Lecturer / Maître de Conférences

HDR depuis le 04/09/2013 mémoire à télécharger ici

CEFE/CNRS
Campus du CNRS
1919, route de Mende
34293 Montpellier 5
France 

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Keywords:Biostatistics; Conservation biology; Amphibians; Birds, Reptiles, Quantitative ecology; Population Dynamics and Demography, Sampling designs.

Research

After a PhD on the evolution of crèching behavior in gulls, I am now working in the field of conservation biology. More specifically I am working at developing regular collaborations between field practitioners and stakeholders and biostatisticians that develop methods for population monitoring and population dynamic modeling. I thus did work on :

1.    Estimating demographic parameters mainly for endangered species in the context of conservation plans

2.    Estimating the impact of perturbations or habitat alterations on these species.

3.    Evaluating and building monitoring protocols for endanger species (often rare, with small distribution or/and hard to detect) by using power tests for instance to compare the performance of several methods

4.    Developing new methods or refining existing ones when necessary

In this context I worked, and am still working, on several species such as birds (black-headed gulls, slender-billed gulls, black-billed gulls, Corsican nuthatches, woodpigeons, little bustards, bonelli’s eagles, golden eagle, grey and red-legged partridges, ptarmigans, european rollers…), reptiles (Herman’s tortoise, European pond turtle, pyrenean lizards, orsini’s viper...), amphibians (crested newt, marbled newt, yellow-bellied toad…), mammals (ibex, Pyrenean desman, wild boar, otter, bonobo…),  insects (coleopteran, grasshoppers, dragonflies…),mollusks but also more recently on plants.

All these works are conducted in direct collaboration with scientists of course but also field practitioners and stakeholders (several state organisms such as all national parks, several national reserves, the national office for hunting…) but also several international, national or local NGO  (WWF, Birdlife…) and private environmental consultants (biotope, ecomed…). I am also involved in several species conservation plans (National plans for bonelli’s eagle, Hermann’s tortoise, Orsini’s viper, Pyrenean desman…). 

Recherche

 Après une thèse de biologie évolutive chez les mouettes et goélands (télécharger cette thèse), mon champ de recherche actuel se situe dans le domaine de la biologie de conservation. Plus précisément, il consiste à développer l’interface entre les méthodologistes qui travaillent à développer les outils statistiques pour l’étude des paramètres démographiques et populationnels et les conservationnistes ayant besoin de ces nouvelles méthodes. 

       1. d’estimer les paramètres démographiques de petites populations d’espèces à forte valeur patrimoniale et souvent fragmentées
       2.  d’estimer l’impact de perturbations ou de modification de l’habitat sur la dynamique des populations de ces espèces
       3.  d’aider à la mise en place de protocoles de suivi par la mise en œuvre de pré-études, de tests de puissance afin de déterminer quelle sera la méthode la plus adaptée à telle ou telle situation
       4.  de développer des méthodes statistiques lorsque cela s’avère nécessaire (notamment en CMR ou dans le cadre bayesien)

Ainsi j’ai pu travailler sur un certain nombre d’espèces d’oiseaux (mouette rieuse, goéland railleur, mouette scopuline, mouette de  buller, lagopède alpin, sitelle corse, perdrix grise, rollier d’Europe, papangue de la Réunion, pipit rousseline, alouette lulu), des reptiles (lézard des Pyrénées, lézard ocellé, lézard de Manapany, vipère d’Orsini, tortue d’Hermann, cistude d’Europe), des batraciens (triton crêté, triton marbré, crapaud sonneur à ventre jaune), des insectes (coléoptères, criquets, libellules), des mollusques (grande Mulette) et des mammifères (vison d’Europe, campagnol amphibie). 

Pour ce faire, je travaille en partenariat avec de nombreux acteurs de la biologie de la conservation (BEV-EPHE, CEFE-CNRS, CBGP-INRA, ATEN, ONCFS, l’ensemble des parcs nationaux via Parcs Nationaux de France mais aussi avec les parcs individuellement, Réserve naturelle du Pinail, Conservatoire des Espaces Naturels de Provence, Conservatoire Régional des Espaces Naturels Lorraine, Conservatoire des Espaces Naturels Languedoc-Roussillon, Bureau d’étude « Biotope Mèze » et « biotope Ile de la Réunion », « biotope Guyane », « biotope Ile de France »DREAL-PACA, DREAL-LR, Plan National d’action Bonelli, Plan National d'action Emyde Lépreuse, Life vipère d’orsini, Life+ Tortue d’Hermann, Life+ lag’nature, etc)..
 

PUBLICATIONS

Articles parus dans des revues indexées aux Current Contents

2020 - Grémillet D., Péron C., Lescroel A., Fort J., Patrick SC., Besnard A. & Provost P. -  No way home : collapse in nothern gannet survival rates point to critical marine ecosystem perturbation. MARINE BIOLOGY 167 (12), 1-10.

 2020 – Schwartz T., Genouville A. & Besnard A. - Increased microclimatic variation in artificial nests does not create ecological traps for a secondary cavity breeder, the European roller. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION. ece3.6871

2020 - Santos R., Poulet N. & Besnard A. - Life-history traits correlate with temporal trends in freshwater fish populations for common European species. FRESHWATER BIOLOGY. In press.

