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Bertrand Dumont is affiliated with the University of Clermont Auvergne in France. Their primary fields of study are Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions spanning these domains.

The main subjects addressed in their research include:

  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Agriculture and Rural Development Research
  • Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
  • Organic Food and Agriculture
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • French Urban and Social Studies

Dumont has also worked extensively within related subfields such as Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Agronomy and Crop Science.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on livestock systems, agricultural sustainability, and ecological processes in food systems. Selected papers include:

  • "Potential of multi-species livestock farming to improve the sustainability of livestock farms: A review," 2020, Agricultural Systems
  • "Incorporating Diversity Into Animal Production Systems Can Increase Their Performance and Strengthen Their Resilience," 2020, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • "Comparing productivity and feed-use efficiency between organic and conventional livestock animals," 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Diversification increases the resilience of European grassland-based systems but is not a one-size-fits-all strategy," 2022, Grass and Forage Science
  • "Mobilizing Ecological Processes for Herbivore Production: Farmers and Researchers Learning Together," 2020, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

The scholar frequently publishes in venues such as Agricultural Systems, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Grass and Forage Science, and Agronomy for Sustainable Development.

Key collaborators in their research network include Marc Benoît, Frédéric Joly, Guillaume Martin, Claire Mosnier, and Géraldine Fleurance, reflecting recurring joint contributions.

Best Publications

  • Matching type of livestock to desired biodiversity outcomes in pastures - a review

    A.J. Rook;B. Dumont;J. Isselstein;K. Osoro

  • Prospects from agroecology and industrial ecology for animal production in the 21st century

    Bertrand Dumont;Laurence Fortun-Lamothe;Magali Jouven;Marielle Thomas

  • A meta‐analysis of climate change effects on forage quality in grasslands: specificities of mountain and Mediterranean areas

    B. Dumont;D. Andueza;V. Niderkorn;A. Lüscher

  • Utilization of heterogeneous grasslands by domestic herbivores: Theory to management

    Derek W. Bailey;Bertrand Dumont;Michiel F. WallisDeVries

  • Effects of livestock breed and grazing intensity on biodiversity and production in grazing systems. 2. Diet selection

    B. Dumont;A. J. Rook;Ch. Coran;K.-U. Röver

  • Grazing behaviour of sheep in a situation of conflict between feeding and social motivations.

    B Dumont;A Boissy

  • Potential of multi-species livestock farming to improve the sustainability of livestock farms: A review.

    Guillaume Martin;Kerstin Barth;Marc Benoit;Christopher Brock

  • Spatial heterogeneity and grazing processes

    Anthony J. Parsons;Bertrand Dumont

  • Foraging in patchy grasslands: diet selection by sheep and cattle is affected by the abundance and spatial distribution of preferred species

    Bertrand Dumont;Pascal Carrère;Pascal D'Hour

  • Consistency of animal order in spontaneous group movements allows the measurement of leadership in a group of grazing heifers

    B. Dumont;A. Boissy;C. Achard;A.M. Sibbald

  • Review: Associations among goods, impacts and ecosystem services provided by livestock farming.

    B. Dumont;J. Ryschawy;M. Duru;M. Benoit

  • Interactions between social and feeding motivations on the grazing behaviour of herbivores: sheep more easily split into subgroups with familiar peers

    Alain Boissy;Bertrand Dumont

  • How does grazing intensity influence the diversity of plants and insects in a species‐rich upland grassland on basalt soils?

    B. Dumont;A. Farruggia;J.-P. Garel;P. Bachelard

  • Damage to saplings by red deer (Cervus elaphus): effect of foliage height and structure

    P.C. Renaud;H. Verheyden-Tixier;B. Dumont

  • Review: Make ruminants green again - how can sustainable intensification and agroecology converge for a better future?

    B. Dumont;J.C.J. Groot;M. Tichit

  • Multi-agent simulation of group foraging in sheep: effects of spatial memory, conspecific attraction and plot size

    Bertrand Dumont;David R.C. Hill

  • Spatial memory of sheep at pasture

    B Dumont;M Petit

  • Selection and use of feeding sites and feeding stations by herbivores: A review

    Christine Roguet;Bertrand Dumont;Sophie Prache

  • Plant trait–digestibility relationships across management and climate gradients in permanent grasslands

    Antoine Gardarin;Éric Garnier;Pascal Carrère;Pablo Cruz;Pablo Cruz

  • Decision making in group departures of sheep is a continuous process.

    Amandine Ramseyer;Amandine Ramseyer;Alain Boissy;Bertrand Dumont;Bernard Thierry

  • A biodiversity-friendly rotational grazing system enhancing flower-visiting insect assemblages while maintaining animal and grassland productivity

    Simone Ravetto Enri;Massimiliano Probo;Anne Farruggia;Laurent Lanore

  • When does grazing generate stable vegetation patterns in temperate pastures

    Bertrand Dumont;Nicolas Rossignol;Grégory Loucougaray;Pascal Carrère

  • Forty research issues for the redesign of animal production systems in the 21st century

    B. Dumont;E. González-García;M. Thomas;L. Fortun-Lamothe

  • Does sward height affect feeding patch choice and voluntary intake in horses

    Nadège Edouard;Nadège Edouard;Géraldine Fleurance;Géraldine Fleurance;Bertrand Dumont;René Baumont

  • Selection for nutrients by red deer hinds feeding on a mixed forest edge

    Hélène Verheyden-Tixier;Pierre-Cyril Renaud;Nicolas Morellet;Jacqueline Jamot

  • Choice of sheep and cattle between vegetative and reproductive cocksfoot patches

    B. Dumont;M. Petit;P. D'hour

Frequent Co-Authors

Luc Delaby
Luc Delaby Institut Agro, France
Patrick Duncan
Patrick Duncan Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Michel Duru
Michel Duru INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Tom M. Fayle
Tom M. Fayle Queen Mary University of London
Alain Dejean
Alain Dejean Paul Sabatier University
Tim Diekötter
Tim Diekötter Kiel University
Tony R. Walker
Tony R. Walker Dalhousie University
Alain Boissy
Alain Boissy INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
René Baumont
René Baumont University of Clermont Auvergne
Jérémy Bouyer
Jérémy Bouyer INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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