Institut für
BD Biodiversität
Dr. Christian Levers
Institut für Biodiversität
Bundesallee 6538116 Braunschweig
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- christian.levers@thuenen.de
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Levers C, Helfenstein J, Bürgi M, Debonne N, Diogo V, Dossche R, Herzog F, Li Y, Mohr F, Swart R, Williams TG, Verburg PH (2026) Conceptualising and mapping polarisation trends in land systems. Ambio: Online First, Jan 2026, DOI:10.1007/s13280-025-02344-0
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Fortin J, Jarvis L, Levers C, Ramankutty N, Seufert V (2026) Global dataset on mean farm size reveals important subnational variability. Environ Res Food Syst 3(1):014501, DOI:10.1088/2976-601X/ae3e93
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Hong C, Levers C, Prishchepov AV (2026) Revealing nested archetypes of cropland abandonment based on social-ecological system theory. J Rural Studies 122:103991, DOI:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103991
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Li Y, Ammann J, Helfenstein J, Williams TG, Levers C, Mohr F, Diogo V, Zafeiriou R, Rolo V, Beckmann M, Hernik J, Kizos T, Herzog F (2026) The potential of variable-rate technology for sustainable intensification of European arable farming. Eur J Agron 172:127868, DOI:10.1016/j.eja.2025.127868
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Li Y, Helfenstein J, Swart R, Levers C, Mohr F, Diogo V, Bürgi M, Williams TG, Zafeiriou R, Zarina A, Ammann J, Rolo V, Verburg PH, Beckmann M, Hernik J, Kizos T, Herzog F (2025) Agroecological and technological practices in European arable farming : past uptake and expert visions for future development. Land Use Pol 153:107553, DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107553
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Pratzer M, Maillard O, Baldi G, Baumann M, Burton J, Fernandez P, Levers C, Meyfroidt P, Tasquer M, Vallejos M, Kuemmerle T (2025) Considering land use complexity and overlap is critical for sustainability planning. One Earth 8(5):101247, DOI:10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101247
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Remelgado R, Levers C, Cord AF (2025) Cultivated lands : blind spots in global biodiversity data. Trends Ecol Evol 40(12):1155-1158, DOI:10.1016/j.tree.2025.09.017
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Diogo V, Williams TG, Debonne N, Levers C, Herzog F, Bürgi M, Verburg PH (2025) Developing an Agricultural Futures Framework to explore the option space for agricultural change in Europe under alternative value perspectives. Sustain Sci: Online First, Jan 2025, DOI:10.1007/s11625-024-01612-4
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Levers C, Mehrabi Z, Bajaj K, Ramankutty N, Siebert S, Seppelt R (2025) Different places, different challenges : mapping global variations in agrifood-system burdens. Environ Res Lett 20(12):124051, DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/ae20ac
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Kasiske T, Klimek S, Dauber J, Harpke A, Kühn E, Levers C, Schwieder M, Settele J, Sietz D, Tetteh GO, Musche M (2025) Identifying typical patterns of land-use and landscape structure in citizen science butterfly monitoring. Ecol Indic 180:114317, DOI:10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.114317
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Li Y, Herzog F, Levers C, Mohr F, Verburg PH, Bürgi M, Dossche R, Williams TG (2024) Agricultural technology as a driver of sustainable intensification: insights from the diffusion and focus of patents. Agronomy Sustainable Dev 44:14, DOI:10.1007/s13593-024-00949-5
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Kasiske T, Dauber J, Dieker P, Harpke A, Klimek S, Kühn E, Levers C, Schwieder M, Settele J, Musche M (2024) Assessing landscape-level effects of permanent grassland management and landscape configuration on open-land butterflies based on national monitoring data. Biodiv Conserv 33(8-9):2381-3404, DOI:10.1007/s10531-024-02861-6
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Verkuil LA, Verburg PH, Levers C, Stratton AE, Schulp CJE (2024) Bright spots of agroecology in the Netherlands: A spatial analysis of agroecological practices and income stability. Agric Syst 220:104086, DOI:10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104086
