Themes: Science-Society Interfaces | Management and restoration of Natural and Agricultural ecosystems
Contact: e-mail | +33 (0)4 90 97 29 78
Joined our team: April 2008
Personal page: Research Gate profile
Research interests and expertise
I am attempting to assess the conservation status of the biodiversity associated with Mediterranean wetlands.
Using different means – Red Lists, censuses, expert opinions, and specialised literature– I try to chart the changes that have occurred over time in communities of species. The various anthropogenic pressures, such as habitat loss, climate disorders, as well as hunting leave a signature on the communities. On the contrary, designating protected areas or forbidding the harvesting of plants and animals are supposed to have a positive impact on these same communities. Measuring changes makes it possible to prioritise the threats that have a negative impact on biodiversity, and to evaluate whether the conservation actions undertaken are effective.
Since my research targets decision-makers in the first place, the results of my studies are generally presented in the form of indicators such as the Living Planet Index, Red List Index, Community Temperature Index, and Ecosystem Resilience Index.
My evaluation work concerns all wetland-dependent species regardless of their taxonomic group; however, birds are group on which I focus the most, in particular, because it is the group whose biology and demographic trends are best known.
Current and past projects conducted at the Tour du Valat
Education
- Post-doctoral fellowships at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens (London) and Imperial College, (London)
- PhD Molecular Phylogeny, Institut des sciences de l’évolution, Montpellier
- MSc Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, University of Montpellier and Montpellier SupAgro
Supervision of students
- Élie Gaget (2015-2018), PhD Ecology, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris
- Marianne Bernard (2015), Master 2 Ecology, Biodiversity, and Evolution, University of Paris 6
- Thibaud Gravez (2015), Master 2 Biology, Health, and Ecology, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris
- Hugo Touzé (2013), Master 2 Ecological Engineering and Biodiversity Management, University of Montpellier
- Camille Treilhes (2012), Master 2 Ecology, Biodiversity, and Evolution, University of Paris 6
- Nastassja Korichi (2011), Master 2 Ecology, Biodiversity, and Evolution, University of Paris 6
- Karsten Schmale (2010), Master 2 Biology, Health, and Ecology, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris
Publications
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