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

2023

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Anna Brumer, Alexander Wezel, Jens Dauber, Tor Arvid Breland, Baptiste Grard. Development of agroecology in Austria and Germany [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. Open Research Europe, 2023, 3 (25), pp.1-20. ⟨10.12688/openreseurope.15431.1⟩. ⟨hal-04119205⟩
Accès au texte intégral et bibtex

https://isara.hal.science/hal-04119205/file/Brumer-et-al-2023.pdf


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Adeline Fontanilles, Alexander Wezel, Soraya Rouifed, Mathieu Guérin, Marie Vanacker, et al.. Disturbance and resilience of aquatic plant communities in fish ponds after temporary dry periods. Aquatic Ecology, 2023, ⟨10.1007/s10452-023-10032-y⟩. ⟨hal-04119252⟩
Accès au texte intégral et bibtex

https://isara.hal.science/hal-04119252/file/Robin-et-al-2023.pdf


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Ileana Iocola, Corrado Ciaccia, Luca Colombo, Baptiste Grard, Stefania Maurino, et al.. Agroecology research in Europe funded by European and transnational programmes: current status and perspectives [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]. Open Research Europe, 2023, 2 (139), pp.1-38. ⟨10.12688/openreseurope.15264.1⟩. ⟨hal-04119143⟩
Accès au texte intégral et bibtex

https://isara.hal.science/hal-04119143/file/Iocola-et-al-2023.pdf


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Georgia Forsyth Sijpestijn, Alexander Wezel, Sghaier Chriki. L'agroécologie peut-elle contribuer à satisfaire nos besoins en protéines d’ici 2050 ?. Viandes & Produits Carnés, 2023, pp.VPC-2022-3845. ⟨hal-04000354⟩
Accès au texte intégral et bibtex

https://isara.hal.science/hal-04000354/file/Forsyth-Chriki-VPC-2023.pdf


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Erin M Silva, Alexander Wezel, Caley Stafford, Jeanne Brives, Nathan Bosseler, et al.. Insights into agroecological farming practice implementation by conservation-minded farmers in North America. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023, 7, ⟨10.3389/fsufs.2023.1090690⟩. ⟨hal-04207398⟩
Accès au texte intégral et bibtex

https://isara.hal.science/hal-04207398/file/Silva%20Wezel%20et%20al%202023%20Agroecological%20farming%20practices%20North%20America.pdf


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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, 2023, 25 (1), pp.152-163. ⟨10.1111/afe.12540⟩. ⟨hal-03813213⟩
Accès au texte intégral et bibtex

https://isara.hal.science/hal-03813213/file/Triquet_2022_postprint_In-field%20cover%20crop%20strip.pdf


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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⟩
Accès au texte intégral et bibtex

https://isara.hal.science/hal-03706303/file/Grauby-Insects-2022-CC-BY.pdf


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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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