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My research is focused on understanding and sustaining biological diversity, particularly through the study of bees and other pollinators. My work spans pollinator ecology, crop pollination, and biodiversity conservation, emphasizing ecological relationships shaped by evolutionary history, functional traits, and agricultural landscapes. With expertise in entomology, evolutionary systematics, and biogeography, I integrate systematics and applied conservation into my research. My global experience, including the Global South and high Arctic, complements my work in sustainable agriculture and insect-plant interactions. I have led or participated in numerous high-impact projects funded by prestigious organizations such as the EU Horizon program, the Carlsberg Foundation, and national funding bodies. Through teaching, student supervision, and scientific outreach, I also strive to bridge the gap between ecological science and practical applications for sustainable agriculture and biodiversity conservation.
Education/Academic qualification
Entomology, PhD, Molecular Phylogeny of Stingless Bees: Insights Into Divergence Times, Biogeography, and Nest Architecture Evolution (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2003 → 2008
Award Date: 2 Sept 2008
Biology, M.Sc., Coevolution of the Oil Gathering Bee-Calceolaria System in the Andes of Peru
1992 → 1999
Award Date: 14 May 1999
Keywords
- Insects
- Biodiversity
- Evolution
- Ecology
- Biomonitoring
- Pollination biology
- DNA
- Tropical ecosystems
- Ecological networks and interactions
- Taxonomy
Areas of expertise
- Entomology
- Insects
- Biodiversity
- Pollination
- Bees
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ProPollSoil: Understanding and managing soil health impacts to protect soil-dependent pollinators
Rasmussen, C. (PI) & Thorsøe, M. H. (PI)
01/10/2025 → 30/09/2029
Project: Research
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NBS4Drought: Demonstrating wetlands as Nature-Based Solutions on resilience development to extreme Drought across European cities and landscapes
Wu, S. (PI), Rasmussen, C. (Participant), Pugliese, L. (Participant) & Jensen, J. S. (Participant)
01/09/2025 → 31/08/2029
Project: Research
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Butterfly: Mainstreaming pollinator stewardship in view of cascading ecological, societal and economic impacts of pollinator decline
Rasmussen, C. (PI), Thorsøe, M. H. (PI), Craig, S. B. B. (Participant) & Bach, J. L. (Participant)
01/03/2025 → 28/02/2029
Project: Research
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OCH: One Crop Health for Next Generation Crop Protection
Rasmussen, C. (PI), Kudsk, P. (PI), Kristensen, M. (PI), Fuchs, B. (PI), Melander, B. (PI), Banisetti, S. (Participant) & Thystrup, A. (Participant)
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2029
Project: Research
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RestPoll: Restoring Pollinator habitats across European agricultural landscapes based on multi-actor participatory approaches
Rasmussen, C. (PI), Thorsøe, M. H. (PI), Craig, S. B. B. (Participant) & Bach, J. L. (Participant)
01/10/2023 → 30/09/2027
Project: Research
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Agrivolt: A New Agrivoltaic Research Project and Test Facility with Sun-Tracking Panels in Denmark
Jørgensen, J. R., Riedel-Lyngskær, N., Gislum, R., Rasmussen, C., Holst, N., Vedde, J., Pedersen, S. M., Gentili, M., Højgaard, M. I., Dilnessa, A. A. & Andersen, M. L., 1 Jul 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Ecological and evolutionary drivers of stingless bee honey variation at the global scale
Noiset, P., Héger, M., Salmon, C., Kwapong, P., Combey, R., Thevan, K., Warrit, N., Rojas-Oropeza, M., Cabirol, N., Zaragoza-Trello, C., Rasmussen, C., Nkoba, K. & Vereecken, N. J., 15 Mar 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment. 969, 178945.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Honey in West Africa: More than a niche economy?
Schulz, E., Brückner, D., Ibrahim, S., Rasmussen, C. & Musch, T., 2025, In: Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie, Teil I. 2025, 1, p. 67-95Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Improving allometric models to estimate the proboscis length of tropical bees
Frühholz, K., Kuba, K., Pitz, M., Windl, J., Keller, A., Brehm, G., Rasmussen, C., Leonhardt, S. D. & Diniz, U. M., 1 Oct 2025, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 146, 2, blaf093.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Increasing variability in resource supply over time disrupts plant–pollinator interactions
Redr, D., Cirtwill, A. R., Kaartinen, R., Grunsky, A., Hogg, I., McLennan, D., Rasmussen, C., Schmidt, N. M., Tiusanen, M., Wagner, J., Wirta, H. & Roslin, T., Feb 2025, In: Ecological Monographs. 95, 1, e1637.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)