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Charles-François Boudouresque

Charles-François Boudouresque

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
56
Citations
12219
World Ranking
2831
National Ranking
118

Overview

Charles-François Boudouresque is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong focus on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Aquatic Science, and Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Echinoderm biology and ecology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Charles-François Boudouresque has published multiple papers, some of the recent notable ones are:

  • Contribution of Posidonia oceanica meadows in the context of climate change mitigation in the Mediterranean Sea (2020), published in Marine Environmental Research
  • Rapid Spread of the Invasive Brown Alga Rugulopteryx okamurae in a National Park in Provence (France, Mediterranean Sea) (2021), published in Water
  • Trophic Requirements of the Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus Varies at Different Life Stages: Comprehension of Species Ecology and Implications for Effective Feeding Formulations (2022), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds (2023), published in Earth system science data
  • Morphological and Molecular Characters Differentiate Common Morphotypes of Atlantic Holopelagic Sargassum (2024), published in Phycology

Frequent publication venues for the scientist include:

  • Water
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Environmental Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Earth system science data

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Aurélie Blanfuné
  • Thierry Thibaut
  • Marc Verlaque
  • Briac Monnier
  • Gérard Pergent

In addition to articles, Charles-François Boudouresque has contributed to book publications. Notable titles include:

  • Marine Aquaculture Impacts on Marine Biota (2021), published by Frontiers Media
  • Les forêts marines de France et de Méditerranée: guide de détermination des espèces-ingénieurs (Sargassaceae, Fucales, Phaeophyceae) (2022), published by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Best Publications

  • Climate change effects on a miniature ocean: the highly diverse, highly impacted Mediterranean Sea

    Christophe Lejeusne;Pierre Chevaldonné;Christine Pergent-Martini;Charles-François Boudouresque

  • Biological pollution in the Mediterranean Sea: invasive versus introduced macrophytes.

    Charles François Boudouresque;Marc Verlaque

  • Fishing, trophic cascades, and the structure of algal assemblages : evaluation of an old but untested paradigm

    E. Sala;C. F. Boudouresque;M. Harmelin-Vivien

  • Regression of Mediterranean seagrasses caused by natural processes and anthropogenic disturbances and stress: a critical review

    Charles-François Boudouresque;Guilaume Bernard;Gérard Pergent;Abdessalem Shili

  • Are the Mediterranean waters becoming warmer? Information from biological indicators

    P. Francour;C.F. Boudouresque;J.G. Harmelin;M.L. Harmelin-Vivien

  • Utilisation de l'herbier à Posidonia oceanica comme indicateur biologique de la qualité du milieu littoral en Méditerranée : état des connaissances

    G. Pergent;C. Pergent-Martini;C.-F. Boudouresque

  • The Introduced Green Alga Caulerpa Taxifolia Continues to Spread in the Mediterranean

    Alexandre Meinesz;Thomas Belsher;Thierry Thibaut;Boris Antolic

  • On the identity and origin of the Mediterranean invasive Caulerpa racemosa (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta)

    Marc Verlaque;Christine Durand;John M Huisman;Charles-François Boudouresque

  • Ecology of Paracentrotus lividus

    Charles F. Boudouresque;Marc Verlaque

  • Descriptors of Posidonia oceanica meadows: Use and application

    Christine Pergent-Martini;Vanina Leoni;Vanina Pasqualini;G. D. Ardizzone

  • Molecular evidence for the aquarium origin of the green alga Caulerpa taxifolia introduced to the Mediterranean Sea

    O. Jousson;J. Pawlowski;L. Zaninetti;A. Meinesz

  • Primary production, stocks and fluxes in the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica

    G. Pergent;J. Romero;C. Pergent-Martini;M. A. Mateo

  • Changes in macroalgal communities in the vicinity of a Mediterranean sewage outfall after the setting up of a treatment plant.

    Dounia Soltan;Marc Verlaque;Charles François Boudouresque;Patrice Francour

  • Protection and conservation of Posidonia oceanica meadows.

    Charles-Francois Boudouresque;Guillaume Bernard;Patrick Bonhomme;Eric Charbonnel

  • Relationships between Algae, Benthic Herbivorous Invertebrates and Fishes in Rocky Sublittoral Communities of a Temperate Sea (Mediterranean)

    S. Ruitton;P. Francour;C.F. Boudouresque

  • Préservation et conservation des herbiers à Posidonia oceanica

    C F Boudouresque;G Bernard;P Bonhomme;E Charbonnel

  • Decline and local extinction of Fucales in French Riviera: the harbinger of future extinctions?

    Thierry Thibaut;Aurelie Blanfuné;Charles-Francois Boudouresque;Marc Verlaque

  • The Caulerpa racemosa Complex (Caulerpales, Ulvophyceae) in the Mediterranean Sea

    M. Verlaque;C. F. Boudouresque;A. Meinesz;V. Gravez

  • The necromass of the Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadow: Fate, role, ecosystem services and vulnerability

    Charles-Francois Boudouresque;Gérard Pergent;Christine Pergent-Martini;Sandrine Ruitton

  • Nutrition of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) fed different artificial food

    Catherine Fernandez;Charles-François Boudouresque

  • Blitzkrieg in a marine invasion: Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) reaches the Canary Islands (north-east Atlantic).

    Marc Verlaque;Julio Afonso-Carrillo;M. Candelaria Gil-Rodríguez;Christine Durand

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Verlaque
Marc Verlaque Aix-Marseille University
Mireille Harmelin-Vivien
Mireille Harmelin-Vivien Aix-Marseille University
Patrice Francour
Patrice Francour Université Côte d'Azur
Catherine Fernandez
Catherine Fernandez Aix-Marseille University
Monica Montefalcone
Monica Montefalcone University of Genoa
François Carlotti
François Carlotti Aix-Marseille University
Michel Jangoux
Michel Jangoux Université Libre de Bruxelles
Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Philippe Normand
Philippe Normand Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Philippe Dubois
Philippe Dubois University of Mons

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