 2020 – Minot M., Besnard A. & Husté A. – Habitat use and movements of a large dragonfly (Odonata : Anax imperator) in a pond network. FRESHWATER BIOLOGY. In press.

 2020 – Canonne C., Novoa C. Muffat-Joly B. Resseguier J., Desmet J.-F., Casadesus J. B., Arvin-Berod M. & Besnard A. – Life on the edge: common slow pace of life but contrasted trajectories of alpine rock ptarmigan populations at their southern margin. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY. In press.

 2020 – Charpentier A., Kreder M., Besnard A., Gauthier P. & Bouffet C. – How Cortaderia selloana, an ornemental plant considered highly invaise, fails to spread from urban to natural habitats in Southern France. URBAN ECOSYSTEM. 23, 1181-1190.

 2020 – Chambert T., Imberdis L., Couloumy C., Bonet R. & Besnard A. – Density dependence in Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos fecundity better explained by individual adjustment than territory heterogeneity. IBIS. 162 (4), 1312-1323.

 2020 – Moschetti M., Besnard A., Couturier T. & Fonderflick J. – Grazing intensity negatively affects the maintenance of Gentiana pneumonanthe and the survival of Phengaris alcon egg-laying. JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION. 24, 343-351.

 2020 – Francesiaz C., Yohannes E., Besnard A., Sadoul N., Blanchon T. & Béchet A. – Foraging niche shift maintains breeding parameters of a colonial waterbird during range expansion. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 10(4), 1988-1997.

 2020 – Cayuela H., Besnard A., Cote J., Laporte M., Bonnaire E., Pichenot J., Schtickzelle N., Bellec A., Joly P. & Léna J.-P. – Anthropogenic disturbance drives dispersal syndromes, demography and gene flow in amphibian populations. ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPH 90(2) e01406.

 2020 – Cayueal H., Griffiths R.A., Zakaria N., Arntzen J.W., Priol P., Léna J.-P., Besnard A. & Joly P. – Drivers of amphibian population dynamics and asychrony at local and regional scale. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY. 89 (6), 1350-1364.

2020 - Chiffard J., Marciau C., Yoccoz G. N., Mouillot F., Duchateau S., Nadeau I., Fontanilles P. & Besnard A. – Adaptive niche-based sampling to improve ability to find rare and elusive species: simulations and field tests. METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION. 11 (8), 899-909.

2020 – Fonderflick J., Besnard A., Cardès M. C., Lanuzel L., Thill C. & Pointereau P. – Impacts of agricultural intensification on arable plants in extensive mixed crop-livestock systems. AGRICULTURE, ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 290, 106778.

2020 – Bröder L., Tatin L., Hochkrich A., Schuld A., Pabst L. & Besnard A. – Optimization of capture-recapture monitoring of elusive species illustrated with a threatened grasshopper. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 34 (3), 743-753.

2020 – Prodon R., Geniez P., Cheylan & Besnard A. – Amphibian and reptile phenology: the end of the warming hiatus and the influence of the NAO in the North Mediterranean. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY, 1-10.

2019 – Chiffard J., Delestrade A., Yoccoz N. G., Loison A. & Besnard A. – Warm temperatures during cold season can negatively affect adult survival in an alpine bird. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 9 (22), 12531-12543.

2019 – Couet P., Gally F., Canonne C. & Besnard A. – Joint estimation of survival and breeding probability in female dolphins and calves with uncertainty in state assignment. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 9 (23), 13043-13055.

2019 – Cayuela H., Bonnaire E. & Besnard A. – Transport infrastructure severely impacts amphibian dispersal regardless of life stage. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 9(1), 8214.

2019 – Oudi A., Chokri M.A., Hammouda A., Chaabane R., Badraoui R., Besnard A. & Santos R. – Physiological impacts of pollution exposure in seabird’s progeny nesting in a Mediterranean contaminated area. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN. 142, 196-205.

2019 – Jeliazkov A., Lorrillière R., Besnard A., Garnier J., Silbvestre M. & Chiron F. - Cross‐scale effects of structural and functional connectivity in pond networks on amphibian distribution in agricultural landscapes. FRESHWATER BIOLOGY. 64 (11), 997-1014.

2019 – Laforge A., Pawaels J., Faure B., Bas Y., Kerbiriou C., Fonderflick J., Besnard A.- Reducing light pollution improves connectivity for bats in urban landscapes. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY 34(4), 793-809.

2019 - Boualit L., Pichenot J., Besnard A., Joly P., Helder R.  & Cayuela H – Environmentally mediated breeding success predicts dispersal decisions in an early successional amphibian. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR. 149, 107-120.

2019 -  Cayuela H., Schmidt B. R., Weinbach A., Besnard A. & Joly P. – Multiple density-dependent processes shape the dynamics of spatially structured amphibian population. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY. 88 (1), 164-177.

2019 – Devoucoux P., Besnard A. & Bretagnolle V. - Sex-dependent habitat selection in a high-density little bustard Tetrax tetrax population in southern France, and the implications for conservation. IBIS 161 (2) 310-324. 

