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Gérard Pergent is affiliated with the University of Corsica Pascal Paoli in France. Their research primarily focuses on marine and coastal plant biology, with specific attention to coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics and the ecological impacts of seagrass meadows in the Mediterranean Sea.

The scientist has published extensively in fields related to Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their specific subfields of expertise include Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Atmospheric Science.

Topics central to Gérard Pergent's research include:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Echinoderm biology and ecology

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Pergent are:

  • "Restoration of Seagrass Meadows in the Mediterranean Sea: A Critical Review of Effectiveness and Ethical Issues," 2021, Water
  • "Contribution of Posidonia oceanica meadows in the context of climate change mitigation in the Mediterranean Sea," 2020, Marine Environmental Research
  • "Spatially Explicit Seagrass Extent Mapping Across the Entire Mediterranean," 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Sizing the carbon sink associated with Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows using very high-resolution seismic reflection imaging," 2021, Marine Environmental Research
  • "Quantification of blue carbon stocks associated with Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows in Corsica (NW Mediterranean)," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

Gérard Pergent frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Christine Pergent-Martinì
  • Briac Monnier
  • Charles-François Boudouresque
  • Monica Montefalcone
  • Miguel Á. Mateo

The most common publication venues for their work include:

  • Marine Environmental Research
  • Water
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Sea Research

In addition to journal articles, Gérard Pergent has contributed to book publications. Notably, they authored a chapter in a book titled "Marine Aquaculture Impacts on Marine Biota," published by Frontiers Media in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Regression of Mediterranean seagrasses caused by natural processes and anthropogenic disturbances and stress: a critical review

    Charles-François Boudouresque;Guilaume Bernard;Gérard Pergent;Abdessalem Shili

  • Seagrass meadows (Posidonia oceanica) distribution and trajectories of change

    Luca Telesca;Andrea Belluscio;Alessandro Criscoli;Giandomenico Ardizzone

  • Recent trend reversal for declining European seagrass meadows

    Carmen B de los Santos;Dorte Krause-Jensen;Teresa Alcoverro;Núria Marba

  • Mapping ofPosidonia oceanicausing Aerial Photographs and Side Scan Sonar: Application off the Island of Corsica (France)

    V. Pasqualini;C. Pergent-Martini;P. Clabaut;G. Pergent

  • Utilisation de l'herbier à Posidonia oceanica comme indicateur biologique de la qualité du milieu littoral en Méditerranée : état des connaissances

    G. Pergent;C. Pergent-Martini;C.-F. Boudouresque

  • Descriptors of Posidonia oceanica meadows: Use and application

    Christine Pergent-Martini;Vanina Leoni;Vanina Pasqualini;G. D. Ardizzone

  • Trace metals assessment in water, sediment, mussel and seagrass species--validation of the use of Posidonia oceanica as a metal biomonitor.

    Céline Lafabrie;Gérard Pergent;Roger Kantin;Christine Pergent-Martini

  • Primary production, stocks and fluxes in the Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica

    G. Pergent;J. Romero;C. Pergent-Martini;M. A. Mateo

  • Protection and conservation of Posidonia oceanica meadows.

    Charles-Francois Boudouresque;Guillaume Bernard;Patrick Bonhomme;Eric Charbonnel

  • Use of SPOT 5 for mapping seagrasses: An application to Posidonia oceanica

    Vanina Pasqualini;Christine Pergent-Martini;Gérard Pergent;Magali Agreil

  • Préservation et conservation des herbiers à Posidonia oceanica

    C F Boudouresque;G Bernard;P Bonhomme;E Charbonnel

  • Coralligenous and maërl habitats: predictive modelling to identify their spatial distributions across the Mediterranean Sea

    Corinne Martin;M Giannoulaki;F De Leo;M Scardi

  • Collaborative Database to Track Mass Mortality Events in the Mediterranean Sea

    Joaquim Garrabou;Daniel Gómez-Gras;Jean Baptiste Ledoux;Cristina Linares

  • Effects of organic matter input from a fish farming facility on a Posidonia oceanica meadow

    Gianluigi Cancemi;Giovanni De Falco;Gérard Pergent

  • The necromass of the Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadow: Fate, role, ecosystem services and vulnerability

    Charles-Francois Boudouresque;Gérard Pergent;Christine Pergent-Martini;Sandrine Ruitton

  • The Detritic Compartment in a Posidonia oceanica Meadow: Litter Features, Decomposition Rates, and Mineral Stocks

    Javier Romero;Gérard Pergent;Christine Pergent-Martini;Miguel-Angel Mateo

  • INVASION OF CAULERPA RACEMOSA VAR. CYLINDRACEA (CAULERPALES, CHLOROPHYTA) IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SPREAD

    Luigi Piazzi;Alexander Meinesz;Marc Verlaque;Baris Akçali

  • Preliminary data on the impact of fish farming facilities on Posidonia oceanica meadows in the Mediterranean

    Gérard Pergent;Stéphane Mendez;Christine Pergent-Martini;Vanina Pasqualini

  • Marine phanerogams as a tool in the evaluation of marine trace-metal contamination: an example from the Mediterranean

    C. Pergent-Martini;G. Pergent

  • Seagrass Conservation Biology: An Interdisciplinary Science for Protection of the Seagrass Biome

    W. Judson Kenworthy;Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria;Robert G. Coles;Gérard Pergent

  • Trace metal concentrations in Posidonia oceanica of North Corsica (northwestern Mediterranean Sea): use as a biological monitor?

    Marc Gosselin;Jean-Marie Bouquegneau;Frédéric Lefèbvre;Gilles Lepoint

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine Pergent-Martini
Christine Pergent-Martini University of Corsica Pascal Paoli
Charles-François Boudouresque
Charles-François Boudouresque Aix-Marseille University
Javier Romero
Javier Romero Harvard University
Frederick T. Short
Frederick T. Short University of New Hampshire
Francesco Cinelli
Francesco Cinelli University of Pisa
Simonetta Fraschetti
Simonetta Fraschetti University of Naples Federico II
Luigi Piazzi
Luigi Piazzi University of Sassari
José Luis Sánchez-Lizaso
José Luis Sánchez-Lizaso University of Alicante
Enric Ballesteros
Enric Ballesteros Spanish National Research Council
Marc Verlaque
Marc Verlaque Aix-Marseille University

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