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François Le Loc'h is affiliated with the Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin in France. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography, and Aquatic Science.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics within marine and environmental sciences. Key areas of study include:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

Their recent publications illustrate active engagement with marine ecological dynamics and trophic interactions. Selected papers include:

  • "Hatchetfishes (Stomiiformes: Sternoptychidae) biodiversity, trophic ecology, vertical niche partitioning and functional roles in the western Tropical Atlantic" (2020) published in Progress In Oceanography
  • "Trophic ecology, habitat, and migratory behaviour of the viperfish Chauliodus sloani reveal a key mesopelagic player" (2020) in Scientific Reports
  • "A spatial food web model to investigate potential spillover effects of a fishery closure in an offshore wind farm" (2020) featured in Journal of Marine Systems
  • "Cumulative effects of marine renewable energy and climate change on ecosystem properties: Sensitivity of ecological network analysis" (2020) in Ecological Indicators
  • "Primary production and depth drive different trophic structure and functioning of fish assemblages in French marine ecosystems" (2020) from Progress In Oceanography

Frequent collaborators in their work are:

  • Flávia Lucena-Frédou
  • Jean-Marie Munaron
  • Frida Ben Rais Lasram
  • Thierry Frédou
  • Nathalie Niquil

François Le Loc'h regularly publishes in several marine science journals, with multiple contributions to:

  • Regional Studies in Marine Science
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Progress In Oceanography
  • Journal of Marine Systems
  • PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Effect of lipid removal on carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in crustacean tissues

    Nathalie Bodin;Nathalie Bodin;François Le Loc'h;Christian Hily

  • Community structure and food web based on stable isotopes (δ15N and δ13C) analysis of a North Eastern Atlantic maerl bed

    Jacques Grall;François Le Loc'h;François Le Loc'h;Benjamin Guyonnet;Pascal Riera

  • From projected species distribution to food‐web structure under climate change

    Camille Albouy;Camille Albouy;Laure Velez;Marta Coll;Marta Coll;Francesco Colloca

  • Benthic and fish aggregation inside an offshore wind farm: Which effects on the trophic web functioning?

    Aurore Raoux;Samuele Tecchio;Jean-Philippe Pezy;Géraldine Lassalle

  • Benthic community and food web structure on the continental shelf of the Bay of Biscay (North Eastern Atlantic) revealed by stable isotopes analysis

    François Le Loc'h;François Le Loc'h;Christian Hily;Jacques Grall

  • Projected climate change and the changing biogeography of coastal Mediterranean fishes

    Camille Albouy;François Guilhaumon;François Guilhaumon;Fabien Leprieur;Frida Ben Rais Lasram

  • Lower trophic levels and detrital biomass control the Bay of Biscay continental shelf food web: Implications for ecosystem management

    G. Lassalle;J. Lobry;F. Le Loc'h;Paco Bustamante

  • Food web indicators under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive: From complexity to simplicity?

    I. Rombouts;G. Beaugrand;X. Fizzala;F. Gaill

  • Fishing effects on diversity, size and community structure of the benthic invertebrate and fish megafauna on the Bay of Biscay coast of France

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  • Predicting trophic guild and diet overlap from functional traits: statistics, opportunities and limitations for marine ecology

    C. Albouy;F. Guilhaumon;S. Villeger;M. Mouchet

  • Towards a better understanding of potential impacts of climate change on marine species distribution: a multiscale modelling approach

    Tarek Hattab;Camille Albouy;Frida Ben Rais Lasram;Samuel Somot

  • Relationships between benthic macrofauna and habitat suitability for juvenile common sole (Solea solea, L.) in the Vilaine estuary (Bay of Biscay, France) nursery ground

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  • An ecosystem approach for the assessment of fisheries impacts on marine top predators: the Bay of Biscay case study

    Géraldine Lassalle;Didier Gascuel;François Le Loc'h;Jérémy Lobry

  • Structure and seasonal variability of fish food webs in an estuarine tropical marine protected area (Senegal): Evidence from stable isotope analysis

    Djibril Faye;Djibril Faye;Luis Tito de Morais;Jean Raffray;Oumar Sadio

  • Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of Nephrops norvegicus / Merluccius merluccius fishing grounds in the Bay of Biscay (Northeast Atlantic)

    François Le Loc'h;Christian Hily

  • Habitat suitability for juvenile common sole (Solea solea, L.) in the Bay of Biscay (France): A quantitative description using indicators based on epibenthic fauna

    Olivier Le Pape;Loîc Baulier;Aurélie Cloarec;Jocelyne Martin

  • Dynamics of an estuarine nursery ground: the spatio-temporal relationship between the river flow and the food web of the juvenile common sole ( Solea solea, L.) as revealed by stable isotopes analysis

    C. Kostecki;F. Le Loc'h;J.-M. Roussel;N. Desroy

  • Soft bottom macrobenthic communities of North Biscay revisited: Long-term evolution under fisheries-climate forcing

    C. Hily;F. Le Loc'h;J. Grall;M. Glémarec

  • Biodeposition by an invasive suspension feeder impacts the biogeochemical cycle of Si in a coastal ecosystem (Bay of Brest, France)

    O. Ragueneau;L. Chauvaud;B. Moriceau;A. Leynaert

  • An ecosystem model of an exploited southern Mediterranean shelf region (Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia) and a comparison with other Mediterranean ecosystem model properties

    Tarek Hattab;Frida Ben Rais Lasram;Camille Albouy;Camille Albouy;Mohamed Salah Romdhane

  • Simulation of the combined effects of artisanal and recreational fisheries on a Mediterranean MPA ecosystem using a trophic model

    C. Albouy;D. Mouillot;D. Rocklin;J. M. Culioli

  • Primary production and spatial distribution of subtidal microphytobenthos in a temperate coastal system, the Bay of Brest, France

    Sorcha Ní Longphuirt;Jacques Clavier;Jacques Grall;Laurent Chauvaud

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathalie Niquil
Nathalie Niquil Université de Caen Normandie
Camille Albouy
Camille Albouy ETH Zurich
Frédéric Ménard
Frédéric Ménard Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Marta Coll
Marta Coll Spanish National Research Council
François Guilhaumon
François Guilhaumon University of Montpellier
David Mouillot
David Mouillot University of Montpellier
Fabien Leprieur
Fabien Leprieur University of Montpellier
Paco Bustamante
Paco Bustamante University of La Rochelle
Yunne-Jai Shin
Yunne-Jai Shin Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Didier Gascuel
Didier Gascuel Institut Agro, France

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