2018 – Weinbach A., Cayuela H., Grolet O., Besnard A. & Joly P. – Resilience to climate variation in a spatially structured amphibian population. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. In press.

2018 - Boualit L., Pichenot J., Besnard A., Joly P., Helder R. & Cayuela H – Environmentally mediated breeding success predicts dispersal decisions in an early successional amphibian. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR. In press.

2018 - Ibouroi, M. T., Cheha A., Arnal V., Legadec E., Tortosa P., Le Minter G., Dhurham S. A. O., Montgelard C. & Besnard A. – The contrastring genetic patterns of two sympatric flying fox species from the Comoros and the implications for conservation. CONSERVATION GENETICS. In press.

2018 - Cayuela H., Schmidt B. R., Weinbach A., Besnard A. & Joly P. – Multiple density-dependent processes shape the dynamics of spatially structured amphibian population. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY. In press.

2018 - Boissinot A., Besnard A. & Lourdais O. – Amphibian diversity in farmlands: combined influences of breeding-site and landscape attributes in western France. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. In press.

2018 – Cayuela H., Rougemont Q., Prunier J.G., Moore J.S., Clobert J., Besnard A. & Bernartchez L. - Demographic and genetic approaches to study dispersal in wild animal populations: a methological review. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY. In press.

2018 – Arsovski D., Olivier A., Bonnet X., Drilholle S., Tomovic L., Béchet A., Golubovic A. & Besnard A. – Covariates streamline age-specific early life survival estimates of two chelonian species. JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY. In press.

2018 – Souchay G., Besnard A., Perrot C., Jakob C. & Ponce F. - Anthropic and natural factors drive variation of survival in the red-legged partridge in southern France. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY. In press.

2018 - Cayuela H., Besnard A., Quay L., Helder R., Léna J.-P., Joly P. & Pichenot J. – Demographic response to patch destruction in a spatially structured amphibian population. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY. In press.

2018 – Courbin N., Besnard A., Péron C., Saraux C., Fort J., Perret S., Tornos J. & Grémillet D. – Short-term prey field lability constrains individual specialisation in resource selection and foraging site fidelity in a marine predator. ECOLOGY LETTERS. In press.

2018 - Ibouroi M. T., Cheha A., Astruc G., Dhurham S. A. & Besnard A. - A habitat suitability analysis at multi-spatial scale of two sympatric flying fox species reveals the urgent need for conservation action. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION. In press. 

2018 – Devoucoux P., Besnard A. & Bretagnolle V. - Sex-dependent habitat selection in a high-density little bustard Tetrax tetrax population in southern France, and the implications for conservation. IBIS. In press.

2018 – Cayuela, H., Pradel R., Joly P., Bonnaire E. & Besnard A. -Estimating dispersal in spatiotemporally variable environments using multievent capture–recapture modeling. ECOLOGY. In press. 

2017 –Muths E., Chambert T., Schmidt B. R., Miller D. A. W, Hossack B. R., Joly P., Grolet O., Green D. M., Pilliod D. S., Cheylan M., Fisher R. N., McCafery R. M., Adams M. J., Palen W. J., Arntzen J. W., Garwood J., Fellers G., Thirion J. M., Besnard A. & Campbell Grant E. H.- Heterogeneous responses of temperate-zone amphibian populations to climate change complicates conservation planning. SCIENTIFIC REPORT 7: 17102.

2017 –Denoël M., Dalleur S., Langrand A., Besnard A. & Cayuela H. - Dispersal and alternative breeding site fidelity strategies in an amphibian. ECOGRAPHY DOI: 10.1111/ecog.03296.

2017 – Acker P., Francesiaz C., Béchet A., Sadoul N., Lessells K, Pijl A. S. & Besnard A. - Insights on dispersal and recruitment paradigms: sex- and age-dependent variations in a nomadic breeder. OECOLOGIA DOI: 10.1007/s00442-017-3972-7.

2017 – Andrieu E., Besnard A., Fréville H., Vaudey V., Gauthier P., Thompson J. & Debussche M. - Population dynamics of Paeonia officinalis in relation to forest closure: From model predictions to practical conservation management. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 215: 51-60.

2017 – Borner L., Duriez O., Besnard A., Robert A., Carrere V. & Jiguet F. – Bird collision with power lines: estimating carcass persistence and detection associated with ground search surveys. ECOSPHERE 8(11):e01966.

2017 – Choquet R., Garnier A., Awuve E. & Besnard A. – Transient state estimation using continuus-time processes applied to opportunistic capture-recapture data. ECOLOGICAL MODELLING 361:157-163.

2017 – Tournier E., Besnard A., Tournier V. & Cayuela H. – Manipulating waterbody hydroperiod affects movement behaviour and occupancy dynamics in an amphibian. FRESHWATER BIOLOGY 62:1768-1782.

2017 Acker P., Besnard A., Monnat JY & Cam E. – Breeding habitat selection across spatial scales: is grass always greener on the other side? ECOLOGY 98(10):2684-2697.

2017 Lieury N., Devillard S., Besnard A., Gimenez O., Hameau O., Ponchon C. & Millon A. – Designing cost-effective capture-recapture surveys for improving the monitoring of survival in bird populations. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 214:233-241.

