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Vincent Bretagnolle is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions to the subfields of Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work spans numerous topics, specifically:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Weed Control and Herbicide Applications

Bretagnolle has published extensively in several venues, including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Among their recent papers are:

  • Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Residues of currently used pesticides in soils and earthworms: A silent threat?, 2020, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Land-use history impacts functional diversity across multiple trophic groups, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Pesticide impacts on avian species with special reference to farmland birds: a review, 2022, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds, 2023, Nature Communications

Their frequent co-authors include Sabrina Gaba, Jérôme Moreau, Karine Monceau, Manuel B. Morales, and Thomas Perrot.

Vincent Bretagnolle has contributed to book publications as well, including Little Bustard: Ecology and Conservation published in 2022 by Springer International Publishing.

Best Publications

  • Persistent negative effects of pesticides on biodiversity and biological control potential on European farmland

    Flavia Geiger;Jan Bengtsson;Frank Berendse;Wolfgang W. Weisser

  • 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

  • A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production

    Matteo Dainese;Emily A. Martin;Marcelo A. Aizen;Matthias Albrecht

  • Increasing crop heterogeneity enhances multitrophic diversity across agricultural regions

    Clélia Sirami;Clélia Sirami;Nicolas Gross;Aliette Bosem Baillod;Aliette Bosem Baillod;Colette Bertrand;Colette Bertrand;Colette Bertrand

  • Meta-analysis of multidecadal biodiversity trends in Europe

    Francesca Pilotto;Francesca Pilotto;Ingolf Kühn;Ingolf Kühn;Rita Adrian;Renate Alber

  • Honey bee diet in intensive farmland habitats reveals an unexpectedly high flower richness and a major role of weeds.

    Fabrice Requier;Fabrice Requier;Jean Francois Odoux;Thierry Tamic;Nathalie Moreau

  • Weeds for bees? A review

    Vincent Bretagnolle;Vincent Bretagnolle;Sabrina Gaba

  • Europe-wide dampening of population cycles in keystone herbivores

    Thomas Cornulier;Nigel G. Yoccoz;Vincent Bretagnolle;Jon E. Brommer

  • Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

    Ika Djukic;Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas;Inger Kappel Schmidt;Klaus Steenberg Larsen

  • Responses of an avian predator to variations in prey density at a temperate latitude

    Marc Salamolard;Alain Butet;Alain Leroux;Vincent Bretagnolle

  • Differences of floral resource use between honey bees and wild bees in an intensive farming system

    Orianne Rollin;Vincent Bretagnolle;Axel Decourtye;Jean Aptel

  • Fishery discards impact on seabird movement patterns at regional scales

    Frederic Bartumeus;Luca Giuggioli;Luca Giuggioli;Maite Louzao;Maite Louzao;Vincent Bretagnolle

  • Birds of prey as limiting factors of gamebird populations in Europe: a review

    Jari Valkama;Erkki Korpimäki;Beatriz E. Arroyo;Pedro Beja

  • Vole population cycles in northern and southern Europe: is there a need for different explanations for single pattern?

    Xavier Lambin;Vincent Bretagnolle;Nigel G. Yoccoz

  • Predation risk and moonlight avoidance in nocturnal seabirds

    François Mougeot;Vincent Bretagnolle

  • Reconciling laboratory and field assessments of neonicotinoid toxicity to honeybees.

    Mickaël Henry;Nicolas Cerrutti;Pierrick Aupinel;Axel Decourtye

  • The benefits of extensive agriculture to birds: the case of the little bustard

    Axel Wolff;Jean-Philippe Paul;Jean-Louis Martin;Vincent Bretagnolle

  • Reconciling pesticide reduction with economic and environmental sustainability in arable farming.

    Martin Lechenet;Vincent Bretagnolle;Christian Bockstaller;François Boissinot

  • Black Rats, Island Characteristics, and Colonial Nesting Birds in the Mediterranean: Consequences of an Ancient Introduction

    Jean-Louis Martin;Jean-Claude Thibault;Vincent Bretagnolle

  • Residues of currently used pesticides in soils and earthworms: A silent threat?

    Céline Pelosi;Colette Bertrand;Gaëlle Daniele;M. Coeurdassier

  • Future Directions in Conservation Research on Petrels and Shearwaters

    Airam Rodríguez;José M. Arcos;Vincent Bretagnolle;Maria P. Dias

  • Conservation of the Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) in agricultural areas

    Beatriz Arroyo;Jesús T. García;Vincent Bretagnolle

Frequent Co-Authors

Beatriz Arroyo
Beatriz Arroyo Spanish National Research Council
François Mougeot
François Mougeot Spanish National Research Council
Gábor Á. Czirják
Gábor Á. Czirják Leibniz Association
Teja Tscharntke
Teja Tscharntke University of Göttingen
Luísa G. Carvalheiro
Luísa G. Carvalheiro Universidade Federal de Goiás
Riccardo Bommarco
Riccardo Bommarco Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jean-Louis Martin
Jean-Louis Martin Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-François Cosson
Jean-François Cosson INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Mathieu Giraudeau
Mathieu Giraudeau University of La Rochelle
Nicolas Gross
Nicolas Gross University of Clermont Auvergne

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