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Overview

Pierre-Michel Forget is affiliated with the French National Museum of Natural History in France. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a body of work comprising 29 publications in this field.

Their subfields of study include:

  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Social Psychology
  • Ecological Modeling

Key research topics covered by Pierre-Michel Forget are:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior

They have published a number of scientific papers in various venues, including:

  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) - 3 publications
  • Methods in Ecology and Evolution - 1 publication
  • Molecular Ecology - 1 publication
  • Biological Conservation - 1 publication
  • New Phytologist - 1 publication

Among recent papers, notable publications include:

  • The potential and practice of arboreal camera trapping (2021) in Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • Biodiversity and vector-borne diseases: Host dilution and vector amplification occur simultaneously for Amazonian leishmaniases (2022) in Molecular Ecology
  • Monitoring canopy bird activity in disturbed landscapes with automatic recorders: A case study in the tropics (2020) in Biological Conservation
  • Modifications of the rain forest frugivore community are associated with reduced seed removal at the community level (2020) in Ecological Applications
  • Arboreal camera trap reveals the frequent occurrence of a frugivore-carnivore in neotropical nutmeg trees (2022) in Scientific Reports

Pierre-Michel Forget frequently collaborates with the following co-authors:

  • Éric Guilbert (6 publications)
  • Opale Coutant (4 publications)
  • Anthony Herrel (3 publications)
  • Manon Ducrettet (2 publications)
  • Colin Fontaine (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;D. Carolina Useche;Julio Rendeiro;Margareta Kalka

  • Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Human Disturbance on Seed Dispersal by Animals

    Julia S. Markl;Matthias Schleuning;Pierre Michel Forget;Pedro Jordano

  • Seed-dispersal of Vouacapoua americana (Caesalpiniaceae) by caviomorph rodents in French Guiana

    Pierre-Michel Forget

  • Evidence for secondary seed dispersal by rodents in Panama

    Pierre-Michel Forget;Tarek Milleron

  • Seed Fate: Predation, Dispersal, and Seedling Establishment

    Rudolf Schmid;Pierre-Michel Forget;Joanna E. Lambert;Philip E. Hulme

  • Seed mass, seedling size and neotropical tree seedling establishment

    Christopher Baraloto;Pierre Michel Forget;Deborah E. Goldberg

  • Seed removal and seed fate in Gustavia superba (Lecythidaceae).

    Pierre-Michel Forget

  • REMOVAL OF SEEDS OF CARAPA PROCERA (MELIACEAE) BY RODENTS AND THEIR FATE IN RAINFOREST IN FRENCH GUIANA

    Pierre-Michel Forget

  • Above-ground biomass and productivity in a rain forest of eastern South America

    Jérôme Chave;Jean Olivier;Frans Bongers;Patrick Châtelet

  • Post-dispersal predation and scatterhoarding of Dipteryx panamensis (Papilionaceae) seeds by rodents in Panama

    Pierre-Michel Forget

  • Nouragues: dynamics and plant-animal interactions in a neotropical rainforest.

    F. Bongers;P. Charles-Dominique;P. M. Forget;M. Théry

  • Scatterhoarding Rodents and Tree Regeneration

    Patrick A. Jansen;Pierre-Michel Forget

  • The role of dung beetles as secondary seed dispersers and their effect on plant regeneration in tropical rainforests.

    Ellen Andresen;Francois Feer

  • Causes and Consequences of a Tropical Forest Gold Rush in the Guiana Shield, South America

    David S. Hammond;Valéry Gond;Benoit de Thoisy;Pierre-Michel Forget

  • Seed Fate: Predation, Dispersal and Seedling Establishment

    Pierre-Michel Forget;J.E. Lambert;P.E. Hulme;S.B. Vander Wall

  • Patterns in post-dispersal seed removal by neotropical rodents and seed fate in relation to seed size.

    P.M. Forget;T. Milleron;F. Feer

  • Seed predation and dispersal by peccaries throughout the Neotropics and its consequences : a review and synthesis

    H. Beck;P. M. Forget;J. E. Lambert;P. E. Hulme

  • Phylogenetic density dependence and environmental filtering predict seedling mortality in a tropical forest

    C. E. Timothy Paine;Natalia Norden;Natalia Norden;Jérôme Chave;Pierre‐Michel Forget

  • Scatterhoarding of Astrocaryum paramaca by Proechimys in French Guiana: comparison with Myoprocta exilis.

    Pierre-Michel Forget

  • Bushmeat Hunting Alters Recruitment of Large‐seeded Plant Species in Central Africa

    Hadrien Vanthomme;Boris Bellé;Pierre-Michel Forget

Frequent Co-Authors

Joanna E. Lambert
Joanna E. Lambert University of Colorado Boulder
Kim R. McConkey
Kim R. McConkey National Institute of Advanced Studies
Jérôme Chave
Jérôme Chave Paul Sabatier University
S. Joseph Wright
S. Joseph Wright Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Gopalasamy Reuben Clements
Gopalasamy Reuben Clements Zoological Society of London
Christopher Baraloto
Christopher Baraloto Florida International University
Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz
Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury
Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Patrick A. Jansen
Patrick A. Jansen Wageningen University & Research
Christophe Thébaud
Christophe Thébaud Paul Sabatier University

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