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Laurent Wantiez is affiliated with the University of New Caledonia in New Caledonia. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with an emphasis on subfields such as Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, General Health Professions, and Aquatic Science.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Turtle Biology and Conservation, Marine animal studies overview, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Laurent Wantiez has contributed to several scientific papers, some of the recent notable works include:

  • Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world, 2020, Science
  • Evidence of fine-scale genetic structure for reef manta rays Mobula alfredi in New Caledonia, 2022, Endangered Species Research
  • Citizen Science, a promising tool for detecting and monitoring outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster spp., 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Diving behavior of the reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) in New Caledonia: More frequent and deeper night-time diving to 672 meters, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Sustainable reference points for multispecies coral reef fisheries, 2023, Nature Communications

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including Olivier Château, Hugo Lassauce, Michel Kulbicki, Nicholas A. J. Graham, and Alan M. Friedlander.

Laurent Wantiez's work is regularly published in several venues, with multiple publications in HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Société Française d'Ichtyologie, Fishes, Marine Biology, and Preprints.org.

Best Publications

  • Bright spots among the world’s coral reefs

    Joshua E. Cinner;Cindy Huchery;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;Nicholas A.J. Graham;Nicholas A.J. Graham

  • Global Human Footprint on the Linkage between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Reef Fishes

    Camilo Mora;Octavio Aburto-Oropeza;Arturo Ayala Bocos;Paula M. Ayotte;Paula M. Ayotte

  • Gravity of human impacts mediates coral reef conservation gains

    Joshua E. Cinner;Eva Maire;Eva Maire;Cindy Huchery;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil

  • Effects of marine reserves on coral reef fish communities from five islands in New Caledonia

    L. Wantiez;P. Thollot;Michel Kulbicki

  • Distributions of Indo-Pacific lionfishes Pterois spp. in their native ranges : implications for the Atlantic invasion

    Michel Kulbicki;J. Beets;Pascale Chabanet;K. Cure

  • Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces)

    Ronald Fricke;Michel Kulbicki;Laurent Wantiez

  • Diet composition of carnivorous fishes from coral reef lagoons of New Caledonia

    Michel Kulbicki;Yves-Marie Bozec;Yves-Marie Bozec;Pierre Labrosse;Yves Letourneur

  • Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world

    Joshua E. Cinner;Jessica Zamborain-Mason;Georgina G. Gurney;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Nicholas A. J. Graham

  • How accessible are coral reefs to people? A global assessment based on travel time

    Eva Maire;Eva Maire;Joshua Cinner;Laure Velez;Cindy Huchery

  • Use of habitats as surrogates of biodiversity for efficient coral reef conservation planning in Pacific Ocean Islands

    Mayeul Dalleau;Serge Andréfouët;Serge Andréfouët;Colette C.C. Wabnitz;Claude Payri

  • Length-weight relationships of fish from the lagoon of New Caledonia

    M. Kulbicki;G. Mou Tham;P. Thollot;L. Wantiez

  • Marine reserves lag behind wilderness in the conservation of key functional roles

    Stéphanie D’agata;David Mouillot;Laurent Wantiez;Alan M. Friedlander

  • Movement patterns of four coral reef fish species in a fragmented habitat in New Caledonia: implications for the design of marine protected area networks

    Olivier Chateau;Laurent Wantiez

  • Counting coral reef fishes: Interaction between fish life-history traits and transect design

    Michel Kulbicki;Nathaniel Cornuet;Laurent Vigliola;Laurent Wantiez

  • Site fidelity and activity patterns of a humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae), as determined by acoustic telemetry

    Olivier Chateau;Laurent Wantiez

  • Global baselines and benchmarks for fish biomass:Comparing remote reefs and fisheries closures

    Tim R. McClanahan;Robert E. Schroeder;Alan M. Friedlander;Laurent Vigliola

  • Reef accessibility impairs the protection of sharks

    Jean Baptiste Juhel;Jean Baptiste Juhel;Laurent Vigliola;David Mouillot;David Mouillot;Michel Kulbicki

  • The Coral Sea: physical environment, ecosystem status and biodiversity assets

    Daniela M. Ceccarelli;A. David McKinnon;Serge Andréfouët;Valerie Allain

  • Feed intake, molt frequency, tissue growth, feed efficiency and energy budget during a molt cycle of mud crab juveniles, Scylla serrata (Forskål, 1775), fed on different practical diets with graded levels of soy protein concentrate as main source of protein

    Ngoc Thi Bich Nguyen;Ngoc Thi Bich Nguyen;Liet Chim;Pierrette Lemaire;Laurent Wantiez

  • Humans and seasonal climate variability threaten large-bodied coral reef fish with small ranges

    C. Mellin;C. Mellin;D. Mouillot;D. Mouillot;Michel Kulbicki;T. R. McClanahan

  • Migrations of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) between nesting and foraging grounds across the Coral Sea

    Tyffen Chloe Read;Laurent Wantiez;Jonathan Werry;Richard Farman

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Kulbicki
Michel Kulbicki Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Laurent Vigliola
Laurent Vigliola Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
David Mouillot
David Mouillot University of Montpellier
Nicholas A. J. Graham
Nicholas A. J. Graham Lancaster University
Alan M. Friedlander
Alan M. Friedlander University of Hawaii at Manoa
Graham J. Edgar
Graham J. Edgar University of Tasmania
Tim R. McClanahan
Tim R. McClanahan Wildlife Conservation Society
Pascale Chabanet
Pascale Chabanet Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Christina C. Hicks
Christina C. Hicks Lancaster University
Rick D. Stuart-Smith
Rick D. Stuart-Smith University of Tasmania

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