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Daniel Gilbert is a researcher affiliated with the University of Franche-Comté in France. Their academic work primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable focus on subfields such as Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Plant Science.

The scientist's research concentrates on various ecological and environmental topics, including:

  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Daniel Gilbert has coauthored numerous scientific publications, frequently collaborating with the following researchers:

  • Philippe Binet
  • Marie-Laure Toussaint
  • Sébastien Gogo
  • Guillaume Bertrand
  • Alexandre Lhosmot

Their research articles have been published across various scientific venues. Predominant publication platforms include:

  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Change Biology
  • Nature Geoscience
  • Ecological Indicators

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Daniel Gilbert include:

  • Underestimated burden of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in global surface waters and groundwaters (2024, Nature Geoscience)
  • Experimental warming and precipitation reduction affect the biomass of microbial communities in a Sphagnum peatland (2020, Ecological Indicators)
  • Ericoid shrub encroachment shifts aboveground-belowground linkages in three peatlands across Europe and Western Siberia (2023, Global Change Biology)
  • Statistical hydrology for evaluating peatland water table sensitivity to simple environmental variables and climate changes: application to the mid-latitude/altitude Frasne peatland (Jura Mountains, France) (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • The information system of the French Peatland Observation Service: Service National d'Observation Tourbières - a valuable tool to assess the impact of global changes on the hydrology and biogeochemistry of temperate peatlands through long term monitoring (2021, Hydrological Processes)

Additionally, Daniel Gilbert is the author of a book titled Stocker du carbone dans les sols français, published in 2021 by éditions Quae eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Microbial diversity and ecological networks as indicators of environmental quality

    Battle Karimi;Pierre Alain Maron;Nicolas Chemidlin-Prevost Boure;Nadine Bernard

  • The Microbial Loop at the Surface of a Peatland:Structure, Function, and Impact of Nutrient Input

    D. Gilbert;Christian Amblard;Gilles Bourdier;A.J. Francez

  • Above‐ and belowground linkages in Sphagnum peatland: climate warming affects plant‐microbial interactions

    Vincent E. J. Jassey;Vincent E. J. Jassey;Vincent E. J. Jassey;Genevieve Chiapusio;Philippe Binet;Alexandre Buttler;Alexandre Buttler;Alexandre Buttler

  • Identification of Cholesterol-Regulating Genes by Targeted RNAi Screening

    Fabian Bartz;Fabian Bartz;Luise Kern;Luise Kern;Dorothee Erz;Mingang Zhu;Mingang Zhu

  • Exploitation of northern peatlands and biodiversity maintenance: a conflict between economy and ecology

    Steve Chapman;Alexandre Buttler;André-Jean Francez;Fatima Laggoun-Défarge

  • An unexpected role for mixotrophs in the response of peatland carbon cycling to climate warming

    Vincent E. J. Jassey;Vincent E. J. Jassey;Constant Signarbieux;Constant Signarbieux;Stephan Hättenschwiler;Luca Bragazza;Luca Bragazza

  • Structure of microbial communities in Sphagnum peatlands and effect of atmospheric carbon dioxide enrichment

    Edward A. D. Mitchell;Daniel Gilbert;Alexandre Buttler;Christian Amblard

  • Distribution of capsulated bacterioplankton in the North Atlantic and North Sea

    K.E. Stoderegger;Gerhard J. Herndl

  • Horizontal distribution patterns of Testate amoebae (Protozoa) in a Sphagnum magellanicum carpet

    Edward A. D. Mitchell;Daniel Borcard;Alexandre J. Buttler;Philippe Grosvernier

  • Le régime alimentaire des Thécamoebiens (Protista, Sarcodina)

    Daniel Gilbert;Christian Amblard;Gilles Bourdier;Francez André-Jean

  • Vertical micro-distribution and response to nitrogen deposition of testate amoebae in Sphagnum

    Edward A. D. Mitchell;Edward A. D. Mitchell;Daniel Gilbert

  • Microbial diversity in Sphagnum peatlands

    Daniel Gilbert;Edward A. D. Mitchell

  • Short-term effect of nitrogen enrichment on the microbial communities of a peatland

    D. Gilbert;C. Amblard;G. Bourdier;A.-J. Francez

  • Carbon balance of a European mountain bog at contrasting stages of regeneration

    Estelle Bortoluzzi;Daniel Epron;Andy Siegenthaler;Daniel Gilbert

  • Characterizing the feeding habits of the testate amoebae Hyalosphenia papilio and Nebela tincta along a narrow "fen-bog" gradient using digestive vacuole content and 13C and 15N isotopic analyses.

    Vincent E.J. Jassey;Satoshi Shimano;Christine Dupuy;Marie-Laure Toussaint

  • Population Dynamics and Food Preferences of the Testate Amoeba Nebela tincta major-bohemica-collaris Complex (Protozoa) in a Sphagnum Peatland

    Daniel Gilbert;Edward A. D. Mitchell;Christian Amblard;Gilles Bourdier

  • Fine-Scale Horizontal and Vertical Micro-distribution Patterns of Testate Amoebae Along a Narrow Fen/Bog Gradient

    Vincent E. J. Jassey;Geneviève Chiapusio;Edward A. D. Mitchell;Philippe Binet

  • To What Extent Do Food Preferences Explain the Trophic Position of Heterotrophic and Mixotrophic Microbial Consumers in a Sphagnum Peatland

    Vincent E. J. Jassey;Vincent E. J. Jassey;Vincent E. J. Jassey;Caroline Meyer;Christine Dupuy;Nadine Bernard

  • The microtubule affinity regulating kinase MARK4 promotes axoneme extension during early ciliogenesis.

    Stefanie Kuhns;Kerstin N. Schmidt;Jürgen Reymann;Daniel F. Gilbert

  • Cut-over peatland regeneration assessment using organic matter and microbial indicators (bacteria and testate amoebae)

    Fatima Laggoun-Défarge;Edward A. D. Mitchell;Daniel Gilbert;Jean-Robert Disnar

  • Relationship Between Testate Amoeba (Protist) Communities and Atmospheric Heavy Metals Accumulated in Barbula indica (Bryophyta) in Vietnam

    H. Nguyen-Viet;Nadine Bernard;E.A.D Mitchell;J. Cortet;J. Cortet

  • Effect of a temperature gradient on Sphagnum fallax and its associated living microbial communities: a study under controlled conditions

    Vincent E.J. JasseyV.E.J. Jassey;Daniel GilbertD. Gilbert;Philippe BinetP. Binet;Marie-Laure ToussaintM.-L. Toussaint

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexandre Buttler
Alexandre Buttler École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Edward A. D. Mitchell
Edward A. D. Mitchell University of Neuchâtel
Vincent E. J. Jassey
Vincent E. J. Jassey Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Fatima Laggoun-Défarge
Fatima Laggoun-Défarge University of Orléans
Michel Magny
Michel Magny Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Michael Boutros
Michael Boutros German Cancer Research Center
Daniel Epron
Daniel Epron Kyoto University
Harri Vasander
Harri Vasander University of Helsinki
Joseph W. Lynch
Joseph W. Lynch University of Queensland
Richard J. Payne
Richard J. Payne University of York

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