MSc Theses

If not available below, PDFs of Masters' theses can be found in the library catalogue of the University of Zurich.

Ongoing MSc Theses


Angehrn, Sonja Carole ESS	Modelling the current and future distribution of a key species in the Arctic to determine potential climate change refugia	Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman Dr. Elena Plekhanova
Breitling, Antonia ESS	Alpine red deer habitat selection during summer using a multi-temporal imaging spectroscopy approach: trade-off between food quality and quantity	Prof. Dr. Maria J. Santos Dr. Christian Rossi
Skomorohovs, Andrejs ESS	Light Limitation and Seasonal Constraints on Arctic Agriculture: Implications of Radiative Enhancement under Future Warming	Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman Dr.Johanna Malle Dr.Miles Timpe
Wang, Leqi GEO	Detecting Pedestrian Accessibility Features Using Deep Learning: A Case Study in the City of Zurich with Street View Imagery	Dr. Hoda Allahbakhshi Prof. Dr. Ross Purves

Completed MSc Theses

2026
Nitsingam, Nathalie GEO	Evaluating the Suitability of Spectral Indices and Functional Diversity Metrics for Biodiversity Monitoring in West Kalimantan, Borneo PDF	Jochem Braakhekke Dr. Isabelle Helfenstein Dr. Claudia Röösli Prof. Dr. Maria J. Santos
Schubiger, Ella GEO	Remote Sensing of Mental Health: The Burden of Heat Exposure in Switzerland. An Interdisciplinary Study Combining Earth Observation and Epidemiology.	Dr. Jennifer Susan Adams Dr. Kathrin Naegeli Prof. Dr. Maria J. Santos
Wick, David ESS	Ecological impact of charcoal production on Miombo woodlands and the role of governance PDF	Prof. Dr. Maria J. Santos

2025
Jastrowski, Lino ESS	Effects of Livelihood Choices on Forest Dynamics in Protected Areas in Mozambique PDF	Prof. Dr. Maria J. Santos
Kwan Ying Ying, Zoelle ESS	Assessing Coralita (Antigonon Leptopus) Dynamics on St. Eustatius: Spatio-Temporal Spread and Efficacy of Successive Removal Strategies PDF	Dr. Maarten Eppinga Prof. Dr. Maria J. Santos
Peerani, Lorenzo ESS	Interiors of Gas Giant Exoplanets: A Statistical Population Study PDF	Dr. Ravit Helled Dr. Saburo Howard Dr. Maarten Eppinga Prof. Dr. Maria J. Santos

2024
Businger, Isaline ESS	Stratospheric aerosol injection shifts permafrost drivers, accelerating thaw in the Eastern Arctic PDF	Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman
Hodel, Melanie ESS	Does burn severity in the Arctic tundra vary with vegetation type? PDF	Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman Nils Rietze Dr. Jakob Assmann
Quartini, Nicole ESS	Relating ecosystem functioning to fire severity in tundra ecosystems using community weighted means of plant traits PDF	Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman Dr. Ramona Heim

2022
Müller, Rhonda ESS	Arctic temperature extremes increase under solar radiation management - evaluation of geoengineering effects on the Arctic climate system PDF	Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman Dr. Jin-Soo Kim
Shavit, Noemi ESS	Spatial Distribution of Agricultural Pesticide Use and Predicted Exposure of the Swiss Landscape. PDF	Prof. Dr. Maria J. Santos

2021
Seifert, Mena GEO	The Potential of On-Farm Trees for Sustainable Charcoal Production Challenges, opportunities and human and social capital implications of charcoal production from on-farm trees in Kilosa District, Tanzania PDF	Prof. Dr. Maria J. Santos Hanneke van 't Veen Prof. Dr. Norman Backhaus

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2020
Kesselring, Jasmin ESS	Evapotranspiration and Water Use Efficiency in Agricultural Areas: Creating a new Tool using Remote Sensing to Help Farmers reduce Water Losses PDF	Dr. Eugénie Paul-Limoges Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm

MSc. Sergio Galaz-Segura

Farmers Rivalry or Collectivism? A livelihoods study from the Mixteca Alta, Mexico

MSc. Frans Erdem

Urbanization affecting Biotic homogenization? A look into the past in the California coastal area

MSc. Brendy Batenburg

Sustainability and tourism; a social en ecological network analysis in southern and eastern Spain

MSc. Jojanneke Voorhoeve

The Influence of Charcoal Production on the Forest Carbon Balance of Managed Oak Forests in Central Mexico

MSc. Mascha Claessens

Effects of biodiversity-friendly agriculture on different taxa in Europe

MSc. Alice Brignone

Interplays between biodiversity conservation and local development in high pasture dairy farming in protected areas. The case of the Lepontine Alps

MSc. Vera Praet

Wildlife richness and abundance across habitat types on the Utrecht University campus at the Uithof.

MSc. Vera Geling

Development of a sustainability index for chocolate production: Tony's chocolonely

MSc. Mary-Ann George

Community Forest Management in India: An Assessment of External Agent Interventions on Forest Conservation

MSc. Oliver Reader

Prediction of Tamarix spp. invasion by hyperspectral sensing of functional traits

MSc. Mariana Marques

Mesocarnivore site occupancy in cork oak landscapes: influence of management regimes

MSc. Wesley Malcorps

Research on the relationship between shrimp feed content and the availability and quality of resources

MSc. Annegreet Veeken

Using a trait-based approach to explain the effect of lake management on the biodiversity and ecosystem function of lake Ringsjön in Southern Sweden

MSc. Anne-Marie Melief

Linking Nitrogen Oxide Emissions and Future Urban Growth:How Present Day Policy Decisions Influence Future Emissions

MSc. Catarina Esgalhado

Traditional Systems in a Contemporary Context -Livelihoods, Biodiversity and Global Change in Portuguese Cork Oak Woodlands

MSc. Isabel Trujillo-Rocha

Influence of Road Presence in Secondary Forest Regrowth in the Amazon

MSc. Maartje Oostdijk

Assessing the effects of increased summer flooding in an impounded mangrove with the use of remote sensing

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