Research Topic: Marine Ecotoxicology.

Expertise:

• Experimental & Integrative Ecology
• Ecotoxicology & Multiple Stressors
• Teleost fish ecology, ecophysiology, and neuro-endocrinology

Team: EcoEvoDevo (Dr. L. Besseau)

Research Topic: Quantifying resilience loss in biological systems and the effects of multiple stressors on population and community dynamics.

Acquired Expertise: Experimental Ecology (freshwater ciliates in microcosms), Multiple Stressors (increased temperature, habitat fragmentation, species extinction), AI (deep learning, automated tracking and counting, robotic gantries).

Principal Investigator: Dr. Chris Clements.

Research Topic: Impacts of nano- and micro-plastic pollution on marine organism ecophysiology.

Acquired Expertise: Radioecology (radiotracers), Ecophysiology & Endocrinology (nutrient assimilation, endocrine status, microbiome shifts), Sensory Ecology (behavioral tests on fish), Histology (intestine and liver histopathology), Ecotoxicology (multiple stressors such as micro- and nano-plastics, acidification, metals and radionuclides), Fish husbandry (breeding).

Principal Investigators: Dr. Peter Swarzenski and Dr. Marc Metian.

Research Topic: Sensory ecology of coral-reef fishes at metamorphosis and larval recruitment facing anthropogenic pressures.

Acquired Expertise: Ecophysiology & Endocrinology (hormonal extraction, pharmacological treatments), Behavioral & Sensory Ecology (behavioral tests, predation arenas), Ecotoxicology (multiple stressors such as increased temperatures and pesticides), Fish Sampling and Husbandry (Larval and Post-Larval Capture & Culture).

Principal Investigator: Dr. David Lecchini.

• PSL Research University – EPHE – CRIOBE | Moorea, French Polynesia.
• Sorbonnes Universités – Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-mer | Banyuls-sur-mer, France.
• ENS Lyon – Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon | Lyon, France.

Research Topic: Importance of metamorphosis in coral reef fish larval recruitment facing anthropogenic pressures.

Acquired Expertise: Coral Reef Fish Ecology (fish surveys and population monitoring), Ecophysiology & Endocrinology (hormonal extraction, pharmacological treatments), Histology (embedding, staining, microtome, SEM), Molecular Biology (qPCR, Elisa) and Behavioral & Sensory Ecology (behavioral tests, sensory abilities), Ecotoxicology (multiple stressors such as increased temperatures, pesticides, anthropogenic noise, acidification, habitat changes), Fish Sampling and Husbandry (Larval and Post-Larval Capture & Culture).

Principal Investigators: Dr. David Lecchini and Dr. Vincent Laudet.

Research Topic: Spatial ecology of coral-reef fishes from the Southern Line Island Archipelago.

Acquired Expertise: Coral Reef Fish Ecology, Spatial Ecology, Fish Dissections.

Principal Investigators: Pr. Stuart Sandin and Dr. Brian Zgliczynski.

Research Topic: Downstream migration behaviour of silver eels (Anguilla anguilla) using acoustic telemetry.

Acquired Expertise: Amphihaline Fish Ecology, Acoustic Telemetry.

Principal Investigators: Dr. Eric Feunteun, Dr. Anthony Acou, and Dr. Thomas Trancart.

Research Topic: Levels of genotypic differentiation in Millepora platyphylla populations.

Acquired Expertise: Coral Reef Ecology, Coral Sampling, Scuba Diving.

Principal Investigators: Dr. Serge Planes and Dr. Caroline Dubé.

Research Topic: Monitoring of juvenile blacktip and lemon sharks.

Acquired Expertise: Shark Monitoring, Acoustic Telemetry, Blood/DNA Sampling.

Principal Investigators: Dr. Serge Planes.

Research Topic: Spatial-temporal distribution of sea turtle populations and nesting sites in French Polynesia.

Acquired Expertise: Underwater Surveys, Nest Monitoring, Sea Turtle Care.

Principal Investigators: Dr. Cécile Gaspar and Matthieu Petit.

Research Topic: Evo-devo of skin appendages: deciphering the role of EDARADD.

Acquired Expertise: Cellular Biology (cell cultures), Molecular Biology (PCR, qPCR, western blots), Genetics (designing primers, sequence analyses).

Principal Investigators: Pr. Vincent Laudet, Dr. Sophie Pantalacci and Dr. Alexa Sadier.

Research Topic: Planktonic trophic network in the English Eastern Channel.

Acquired Expertise: Planktonic Trophic Network, Plankton Identification, Plankton Sampling.

Principal Investigators: Dr. Urania Christaki and Dr. Jean-David Grattepanche.