Philippe LAMBRET

Theme: Management and restoration of Natural and Agricultural ecosystems | Species Conservation

Contact info: e-mail | +33 (0)4 90 97 29 52

Joined our team: February 2014

Research interests and expertise

My main interest lies in the conservation of dragonflies, in particular through adaptive management, even the restoration of their habitats. This work requires fundamental knowledge about their specific biology and their ecological requirements.

My expertise concerns using Odonata as an ecological assessment tool for evaluating the conservation status of wetlands.

Education

• Doctoral student and Associate Researcher at the Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, Arenberg Doctoral School, KU Leuven, Belgium
• MSc Ecology, Biodiversity, and Evolution

Projects

• A study on the ecology of Lestes macrostigma
• Colonisation by aquatic wildlife of restored Mediterranean temporary ponds
• Research focusing on sustainable hydrological management that reconciles Mediterranean biodiversity and hunting and grazing activities
• I coordinate regional actions that benefit Odonata
• Various surveys and studies on Odonata

Supervision of students

• Antonini T. 2019 – Effect of salinity on the life history traits of larvae and adults of two Odonate species: Lestes macrostigma and Lestes sponsa. Master 2 “Biodiversité, Écologie et Évolution”, UMS Pythéas, Aix-Marseille University.
• Mutalapova É. 2019 – Experimental rehabilitation of Mediterranean temporary ponds by hydraulic management: initial state of plant communities in target and control ponds. Master 1 “Biodiversité et Développement Durable”, UFR Sciences Exactes et Expérimentales, University of Perpignan.
• Vilain A. 2014 – Effects of biotic and abiotic factors on the presence of Lestes macrostigma larvae. Licence professionnelle Espaces Naturels, University of Pau and the Adour Region.

Publications

Find below the most recent publications of Philippe Lambret, or see the full list on the Tour du Valat’s documentary web portal:

• Status of Lestes macrostigma in Bulgaria
  de Philippe Lambret, Stanimira Deleva, Spas Uzunov, Dimitar Popov In Odonatologica, 54(1/2) (2025), 53-84 Measuring population trends of freshwater insects helps to assess their conservation status and to design management protocols for wetlands. Lestes macrostigma is restricted to temporary brackish waters, a limited and fragmented habitat. Throughout its ... read more
• Conservation ecology of the threatened damselfly Lestes macrostigma (2024)
  de Philippe Lambret Louvain : Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 2024, 202 Les insectes constituent le groupe d’espèces déclinant le plus rapidement et sont parmi les plus menacés par les activités humaines. Malgré cela, ils sont largement négligés par les politiques de conservation et la recherche en biologie de la conservation. Les zones humides ont ... read more
• Factors driving larval abundance and adult size of the threatened Lestes macrostigma (Odonata): keys for water management and habitat restoration
  de Philippe Lambret, Martin Jeanmougin, Robby Stoks In Journal of Insect Conservation, 27 (February, 2023) En ligne : link.springer.com[...] Freshwater insects have dramatically declined during the last decades. Lestes macrostigma is a damselfly of temporary brackish ponds, and is threatened in Europe. Better understanding its larval ecological requirements ... read more
• The impact of salinity on a saline water insect: Contrasting survival and energy budget
  de Philippe Lambret, Lizanne Janssens, Robby Stoks In Journal of Insect Physiology, 131 (May, 2021), 9 En ligne : www.sciencedirect.com[...] Water salinity is a major driver of aquatic insects’ distribution. Saline species are usually generalists with high survival and performance at both low and high salinity levels. Yet, ... read more
• Lestes macrostigma (Eversmann), the Dark Spreadwing
  de David Chelmick, Philippe Lambret In Journal of the British Dragonfly Society, 36(2) (November, 2020), 84-108 Lestes macrostigma (Dark Spreadwing) occurs across the southern Palearctic from the Atlantic coast as far east as Mongolia. It is locally common in the central part of its range, including Greece and ... read more
• Monitoring amphibian species with complex chromatophore patterns: a non-invasive approach with an evaluation of software effectiveness and reliability
  de Julien Renet, Lisa Leprêtre, Jocelyn Champagnon, Philippe Lambret In Herpetological Journal (The), 29(1) (January, 2019), 13-22 En ligne : www.thebhs.org[...] The estimation of demographic parameters in wild populations is strengthened by individual identification. For amphibians, various techniques are used to either temporarily or permanently mark individuals for ... read more
• Oviposition plant choice maximizes offspring fitness in an aquatic predatory insect
  de Philippe Lambret, Imogen Rutter, Patrick Grillas, Robby Stoks In Hydrobiologia, 10.1007/s10750-018-3507-1 (May 2018), 1-12 En ligne : link.springer.com[...] Evidence for the adaptive value of oviposition site selection in terms of increased offspring fitness is rare in predatory insects. We tested this in the damselfly Lestes macrostigma that ... read more
• Révision de la Liste rouge des libellules (Odonata) de Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur – version 2017
  de Philippe Lambret, Charlotte Ronne, Stéphane Bence, Yoann Blanchon, Jonathan Blettery, Éric Durand, Marie-France Leccia, Michel Papazian In Martinia, 33(1 - 2) (2017), 37 - 52 Dans la continuité de la déclinaison régionale du Plan national d’actions en faveur des Odonates, le risque d’extinction des Odonates de PACA ... read more
• Odonata surveys 2010–2016 in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman, with emphasis on some regional heritage species
  de Philippe Lambret, Jean-Pierre Boudot, David Chelmick, Geert De Knijf, Éric Durand, Jacky Judas, Anthony Stoquert In Odonatologica, 46(3-4) (2017), 154-206 En ligne : www.odonatologica.com[...] Six field trips were carried out in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Sul- tanate of Oman in autumn 2010, late winter ... read more
• Contribution à la connaissance du micro-habitat larvaire de Lestes macrostigma (Odonata : Lestidae) / Contribution to the knowledge of the larval microhabitat of Lestes macrostigma (Odonata: Lestidae) /
  de Philippe Lambret In Martinia, 32(1) (01/06/2016) Dans le cadre du Plan national d’actions en faveur des Odonates, la préférence des larves de l’espèce prioritaire Lestes macrostigma en termes de micro-habitat a été étudiée dans une mare temporaire de Camargue (France). Les larves étaient environ 22 fois plus ... read more