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Felix Herzog

Felix Herzog

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
61
Citations
17414
World Ranking
2152
National Ranking
59

Overview

Felix Herzog is affiliated with Agroscope in Switzerland and conducts research focused primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their scholarly output includes a significant number of publications related to global and planetary change, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, general agricultural and biological sciences, plant science, and nature and landscape conservation.

Their research emphasizes several main topics, including plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, land use and ecosystem services, plant parasitism and resistance, agricultural economics and policy, forest management and policy, and sustainable agricultural systems analysis.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Felix Herzog include Sonja Kay, Matthias Albrecht, Martin H. Entling, Julian Helfenstein, and Matthias Bürgi.

Among their recent published papers are:

  • The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis (2020, Ecology Letters)
  • Agroforestry and the environment (2021, Agroforestry Systems)
  • Agroecology landscapes (2021, Landscape Ecology)
  • Different roles of concurring climate and regional land-use changes in past 40 years' insect trends (2022, Nature Communications)
  • The geography of megatrends affecting European agriculture (2022, Global Environmental Change)

Felix Herzog has published multiple articles in venues such as Agronomy for Sustainable Development, Agroforestry Systems, Landscape Ecology, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, and Regional Environmental Change. These journals reflect a focus on sustainable agriculture, ecosystem dynamics, and environmental change.

Best Publications

  • Mixed biodiversity benefits of agri-environment schemes in five European countries.

    David Kleijn;R. A. Baquero;Yann Clough;M. Díaz

  • Delivery of crop pollination services is an insufficient argument for wild pollinator conservation

    David Kleijn;Rachael Winfree;Ignasi Bartomeus;Luísa G. Carvalheiro;Luísa G. Carvalheiro

  • Non-bee insects are important contributors to global crop pollination

    Romina Rader;Ignasi Bartomeus;Lucas A. Garibaldi;Michael P.D. Garratt

  • Indicators for biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: a pan‐European study

    R. Billeter;J. Liira;D. Bailey;R.J.F. Bugter

  • How landscape structure, land-use intensity and habitat diversity affect components of total arthropod diversity in agricultural landscapes

    Frederik Hendrickx;Jean-Pierre Maelfait;Walter Van Wingerden;Oliver Schweiger

  • The interplay of landscape composition and configuration: new pathways to manage functional biodiversity and agroecosystem services across Europe

    Emily A. Martin;Matteo Dainese;Yann Clough;András Báldi

  • The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis.

    Matthias Albrecht;David Kleijn;Neal M. Williams;Matthias Tschumi

  • Silvoarable Systems in Europe – Past, Present and Future Prospects

    M. P. Eichhorn;M. P. Eichhorn;P. Paris;F. Herzog;L. D. Incoll

  • Quantifying the impact of environmental factors on arthropod communities in agricultural landscapes across organizational levels and spatial scales

    O Schweiger;Jean-Pierre Maelfait;W Van Wingerden;Frederik Hendrickx

  • Understanding and quantifying landscape structure – A review on relevant process characteristics, data models and landscape metrics

    Angela Lausch;Thomas Blaschke;Dagmar Haase;Felix Herzog

  • Assessing the intensity of temperate European agriculture at the landscape scale

    Felix Herzog;B. Steiner;Debra Bailey;Jacques Baudry

  • Effectiveness of the Swiss agri‐environment scheme in promoting biodiversity

    Eva Knop;David Kleijn;Felix Herzog;Bernhard Schmid

  • Landscape metrics for assessment of landscape destruction and rehabilitation.

    Felix Herzog;Angela Lausch;Eckhard Müller;Hans-Hermann Thulke

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

    Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill

  • Interactive effects of landscape context constrain the effectiveness of local agri-environmental management

    Elena D. Concepción;Mario Díaz;David Kleijn;András Báldi

  • Agroforestry creates carbon sinks whilst enhancing the environment in agricultural landscapes in europe

    Sonja Kay;Carlo Rega;Gerardo Moreno;Michael den Herder

  • Streuobst : a traditional agroforestry system as a model for agroforestry development in temperate Europe

    F. Herzog

  • Effects of landscape structure and land-use intensity on similarity of plant and animal communities

    Carsten F. Dormann;Oliver Schweiger;Isabel Augenstein;Debra Bailey

  • Modeling environmental benefits of silvoarable agroforestry in Europe

    J.H.N. Palma;A.R. Graves;R.G.H. Bunce;P.J. Burgess

  • Effect of ecological compensation areas on floristic and breeding bird diversity in Swiss agricultural landscapes

    F. Herzog;S. Dreier;G. Hofer;C. Marfurt

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerardo Moreno
Gerardo Moreno University of Extremadura
Martin H. Entling
Martin H. Entling University of Koblenz and Landau
Maurizio G. Paoletti
Maurizio G. Paoletti University of Padua
Rob H. G. Jongman
Rob H. G. Jongman Wageningen University & Research
András Báldi
András Báldi Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Tim Diekötter
Tim Diekötter Kiel University
Teja Tscharntke
Teja Tscharntke University of Göttingen
Oliver Schweiger
Oliver Schweiger Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Paul J. Burgess
Paul J. Burgess Cranfield University

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