2017 – Prodon R., Geniez P., Cheylan M., Devers F., Chuine I. & Besnard A. –A reversal of the shift towards earlier spring phenology in several Mediterranean reptiles and amphibians during the 1998-2013 warming slowdown. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 23:5481-5491.

2017 - Cayuela H., Joly P., Schmidt B.R., Pichenot J., Bonnaire E., Priol P., Peyronel O., Laville M. & Besnard .A. - Life history tactics shape amphibians’ demographic responses to the North Atlantic Oscillation. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 23:4620-4638.

2017 - Guérin S., Picard D., Choquet R. & Besnard A. - Advances in methods for estimating stopover duration for migratory species using capture–recapture data. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATION 27:1594-1604.

2017 - Francesiaz C., Farine D., Laforge C., Béchet A., Sadoul N. & Besnard A. - Familiarity drives social philopatry in an obligate colonial breeder with weak interannual breeding-site fidelity. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR 124:125-133.

2017 - Francesiaz C., Guilbault E., Lebreton J.-D. & Besnard A. - Colony persistence in waterbirds is constrained by pond quality and land use. FRESHWATER BIOLOGY 62:119-132.

2017 - Santos R., Joyeux A., Besnard A., Blanchard C., Halkett C., Bony S., Sanchez W. & Devaux A. - An integrative approach to assess ecological risks of surface water contamination for fish populations. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 220:588-596. 

2017 - Cayuela H., Pradel, R.., Joly P. & Besnard A. – Analysing movement behavior and dynamic space-used strategies among habitats using capture-recapture multi-event modeling. METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 8(9):1124-1132.

2016 - Cayuela H., Boualit, L., Arsovski D., Bonnaire E., Pichenot J., Bellec A.., Léna J.-P. A.-L., Miaud C., Joly P. & Besnard A. – Does habitat unpredictability promote the evolution of a colonizer syndrome in amphibian metapopulations. ECOLOGY 97:2658-2670.

2016 - Cayuela H., Arsovski D., Thirion J.M., Bonnaire E., Pichenot J., Boitaud S., Miaud C., Joly P. & Besnard A. - Demographic responses to weather fluctuations are context dependent in a long-lived amphibian. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 22:2676-2687.

2016 - Novoa C., Astruc G., Desmet J.-F. & Besnard A. – No short termeffect of climate change on breedingbiology of rock ptarmigans in the French Apls and Pyrenees. J. OF ORNITHOLOGY 157:797-810.

2016 - Lieury N., Besnard A., Ponchon C., Ravayrol A. & Millon A. -Geographically isolated but demographically connected: immigration supports efficient conservation actions in the recovery of a range-margin population of the Bonelli's eagle. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 195 :272-278.

2016 - Cayuela H., Arsovski D., Thirion J.M., Bonnaire E., Pichenot J., Boitaud S., Brison A.-L., Miaud C., Joly P. & Besnard A. - Contrasting patterns of environmental fluctuation contribute to divergent life histories among amphibian populations. ECOLOGY 97(4):980-991.

2016 - Valentini A., Taberlet P., Miaud C., Civade R., HerderJ., Thomsen P. , Bellemain E., Besnard,A., Croissac E., Boyer F., Gaboriaud C., Jean P., Poulet N., Roset N., Copp G., Geniez P., Pont D.,Argillier C., Baudoin J.-M.,Peroux T., Crivelli A., Olivier A., Acqueberge M., Le Brun M., Møller P. R., Willerslev E. & Dejean T. - Next-generation monitoring of aquatic biodiversity usin genvironmental DNA metabarcoding. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY 25 :929-942.

2016 – Cayuela H., Arsovski D., Boitaud S., Bonnaire E., Duguet R.., Joly P. & Besnard A. – The impact of severe drought, fecundity and population persistence in an endangered amphibian.-ECOSPHERE 7:e01246

2016– Garnier A. , Gaillard J.-M., Gauthier D & Besnard A. - What shapes fitness costs of reproduction in long-lived iteroparous species? A case study on the Alpine ibex. ECOLOGY 97, pp 205-214.

2016 – Owen-Jones Z., Priol P., Thienpont S., Cheylan M. & Besnard A. – The contrasting effects of short- and long-term habitat drainage on the population dynamics of freshwater turtles in a human-dominated landscape. FRESHWATER BIOLOGY 61:121-132.

2016 - Santos R., Joyeux A., Palluel O., Palos-Ladeiro M., Besnard A., Blanchard C., Porcher J-M., Bony S., Devaux A. & Sanchez W. - Characterization of a genotoxicity biomarker in three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatusL.): biotic variability and integration in a battery of biomarkers. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 31: 415-426.

2015 – Boissinot A., Grillet P., Besnard A. & Lourdais O. - Small woods positively influence the occurrence and abundance of the commonfrog (Rana temporaria) in a traditional farming landscape. AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA 36:417-424.

2015 – Cayuela H., Arsovski D., Boitaud S., Bonnaire E., Boualit L., Miaud C., Joly P. & Besnard A. – Slow life history and rapid extreme flood: demographic mechanisms and their consequences on population viability in a threatened amphibian.-FRESHWATER BIOLOGY. 60(11) :2349-2361.

