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François Massol

François Massol

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
6887
World Ranking
5330
National Ranking
232

Overview

François Massol is affiliated with the University of Lille in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics. Specific subfields include Ecology, Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Insect Science.

The scientist's work covers topics such as Plant and Animal Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, and Plant Parasitism and Resistance.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by François Massol include:

  • Conceptualizing ecosystem services using social-ecological networks, 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • A synthesis of biological invasion hypotheses associated with the introduction-naturalisation-invasion continuum, 2023, Oikos
  • Key Questions for Next-Generation Biomonitoring, 2020, Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • Urbanization drives an early spring for plants but not for pollinators, 2020, Oikos
  • Advancing biological invasion hypothesis testing using functional diversity indices, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

François Massol has frequently collaborated with researchers including Alessandro Fisogni, Nina Hautekèete, Yves Piquot, Dries Bonte, and Cédric Vanappelghem.

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with frequent contributions to Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), arXiv (Cornell University), Oikos, and The Science of The Total Environment.

In addition to journal articles, François Massol has contributed to book publications. Notably, they authored "A Next-Generation of Biomonitoring to Detect Global Ecosystem Change," published by Frontiers Media in 2020.

Best Publications

  • A user's guide to functional diversity indices

    Diana Schleuter;Martin Daufresne;François Massol;Christine Argillier

  • Farmer seed networks make a limited contribution to agriculture? Four common misconceptions

    Oliver T. Coomes;Shawn J. McGuire;Eric Garine;Sophie Caillon

  • Linking community and ecosystem dynamics through spatial ecology

    François Massol;Dominique Gravel;Dominique Gravel;Nicolas Mouquet;Marc W. Cadotte

  • Seed exchange networks for agrobiodiversity conservation. A review

    Marco Pautasso;Guntra Aistara;Adeline Barnaud;Sophie Caillon

  • Trophic theory of island biogeography.

    Dominique Gravel;François Massol;Elsa Canard;David Mouillot;David Mouillot

  • Stability and complexity in model meta-ecosystems.

    Dominique Gravel;François Massol;Mathew A. Leibold

  • Mandrills use olfaction to socially avoid parasitized conspecifics

    Clémence Poirotte;François Massol;Anaïs Herbert;Eric Willaume

  • Life history and eco-evolutionary dynamics in light of the gut microbiota

    Emilie Macke;Aurélie Tasiemski;François Massol;Martijn Callens

  • No complexity–stability relationship in empirical ecosystems

    Claire Jacquet;Charlotte Moritz;Lyne Morissette;Pierre Legagneux

  • Extending the concept of keystone species to communities and ecosystems.

    Nicolas Mouquet;Dominique Gravel;François Massol;Vincent Calcagno

  • Conceptualizing ecosystem services using social-ecological networks.

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  • How do genetic correlations affect species range shifts in a changing environment

    Anne Duputié;Anne Duputié;François Massol;Isabelle Chuine;Mark A Kirkpatrick

  • A synthesis of biological invasion hypotheses associated with the introduction–naturalisation–invasion continuum

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  • An empiricist's guide to theoretical predictions on the evolution of dispersal

    Anne Duputié;François Massol

  • Unifying sources and sinks in ecology and Earth sciences

    Michel Loreau;Tanguy Daufresne;Andrew Gonzalez;Dominique Gravel

  • Networking Our Way to Better Ecosystem Service Provision

    David A. Bohan;Dries Landuyt;Athen Ma;Sarina Macfadyen

  • Networking Agroecology: Integrating the Diversity of Agroecosystem Interactions

    David A. Bohan;Alan Raybould;Christian Mulder;Guy Woodward

  • Pollination fluctuations drive evolutionary syndromes linking dispersal and mating system.

    Pierre‐Olivier Cheptou;François Massol

  • Drought reduced monoterpene emissions from the evergreen Mediterranean oak Quercus ilex: results from a throughfall displacement experiment

    A.V. Lavoir;Michael Staudt;J.P. Schnitzler;D. Landais

  • Advancing biological invasion hypothesis testing using functional diversity indices.

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  • Biomonitoring for the 21st Century: Integrating Next-Generation Sequencing Into Ecological Network Analysis

    Stéphane A.P. Derocles;David A. Bohan;Alex J. Dumbrell;James J.N. Kitson

  • Key Questions for Next-Generation Biomonitoring

    Andreas Makiola;Zacchaeus G. Compson;Donald J. Baird;Matthew A. Barnes

  • 10 years later: Revisiting priorities for science and society a decade after the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

    Christian Mulder;Elena M. Bennett;David A. Bohan;Michael Bonkowski

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominique Gravel
Dominique Gravel Université de Sherbrooke
Nicolas Mouquet
Nicolas Mouquet University of Montpellier
David A. Bohan
David A. Bohan INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Patrice David
Patrice David University of Montpellier
Michael J. Hickerson
Michael J. Hickerson City University of New York
Philippe Jarne
Philippe Jarne University of Montpellier
Sonia Kéfi
Sonia Kéfi University of Montpellier
Jairo Patiño
Jairo Patiño Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología
Doyle McKey
Doyle McKey University of Montpellier
Mathew A. Leibold
Mathew A. Leibold University of Florida

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