Researcher | Forschungsmagazin Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau

Head of Research Team of Community Ecology and Ecotoxicology

Prof. Dr. Carsten Brühl

"Through my research, I aim to establish a scientific foundation for effective measures to safeguard biodiversity for future generations.”

Carsten Brühl studied biology at Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg and Duke University in North Carolina, USA, specialising in tropical biology and animal ecology. Following the completion of his dissertation on the impact of forest management on ant biodiversity in tropical rainforests of Borneo, he worked in ecotoxicology for the agrochemical industry in Switzerland and England. He heads the research team on Community Ecology and Ecotoxicology at the iES Institute for Environmental Sciences in Landau since 2006.

Hügelig grüne Weinberge mit einem Traktor auf einem Weg, umgeben von Natur und Pflanzen, Luftaufnahme, Traktor bringt Pestizide in den Weinbergen aus

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