N. Külling

PhD candidate |
EnviroSPACE Laboratory, Institute for Environmental Sciences

⌂ University of Geneva, Bd. Carl-Vogt 66, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland

✉ nathan.kuelling(at)unige.ch

☏ 022 379 05 21

Biologist with a MSc in behavior, evolution, and conservation, specializing in GIS, spatial analysis, and spatially explicit models of ecosystem services and species distribution. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. within the ValPar.CH project.

Publications

Adde, A., Külling, N., Rey, P.-L., Fopp, F., Brun, P., Broennimann, O., Lehmann, A., Petitpierre, B., Zimmermann, N. E., Pellissier, L., Altermatt, F., & Guisan, A. (2024). Projecting Untruncated Climate Change Effects on Species’ Climate Suitability: Insights From an Alpine Country. Global Change Biology, 30(11), e17557. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17557

Black, B., Adde, A., Farinotti, D., Guisan, A., Külling, N., Kurmann, M., Martin, C., Mayer, P., Rabe, S.-E., Streit, J., Zekollari, H., & Grêt-Regamey, A. (2024). Broadening the horizon in land use change modelling: Normative scenarios for nature positive futures in Switzerland. Regional Environmental Change, 24(3), 115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-024-02261-0

Külling, N., Adde, A., Lambiel, A., Wicki, S., Guisan, A., Grêt-Regamey, A., & Lehmann, A. (2024). Nature’s contributions to people and biodiversity mapping in Switzerland: spatial patterns and environmental drivers. Ecological Indicators, 163, 112079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112079

Külling, N., Adde, A., Fopp, F., Schweiger, A. K., Broennimann, O., Rey, P.-L., Giuliani, G., Goicolea, T., Petitpierre, B., Zimmermann, N. E., Pellissier, L., Altermatt, F., Lehmann, A., & Guisan, A. (2024). SWECO25: A cross-thematic raster database for ecological research in Switzerland. Scientific Data, 11(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02899-1

Adde, A., Rey, P.-L., Brun, P., Külling, N., Fopp, F., Altermatt, F., Broennimann, O., Lehmann, A., Petitpierre, B., Zimmermann, N. E., Pellissier, L., & Guisan, A. (2023). N-SDM: A high-performance computing pipeline for Nested Species Distribution Modelling. Ecography, 2023(6), e06540. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06540

Rey, P.-L., Külling, N., Adde, A., Lehmann, A., & Guisan, A. (2022). Mapping linkages between biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people: A ValPar.CH perspective. https://doi.org/10.5167/UZH-213594

Guisan, A., Rey, P.-L., Külling, N., & Lehmann, A. (2022). Biodiversité et services écosystémiques pour les humains. In SANTÉ ET ENVIRONNEMENT VERS UNE NOUVELLE APPROCHE GLOBALE (RMS éditions / Médecine et Hygiène). DOI: 10.53738/REVMED.95022

Giuliani, G., Rodila, D., Külling, N., Maggini, R., & Lehmann, A. (2022). Downscaling Switzerland Land Use/Land Cover Data Using Nearest Neighbors and an Expert System. Land, 11(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11050615

Conferences

Impacts du changement climatique sur la biodiversité en Suisse: habitats favorables et perspectives pour l'infrastructure écologique. Société zoologique de Genève. Genève (CH). November 2024

Negotiating scenarios of a desirable ecological infrastructure for Switzerland. Congrès Suisse du paysage. Tramelan (CH). September 2024

Assessing the impact of climate and land use change on Nature's Contributions to People (NCP) in Switzerland. World Biodiversity Forum. Davos (CH). June 2024

Nature’s contributions to people and biodiversity mapping in Switzerland: spatial patterns and environmental drivers. Natural Capital Symposium. Stanford (USA). June 2024

Mapping Switzerland’s Natural Wealth - Spatial Patterns and Environmental Drivers of Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity. BIOLOGY24. Zürich (CH). January 2024

SWECO25: a cross-thematic raster database for ecological research in Switzerland. Journée romande de la géoinformation. Lausanne (CH). November 2023

Multiscale approach to Ecological Infrastructure identification: a national perspective and regional park case study. Colloque Recherche sur les Parcs Suisses. Lausanne (CH). September 2023

Mapping ecosystem services for nation-wide ecological infrastructure assessment. INTECOL. Geneva (CH). August 2022

A Swiss-wide ecosystem service assessment. World Biodiversity Forum. Davos (CH). June 2022

Modelling of the “learning and inspiration” potential of the Swiss landscape. World Biodiversity Forum. Davos (CH). June 2022

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