2015 – Lambret P., Besnard A. & Matushkina N. - Plant preference in predatory insect: the case of endophytic oviposition in Lestes macrostigma (Odonata: Zygoptera). JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION. 19 (4) :741-752.

2015 –Lieury N., Gallardo M., Ponchon C., Besnard A. & Millon A. -Relative contribution of local demography and immigration in the recovery of a geographically isolated population of the endangered Egyptian vulture. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION. 191:349-356.

2015 - Chevallier C., Hernandez-Matias A., Real J., Vincent-Martin N., Ravayrol A. & Besnard A.- Effectiveness of power lines isolation in reducing raptor mortality: the case of French Bonelli’s eagle Aquila fasciata population. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY 56:1465-1473.

2015 – Charbonnel A., Buisson L., Biffi M., D'Amico F., Besnard A., Aulagnier S., Blanc F., Gillet F., Lacaze V., Michaux J., Némoz M., Pagé C., Miguel Sanchez-Perez J., Sauvage S. & Laffaille P. -Integrating hydrological features and genetically validated occurrence data in occupancy modeling of an endemic and endangered semi-aquatic mammal, Galemys pyrenaicus, in a Pyrenean catchment – BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION. 184:182-192.

2015– Lambret P., Besnard A. & Matushkina N. – Initial Preference for plant species and state during oviposition site selection by a dragonfly. ENTOMOLOGICAL SCIENCE 18:377-382.

2014 - Fonderflick J., Besnard A., Beuret A., Dalmais M. & Schatz B. – The impact of grazing management on Orthoptera abundance varies along season in Mediterranean steppe-like grassland. ACTA OECOLOGICA. 60:7-16.

2014 - Petitot M., Manceau N., Geniez P. & Besnard A. - Optimizing amphibian surveys by maximising detection probability in Mediterranean ponds. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION. 4(18):3538-3549.

2014 - Hanane S. & Besnard A. - Are nest-detection probability methods relevant for estimating turtle dove breeding populations? A case study in Moroccan agroecosystems. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH. 60:673-680.

2014– Hertzog L., Besnard A. & Jay-Robert P. - Field validation shows bias corrected pseudo-absence selection is the best method for predictive species distribution modelling. DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION. 20(12):673-680.

2014 - Cayuela H., Besnard A., Bonnaire E., Perret H., Rivoalen J., Miaud C., Hiby L., & Joly P. - To breed or not to breed: internal and environmental factors drive the decision in an amphibian, the yellow-bellied toad (Bombinavariegata). OECOLOGIA. 176:107-16.

2014 – Charbonnel A., D’Amico F., Besnard A., Blanc F., Buisson L., Nemoz M. & Laffaille P. - Spatial replicates as a relevant alternative to temporal replicates for occupancy modeling of semi-aquatic mammals along rivers. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY. 51:1425-1433.

2014 – Gimenez O., Blanc L., Besnard A., Pradel R., Doherty P. & Choquet R. – Fitting occupancy models with E-Surge : Hidden markov modelling of presence-absence data. METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION. 5(6):592-597.

2014 – Ficheux S., Olivier A., Fey R., Crivelli A., Besnard A. & Béchet A.- Rapid response of a long-lived species to improved water and grazing management: the case of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) in the Camargue, France. JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION. 22(4): 342-348.

2014 – Buckland S., Cole N., Aguirre-Gutiérrez J., Gallagher L., Henshaw S., Besnard A., Tucker R., Bachraz V., Ruhomaun K. & Harris S.- Using hierarchical and species distribution modelling to explore the ecological effects of the invasive giant Madagascar day gecko on endemic day geckos in Mauritius. PLOS ONE. DOI:10.1371Journal.pone.0088798.

2014 – Santos R., Palos-Ladeiro M., Besnard A., Vulliet E., Porcher J.-M., Bony S., Devaux .& Sanchez W. - Kinetic response of a genotoxicity biomarker in the three-spined stickleback and implications for environmental monitoring. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY.102:6-11.

2014 – Mignet F., Gendre T., Reudet D., Malgoire F. , Cheylan M. & Besnard A. - Short-term evaluation of the success of a reintroduction program of the European pond turtle: the contribution of space-use modeling. CHELONIAN CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY. 13(1):72-80.

2014 – Jakob C., Ponce-Boutin F. & Besnard A. - Coping with heterogeneity to detect species on a large scale: N-mixture modeling applied to red-legged partridge counts. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.78:540-549.

2014 – Couturier T., Besnard A., Bertolero A., Bosc V., Astruc G. & Cheylan M. – Factors determining the abundance and the occurrence of the Hermann’s tortoise Testudo hermanniin France and Spain: fire regime as the main driver. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION. 170 :177-187.

2013 - Cursach J., Besnard A., Rita J. & Fréville H. - Spatial demographic variation and conservation of the narrow endemic plant Ranunculus weyleri: insights from Integral Projection Models. ACTA OECOLOGICA. 53:102-109.

2013 - Couturier T, Tillion-Lacazale L., Besnard A., Astruc G. & Cheylan M. - Déclin d’une population de Tortue d’Hermann (Testudo hermanni hermanni Gmelin, 1789) en milieu forestier. Effets combinés de plusieurs facteurs anthropiques. REV. ECOL. (TERRE ET VIE).69 :142-150.

