Community ecology, Macroecology and Conservation
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Present members
Sandrine Pavoine
Head of the group. Professor, National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France
Colin Fontaine
Researcher, CNRS, Paris, France.
Isabelle Le Viol
Associate Professor, National Museum of Natural History, Concarneau, France.
Maud Mouchet
Associate Professor, National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France.
Emmanuelle Porcher
Professor, National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France. Adjunt director of the Center of Ecology and Conservation Sciences http://cesco.mnhn.fr/en
Luc Barbaro
Research associate, CR INRA, Toulouse, France.
Jérémy Froidevaux
Research associate (2021-2024), Leverhulme Research Fellowship at the University of Stirling, U.K. Research study: “From bats to bees: effects of artificial electromagnetic fields on biodiversity”.
Kévin Barré
Post-doctoral researcher (2021-2023). Supervisors: Isabelle Le Viol (CoMaC group) and Christian Kerbiriou (CESCO MNHN), Concarneau, France. Research project: Wind turbines and bats.
Charlotte Roemer
Post-doctoral researcher (2021-2023), funded by Office Français de la Biodiversité. Supervisor: Christian Kerbiriou (CESCO MNHN). Research project: Bat migration routes in Europe.
Martin Thibault
Post-doctoral researcher (2021-2022). Supervisor: Isabelle Le Viol (CoMaC group), Concarneau, France. Research project: As part of the "Plages Vivantes" citizen science initiative, the ALAMER project aims to make the most of beach wrack macrophytes as indicators of coastal benthic habitat composition and quality.
Sarah Lemétayer
Project manager (2022-2023) . Supervisors: Mathilde Baude (IEES Paris), E. Porcher (CoMac group). Research project: build a database of plant resources for pollinators, in collaboration with ITSAP.
Solène Agnoux
PhD student (2023-2026). Supervisors: E Porcher (CoMaC group), Jonathan Flandin (Regional Biodiversity Agency), Gabrielle Martin (Toulouse University). Research project: Changes in the flora of Île-de-France: role of land use changes, climate change, and consequences for plant/pollinator interactions.
Morgane Amelot
PhD student (2022-2025). Supervisors: M. Mouchet (CoMaC group), Dorothée Kopp & Marianne Robert (IFREMER, Lorient). Research project: Present and future functional and trophic dynamics of communities in the Celtic Sea
Milena Cairo
PhD student (2021-2024). Funding: ANR, VITIBIRD project. Supervisors: F Angelier (CEBC) and C Fontaine, E Porcher (CoMaC group). Research project: Avian biodiversity and population trends in vineyards: What are the impacts of farming practices and pesticide contamination on avian populations.
Thibault Gandara
PhD student (2022-2025). Supervisors: E Porcher (CoMaC group), Alice Michelot-Antalik (Lorraine University), Antoine Gardarin (Agronomy, AgroParisTech). Research project: Evaluation of the pollination service in territories with reduced pesticide use and interaction with the pest control service.
Jean Nabias
PhD student (2021-2024). Funding: OFB, ANRT, LPO. Supervisors: E Porcher & L Barbaro (CoMaC Group), Romain Lorrillière (CESCO), Benoit Fontaine (CESCO), Jérémy Dupuy (LPO), Laurent Couzi (LPO). Research project: Using Citizen Science to estimate bird populations in France.
Clément Vallé
PhD student (2020-2023). Supervisors: Isabelle Le Viol (CoMaC group), Frédéric Jiguet (CORPO group, CESCO). Research project: Adapting and developing new biodiversity indicators from improved Joint Species Distribution Models (JSDM).
Former PhD students and post-doctoral researchers
Benjamin Yguel
completed his postdoctoral research in our group (2017). He was funded by Labex BCDiv. Supervisors: C Fontaine (CoMaC group), P-M Forget (MECADEV Brunoy). Research subject: Effect of silvicultural exploitation on the regeneration of tropical forests.
Cristina Llopis-Belenguer
International scholarship; Sep. - Nov. 2017; Scholarship supervisor: S Pavoine (CoMaC group); PhD supervisors: Dr. Juan Antonio Balbuena, Dr. lsabel Blasco-Costa. The objective of the scholarship was to analyze the functional diversity of helminth parasites of three phylogenetically close fish species. The scholarship was funded by the Valencian Government, Spain.
Juliette Delavenne
Post-doctoral researcher (Sept. 2017 - Sept. 2018) funded by labex BCDiv. Supervisors: S. Samadi (ISYEB MNHN), B Leroy (BOREA MNHN) and Maud Mouchet (CoMaC group). Paris, France. Research project: Promote natural history collections and naturalistic expeditions for the conservation and management of deep environments. The unique case of Tropical Deep-sea Benthos.
Elie Gaget
was a PhD student, funded by Tour du Valat and ED227. He successfully defended his thesis in de. 2018. Congratulations Elie! Supervisors: T Galewski (Tour du Valat, Arles, France) F Jiguet (CESCO, Paris, France) and I Le Viol (CoMaC group). Paris, France. Research project: Dynamics of communities and human pressures: the case of bird communities wintering in wetlands of the Mediterranean basin.
