Laboratoire Evolution et Diversite Biologique

Research interests

• Taxonomic and functional homogenization of freshwater fish faunas
• Nutrient cycling by fish
• Functional ecology of fish
• Functional diversity indices

Key-words functional diversity , functional traits, biotic homogenization, nutrient cycling, freshwater ecosystems, fish

Selected publications

Villéger S., Blanchet S., Beauchard O., Oberdorff T. & Brosse S. 2011. Homogenization patterns of the world’s freshwater fish faunas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 108:18003–18008.

Bouletreau S., Cucherousset J., Villéger S. & Santoul F. 2011. Colossal aggregations of giant alien freshwater fish as a potential biogeochemical hotpsot. PLoS One. 6:e25732.

Villéger S., Novack-Gottshal P. & Mouillot D. 2011. The multidimensionality of the niche reveals functional diversity changes in benthic marine biotas across geological time. Ecology Letters. 14:561–568.

Mouchet M., Villéger S., Mason N.W.H. & Mouillot D. 2010. Functional diversity estimators : an overview of their redundancy and their ability to discriminate community assembly rules. Functional Ecology. 24:867-876.

Villéger S., Ramos Miranda J., Flores Hernandez D. & Mouillot D. 2010. Contrasting changes in taxonomic vs functional diversity of tropical fish assemblages after habitat degradation. Ecological Applications. 20:1512-1522.

Devictor V., Clavel J., Julliard R., Lavergne S., Mouillot D., Thuiller W., Venail P., Villéger S. & Mouquet N. 2010. Defining and measuring ecological specialization. Journal of Applied Ecology. 47:15-25.

Villéger S., Mason N.W.H. & Mouillot D. 2008. New multidimensional functional diversity indices for a multifaceted framework in functional ecology. Ecology. 89:2290-2301.

Villéger S., Ramos Miranda J., Flores Hernandez D., Sosa López A. & Mouillot D. 2008. Stable trophic structure across coastal nekton assemblages despite high species turnover. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 364:135-146.

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