2013 - Villard P., Besnard A., Thibault J.-C., Recorbet B. & Prodon R. - Selection of mature and old stands by the Corsican Nuthatch in harvested forests; conservation issues. IBIS.156:132-140.

2013 - Santos R., Palos-Ladeiro M., Besnard A., Reggio J., Vuillet E., Porcher J.-M., Bony S., Sanchez W. & Devaux A. - Parental exposure to Methyl Methane Sulfonate of three-spined stickleback: contribution of DNA damage in male and female germ cells to further development impairment in progeny. ECOTOXICOLOGY, 22:815-824.

2013- JeliazkovA., Chiron F., GarnierJ., Besnard A., Silvestre M. & Jiguet F. - Level-dependence of the relationships between Amphibian biodiversity and environment in ponds in a context of intensive agriculture. HYDROBIOLOGIA. 723:7-23.

2013 – Doxa A., Besnard A., Béchet A., Pin C., Lebreton J.-D. & Sadoul N. - Inferring dispersal dynamics from local population demographic modelling: the case of the slender-billed gull in the Camargue. ANIMAL CONSERVATION, 16:684-693.

2013 – Cayuela H., Besnard A. & Joly P. - Multi-events models reveal the absence of interaction between an invasive frog and a native endangered amphibian. Biological Invasion, 15:2001-2012.

2013 - Hanane S. & Besnard A. - Nest survival of woodpigeons (Columba palumbus) in North African forests. BIRD STUDY, 60:202-210.

2013 – Choquet R., Guédon Y., Besnard A., Guillemain M. & Pradel R. – Estimating stop over duration in the presence of trap-effects. ECOLOGICAL MODELLING, 250: 111-118.

2013 - Santos R., Palos-Ladeiro M., Besnard A., Porcher J.-M., Bony S., Sanchez W. & Devaux A. - Relationship between DNA damage in sperm after ex vivo exposure and abnormal embryo development in the progeny of the three-spined stickleback. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY, 36: 6-11.

2013 - Villemey A., Besnard A., Grandadam J. & Eidenschenck J. - Testing restocking methods for an endangered species: effects of predator exclusion and vegetation cover on common hamster (Cricetuscricetus) survival and reproduction. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, 158: 147-154.

2013 - Andrieu E., Fréville H., Besnard A., Vaudey V., Gauthier P., Thompson J. & Debussche M. - Forest cutting rapidly improve the demographic status of Paeonia officinalis, a species threatened by forest closure. POPULATION ECOLOGY, 55: 147-158.

2013 - Fonderflick J., Besnard A.^. & Martin J.-L. - Species traits and the response of open-habitat species to forest edge in landscape mosaics. OIKOS, 122: 42-51.

2012 - Couturier T., Cheylan M., Bertolero A., Astruc G. & Besnard A. - Estimating abundance and population trends when detection is low and highly variable: a comparison of three methods for the Hermann’s Tortoise. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, 77:454-462.

2012 - Cayuela H., Besnard A., Béchet A., Devictor V. & Olivier A. -  Reproductive dynamic of three amphian species in Mediterranean wetlands: the role of local precipitations and hydrological regimes. FRESHWATER BIOLOGY, 57: 2629-2640.

2012 - Schmeller D., Henle K., Loyau A., Besnard A. & Henry P.-Y. - Bird monitoring in Europe - a first overview of practices, motivations and aims. NATURE CONSERVATION, 2: 41-57.

2012 - Chevallier C., Crochet P.-A., Vincent-Martin N., Ravayrol A. & Besnard A. - Use of mixture models to characterize site quality in philopatric animals: a case study with Bonelli's eagle. ANIMAL CONSERVATION, 16:198-206.

2012 - Lyet A., Thuiller W., Cheylan M. & Besnard A. - Fine-scale regional distribution modeling of rare and threatened species: bridging GIS tools and conservation in practice. DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION, 19:651-663.

2012 - Hanane S., Besnard A. & Aafi A. - Factors affecting reproduction of Woodpigeons Columba palumbus in North Africa forests: 1. Nest habitat selection. BIRD STUDY, 49: 463-473.

2011 - Albayrac T., Besnard A. & Erdogan A. - Morphometric variation and population relationships of Kruper's nuthatch (Sitta krueperi) in Turkey. WILSON JOUNRAL OF ORNITHOLOGY, 123: 734-740. (Impact Factor : 0.647)

2011 - Doré F., Grillet P., Thirion J.-M., Besnard A. & Cheylan M. – Premiers résultats d'un suivi à long terme sur une population de Lézards ocellés Timon lipidus sur l'île d'Oléron. REV. ECOL. (TERRE ET VIE), 66(2): 205-214.

2011 - Couturier T.,Cheylan M.,Guérette E. & Besnard A. - Impact of a wildfire on the mortality rate as small-scale movements of a Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni hermanni population in southeastern France. AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA, 32: 541-545.

2011 - Gamelon M., Besnard A., Gaillard J.-M., Servanty S., Baudet E. & Gimenez O. - High hunting pressure select for earlier birth date: wild boar as a case study. EVOLUTION, 65: 3100-3112.

