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Alexander Wezel
Alexander WEZEL
Head of Research, Professor for Agroecology and Landscape Ecology
Expertise
Member of High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE), – FAO
Research Unit
Agroecology and Environment
Keywords
Agroecology, agroecosystems analysis: management of biodiversity, water quality, and ecological corridors.
Research projects
- ECOSTACK
- African Cases: Good practices in agroecology in food insecure African countries
- SRCE: Perméabilité des espaces agricoles et Schéma Régional de Cohérence Ecologique de Rhône-Alpes
- PRADIV: Pratiques agroécologiques au service de la biodiversité (auxiliaires et pollinisateurs des cultures) et de la performance des systèmes de culture
- BIODIV+: Diversité multi-échelles dans les agroécosystèmes pour améliorer le control des ravageurs et la résilience des systèmes
- SUSPLUS: Innovative Education towards Sustainable Food Systems
- TEFSI: Transformation of European Food Systems towards Sustainability by Transnational, Innovative Teaching
- SERVIPOND: Ecosystem services and fish pond systems
Teaching activities
Coordinator of MSc Agroecology
Agroecology, Agroecosystems of the world and agricultural use, Management of agroecosystems
Work experiences and studies
- 2006-today: Isara, France.
- 2004: Habilitation, University of Greifswald, Germany, thesis: Land use and resource conservation in rural areas of different developing countries.
- 1998: Ph.D., University of Hohenheim, Germany, thesis: Fallow cultivation system and management possibilities in semi-arid Niger, West Africa,
- 1993: Diploma (MSc) Geoecology, University of Karlsruhe, Germany,
Latest publications
Journal articles
2022
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- Sarah Grauby, Aurélie Ferrer, Vincent Tolon, Anthony Roume, Alexander Wezel, et al.. Can Mixed Intercropping Protect Cereals from Aphid-Borne Viruses? An Experimental Approach. Insects, 2022, 13 (6), pp.521. ⟨10.3390/insects13060521⟩. ⟨hal-03706303⟩
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- Giulia Mattalia, Alexander Wezel, Pierre Costet, Patrick Jagoret, Olivier Deheuvels, et al.. Contribution of cacao agroforestry versus mono-cropping systems for enhanced sustainability. A review with a focus on yield. Agroforestry Systems, 2022, 96, pp.1077-1089. ⟨10.1007/s10457-022-00765-4⟩. ⟨hal-03760360⟩
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- Benoit Sarrazin, Alexander Wezel, Mathieu Guerin, Joël Robin. Pesticide contamination of fish ponds in relation to crop area in a mixed farmland-pond landscape (Dombes area, France). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022, ⟨10.1007/s11356-022-20492-8⟩. ⟨hal-03699647⟩
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- Georgia Forsyth Sijpestijn, Alexander Wezel, Sghaier Chriki. Can agroecology help in meeting our 2050 protein requirements?. Livestock Science, 2022, 256, pp.104822. ⟨10.1016/j.livsci.2022.104822⟩. ⟨hal-03764732⟩
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- Coralie Triquet, Anthony Roume, Alexander Wezel, Vincent Tolon, Aurélie Ferrer. In‐field cover crop strips support carabid communities and shape the ecological trait repartition in maize fields. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 2022, ⟨10.1111/afe.12540⟩. ⟨hal-03813213⟩
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- Coralie Triquet, Anthony Roume, Vincent Tolon, Alexander Wezel, Aurélie Ferrer. Undestroyed winter cover crop strip in maize fields supports ground-dwelling arthropods and predation. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2022, 326, pp.107783. ⟨10.1016/j.agee.2021.107783⟩. ⟨hal-03621653⟩
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2021
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- Devon Sampson, Marcela Cely-Santos, Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Nicholas Babin, Annelie Bernhart, et al.. Food Sovereignty and Rights-Based Approaches Strengthen Food Security and Nutrition Across the Globe: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021, 5, pp.686492. ⟨10.3389/fsufs.2021.686492⟩. ⟨hal-03713367⟩
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- Moritz Stüber, Ayco J M Tack, Beyene Zewdie, Esayas Mendesil, Tamiru Shimales, et al.. Multi‐scale mosaics in top‐down pest control by ants from natural coffee forests to plantations. Ecology, 2021, 102 (7), pp.e03376. ⟨10.1002/ecy.3376⟩. ⟨hal-03713328⟩
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- Mélanie Surchat, Alexander Wezel, Vincent Tolon, Tor Arvid Breland, Philippe Couraud, et al.. Soil and Pest Management in French Polynesian Farming Systems and Drivers and Barriers for Implementation of Practices Based on Agroecological Principles. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021, 5, pp.708647. ⟨10.3389/fsufs.2021.708647⟩. ⟨hal-03676598⟩
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- Alexander Wezel, Sibylle Stöckli, Erich Tasser, Heike Nitsch, Audrey Vincent. Good Pastures, Good Meadows: Mountain Farmers’ Assessment, Perceptions on Ecosystem Services, and Proposals for Biodiversity Management. Sustainability, 2021, 13 (10), pp.5609. ⟨10.3390/su13105609⟩. ⟨hal-03699635⟩
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