My research

I aim to measure the relationship between biodiversity, microclimate and the functioning of ecosystems, in particular the functions linked to the carbon cycle and storage. I will focus here on the effects of tree diversity and climate modulation on the response of soil litter decomposition and basal respiration, key ecosystem processes in the carbon and nutrient cycles. The thesis project comprises three axes: (i) quantifying the effects of forest species diversity on in situ microclimate modulation; (ii) quantifying the combined effects of tree species richness and microclimate modulation on leaf litter decomposition and soil respiration in situ and in the laboratory; (iii) mathematical simulation of the dynamics of carbon from decomposition, including the relationship between tree diversity and microclimate modulation.

Field work for the two first axes will be carried out along a latitudinal gradient of forest plots in the French Alps (https://oreme.org/observation/foret/gmap/) .The second axis of research will be completed in the laboratory by modulating the microclimate in micro- and mesocosms and measuring the response of ecosystem functions such as soil decomposition and respiration.

The third axis of research will test hypotheses of research thanks to the Virtual Ecosystem modelling platform (https://virtual-ecosystem.readthedocs.io/en/), and integrate lab and field measures into the model in order to improve its calibration.

CV

Professional experiences:
October 2025 – Now
Position: doctoral research position
@: Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Bioflux, Montpellier, France
Supervisors: Dr. Stephan Hättenschwiler (CEFE), Dr. Rémy Beugnon (CEFE), Pr. Nico Eisenhauer (IDIV, leipzig, Germany)
Focus: Biodiversity - Ecosystem Functioning relationship, through the lens of microclimate modulation: the missing link in forest carbon dynamics.

January 2025 – June 2025
Position: Master's student
@:  Victoria University of Wellington, School of Biological Sciences, group plant & soil, Wellington, New Zealand
Supervisors: Dr. Nicola Day, Dr. Hannah Buckley
Focus: The effects of fire history on plants and soil fungi in a New Zealand tussock grassland. Hierarchical modelling, DNA extraction, sequencing and processing.

September 2023 – November 2023
Position: intern
@:  Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Bioflux, Montpellier, France
Supervisors: Dr. Rémy Beugnon
Focus: Biodiversity - Microclimate - Ecosystem functioning, decomposition experiment in Ste Baume forest.

March 2023 – June 2023
Position: intern
@:  Uppsala University, EBC, Ecology and evolution of plants, Uppsala, Sweden
Supervisors: Dr. Gustav Granath
Focus: Sphagnum divinum and Sphagnum medium, unelucidated ecological reasons for speciation. Species distribution model and drying experiment.

February 2022 – June 2022
Position: Master's student
@:  German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (IDIV), Theory in Biodiversity group, Leipzig, Germany
Supervisors: Dr. Benoit Gauzens, Pr. Ulrich Bröse
Focus: Biodiversity of food webs in response to warming across ecosystem types, a modeling project.

June 2021 – July 2021
Position: Bachelor's student
@:  Laboratoire d'Ecologie Microbienne (LEM), DIVE-N, Lyon, France
Supervisors: Dr. Thomas Pommier
Focus: Assessing Technosols’ efficiency regarding their total bacterial abundance and microbial activities linked to the N-cycle. Field work, DNA extraction, microbial activities' measures and statistics.

Education:

September 2022 – June 2022
Erasmus exchange year
@: Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Focus: Ecology, applied ecosystem ecology, conservation

September 2020 – June 2025
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon diploma, bachelor in biology and master in BioSciences
@: ENS de Lyon, Lyon, France
Focus: Ecology, genomic and evolution. Laboratory and informatic practicals, Research formation (ethics, article redaction, orals), interdisciplinarity (environmental law, courses in geography, chemistry, sociology and geology)

September 2018 – July 2020
Preparation to agronomic, geology and ENS schools' competive exam of entry.
@: Lycée Hoche, Versailles, France
Focus: Biology, geology, mathematics, physics and chemistry at a bachelor level

Other experiences:

May 2024 – July 2024
Volunteering in tropical forest conservation
@: Bosque La Esperanza, Manabi, Ecuador
Focus: Reforestation, tree planting, monkeys and birds counting

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