In general, I am interested in the interactions between ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation and agricultural practices in both tropical and temperate agriculural landscapes.
Before my time at SLU, I did my PhD at the University of Wuerzburg where I did research on the effects of landscape change and agroecological practices on biodiversity and ecosystem services in Malawian smallholder farms.
Vogel, C., Mkandawire, T., Mkandawire, M., Küstner, G., Dakishoni, L., Bezner Kerr, R., Iverson, A., Poveda, K., & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2023). The importance of shrubland and local agroecological practices for pumpkin production in sub-Saharan smallholdings. Basic and Applied Ecology, 73, 51–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2023.10.004
Vogel, C., Mayer, V., Mkandawire, M., Küstner, G., Kerr, R. B., Krauss, J., & Steffan‐Dewenter, I. (2023). Local and landscape scale woodland cover and diversification of agroecological practices shape butterfly communities in tropical smallholder landscapes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 1365-2664.14446. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14446
Vogel, C., Poveda, K., Iverson, A., Boetzl, F. A., Mkandawire, T., Chunga, T. L., Küstner, G., Keller, A., Bezner Kerr, R., & Steffan‐Dewenter, I. (2023). The effects of crop type, landscape composition and agroecological practices on biodiversity and ecosystem services in tropical smallholder farms. Journal of Applied Ecology, 1365-2664.14380. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14380