2011 - Doré F., Grillet P., Thirion J.-M., Besnard A. & Cheylan M. – Implementation of a long term monitoring program of the ocellated lizard Timon lepidus (saurians, lacertidae) on the Oleron island. AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA, 32(2): 159-166.

2010 - Lebreton J.-D., Devillard S., Popy S., Desprez M., Besnard A. & Gaillard J.-M. – Towards a Vertebrate demographic data bank. JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY, 152: 617-624.

2010 -Henry M., Besnard A., Asante W.A., Eshun J., Adu-Bredu S., Valentini R., Bernoux M. & Saint-André L. – Wood density, phytomass variations within and among trees, and allometric equations in a tropical rainforest of Africa. FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, 260(8): 1375-1388.

2010 -Jakob C., Ponce-Boutin F., Besnard A. & Eraud C. - On the efficiency of using song playback during call count surveys of Red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa). EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH, 56: 907-913.

2010 - Besnard A., Novoa C. & Gimenez O. - Hunting impact on Pyrenean gray partridge population dynamics. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY, 16: 135-143.

2009 - Lyet A., Cheylan M. & Besnard A. - Prescribed fire and conservation of a threatened mountain grassland specialist. A capture-recapture study on Vipera ursinii in the French Alps. ANIMAL CONSERVATION, 12: 238-248.

2009 - Moneglia P., Besnard A., Thibault J.-C. & Prodon R. - Habitat selection of the Corsican nuthatch (Sitta whiteheadi) after a fire. JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY, 150: 577-583.

2008 –Novoa C., Besnard A., Brenot J.-F.& Ellison L. - Effect of weather on the reproductive rate of Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta in the eastern Pyrenees. IBIS, 150(2): 270-278.

2007 - Besnard A., Piry S., Berthier K., Lebreton J.-D.& Streiff R. - Modeling survival and mark loss in molting animals using recapture, dead recoveries and exuvia recoveries. ECOLOGY, 88: 289-295.

2007 -Bertolero A., Oro D. & Besnard A. - Assessing the efficacy of reintroduction programmes by modelling adult survival: the example of Hermann’s tortoise. ANIMAL CONSERVATION, 10: 360-368.

2006 - Besnard A., Sadoul N. & Lebreton J.-D. - First quantitative comparison of aggression between creching and non-crechinglarid species. WATERBIRDS, 29(4): 481-488.

2002 - Besnard A., Gimenez O. & Lebreton J.-D. - A model for the evolution of creching behaviour in gulls. EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY, 16(5): 489-503.

2002- Besnard A., Scher O., Lebreton J.-D. & Sadoul N.- Forced copulation attempts on gull chicks. IBIS, 144: 684-685.

ENCADREMENT D’ETUDIANTS / STUDENTDS

BIOGRAPHIE

Janv. 2007- Juin 2008 : Post-doctorat au sein de l’équipe EBV-EPHE, CEFE-CNRS / Directeurs : Roger Prodon / Marc Cheylan.

Sept 2005- Sept. 2006 : ATER   au sein de l’équipe EBV-EPHE, CEFE-CNRS / Directeurs : Roger Prodon / Marc Cheylan.

Sept 2004- Sept 2005 : Divers Contrats pour Analyses Statistiques, publications et enseignement (notamment pour l’EPHE et le CBGP-INRA)

Sept 2003- Sept 2004 : ATER   au sein de l’équipe EBV-EPHE, CEFE-CNRS / Directeurs: Roger Prodon / Marc Cheylan

2002-2003 -  Divers Contrats pour analyses statistiques organismes de recherche (EPHE , INRA, CNRS) et de gestion d’espace naturels (CEEP )

Oct 1998- déc 2001 : Doctorat Biologie de l'Evolution, Université Montpellier II. Mention Très favorable.Bourse du MENRT du Ministère Français de la Recherche. Sujet «  évolution des stratégies de reproduction des Laridés » (Directeur : Jean-Dominique Lebreton, CEFE-CNRS, Montpellier)

2020 - Grémillet D., Péron C., Lescroel A., Fort J., Patrick SC., Besnard A. & Provost P. -  No way home : collapse in nothern gannet survival rates point to critical marine ecosystem perturbation. MARINE BIOLOGY 167 (12), 1-10.

2020 – Schwartz T., Genouville A. & Besnard A. - Increased microclimatic variation in artificial nests does not create ecological traps for a secondary cavity breeder, the European roller. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION. ece3.6871

2020 - Santos R., Poulet N. & Besnard A. - Life-history traits correlate with temporal trends in freshwater fish populations for common European species. FRESHWATER BIOLOGY. In press.

2020 – Minot M., Besnard A. & Husté A. – Habitat use and movements of a large dragonfly (Odonata : Anax imperator) in a pond network. FRESHWATER BIOLOGY. In press.

2020 – Canonne C., Novoa C. Muffat-Joly B. Resseguier J., Desmet J.-F., Casadesus J. B., Arvin-Berod M. & Besnard A. – Life on the edge: common slow pace of life but contrasted trajectories of alpine rock ptarmigan populations at their southern margin. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY. In press.

