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Denis Couvet is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research primarily centers on the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Geography, Planning and Development.

Their work covers a range of topics, notably Environmental Philosophy and Ethics, Geographies of human-animal interactions, Natural Resources and Economic Development, Economic Growth and Productivity, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, French Urban and Social Studies, as well as Religion, Ecology, and Ethics.

Denis Couvet has published extensively, with notable recent papers such as:

  • What does 'nature' mean?, 2020, Palgrave Communications
  • How the diversity of human concepts of nature affects conservation of biodiversity, 2020, Conservation Biology
  • The Impact of Renewable Versus Non-renewable Natural Capital on Economic Growth, 2020, Environmental and Resource Economics
  • An empirical analysis of economic growth in countries exposed to coastal risks: Implications for their ecosystems, 2023, Economic Systems
  • Pressured researchers in ecology and conservation demand support to guarantee fair interactions with stakeholders, 2025, Biological Conservation

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues including Farid Gasmi, Laura Recuero Virto, Hélène Soubelet, Frédéric Ducarme, and Sébastien Barot.

Denis Couvet's work has appeared regularly in several publication venues, with multiple articles published in Agritrop (Cirad), and contributions to Palgrave Communications, Conservation Biology, Environmental and Resource Economics, and Economic Systems.

Their contributions also include book publications, such as:

  • Les grands défis des " solutions fondées sur la nature ", 2022, Presses universitaires de Grenoble eBooks
  • Prospective scientifique pour la recherche française sur la biodiversité - 2023, 2023, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

Best Publications

  • Birds are tracking climate warming, but not fast enough.

    Vincent Devictor;Romain Julliard;Denis Couvet;Frédéric Jiguet

  • Spatial segregation of specialists and generalists in bird communities.

    Romain Julliard;Joanne Clavel;Vincent Devictor;Frédéric Jiguet

  • Functional biotic homogenization of bird communities in disturbed landscapes

    Vincent Devictor;Romain Julliard;Joanne Clavel;Frédéric Jiguet

  • Common birds facing global changes: what makes a species at risk?

    Romain Julliard;Frédéric Jiguet;Denis Couvet

  • Climate envelope, life history traits and the resilience of birds facing global change

    Frédéric Jiguet;Anne-Sophie Gadot;Romain Julliard;Stuart E. Newson;Stuart E. Newson

  • Functional Homogenization Effect of Urbanization on Bird Communities

    Vincent Devictor;Romain Julliard;Denis Couvet;Alexandre Lee

  • An indicator of the impact of climatic change on European bird populations.

    Richard D. Gregory;Stephen G. Willis;Frédéric Jiguet;Petr Voříšek

  • Human preferences for species conservation: Animal charisma trumps endangered status

    Agathe Colléony;Susan Clayton;Denis Couvet;Michel Saint Jalme

  • Deleterious effects of restricted gene flow in fragmented populations

    Denis Couvet

  • Response of an insect herbivore to host plants grown in carbon dioxide enriched atmospheres.

    D. E. Lincoln;D. Couvet;N. Sionit

  • Enhancing citizen contributions to biodiversity science and public policy

    Denis Couvet;Frédéric Jiguet;Romain Julliard;Harold Levrel

  • Thermal range predicts bird population resilience to extreme high temperatures

    Frédéric Jiguet;Romain Julliard;Chris D. Thomas;Olivier Dehorter

  • French citizens monitoring ordinary birds provide tools for conservation and ecological sciences

    Frédéric Jiguet;Vincent Devictor;Romain Julliard;Denis Couvet

  • Evolutionary Conservation Biology

    Régis Ferrière;Ulf Dieckmann;Denis Couvet

  • Population trends of European common birds are predicted by characteristics of their climatic niche

    FrãDãRic Jiguet;Richard D. Gregory;Vincent Devictor;Rhys E. Green

  • Tree microhabitats as indicators of bird and bat communities in Mediterranean forests

    Baptiste Regnery;Denis Couvet;Loren Kubarek;Jean-François Julien

  • The genetics of transient populations: Research at the metapopulation level

    Isabelle Olivieri;Denis Couvet;Pierre-Henri Gouyon

  • Estimation of Effective Population Size and Migration Rate From One- and Two-Locus Identity Measures

    Renaud Vitalis;Denis Couvet

  • A conflict between two sexes, females and hermaphrodites.

    P.-H. Gouyon;D. Couvet

  • The effect of carbon supply on allocation to allelochemicals and caterpillar consumption of peppermint

    D. E. Lincoln;D. Couvet

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre-Henri Gouyon
Pierre-Henri Gouyon French National Museum of Natural History
Régis Ferrière
Régis Ferrière École Normale Supérieure
Ulf Dieckmann
Ulf Dieckmann International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Frédéric Jiguet
Frédéric Jiguet French National Museum of Natural History
Christian Kerbiriou
Christian Kerbiriou Sorbonne University
Vincent Devictor
Vincent Devictor University of Montpellier
Romain Julliard
Romain Julliard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Isabelle Olivieri
Isabelle Olivieri University of Montpellier
Dirk S. Schmeller
Dirk S. Schmeller National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse
Georgina M. Mace
Georgina M. Mace University College London

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