Research fields
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- Community ecology
- Biogeography & Macroecology
- Ecophylogenetics & Macroevolution
- Conservation Biogeography
- Invasion Ecology
- Aquatic Ecology
- Quantitative Ecology
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Large-scale patterns of biodiversity : the relative role of historical/evolutionary and ecological processes.
My research in the fields of macroecology and biogeography is presently focused on explaining large-scale geographical patterns of biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems. One of the main objectives of this field of research is to tease apart the relative role of historical/evolutionary and ecological processes in shaping current biodiversity patterns.
Selected publications:
- McLean, M., Stuart-Smith, R.D., Villéger, C., Auber, A., Edgar, G.J, MacNeil, A., Loiseau, N., Leprieur, F., Mouillot, D. (2021) Trait similarity in reef fish faunas across the world’s oceans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (12) e2012318118
- Gaboriau, T., Albouy, C., Descombes, P., Mouillot, D., Pellissier, L. & Leprieur, F. (2019) Ecological constraints coupled with deep-time habitat dynamics predict the latitudinal diversity gradient in reef fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286: 20191506.
- Leprieur, F., Descombes, P., Gaboriau, T., Cowman, P.F., Parravicini, V., Kulbicki, M., Melian, C., De Santana, C., Heine, C., Mouillot, D. Bellwood, D.R. & Pellissier, L. (2016) Plate tectonics drive tropical marine biodiversity dynamics. Nature Communications 7:11461
- Pellissier, L., Leprieur, F., Parravicini, V., Litsios, G., Olsen, S., Wisz, M.S, Kulbicki, M., Cowman, P., Bellwood, D. R. & Mouillot, D. (2014) Quaternary coral reef refugia preserved fish diversity. Science 344 (6187): 1016-1019.
- Leprieur, F., Tedesco, P., Hugueny, B., Beauchard, O., Dür, H., Brosse, S. & Oberdorff, T. (2011) Partitioning global patterns of freshwater fish beta diversity reveals contrasting signatures of past climate changes. Ecology Letters 14, 325–334.
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My research in the fields of macroecology and biogeography is presently focused on explaining large-scale geographical patterns of biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems. One of the main objectives of this field of research is to tease apart the relative role of historical/evolutionary and ecological processes in shaping current biodiversity patterns.
Selected publications:
- McLean, M., Stuart-Smith, R.D., Villéger, C., Auber, A., Edgar, G.J, MacNeil, A., Loiseau, N., Leprieur, F., Mouillot, D. (2021) Trait similarity in reef fish faunas across the world’s oceans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (12) e2012318118
- Gaboriau, T., Albouy, C., Descombes, P., Mouillot, D., Pellissier, L. & Leprieur, F. (2019) Ecological constraints coupled with deep-time habitat dynamics predict the latitudinal diversity gradient in reef fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286: 20191506.
- Leprieur, F., Descombes, P., Gaboriau, T., Cowman, P.F., Parravicini, V., Kulbicki, M., Melian, C., De Santana, C., Heine, C., Mouillot, D. Bellwood, D.R. & Pellissier, L. (2016) Plate tectonics drive tropical marine biodiversity dynamics. Nature Communications 7:11461
- Pellissier, L., Leprieur, F., Parravicini, V., Litsios, G., Olsen, S., Wisz, M.S, Kulbicki, M., Cowman, P., Bellwood, D. R. & Mouillot, D. (2014) Quaternary coral reef refugia preserved fish diversity. Science 344 (6187): 1016-1019.
- Leprieur, F., Tedesco, P., Hugueny, B., Beauchard, O., Dür, H., Brosse, S. & Oberdorff, T. (2011) Partitioning global patterns of freshwater fish beta diversity reveals contrasting signatures of past climate changes. Ecology Letters 14, 325–334.
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Biodiversity changes: winners and losers in the face of past, present and future global changes
I am also seeking to explain the distribution of species using a multi-scale hierarchical approach, and to understand the processes by which distributions change over time (both past and future). More particularly, I intend to assess the extent to which the distribution of aquatic organisms (1) changed in the face of past climate changes (e.g. during the Quaternary period) and (2) will change in the face of current global changes (e.g. climate warming). Overall, this ongoing work is at the intersection of multiple disciplines such as biogeography, statistical ecology, paleoecology and conservation biogeography.
Selected publications :
- Mouton, T., Leprieur, F., Floury, M., Stephensen, F., Verburg, P., Tonkin, J.D. (2022) Climate and land-use driven reorganization of structure and function in river macroinvertebrate assemblages. Ecography 2022(3) : e06148.