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Claire Lorel
was a PhD student, funded by DIM ASTREA. She successfully defended her thesis in nov. 2018. Congratulations Claire! Supervisors: I Le Viol, M Mouchet, E Porcher (CoMaC group). Research project: Reconciling urban and agricultural development with the conservation of biodiversity: anticipating the footprint of human activities on biodiversity through a functional and multi-trophic approach.
Gabrielle Martin
was a PhD student in our group, funded by DIM ASTREA. She successfully defended her thesis in dec. 2018. Congratulations Gabrielle! Supervisors: E Porcher (CoMaC group), N Machon (CESCO, Paris France). Research project: Analysis of the factors determining the composition of plant communities in anthropised environments.
Simon Véron
was post-doctoral researcher (2017-2019), funded by labex BCDiv. Supervisors: T Haevermans & R Pellens (ISYEB MNHN) and M Mouchet (CoMaC group). Paris, France. Research project: Global patterns of phylogenetic and functional diversity in terrestrial plants.
Lissette Victorero
was post-doctoral researcher (2018-2019), funded by labex BCDiv. Supervisors: S. Samadi (ISYEB MNHN), B Leroy (BOREA MNHN) and Maud Mouchet (CoMaC group). Paris, France. Research project: Biogeography of the deep environments of the Indian and Pacific Oceans using historical biodiversity data from the Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos Programme.
Marine Robuchon
Post-doctoral researcher (2017-2019), funded by labex BCDiv. Supervisors: S Pavoine (CoMaC group), B Leroy (BOREA MNHN). Paris, France. Research project: Study of new international biodiversity indicators based on phylogenetic originality and the probability of extinction of species.
Nicolas Dubos
Post-doctoral researcher (2019). funders: MNHN/Veolia. Supervisor: Y Bas (CoMaC group). Research subject: Power analysis of bat tracking protocols and sensitivity of indicators to spatio-temporal context. Now postdoctorant in our group Nicolas also completed his PhD in our group (Thesis defense in Dec. 2017). He was funded by Labex BCDiv. Supervisors: I Le Viol (CoMaC group), R Julliard (CESCO Paris), P-Y Henry (MECADEV Brunoy). Research subject: Phenotypic responses to environmental fluctuations: how does climate affect the body size of passerines?
Yves Bas
Post-doctoral researcher (2018-2019), funded by labex BCDiv. Supervisors: Isabelle Le Viol (CoMaC group), Christian Kerbiriou (CESCO MNHN), Jérôme Sueur (ISYEB MNHN), Concarneau, France. Research project: Modelling acoustic phenology of bats, birds and bush-crickets to assess the congruence in biodiversity responses to climate anomalies
Florian Vincent
PhD student (2016-2019), funded by Sorbonne Universités. Supervisors: Eric Edeline (INRA Rennes), M Mouchet (CoMaC group). Research project: Conservation and engineering of aquatic ecosystems: a large-scale experimental approach.
Kévin Barré
Post-doctoral researcher (2018-2019), funded by ITTECOP. Supervisors: Isabelle Le Viol (CoMaC group) and Christian Kerbiriou (CESCO MNHN), Concarneau, France. Research project: How to limit the ecological impacts of artificial night lighting along ILTe? Characterization of the influence of LED light parameters on the movements of bats.
Anna Kondratyeva
PhD student (2016-2019), funded by labex BCDiv. Supervisors: S Pavoine (CoMaC group), P Grandcolas (ISYEB, Paris, France). Research project: The measurement of functional and phylogenetic originalities in ecology.
Théophile Olivier
PhD student (2016-2019), funded by Chaire MMB. Supervisors: E Porcher (CoMaC group), C Giraud (Ecole Polytechnique, Université Paris Sud, Orsay-Saclay France). Research project: Role of synchrony in the relationship diversity-stability of natural communities: spatio-temporal approaches.
Nicolas Deguines
Post-doctoral researcher (2020). Supervisors: Emmanuelle Porcher, Colin Fontaine (CoMac group), Frédéric Jiguet (CORPO group). Research project: identification of the potential effects of phytopharmaceutical products on biodiversity.
Nicolas is an ecologist investigating how global changes (land-use modifications, anthropogenic activities, climate) affect the functioning of biological diversity.
Keywords: Agriculture, Citizen science, Conservation biology, Ecosystem services, Pollination, Urbanization
Laurène Mérillet
PhD student (2017-2020), funded by IFREMER and ED227. Supervisors: M Mouchet, S Pavoine (CoMaC group), D Kopp and M Robert (IFREMER). Research project: Integrate functional and trophic approaches for better management of exploited ecosystems in the Celtic Sea.
