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Rusch Adrien (1984)

tél : (33) 05 57 12 26 43

e-mail : adrien.rusch@bordeaux.inra.fr

Research interests

Adrien Rusch investigates the relationships between land use, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. He is particularly interested in how changes in land use and farming practices at different spatio-temporal scales affect communities and the service they provide to society with a focus on natural pest control services and other regulatory services. In this context, he examines food-web ecology and community ecology of natural enemies and other service-providing communities in different farming systems and landscape contexts. The aim of his research is to produce knowledge to support the design of innovative crop protection strategies and multifunctional landscapes optimizing the flow and the stability of ecosystem services.

Research topics

• Community ecology
• Landscape ecology
• Food-web ecology
• Functional biodiversity
• Ecosystem services

Collaborations

SAPES - Multifunctional  agriculture: harnessing biodiversity for  sustaining research agricultural production and ecosystem services

APPEAL - Assessment and valuation of Pest suppression potential through biological control in European Agricultural Landscapes

Ecosystem services and conservation research team

Top publications

Rusch, A.,  Suchail, S.,Valantin-Morison, M., Sarthou, J.P., Roger-Estrade, J.,2012. Nutritional state of the pollen beetle parasitoid Tersilochus heterocerus foraging in the field. Biocontrol. DOI: 10.1007/s10526-012-9463-1

Rusch, A., Valantin-Morison, M., Roger-Estrade, J., Sarthou, J.P., 2012. Using landscape indicators to predict high pest infestations and successful natural pest control at the regional scale. Landscape and Urban Planning 105, 62–73.

Rusch A, Valantin-Morison M, Sarthou JP, Roger-Estrade J. 2011. The influence of crop management and landscape diversity on insect pest attacks. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. DOI:10.1016/j.agee.2011.05.004

Rusch A, Valantin-Morison M, Sarthou JP, Roger-Estrade J. 2011. Multi-scale effects of landscape complexity and crop management on pollen beetle parasitism rate. Landscape Ecology. DOI: 10.1007/s10980-011-9573-7

Rusch A, Valantin-Morison M, Roger-Estrade J, Sarthou JP. 2011. Local and landscape determinants of pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus F.) abundance in overwintering habitats. Agricultural and Forest Entomology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-9563.2011.00547.x

Rusch A, Valantin-Morison M, Sarthou JP, Roger-Estrade J. 2010. Biological control of insect pests in agroecosystems: effects of crop management, farming systems and semi-natural habitats at the landscape scale. A review. Advances in Agronomy. DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2113(10)09006-1