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Carsten A. Brühl is affiliated with the University of Koblenz and Landau in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to insect science, ecology, global and planetary change, pollution, and related subfields.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including insect and pesticide research, amphibian and reptile biology, plant and animal studies, pesticide and herbicide environmental studies, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, pesticide residue analysis and safety, and mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Carsten A. Brühl include:

  • Direct pesticide exposure of insects in nature conservation areas in Germany, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Environmental and socioeconomic effects of mosquito control in Europe using the biocide Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti), 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Pesticide use in banana plantations in Costa Rica - A review of environmental and human exposure, effects and potential risks, 2023, Environment International
  • Widespread contamination of soils and vegetation with current use pesticide residues along altitudinal gradients in a European Alpine valley, 2024, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Biodiversity in European agricultural landscapes: transformative societal changes needed, 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Carsten A. Brühl include:

  • Nikita Bakanov
  • Johann G. Zaller
  • Mirco Bundschuh
  • Verena Gerstle
  • Sara Kolbenschlag

Carsten A. Brühl often publishes in the following venues:

  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution

The scientist's research has advanced various fields related to environmental toxicology, focusing on the impacts of pesticides on insects and broader ecological systems. Their work also explores socioeconomic effects linked to mosquito control measures in Europe. The interplay between environmental contamination and agricultural practices is a recurrent theme in their publications.

Best Publications

  • How will oil palm expansion affect biodiversity

    Emily B. Fitzherbert;Matthew J. Struebig;Alexandra Morel;Finn Danielsen

  • Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;D. Carolina Useche;Julio Rendeiro;Margareta Kalka

  • Biofuel Plantations on Forested Lands : Double Jeopardy for Biodiversity and Climate

    Finn Danielsen;Hendrien Beukema;Neil D. Burgess;Neil D. Burgess;Faizal Parish

  • Fungicides: An overlooked pesticide class?

    Jochen P. Zubrod;Mirco Bundschuh;Mirco Bundschuh;Gertie Arts;Carsten A. Brühl

  • Terrestrial pesticide exposure of amphibians: An underestimated cause of global decline?

    Carsten A. Brühl;Thomas Schmidt;Silvia Pieper;Annika Alscher

  • Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness

    Robert R. Dunn;Donat Agosti;Alan N. Andersen;Xavier Arnan;Xavier Arnan

  • Biodiversity Decline as a Consequence of an Inappropriate Environmental Risk Assessment of Pesticides

    Carsten A. Brühl;Johann G. Zaller

  • Global warming, elevational ranges and the vulnerability of tropical biota

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;D. Carolina Useche;Luke P. Shoo;Sebastian K. Herzog

  • Stratification of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in a primary rain forest in Sabah, Borneo.

    Carsten A. Brühl;Gunik Gunsalam;K. Eduard Linsenmair

  • Altitudinal distribution of leaf litter ants along a transect in primary forests on Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

    Carsten A. Brühl;Maryati Mohamed;K. Eduard Linsenmair

  • Direct pesticide exposure of insects in nature conservation areas in Germany

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  • Fuelling the biodiversity crisis: species loss of ground-dwelling forest ants in oil palm plantations in Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo)

    Carsten A. Brühl;Thomas Eltz

  • Amphibians at risk? Susceptibility of terrestrial amphibian life stages to pesticides.

    Carsten A. Brühl;Silvia Pieper;Brigitte Weber

  • Nesting and nest trees of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in lowland dipterocarp forests in Sabah, Malaysia, with implications for forest management

    Thomas Eltz;Carsten A. Brühl;Zamrie Imiyabir;K.Eduard Linsenmair

  • Determinants of stingless bee nest density in lowland dipterocarp forests of Sabah, Malaysia

    Thomas Eltz;Carsten A. Brühl;Sander van der Kaars;Eduard K. Linsenmair

  • Size does matter - effects of tropical rainforest fragmentation on the leaf litter ant community in Sabah, Malaysia

    Carsten A. Brühl;Thomas Eltz;K. Eduard Linsenmair

  • The secret pollinators: an overview of moth pollination with a focus on Europe and North America

    Melanie Hahn;Carsten A. Brühl

  • Review on environmental alterations propagating from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems.

    Ralf Schulz;Mirco Bundschuh;Mirco Bundschuh;René Gergs;René Gergs;Carsten A. Brühl

  • Environmental and socioeconomic effects of mosquito control in Europe using the biocide Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti)

    Carsten A. Brühl;Laurence Després;Oliver Frör;Chandrashekhar D. Patil

  • Global diversity in light of climate change: the case of ants

    Clinton Neil Jenkins;Nathan J. Sanders;Nathan J. Sanders;Alan N. Andersen;Xavier Arnan

  • Bats as bioindicators – the need of a standardized method for acoustic bat activity surveys

    Peter Stahlschmidt;Carsten A. Brühl

  • Agrochemicals in field margins – An experimental field study to assess the impacts of pesticides and fertilizers on a natural plant community

    Juliane Schmitz;Melanie Hahn;Carsten A. Brühl

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralf Schulz
Ralf Schulz University of Koblenz and Landau
K. Eduard Linsenmair
K. Eduard Linsenmair University of Würzburg
Aaron M. Ellison
Aaron M. Ellison Harvard University
Johann G. Zaller
Johann G. Zaller BOKU University
Mirco Bundschuh
Mirco Bundschuh University of Koblenz and Landau
Nathan J. Sanders
Nathan J. Sanders University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert R. Dunn
Robert R. Dunn North Carolina State University
Finn Danielsen
Finn Danielsen Novo Nordisk (Denmark)
Ralf B. Schäfer
Ralf B. Schäfer University of Kaiserslautern-Landau - RPTU
Henner Hollert
Henner Hollert Goethe University Frankfurt

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