- Ottimofiore, E., Albouy, C., Leprieur, F., Descombes, P., Kulbicki, M., Mouillot, D., Parravicini, V., Pellissier, L. (2017) Species-specific responses of coral reef fishes to past climate changes are related to life history traits. Ecology and Evolution 7: 1996-2005.
- Albouy, C., Leprieur F., Le Loc’h, F., Mouquet, N., Meynard, C., Douzery, E & Mouillot D. (2015) Projected impacts of climate warming on the functional and phylogenetic components of coastal Mediterranean fish biodiversity. Ecography (In press)
- Descombes, P., Wisz, M., Leprieur, F., Parravicini, V., Heine, C., Olsen, S.F., Swingedouw,D., Kulbicki, M., Mouillot, D. & Pellissier, L. (2015) Forecasted coral reef decline in marine biodiversity hotspots under climate change. Global Change Biology 21: 2479-2487.
- Hattab, T., Albouy, C., Ben Rais Lasram, F., Somot, S, Le Loc’h, F. & Leprieur, F. (2014) Towards a better understanding of potential climate change impacts on marine species distribution: a multi-scale modelling approach. Global Ecology and Biogeography 23:1417-1429.
- Albouy, C., Guilhaumon, F., Araujo, M.B., Mouillot, D. & Leprieur, F. (2012) Combining projected changes in species richness and composition reveals climate change impacts on coastal Mediterranean fish assemblages. Global Change Biology 18 : 2995-3003.
I am also seeking to explain the distribution of species using a multi-scale hierarchical approach, and to understand the processes by which distributions change over time (both past and future). More particularly, I intend to assess the extent to which the distribution of aquatic organisms (1) changed in the face of past climate changes (e.g. during the Quaternary period) and (2) will change in the face of current global changes (e.g. climate warming). Overall, this ongoing work is at the intersection of multiple disciplines such as biogeography, statistical ecology, paleoecology and conservation biogeography.
Selected publications :
- Mouton, T., Leprieur, F., Floury, M., Stephensen, F., Verburg, P., Tonkin, J.D. (2022) Climate and land-use driven reorganization of structure and function in river macroinvertebrate assemblages. Ecography 2022(3) : e06148.
- Ottimofiore, E., Albouy, C., Leprieur, F., Descombes, P., Kulbicki, M., Mouillot, D., Parravicini, V., Pellissier, L. (2017) Species-specific responses of coral reef fishes to past climate changes are related to life history traits. Ecology and Evolution 7: 1996-2005.
- Albouy, C., Leprieur F., Le Loc’h, F., Mouquet, N., Meynard, C., Douzery, E & Mouillot D. (2015) Projected impacts of climate warming on the functional and phylogenetic components of coastal Mediterranean fish biodiversity. Ecography (In press)
- Descombes, P., Wisz, M., Leprieur, F., Parravicini, V., Heine, C., Olsen, S.F., Swingedouw,D., Kulbicki, M., Mouillot, D. & Pellissier, L. (2015) Forecasted coral reef decline in marine biodiversity hotspots under climate change. Global Change Biology 21: 2479-2487.
- Hattab, T., Albouy, C., Ben Rais Lasram, F., Somot, S, Le Loc’h, F. & Leprieur, F. (2014) Towards a better understanding of potential climate change impacts on marine species distribution: a multi-scale modelling approach. Global Ecology and Biogeography 23:1417-1429.
- Albouy, C., Guilhaumon, F., Araujo, M.B., Mouillot, D. & Leprieur, F. (2012) Combining projected changes in species richness and composition reveals climate change impacts on coastal Mediterranean fish assemblages. Global Change Biology 18 : 2995-3003.
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Conservation Biogeography of the global marine megafauna under the Anthropocene
Preventing biodiversity loss under growing anthropogenic pressure is one of the greatest challenges in ecology and conservation biology. Overfishing, bycatch and habitat degradation or loss (e.g., competition with fisheries, pollution and climate change) have caused great declines in the marine megafauna such as marine mammals and sharks. Conserving not just individual members of a species, but also their ecological functions, has long been recognised as critical for ensuring ecosystem stability. Despite this, the functional role of marine animals in ecosystems have been rarely considered when setting conservation and management actions in the world’s oceans. My works aims at (i) evaluating how the multiple facets of biodiversity (taxonomic, functional, phylogenetic) in the marine megafauna, at both assemblage and species levels, overlap with current and future threats and (ii) proposing scientifically-based conservation solutions.
Selected publications :
- Mouton, T.L., Stephenson, F., Torres, L.G., Rayment, W., Brough, T., McLean, M., Tonkin, J.D., Albouy, C., Leprieur, F. (2022) Spatial mismatch in diversity facets reveals contrasting protection for New Zealand’s cetacean biodiversity. Biological Conservation 267: 109484.
