Research Interests
PhD subject: Incorporation of phylogenetic information to test biodiversity models in the tropical forests of French Guiana.
Adv: Jérôme Chave
I
am interested in using the framework provided by Hubbell's neutral theory
of biodiversity to assess the relative importance of the ecological mechanisms
of local species coexistence in tropical forests. To this end, I am exploring
the potential of forest inventories to address the questions of species
coexistence and turn-over at a larger scale. This second part of my project
is in collaboration with the French National Forest Office (ONF) in French
Guiana.
Publications
Accepted
Gonzalez M.A., Roger E.A., Courtois E.A., Jabot F., Norden N., Paine C.E.T., Baraloto C., Thébaud C. & Chave J. in press. Shifts in species and phylogenetic diversity between sapling and tree communities indicate negative density dependence in a lowland rain forest. Journal of Ecology.
Contact information
Phone: +33 5 61 55 67 60
Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique
(EDB)
Université Paul Sabatier
118 route de Narbonne
F-31062 Cedex 9, Toulouse
France
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