Theme: Management and restoration of Natural and Agricultural ecosystems | Species Conservation
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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:
- Protocole de suivi des populations de Lestes macrostigma (Eversmann, 1836) : un compromis entre niveau d’information et effort investi (Odonata : Lestidae)de Philippe Lambret In Martinia, 40(4) (Avril, 2026), 21-36 En ligne : martinia.insectes.org[...] Method for the monitoring of Lestes macrostigma (Eversmann, 1836) populations: a trade-off between level of information and effort invested (Odonata: Lestidae). Lestes macrostigma (Eversmann, 1836) is threatened at the French and European Union scales, and ... read more
- Status of Lestes macrostigma in Bulgariade 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 restorationde 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