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Dominique Davoult

Dominique Davoult

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
4145
World Ranking
7663
National Ranking
344

Overview

Dominique Davoult is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a notable focus on oceanography and ecology. They have contributed extensively to understanding marine ecosystems, coastal dynamics, and the biological processes occurring in ocean environments.

The scientist's main areas of study involve marine and coastal plant biology, marine biology and ecology research, and coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics. They also investigate coral and marine ecosystems, marine and fisheries research, marine ecology and invasive species, and peatlands and wetlands ecology.

Their work has been published frequently in several scientific journals, with significant contributions in:

  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Marine Environmental Research
  • Journal of Phycology
  • Marine Biology
  • Peer Community Journal

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Kelp carbon sink potential decreases with warming due to accelerating decomposition," 2022, PLoS Biology
  • "Establishing a governance threshold in small-scale fisheries to achieve sustainability," 2021, AMBIO
  • "Sustained productivity and respiration of degrading kelp detritus in the shallow benthos: Detached or broken, but not dead," 2021, Marine Environmental Research
  • "Accumulation of detached kelp biomass in a subtidal temperate coastal ecosystem induces succession of epiphytic and sediment bacterial communities," 2021, Environmental Microbiology

Dominique Davoult has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Stéphane Loisel
  • Aline Migné
  • Olivier Bohner
  • Florian de Bettignies
  • Robin P. M. Gauff

Their research covers subfields such as oceanography, ecology, global and planetary change, management, monitoring, policy and law, and ocean engineering. This range of specialties reflects a multidisciplinary approach to understanding marine and coastal environmental systems.

Best Publications

  • Decline in Kelp in West Europe and Climate

    Virginie Raybaud;Virginie Raybaud;Grégory Beaugrand;Grégory Beaugrand;Eric Goberville;Eric Goberville;Gaspard Delebecq;Gaspard Delebecq

  • Status, trends and drivers of kelp forests in Europe: an expert assessment

    R. M. Araujo;J. Assis;R. Aguillar;L. Airoldi

  • Physiological responses of three temperate coralline algae from contrasting habitats to near-future ocean acidification

    Fanny Noisette;Hronn Egilsdottir;Dominique Davoult;Sophie Martin

  • In situ measurements of benthic primary production during emersion: seasonal variations and annual production in the Bay of Somme (eastern English Channel, France)

    A. Migné;N. Spilmont;D. Davoult

  • Harnessing positive species interactions as a tool against climate-driven loss of coastal biodiversity

    Fabio Bulleri;Britas Klemens Eriksson;Ana Queirós;Laura Airoldi

  • Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences

    Alec P. Christie;David Abecasis;Mehdi Adjeroud;Juan C. Alonso

  • A closed-chamber CO 2 -flux method for estimating intertidal primary production and respiration under emersed conditions

    A. Migné;D. Davoult;N. Spilmont;D. Menu

  • BENTHIC METABOLISM ON A SHELTERED ROCKY SHORE: ROLE OF THE CANOPY IN THE CARBON BUDGET1

    Claire Golléty;Aline Migné;Dominique Davoult

  • Laminaria saccharina photosynthesis measured in situ: photoinhibition and xanthophyll cycle during a tidal cycle

    François Gévaert;Anne Créach;Dominique Davoult;Aline Migné

  • Carbon and nitrogen content of Laminaria saccharina in the eastern English Channel: biometrics and seasonal variations

    F. Gevaert;D. Davoult;A. Creach;R. Kling

  • Photo‐inhibition and seasonal photosynthetic performance of the seaweed Laminaria saccharina during a simulated tidal cycle: chlorophyll fluorescence measurements and pigment analysis

    François Gevaert;Anne Créach;Dominique Davoult;Anne-Catherine Holl

  • Canopy interactions and physical stress gradients in subtidal communities

    Scott Bennett;Thomas Wernberg;Thibaut de Bettignies;Gary A. Kendrick

  • Temporal stability of European rocky shore assemblages : variation across a latitudinal gradient and the role of habitat-formers

    F. Bulleri;L. Benedetti-Cecchi;M. Cusson;E. Maggi

  • Effects of elevated pCO2 on the metabolism of a temperate rhodolith Lithothamnion corallioides grown under different temperatures

    Fanny Noisette;Gwendoline Duong;Christophe Six;Dominique Davoult

  • Factors controlling benthic metabolism during low tide along a granulometric gradient in an intertidal bay (Roscoff Aber Bay, France)

    Cédric Hubas;Dominique Davoult;Thierry Cariou;Luis Felipe Artigas

  • Large-scale genetic patchiness among NE Atlantic populations of the brittle star Ophiothrix fragilis

    Delphine Muths;Didier Jollivet;Franck Gentil;Dominique Davoult

  • Benthic primary production during emersion: In situ measurements and potential primary production in the Seine Estuary (English Channel, France).

    N. Spilmont;D. Davoult;A. Migné

  • Kelp carbon sink potential decreases with warming due to accelerating decomposition

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  • Comparison of simple techniques for estimating chlorophyll a concentration in the intertidal zone using high spectral-resolution field-spectrometer data

    Véronique Carrère;Nicolas Spilmont;Dominique Davoult

  • Pelagic dispersal of the brittle-star Ophiothrix fragilis larvae in a megatidal area (English Channel, France) examined using an advection/diffusion model

    A Lefebvre;C Ellien;D Davoult;E Thiébaut

  • Temporal variation in organic matter supply in kelp forests: linking structure to trophic functioning

    Jean-Charles Leclerc;Pascal Riera;Cédric Leroux;Laurent Lévêque

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascal Riera
Pascal Riera Sorbonne University
Stuart R. Jenkins
Stuart R. Jenkins Bangor University
Tasman P. Crowe
Tasman P. Crowe University College Dublin
Didier Jollivet
Didier Jollivet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi University of Pisa
Fabio Bulleri
Fabio Bulleri University of Pisa
Markus Molis
Markus Molis University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Henrique Queiroga
Henrique Queiroga University of Aveiro
Laurent Seuront
Laurent Seuront Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Gilles Lepoint
Gilles Lepoint University of Liège

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