Education
2017 – 2021
Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences – University of Basel
Zoology, Biogeography, Limnology
2016 – 2017
MSc in Geosciences – University of Basel
Biogeography and Applied Ecology / Physical Geography
2012 – 2015
BSc in Geosciences – University of Basel
Biogeography and Applied Ecology / Physical Geography
Further Education
2022 – 2023
Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Museology
University of Applied Sciences Grisons (FHGR)
2020 – 2023
Higher Education Certificate
University of Basel
2020
Project Management for Researchers
Graduate Center, Universität Basel
Scientific Interests
Biogeography, Integrative Taxonomy, Acarology, Limnology, Biodiversity, Genomics
Projects and Museum Activities
Integrative Taxonomy of Aquatic Mites (Trombidiformes: Hydrachnidia)
SwissCollNet Project: Water Mites in Switzerland: Coditioning and Databasing
eDNA-Metabarcoding: Non-invasive freshwater ecosystem assessment and monitoring
Detection of Chironomidae species assemblanges in lake sediment cores – a new addition to the Palaeoecology toolbox
Genomic basis of biological invasions in Pieris manni (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
Other activities
Since 2019
Head of Research Council and Water Mite Curator
Pro Acarologia Basiliensis Research Foundation
Since 2020
Chief Executive Officer and Principal Scientist
Integrative Taxonomy Lab (ITaxLab) GmbH
Career
Since 2023
Head of Collection Digitization
Natural History Museum Basel
Since 2023
Research Scientist and Lab Manager
Geoecology Research Group, University of Basel
2021 – 2023
PostDoc Researcher and Molecular Lab Manager
Geoecology and Zoology, University of Basel
2015 – 2021
Research Assistant
Biogeography and Geoecology, University of Basel
Publications
Berner D., Rufener S. & Blattner A. L. (2023). Chromosome-Level Assemblies of the Pieris mannii Butterfly Genome Suggest Z-origin and Rapid Evolution of the W Chromosome. Genome Biology and Evolution, 15: evad111
Wiggers R., Gerecke R. & Blattner A. L. (2023). New insights into the distribution, ecology, and systematic position of the rare water mite Rutripalpus limicola (Acari: Trombidiformes). Acarologia, 63: 106-1021
Blattner L., Lucek K., Beck N., Berner D. & Von Fumetti S. (2022). Intra-Alpine Islands: Population genomic inference reveals high degree of isolation between freshwater spring habitats. Diversity & Distributions, 28: 291-305
Blattner L., Ebner J., Zopfi J. & Von Fumetti S. (2021). Targeted non-invasive bioindicator species detection in eDNA water samples to assess and monitor the integrity of vulnerable alpine freshwater environments. Ecological Indicators, 129: 107916
Blattner L., Gerecke R. & Von Fumetti S. (2019). Hidden biodiversity revealed by integrated morphology and genetic species delimitation of spring dwelling water mite species (Acari, Parasitengona: Hydrachnidia). Parasites & Vectors, 12: 492
Von Fumetti S. & Blattner L. (2017). Faunistic assemblages of natural springs in different areas in the Swiss National Park: a small-scale comparison. Hydrobiologia, 793: 175-184