Anna Kästel

Person

I gained my bachelor degree in "Humanbiologie – Biomedical Sciences (B.Sc.)" at the Philipps-University in Marburg in 2010. After my bachelor degree I did an internship in Indonesia, at the NGO YASPEM in Maumere (Flores) with the topic "Integrated vector control of malaria and dengue fever with special emphasis on Bti".
In 2011 I started the master program "Ecotoxicology" at the University Koblenz-Landau, Campus Landau and finished with my master thesis "The impact of Bti-based mosquito control in seasonal wetlands on aquatic emergence and benthos" in October 2014. Since then I am PhD student and fellowship in "Aufland - Moscofee" (details here).

Research interest

- trophic interactions in wetland foodwebs

- aquatic emergence

- mosquito control in temporary wetlands

- non-target organisms

- terrestrial and aquatic ecotoxicology

Current research project

Moscofee - Mosquito control food chain effects

within this project labratory studies, mesocosms and field studies to assess direct and indirect effects of Bti-based mosquito control to non-target organisms.

Recent presentations

Kästel, A., Allgeier S,, Brühl, C.A.  2015. Moscofee: Mosquito Control and food chain effects. Oral Presentation. Young Academic Conference 2015, Aufland: Land-Water-Interactions, Landau/Klingenmünster. Germany

Kästel, A., Allgeier, S., Kümmich, F., Brühl C. A. 2013. Emergenz und Benthos unter dem Einfluss der Bti-Behanldung. Oral Presentation, 18th joint Annual Meeting of the SETAC GLB and the GDCh (Section Environmental chemistry and Ecotoxicology) 2013, Essen, Germany.

Allgeier, S., Kümmich, F., Kästel, A., Brühl, C.A. (2013): Indirekte Effekte der BTI-Behandlung auf das Nahrungsnetz: Molche und Libellen. Poster Presentation, 18th joint Annual Meeting of the SETAC GLB and the GDCh (Section Environmental chemistry and Ecotoxicology) 2013, Essen, Germany.