2020 – Charpentier A., Kreder M., Besnard A., Gauthier P. & Bouffet C. – How Cortaderia selloana, an ornemental plant considered highly invaise, fails to spread from urban to natural habitats in Southern France. URBAN ECOSYSTEM. 23, 1181-1190.

2020 – Chambert T., Imberdis L., Couloumy C., Bonet R. & Besnard A. – Density dependence in Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos fecundity better explained by individual adjustment than territory heterogeneity. IBIS. 162 (4), 1312-1323.

2020 – Moschetti M., Besnard A., Couturier T. & Fonderflick J. – Grazing intensity negatively affects the maintenance of Gentiana pneumonanthe and the survival of Phengaris alcon egg-laying. JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION. 24, 343-351.

2020 – Francesiaz C., Yohannes E., Besnard A., Sadoul N., Blanchon T. & Béchet A. – Foraging niche shift maintains breeding parameters of a colonial waterbird during range expansion. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 10(4), 1988-1997.

2020 – Cayuela H., Besnard A., Cote J., Laporte M., Bonnaire E., Pichenot J., Schtickzelle N., Bellec A., Joly P. & Léna J.-P. – Anthropogenic disturbance drives dispersal syndromes, demography and gene flow in amphibian populations. ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPH 90(2) e01406.

2020 – Cayueal H., Griffiths R.A., Zakaria N., Arntzen J.W., Priol P., Léna J.-P., Besnard A. & Joly P. – Drivers of amphibian population dynamics and asychrony at local and regional scale. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY. 89 (6), 1350-1364.

2020 - Chiffard J., Marciau C., Yoccoz G. N., Mouillot F., Duchateau S., Nadeau I., Fontanilles P. & Besnard A. – Adaptive niche-based sampling to improve ability to find rare and elusive species: simulations and field tests. METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION. 11 (8), 899-909.

2020 – Fonderflick J., Besnard A., Cardès M. C., Lanuzel L., Thill C. & Pointereau P. – Impacts of agricultural intensification on arable plants in extensive mixed crop-livestock systems. AGRICULTURE, ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT. 290, 106778.

2020 – Bröder L., Tatin L., Hochkrich A., Schuld A., Pabst L. & Besnard A. – Optimization of capture-recapture monitoring of elusive species illustrated with a threatened grasshopper. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 34 (3), 743-753.

2020 – Prodon R., Geniez P., Cheylan & Besnard A. – Amphibian and reptile phenology: the end of the warming hiatus and the influence of the NAO in the North Mediterranean. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY, 1-10.

2019 – Chiffard J., Delestrade A., Yoccoz N. G., Loison A. & Besnard A. – Warm temperatures during cold season can negatively affect adult survival in an alpine bird. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 9 (22), 12531-12543.

2019 – Couet P., Gally F., Canonne C. & Besnard A. – Joint estimation of survival and breeding probability in female dolphins and calves with uncertainty in state assignment. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 9 (23), 13043-13055.

2019 – Cayuela H., Bonnaire E. & Besnard A. – Transport infrastructure severely impacts amphibian dispersal regardless of life stage. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 9(1), 8214.

2019 – Oudi A., Chokri M.A., Hammouda A., Chaabane R., Badraoui R., Besnard A. & Santos R. – Physiological impacts of pollution exposure in seabird’s progeny nesting in a Mediterranean contaminated area. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN. 142, 196-205.

2019 – Jeliazkov A., Lorrillière R., Besnard A., Garnier J., Silbvestre M. & Chiron F. - Cross‐scale effects of structural and functional connectivity in pond networks on amphibian distribution in agricultural landscapes. FRESHWATER BIOLOGY. 64 (11), 997-1014.

2019 – Laforge A., Pawaels J., Faure B., Bas Y., Kerbiriou C., Fonderflick J., Besnard A.- Reducing light pollution improves connectivity for bats in urban landscapes. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY 34(4), 793-809.

2019 - Boualit L., Pichenot J., Besnard A., Joly P., Helder R. & Cayuela H – Environmentally mediated breeding success predicts dispersal decisions in an early successional amphibian. ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR. 149, 107-120.

2019 -  Cayuela H., Schmidt B. R., Weinbach A., Besnard A. & Joly P. – Multiple density-dependent processes shape the dynamics of spatially structured amphibian population. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY. 88 (1), 164-177.

2019 – Devoucoux P., Besnard A. & Bretagnolle V. - Sex-dependent habitat selection in a high-density little bustard Tetrax tetrax population in southern France, and the implications for conservation. IBIS 161 (2) 310-324. Impact Factor: 2.279.

• Animaux
• Ecologie des populations
• Sciences de la conservation
• Etudes à long terme
• Modélisation et analyse de données
• Milieux humides
• Milieux boisés
• Milieux agricoles
• Tempéré
• Méditerranéen
• Reptiles et amphibiens
• Oiseaux
• Mammifères
• Vertébrés
• Population ecology
• Conservation science
• Long term studies
• Models and data analysis
• Wetlands
• Woodlands
• Farmland
• Temperate
• Mediterranean
• Reptiles and amphibians
• Birds
• Mammals
• Vertebrates
• Animals