ; Callaway RM
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central

Polyploidy and invasion success: trait trade-offs in native and introduced cytotypes of two Asteraceae species

Plant ecology.
2011-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-010-9824-8
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Contributors: Thébault A; Gillet F; Müller-Schärer H; Buttler A
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Polyploidy in Phenotypic Space and Invasion Context: A Morphometric Study of Centaurea stoebe s.l

International journal of plant sciences
2011-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1086/658151
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Contributors: Mráz P; Bourchier RS; Treier UA; Schaffner U; Müller-Schärer H
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heinz Müller-Schärer via Europe PubMed Central
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