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Claude Payri is affiliated with the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement in France. Their research spans fields including Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with particular focus on subfields such as Oceanography, Ecology, Aquatic Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics primarily related to marine environments. These include:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Echinoderm biology and ecology
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology

Recent publications by Claude Payri highlight a variety of marine ecological studies. Notable papers include:

  • "Coral larval settlement preferences linked to crustose coralline algae with distinct chemical and microbial signatures" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Seagrass ecosystem contributions to people's quality of life in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories" (2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • "Global biogeography and diversification of a group of brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) driven by clade-specific evolutionary processes" (2021, Journal of Biogeography)
  • "The Bouraké semi-enclosed lagoon (New Caledonia) - a natural laboratory to study the lifelong adaptation of a coral reef ecosystem to extreme environmental conditions" (2021, Biogeosciences)
  • "Seagrass ecosystems of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories: A global bright spot" (2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin)

Claude Payri collaborates frequently with other researchers, most notably with:

  • Laura Lagourgue
  • Mayalen Zubia
  • Serge Andréfouët
  • Christophe Vieira
  • Olivier De Clerck

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as Marine Pollution Bulletin, European Journal of Phycology, Journal of Phycology, Biology, and Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

Claude Payri has also contributed to book publications through the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Titles include:

  • "Guide pour le suivi de la qualité du milieu marin en Nouvelle-Calédonie" (2022)
  • "Nouvelle-Calédonie, un océan de savoirs: une odyssée scientifique dans le parc naturel de la mer de Corail" (2025)
  • "New Caledonia, ocean of knowledge: a scientific odyssey in the Natural Park of the Coral Sea" (2025)

Best Publications

  • Alginate, mannitol, phenolic compounds and biological activities of two range-extending brown algae, Sargassum mangarevense and Turbinaria ornata (Phaeophyta: Fucales), from Tahiti (French Polynesia)

    Mayalen Zubia;Claude Payri;Eric Deslandes

  • 190 Years of Sargassum Taxonomy, Facing the Advent of DNA Phylogenies

    Lydiane Mattio;Claude E. Payri

  • A comparison of Landsat ETM+, SPOT HRV, Ikonos, ASTER, and airborne MASTER data for coral reef habitat mapping in South Pacific islands

    Patrick Capolsini;Serge Andréfouët;Cédric Rion;Claude Payri

  • Evolutionary history of the Corallinales (Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta) inferred from nuclear, plastidial and mitochondrial genomes.

    Lucie Bittner;Claude E. Payri;Gavin W. Maneveldt;Arnaud Couloux

  • Primary production, calcification, and air-sea CO2 fluxes of a macroalgal-dominated coral reef community (Moorea, French Polynesia)

    Jean-Pierre Gattuso;Claude E. Payri;Michel Pichon;Bruno Delesalle

  • Use of habitats as surrogates of biodiversity for efficient coral reef conservation planning in Pacific Ocean Islands

    Mayeul Dalleau;Serge Andréfouët;Serge Andréfouët;Colette C.C. Wabnitz;Claude Payri

  • Caulerpa consumption, nutritional value and farming in the Indo-Pacific region

    Clara de Gaillande;Claude Payri;Georges Remoissenet;Mayalen Zubia

  • Incongruence between morphotypes and genetically delimited species in the coral genus Stylophora : phenotypic plasticity, morphological convergence, morphological stasis or interspecific hybridization?

    Jean-François Flot;Jean Blanchot;Loïc Charpy;Corinne Cruaud

  • Molecular systematics, historical ecology, and phylogeography of Halimeda (Bryopsidales).

    Wiebe H.C.F Kooistra;Eric G.G Coppejans;Claude Payri

  • Characterization of Exopolysaccharides Produced by Cyanobacteria Isolated from Polynesian Microbial Mats

    Laurent Richert;Stjepko Golubic;Roland Le Guédès;Jacqueline Ratiskol

  • Biodegradation of shells of the black pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera var. cumingii, by microborers and sponges of French Polynesia

    L. Mao Che;T. Le Campion-Alsumard;N. Boury-Esnault;C. Payri

  • Bioerosion of the coralline alga Hydrolithon onkodes by microborers in the coral reefs of Moorea, French Polynesia

    Aline Tribollet;Claude Payri

  • Phenolic contents of two brown algae, Turbinaria ornata and Sargassum mangarevense on Tahiti (French Polynesia): interspecific, ontogenic and spatio-temporal variations

    Valérie Stiger;Eric Deslandes;Claude Elisabeth Payri

  • Multigene phylogenetic analyses support recognition of the Sporolithales ord. nov.

    Line Le Gall;Claude E. Payri;Lucie Bittner;Gary W. Saunders

  • Vulnerability of mangroves, seagrasses and intertidal flats in the tropical Pacific to climate change

    Michelle Waycott;Len McKenzie;Jane E. Mellors;Joanna C. Ellison

  • Molecular phylogeny of the Dictyotales and their position within the Phaeophyceae, based on nuclear, plastid and mitochondrial DNA sequence data.

    L Bittner;C E Payri;A Couloux;C Cruaud

  • The remarkable population size of the endangered clam Tridacna maxima assessed in Fangatau Atoll (Eastern Tuamotu, French Polynesia) using in situ and remote sensing data

    Serge Andréfouët;Antoine Gilbert;Laurent Yan;Georges Remoissenet

  • Toward an inordinate fondness for stars, beetles and Lobophora? Species diversity of the genus Lobophora (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) in New Caledonia

    Christophe Vieira;Christophe Vieira;Christophe Vieira;Sofie D'hondt;Olivier De Clerck;Claude E Payri

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of settlement of the brown macroalgae Turbinaria ornata and Sargassum mangarevense in a coral reef on Tahiti

    V. Stiger;C. E. Payri

  • Algues de Polynésie Française / algae of French Polynesia

    C.E. Payri;Antoine De Ramon N'Yeurt;J. Orempuller

  • Compendium of marine species from New Caledonia

    Claude Payri;Bertrand Richer de Forges;Fabrice Colin

Frequent Co-Authors

Serge Andréfouët
Serge Andréfouët Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Olivier De Clerck
Olivier De Clerck Ghent University
Frederik Leliaert
Frederik Leliaert Ghent University
Bénédicte Ménez
Bénédicte Ménez Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Heroen Verbruggen
Heroen Verbruggen University of Melbourne
Guy Cabioch
Guy Cabioch Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Francesca Benzoni
Francesca Benzoni King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Wendy A. Nelson
Wendy A. Nelson University of Auckland
Lucie Bittner
Lucie Bittner Université Paris Cité
Corinne Cruaud
Corinne Cruaud Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission

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