François Duchenne
PhD student (2017-2020), funded by the French ministry of ecological and solidarity transition. Supervisors: C Fontaine (CoMaC group), C Daugeron (MECADEV MNHN), E Thébault (iEES), Paris, France. Research project: Impact of global climate change and the role of phenology in the structure of ecological networks
Isabelle Deregnaucourt
PhD student, funded by Sorbonne Universités. Supervisors: L Villier (UMR7207 CR2P), R Julliard (TEEN group, CESCO), Paris, France. Research project: Analysis of the disparity of the shapes of dragonfly wings in the paleocene and the current environmental gradients in the French metropolis in order to compare the response of this measure of biodiversity to different past and present crises
Elisa Alonso Aller
Post-doctoral researcher (2019-2021). Supervisors: Isabelle Le Viol (CoMaC group) and Christian Kerbiriou (CESCO MNHN), Concarneau, France. Research project: Analysis of ecological data collected within the project “Plages Vivantes” to study the spatial and temporal variability of seaweed composition of beach wrack and assess whether beach wrack monitoring could produce relevant indicators of marine proximal ecosystems.
Alain Danet
Post-doctoral researcher, funded by ANR ECOSTAB. Supervisors: Maud Mouchet, Colin Fontaine (CoMaC group), Elisa Thebault (IEES Paris), Paris, France. Research project: Relationships between anthropic perturbations, trophic structures and stability of natural communities at large spatial scales.
Jérémy Froidevaux
Post-doctoral researcher (2020-2021), funded by SAD Bretagne. Supervisors: Isabelle Le Viol (CoMaC group) and Christian Kerbiriou (CORPO group, CESCO), Concarneau, France. Research project: Modelling bat activity at the regional scale to predict areas of potential conflict with wind energy development .
Gaëlle Legras
Post-doctoral researcher, funded by ANR ECOSTAB. Supervisors: Isabelle LeViol (CoMaC group), Christian Kerbiriou (CORPO group, CESCO), Paris, France. Research project: Indicators of community sensitivity to light pollution.
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Karine Princé
Post-doctoral researcher (2018-2021), funded by ANR VGI4Bio. Supervisor: R. Julliard (CESCO MNHN, Paris, France). Research project: Developing biodiversity indicators using opportunistic data.
Clémentine Durand-Bessart
PhD student (2018-2021). Supervisors: F Bretagnolle (Univ. Dijon), C Fontaine (CoMaC group). Research project: Analysis of the structuring of fruit-tree mutualist networks of African tropical forests and the consequences of defaunation on their structure.
Olivier Billaud
PhD student (2018-2021). Supervisors: E Porcher, E Maclouf (team TEEN, CESCO), R-L Preud’Homme (VigieNature). Research project: Participation in citizen science programs, the tool to better understand the dynamics of biodiversity in agriculture, and the driver of change in practices?
Gaël Lavialle
Research engineer (2021). Supervisors: Maud Mouchet (CoMaC group), Dorothée Kopp and Marie Morfin (IFREMER). Research project: PACMAN: an integrative approach (spatial marine planning) for a sustainable exploitation of the Grande Vasière (Bay of Biscay): biodiversity, habitat vulnerability, ecosystem services and anthropogenic activities.
Milena Cairo
Mission leader (2019-2021). Supervisors: Emmanuelle Porcher, Colin Fontaine (CoMac group), Frédéric Jiguet (CORPO group, CESCO). Mission: identification of the potential effects of phytopharmaceutical products on biodiversity.
Germain Broussarie
Post-doctoral researcher (2021-2022), Supervisors: Maud Mouchet (CoMaC group), Dorothée Kopp and Marie Morfin (IFREMER). Research project: PACMAN: an integrative approach (spatial marine planning) for a sustainable exploitation of the Grande Vasière (Bay of Biscay): biodiversity, habitat vulnerability, ecosystem services and anthropogenic activities
Alexis Laforge
Post-doctoral researcher (2021-2022), funded by RTE (Réseau de Transport d’Électricité). Supervisors: Christian Kerbiriou (CORPO group, CESCO), Yves Bas (CESCO, MNHN) and Lisa Garnier (RTE, Paris). Research project: Effects of alternative management of vegetation in forest rights-of-way and electricity transmission network substations on biodiversity.
Jonathan Richir
Post-doctoral researcher (2021-2022) funded by MNHN-OFB-Life Marha. Supervisors: Isabelle Le Viol (CoMac group), Christian Kerbiriou (équipe CORPO du CESCO). Research project: Biodiversity indicators for mid-littoral boulder fields.
Benjamin Lejeune
Post-doctoral researcher (2020-2022). Supervisors: Maud Mouchet (CoMac group), Dorothée Kopp (IFREMER). Research project: The fate of fishing discards and their place in the food web
Ludovic Crochard
PhD student (2019-2022). Supervisors: C. Fontaine (CoMaC group), R Julliard (team PAC-BIODIV, CESCO). Research project: Interaction plants-polinators in agricultural landscape
Maël Doré
PhD student (2019-2022). Supervisors: C. Fontaine (CoMaC group), Marianne Elias (CNRS-MNHN). Research project: Evolution and conservation of mimetic butterflies (Ithomines)
Fabien Verniest
PhD student (2019-2022). Supervisors: Isabelle Le Viol (CoMaC group), Thomas Galewski (Tour du valat), Romain Julliard (TEEN group, CESCO). Research project: Adapting protected areas network to global change: the case of wintering waterbirds.