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Christophe Fontanier

Christophe Fontanier

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Earth Science

D-Index
35
Citations
5688
World Ranking
7517
National Ranking
591

Overview

Christophe Fontanier is affiliated with the University of Angers in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences with significant contributions also in Environmental Science.

The scientist's work covers several subfields, including:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Environmental Chemistry

Fontanier's research addresses key topics such as:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

The scientist has published in multiple journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Continental Shelf Research
  • Quaternary International
  • Comptes Rendus Géoscience
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Selected recent publications by Christophe Fontanier include:

  • "Enhanced western mediterranean rainfall during past interglacials driven by North Atlantic pressure changes," 2020, Quaternary International
  • "Live (stained) benthic foraminifera from the West-Gironde Mud Patch (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic): Assessing the reliability of bio-indicators in a complex shelf sedimentary unit," 2021, Continental Shelf Research
  • "Deep-sea benthic foraminifera at a bauxite industrial waste site in the Cassidaigne Canyon (NW Mediterranean): Ten months after the cessation of red mud dumping," 2020, Comptes Rendus Géoscience
  • "Seasonal variability of living benthic foraminifera from the West-Gironde mud patch (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic): Three contrasted periods under the stereomicroscope," 2023, Continental Shelf Research
  • "Holocene environmental change in Singapore: Insights from sedimentary and foraminifera records," 2025, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Frequent collaborators of Fontanier include:

  • Bruno Deflandre
  • Briony Mamo
  • Bastien Lamarque
  • Sabine Schmidt
  • Dominique Poirier

Best Publications

  • Live benthic foraminiferal faunas from the Bay of Biscay: faunal density, composition, and microhabitats

    C Fontanier;F.J Jorissen;L Licari;A Alexandre

  • Chapter Seven Paleoceanographical Proxies Based on Deep-Sea Benthic Foraminiferal Assemblage Characteristics

    Frans J. Jorissen;Christophe Fontanier;Ellen Thomas

  • Paleoceanographical proxies based on deep-sea benthic foraminiferal assemblage characteristics

    Frans J. Jorissen;Christophe Fontanier;Ellen Thomas

  • Is the meiofauna a good indicator for climate change and anthropogenic impacts

    Daniela Zeppilli;Daniela Zeppilli;Jozee Sarrazin;Daniel Leduc;Pedro Martinez Arbizu

  • Seasonal and interannual variability of benthic foraminiferal faunas at 550 m depth in the Bay of Biscay

    C Fontanier;F.J Jorissen;G Chaillou;C David

  • Timing of massive ‘Fleuve Manche’ discharges over the last 350 kyr: insights into the European ice-sheet oscillations and the European drainage network from MIS 10 to 2

    Samuel Toucanne;Sébastien Zaragosi;J.-F. Bourillet;Michel Cremer

  • A dynamic concept for eastern Mediterranean circulation and oxygenation during sapropel formation

    J.S.L Casford;E.J Rohling;R.H Abu-Zied;C Fontanier

  • Live foraminiferal faunas from a 2800 m deep lower canyon station from the Bay of Biscay: Faunal response to focusing of refractory organic matter

    C. Fontanier;F.J. Jorissen;G. Chaillou;P. Anschutz

  • Spatial distribution of live benthic foraminifera in the Rhône prodelta: Faunal response to a continental–marine organic matter gradient

    M. Mojtahid;F. Jorissen;B. Lansard;C. Fontanier

  • Stable oxygen and carbon isotopes of live benthic foraminifera from the Bay of Biscay: Microhabitat impact and seasonal variability

    C Fontanier;Andreas Mackensen;Frans J Jorissen;P Anschutz

  • Characteristics of meiofauna in extreme marine ecosystems: a review

    Daniela Zeppilli;Daniel Leduc;Christophe Fontanier;Diego Fontaneto

  • Benthic foraminiferal response to changes in bottom-water oxygenation and organic carbon flux in the eastern Mediterranean during LGM to Recent times

    Ramadan H. Abu-Zied;Ramadan H. Abu-Zied;Eelco J. Rohling;Frans J. Jorissen;Christophe Fontanier

  • Live (stained) benthic foraminifera from the Rhône prodelta (Gulf of Lion, NW Mediterranean): Environmental controls on a river-dominated shelf

    A. Goineau;C. Fontanier;F.J. Jorissen;B. Lansard

  • Recent turbidite deposition in the eastern Atlantic: Early diagenesis and biotic recovery

    P. Anschutz;F. J. Jorissen;G. Chaillou;R. Abu-Zied

  • Live foraminifera from the open slope between Grand Rhône and Petit Rhône Canyons (Gulf of Lions, NW Mediterranean)

    C. Fontanier;F.J. Jorissen;B. Lansard;A. Mouret

  • Tracking rainfall in the northern Mediterranean borderlands during sapropel deposition

    Samuel Toucanne;Charlie Morelle Angue Minto'o;Christophe Fontanier;Maria-Angela Bassetti

  • Circulation changes and nutrient concentrations in the late Quaternary Aegean Sea: A nonsteady state concept for sapropel formation

    J. S. L. Casford;E. J. Rohling;R. Abu-Zied;S. Cooke

  • Live (stained) benthic foraminifera in the Whittard Canyon, Celtic margin (NE Atlantic)

    P. Duros;C. Fontanier;E. Metzger;Antonio Pusceddu

  • The influence of seasonal processes on geochemical profiles and foraminiferal assemblages on the outer shelf of the Bay of Biscay

    A.M. Langezaal;F.J. Jorissen;B. Braun;G. Chaillou

  • LIVING SMALL-SIZED (63–150 μm) FORAMINIFERA FROM MID-SHELF TO MID-SLOPE ENVIRONMENTS IN THE BAY OF BISCAY

    Gérald Duchemin;Christophe Fontanier;Frans J. Jorissen;Christine Barras

Frequent Co-Authors

Frans Jorissen
Frans Jorissen University of Angers
Pierre Anschutz
Pierre Anschutz University of Bordeaux
Antoine Grémare
Antoine Grémare University of Bordeaux
Gert-Jan Reichart
Gert-Jan Reichart Utrecht University
Roselyne Buscail
Roselyne Buscail University of Perpignan
Samuel Toucanne
Samuel Toucanne French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Sébastien Zaragosi
Sébastien Zaragosi University of Bordeaux
Sabine Schmidt
Sabine Schmidt University of Bordeaux
Bernard Dennielou
Bernard Dennielou French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Gwenael Jouet
Gwenael Jouet French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea

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