Research interests
Projects, grants, collaborations, etc
Study of the present state and of recent temporal changes in the benthic macrofauna composition of Gulf of Lions soft-bottoms macrobenthic communities, NW Mediterranean
The main objectives of my thesis were: to assess the present state and recent (1998 vs. 2010) changes in benthic macrofauna composition of the Gulf of Lions soft-bottom communities through the long term comparison of 91 stations; to test the current paradigm regarding the control of those communities by climatic parameters through a 10-year monitoring of 4 stations located in the Bay of Banyuls-sur-Mer; to assess the influence of Rhône River inputs on the composition of benthic macrofauna through the sampling, of 5 stations, under 4 hydrological regimes; and to update the ecological quality status of Gulf of Lions benthic habitats.
Deep-sea taxonomy of polychaetes
To describe the maximum number of new species from the deep-sea
MIDAS
It was aimed at building the knowledge base to underpin sound environmental policies in relation to deep-sea exploitation
JPI Oceans project ‘MiningImpact’
Jointly analyse the long-term ecological consequences of deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining to provide the knowledge base and inform the development of the international regulation regime of deep sea mining activities