- Pimiento, C., Leprieur, F., Silvestro, D., Lefcheck, J., Albouy, C., Rasher, D.B., Davis, M., Svenning, J-C., Griffin, J.N. (2020) Functional diversity of marine megafauna in the Anthropocene. Science Advances 6(16) : eaay7650.
- Albouy, C., Delattre V., Donati, G., Frölicher, T., Rufino, M., Pellissier, L., Mouillot, D., Leprieur, F. (2020) Global vulnerability of marine mammals to climate change. Scientific Reports 10: 548.
- Albouy, C., Delattre, V., Mérigot, B., Meynard, C.N., Leprieur, F. (2017) Multifaceted biodiversity hotspots of marine mammals for conservation priorities. Diversity and Distributions 23 : 615-626.
Conservation Biogeography of the global marine megafauna under the Anthropocene
Preventing biodiversity loss under growing anthropogenic pressure is one of the greatest challenges in ecology and conservation biology. Overfishing, bycatch and habitat degradation or loss (e.g., competition with fisheries, pollution and climate change) have caused great declines in the marine megafauna such as marine mammals and sharks. Conserving not just individual members of a species, but also their ecological functions, has long been recognised as critical for ensuring ecosystem stability. Despite this, the functional role of marine animals in ecosystems have been rarely considered when setting conservation and management actions in the world’s oceans. My works aims at (i) evaluating how the multiple facets of biodiversity (taxonomic, functional, phylogenetic) in the marine megafauna, at both assemblage and species levels, overlap with current and future threats and (ii) proposing scientifically-based conservation solutions.
Selected publications :
- Mouton, T.L., Stephenson, F., Torres, L.G., Rayment, W., Brough, T., McLean, M., Tonkin, J.D., Albouy, C., Leprieur, F. (2022) Spatial mismatch in diversity facets reveals contrasting protection for New Zealand’s cetacean biodiversity. Biological Conservation 267: 109484.
- Pimiento, C., Leprieur, F., Silvestro, D., Lefcheck, J., Albouy, C., Rasher, D.B., Davis, M., Svenning, J-C., Griffin, J.N. (2020) Functional diversity of marine megafauna in the Anthropocene. Science Advances 6(16) : eaay7650.
- Albouy, C., Delattre V., Donati, G., Frölicher, T., Rufino, M., Pellissier, L., Mouillot, D., Leprieur, F. (2020) Global vulnerability of marine mammals to climate change. Scientific Reports 10: 548.
- Albouy, C., Delattre, V., Mérigot, B., Meynard, C.N., Leprieur, F. (2017) Multifaceted biodiversity hotspots of marine mammals for conservation priorities. Diversity and Distributions 23 : 615-626.
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Research programs
Past programs
Research programs
- 2017- 2022 : IPEC "Influence of past environmental changes on reef fish biodiversity". This project is funded by the Institut Universitaire de France (75 k€). Coordinator : Fabien Leprieur.
Past programs
- 2016-2019 : REEFISH "Relative importance of Ecological and Evolutionary determinants of coral reef FISH biodiversity". This international project (450k€) is funded by the French National Agency of Research (ANR) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (FNS). French coordinator : Fabien Leprieur ; Swiss coordinator : Loic Pellissier (ETH, WSL).
- 2012-2015: MORSE "Management of Ocean Resources under Shifting Expectations: bringing the historical perspective into marine mammal conservation". This project is funded by the French National Agency of Research (ANR). Coordinator: Ana Rodrigues (CEFE, CNRS, Montpellier). I led the WP "Macroecological patterns".
- 2007-2010: ANR "Freshwater Fish Diversity" (Predictive models of specific and functional diversity of freshwater fish communities: response tools for human effects and climatic change). (link). This project was funded by the ANR Biodiversité 2006 (ANR-06-BDIV-010). Coordinator: Thierry Oberdorff (IRD, France). Full participant.
- 2010-2011 : InvAqua "Forecasting establishment risks of invasive freshwater fishes in french river systems ". This project was funded by the ONEMA (The French National Agency for Water and Aquatic Environments). I was coordinator of this one-year project (55k€). Participants: MNHN, University of Toulouse
- 2010-2012 : Projected climate change impacts on multiple facets of fish biodiversity in the Mediterranean sea. This project is funded by the FRB (Fondation for Research on Biodiversity). Coordinator: David Mouillot (University Montpellier 2). I am a full participant.
- 2010-2014 : BioFresh "Biodiversity of Freshwater Ecosystems: Status, Trends, Pressures, and Conservation Priorities". This project is funded by the European PCRD 7. Coordinator: Klement Tockner (FVB.IGB, Germany). Full participant to the WP4 "Contemporary patterns in freshwater biodiversity".