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Jean-Yves Georges is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their primary research focus is in Environmental Science, with a specialization spanning several subfields, including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's work covers multiple interconnected topics, prominently including Turtle Biology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Urban Green Space and Health, and Animal and Plant Science Education.

Jean-Yves Georges has contributed extensively to academic literature with notable publications such as:

  • Potential Threat of an Invasive Fish Species for Two Native Newts Inhabiting Wetlands of Europe Vulnerable to Climate Change (2023, Diversity)
  • Editorial: Perceptions of Human-Animal Relationships and Their Impacts on Animal Ethics, Law and Research (2021, Frontiers in Psychology)
  • Fine scale behaviour and time-budget in the cryptic ectotherm European pond turtle Emys orbicularis (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • Environmental effects on foraging performance in little penguins: a matter of phenology and short-term variability (2022, Marine Ecology Progress Series)
  • Present and future distribution of the European pond turtle versus seven exotic freshwater turtles, with a focus on Eastern Europe (2024, Scientific Reports)

The venues where their research has frequently appeared include HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Diversity, Scientific Reports, Urban Ecosystems, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Frequent collaborators in their research projects are:

  • Oksana Nekrasova
  • Kathrin Theißinger
  • Mihails Pupiņš
  • Andris Čeirāns
  • Artūrs Škute

Jean-Yves Georges has also contributed to book publications, notably with Frontiers Media, including the work titled Perceptions of Human-Animal Relationships and their Impacts on Animal Ethics, Law and Research, published in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Comparative foraging and nutrition of horses and cattle in European wetlands

    Catherine Menard;Patrick Duncan;Geraldine Fleurance;Jean-Yves Georges

  • Foraging habitat and food intake of satellite-tracked king penguins during the austral summer at Crozet Archipelago

    CA Bost;JY Georges;C. Guinet;Y. Cherel

  • Endangered species: where leatherback turtles meet fisheries.

    Sandra Ferraroli;Jean-Yves Georges;Philippe Gaspar;Yvon Le Maho

  • Marine animal behaviour: neglecting ocean currents can lead us up the wrong track

    Philippe Gaspar;Jean-Yves Georges;Sabrina Fossette;Arnaud Lenoble

  • Marine animal behaviour: neglecting ocean currents can lead us up the wrong track

    Philippe Gaspar;Jean-Yves Georges;Arnaud Lenoble;Sandra Ferraroli

  • Long term population changes of fur seals Arctocephalus gazella and Arctocephalus tropicalis on subantarctic (Crozet) and subtropical (St. Paul and Amsterdam) islands and their possible relationship to El Niño Southern Oscillation

    C. Guinet;P. Jouventin;J. Y. Georges

  • MATERNAL CARE IN THE SUBANTARCTIC FUR SEALS ON AMSTERDAM ISLAND

    Jean-Yves Georges;Jean-Yves Georges;Christophe Guinet

  • Foraging behaviour of satellite-tracked king penguins in relation to sea-surface temperatures obtained by satellite telemetry at Crozet Archipelago, a study during three austral summers

    Guinet C;Koudil M;Bost Ca;Durbec Jp

  • Foraging habitat and diving activity of lactating Subantarctic fur seals in relation to sea-surface temperatures at Amsterdam Island

    Jean-Yves Georges;Francesco Bonadonna;Christophe Guinet

  • Spatio-temporal foraging patterns of a giant zooplanktivore, the leatherback turtle

    Sabrina Fossette;Victoria J. Hobson;Charlotte Girard;Beatriz Calmettes

  • Dive and beak movement patterns in leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea during internesting intervals in French Guiana.

    Sabrina Fossette;Philippe Gaspar;Yves Handrich;Yvon Le Maho

  • Meta-analysis of movements in Atlantic leatherback turtles during the nesting season : conservation implications

    Jean-Yves Georges;Sabrina Fossette;Alexis Billes;Sandra Ferraroli

  • An alternative technique for the long-term satellite tracking of leatherback turtles

    Theme Section;Sabrina Fossette;Hélène Corbel;Philippe Gaspar

  • Energy expenditure of freely swimming adult green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and its link with body acceleration

    Manfred R Enstipp;Manfred R Enstipp;Stéphane Ciccione;Benoit Gineste;Benoit Gineste;Myriam Milbergue;Myriam Milbergue

  • Telomeres, age and reproduction in a long-lived reptile.

    Virginie Plot;Virginie Plot;François Criscuolo;François Criscuolo;Sandrine Zahn;Sandrine Zahn;Jean Yves Georges;Jean Yves Georges

  • Movement Patterns for a Critically Endangered Species, the Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Linked to Foraging Success and Population Status

    Helen Bailey;Helen Bailey;Sabrina Fossette;Steven J. Bograd;George L. Shillinger

  • How long does a dive last? Foraging decisions by breath-hold divers in a patchy environment: a test of a simple model

    Carol E. Sparling;Jean-Yves Georges;Susan L. Gallon;Mike Fedak

  • Influence of weather conditions on the flight of migrating black storks.

    D. Chevallier;D. Chevallier;Y. Handrich;J.-Y. Georges;F. Baillon

  • Atlantic Leatherback Migratory Paths and Temporary Residence Areas

    Sabrina Fossette;Sabrina Fossette;Charlotte Girard;Charlotte Girard;Milagros López-Mendilaharsu;Philip Miller

  • Conservation implications of the apparent mismatch between population dynamics and foraging effort in French northern gannets from the English Channel

    David Grémillet;Lorien Pichegru;François Siorat;Jean-Yves Georges

Frequent Co-Authors

Sabrina Fossette
Sabrina Fossette University of Western Australia
Christophe Guinet
Christophe Guinet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Yvon Le Maho
Yvon Le Maho Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Graeme C. Hays
Graeme C. Hays Deakin University
Yves Handrich
Yves Handrich Hubert Curien Multi-disciplinary Institute
Yan Ropert-Coudert
Yan Ropert-Coudert Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Yann Tremblay
Yann Tremblay Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Marc Girondot
Marc Girondot University of Paris-Saclay
David Grémillet
David Grémillet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Akiko Kato
Akiko Kato University of La Rochelle

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