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Jänicke C, Wesemeyer M, Chiarella C, Lakes T, Levers C, Meyfroidt P, Müller D, Pratzer M, Rufin P (2024) Can we estimate farm size from field size? An empirical investigation of the field size to farm size relationship. Agric Syst 220:104088, DOI:10.1016/j.agsy.2024.104088
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Prist PR, Seppelt R, Hayman DTS, Molua EL, Arneth A, Biber-Freudenberger L, Bukvareva E, Chaudhary S, Fischer J, Földvári G, Godoy-Faúndez A, Howe C, Hussain A, Materu SF, Maire E, Miyake Y, Türkmen A, Vanham D, Dubey PK, Levers C, et al (2024) Chapter 2: Status and past trends of interactions in the nexus [Version v3, Jan 6, 2026]. In: McElwee PD, Harrison PA, van Huysen TL (eds) Thematic assessment report on the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food and health of the intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Bonn: IPBES secretariat, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.18165173
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Mohr F, Pazur R, Debonne N, Dossche R, Helfenstein J, Hepner S, Levers C, Verburg PH, Bürgi M (2024) Exploring agricultural landscape change from the second half of the twentieth century onwards: combining aerial imagery with farmer perspectives. Landscape Ecol 39:120, DOI:10.1007/s10980-024-01914-z
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Rasmussen LV, Grass I, Mehrabi Z, Smith OM, Bezner Kerr R, Blesh J, Garibaldi LA, Isaac ME, Kennedy CM, Wittman H, Batáry P, Buchori D, Cerda R, Chará J, Crowder DW, Darras K, DeMaster K, Garcia K, Gómez M, Levers C, et al (2024) Joint environmental and social benefits from diversified agriculture. Science 384(6691):87-93, DOI:10.1126/science.adj1914
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Williams TG, Bürgi M, Debonne N, Diogo V, Helfenstein J, Levers C, Mohr F, Stratton AE, Verburg PH (2024) Mapping lock-ins and enabling environments for agri-food sustainability transitions in Europe. Sustain Sci 19(4):1221-1242, DOI:10.1007/s11625-024-01480-y
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Ramírez-Mejía D, Levers C, Kolb M, Ghilardi A, Godínez-Gomez O, Mas J-F (2024) Mapping spatiotemporal patterns of avocado expansion and land-use intensity in central Mexico and their effects on landscape connectivity. Environ Res Lett 19(12):124090, DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/ad948c
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Matthews PS, Baumann M, Levers C, Kuemmerle T, le Polain de Waroux Y (2024) Troubled waters at the frontier: Mapping forest-dependent people's access to surface water in the Dry Chaco. Appl Geogr 169:103342, DOI:10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103342
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Levers C, Piquer-Rodríguez M, Gollnow F, Baumann M, Camino M, Gasparri NI, Gavier-Pizarro GI, le Polain de Waroux Y, Müller D, Nori J, Pötzschner F, Romero-Munoz A, Kuemmerle T (2024) What is still at stake in the Gran Chaco? Social-ecological impacts of alternative land-system futures in a global deforestation hotspot. Environ Res Lett 19(6):064003, DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/ad44b6
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Frank C, Hertzog LR, Klimek S, Schwieder M, Tetteh GO, Böhner HGS, Röder N, Levers C, Katzenberger J, Kreft H, Kamp J (2024) Woody semi-natural habitats modulate the effects of field size and functional crop diversity on farmland birds. J Appl Ecol 61(5):987-999, DOI:10.1111/1365-2664.14604
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Swart R, Levers C, Davis JTM, Verburg PH (2023) Meta-analyses reveal the importance of socio-psychological factors for farmers' adoption of sustainable agricultural practices. One Earth 6(12):1771-1783, DOI:10.1016/j.oneear.2023.10.028
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Williams TG, Bui S, Conti C, Debonne N, Levers C, Swart R, Verburg PH (2023) Synthesising the diversity of European agri-food networks: A meta-study of actors and power-laden interactions. Global Env Change 83:102746, DOI:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102746
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Mohr F, Diogo V, Helfenstein J, Debonne N, Dimopoulos T, Dramstad W, García-Martín M, Hernik J, Herzog F, Kizos T, Lausch A, Lehmann L, Levers C, Pazur R, Ruiz-Aragón V, Swart R, Thenail C, Ulfeng H, Verburg PH, Williams TG, et al (2023) Why has farming in Europe changed? A farmers' perspective on the development since the 1960s. Reg Environ Change 23(4):156, DOI:10.1007/s10113-023-02150-y
