Chair for Terrestrial Ecology
Department for Life Science Systems
TUM School of Life Sciences
Technische Universität München
Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2
D-85350 Freising-Weihenstephan
Room: 1.2.2.3
Phone: +49.8161.71.2490
Fax: +49.8161.71.4427
E-mail: benjamin.leroy[at]tum.de
Curriculum vitae
| 12/2015- | present | PhD student at the Chair of Terrestrial Ecology, TU München. Topic: Non-target effects of insecticide application on community structure of forest arthropods. |
| 09/2011- | 11/2014 | Engineering degree in Agriculture, Food technology and Environmental Sciences at the Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture et d'agroalimentaire Rhône-Alpes (ISARA-Lyon). |
| 03/2014- | 09/2014 | M.Sc. thesis at the chair group Farming Systems Ecology, dept. Plant Sciences, Wageningen University Research (WUR). Title: "Spatial and temporal implications of HIPV-mediated patch searching behaviour of Cotesia glomerata in the field." Supervisors: Dr. F. J. J. A. Bianchi (WUR), Dr. A. Wezel (ISARA-Lyon). |
| 09/2011- | 10/2013 | M.Sc. Master Organic Agriculture, WUR. Specialization in Agroecology. |
| 02/2013- | 09/2013 | M.Sc. thesis at the chair group Farming Systems Ecology, dept. Plant Sciences, WUR. Title: "Suitability of first-year sown flower fields for enhancing natural enemy-mediated pest-control services " Supervisors: Dr. F. J. J. A. Bianchi (WUR), Dr. A. Wezel, Dr. A. Ferrer (ISARA-Lyon). |
| 09/2008- | 09/2011 | B.Sc Agriculture, Food technology and Environmental Sciences, ISARA-Lyon. |
Research interest
- Community ecology and population dynamics
- Behavioural ecology
- Impacts of anthropogenic management on biodiversity and associated ecosystem services
Project
Future-oriented risk management for biotic pest events in forests to ensure sustainable forest management
