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  • 1993 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Pierre Richard is affiliated with the University of La Rochelle in France and specializes in Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science. Their research spans a range of topics primarily focused on marine and avian ecology.

Their main areas of study include:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Avian ecology and behavior

Richard has published research extensively in notable journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Endangered Species Research
  • Marine Biology

Recent papers contributed by Richard cover ecological and environmental topics linked to marine life and avian species. Examples of their recent work are:

  • The impact of rising sea temperatures on an Arctic top predator, the narwhal (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Trophic ecology of sooty albatross, segregating mechanisms from the congeneric light-mantled sooty albatross, and conservation implications (2025, Endangered Species Research)
  • Feeding ecology of the Indian yellow-nosed albatross Thalassarche carteri at the subtropical Amsterdam Island (2025, Marine Biology)

The scientist collaborates with several co-authors across their publications, indicating a network of research partnerships. Frequent co-authors listed are:

  • Philippine Chambault
  • Outi M. Tervo
  • Eva Garde
  • Rikke G. Hansen
  • Susanna B. Blackwell

Richard was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1993 by the Academy of Science, reflecting recognition within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Isotopic Determination of Food Sources ofCrassostrea gigasAlong a Trophic Gradient in the Estuarine Bay of Marennes-Ol éron

    P. Riera;P. Richard

  • Isotopic niches and trophic levels of myctophid fishes and their predators in the Southern Ocean

    Yves Cherel;Camille Fontaine;Pierre Richard;Jean-Philippe Labatc

  • Stable isotopes reveal the trophic position and mesopelagic fish diet of female southern elephant seals breeding on the Kerguelen Islands

    Yves Cherel;Simon Ducatez;C. Fontaine;Pierre Richard

  • Chemical and isotopic composition of the organic matter sources in the Gulf of Gdansk (southern Baltic Sea)

    D. Maksymowska;P. Richard;H. Piekarek-Jankowska;P. Riera

  • Seabird satellite tracking validates the use of latitudinal isoscapes to depict predators' foraging areas in the Southern Ocean.

    Audrey Jaeger;Vincent J. Lecomte;Henri Weimerskirch;Pierre Richard

  • Determination of food sources for benthic invertebrates in a salt marsh (Aiguillon Bay, France) by carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes: importance of locally produced sources

    P. Riera;L.J. Stal;J. Nieuwenhuize;P. Richard

  • Resource partitioning within a tropical seabird community: new information from stable isotopes

    Yves Cherel;Matthieu Le Corre;Sébastien Jaquemet;F. Ménard

  • Whisker isotopic signature depicts migration patterns and multi-year intra- and inter-individual foraging strategies in fur seals.

    Yves Cherel;L. Kernaléguen;P. Richard;Christophe Guinet

  • Food sources of the infaunal suspension-feeding bivalve Cerastoderma edule in a muddy sandflat of Marennes-Oléron Bay, as determined by analyses of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes

    Chang Keun Kang;Pierre-Guy Sauriau;Pierre Richard;Gérard F. Blanchard

  • Segregation of Beaufort Sea beluga whales during the open-water season

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  • Surveys of belugas and narwhals in the Canadian High Arctic in 1996

    Stuart Innes;MP Heide-Jørgensen;Jeff L Laake;Kristin L Laidre

  • Food source of intertidal nematodes in the Bay of Marennes-Oleron (France), as determined by dual stable isotope analysis

    Riera P;Richard P;Grémare A;Blanchard G

  • Dynamics of spatial patterns of microphytobenthic biomass: inferences from a geostatistical analysis of two comprehensive surveys in Marennes-Oléron Bay (France)

    Jean-Marc Guarini;Gérard F. Blanchard;Cédric Bacher;Philippe Gros

  • Temporal variation of delta13C in particulate organic matter and oyster Crassostrea gigas in Marennes-Oléron Bay (France): effect of freshwater inflow

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  • The migratory behaviour of narwhals (Monodon monoceros)

    Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen;Rune Dietz;Kristin L Laidre;Pierre Richard

  • Use of stable isotopes to quantify seasonal changes of trophic niche and levels of population and individual specialisation in seabirds

    Audrey Jaeger;Maëlle Connan;Pierre Richard;Yves Cherel

  • SEASONAL EFFECT ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC CAPACITY OF INTERTIDAL MICROPHYTOBENTHOS AND TEMPERATURE1

    Gérard F. Blanchard;Jean‐Marc Guarini;Philippe Gros;Pierre Richard

  • Decadal shifts in autumn migration timing by Pacific Arctic beluga whales are related to delayed annual sea ice formation

    Donna D. W. Hauser;Donna D. W. Hauser;Kristin L. Laidre;Kristin L. Laidre;Kathleen M. Stafford;Harry L. Stern

  • Distribution and sources of organic matter in surface sediments of Bohai Sea near the Yellow River Estuary, China

    Dongyan Liu;Xin Li;Kay-Christian Emeis;Yujue Wang

  • Summer and Autumn Movements and Habitat Use by Belugas in the Canadian High Arctic and Adjacent Areas

    P.R. Richard;M.P. Heide-Jørgensen;J.R. Orr;R. Dietz

  • The effect of geomorphological structures on potential biostabilisation by microphytobenthos on intertidal mudflats

    G.F. Blanchard;G.F. Blanchard;D.M. Paterson;L.J. Stal;P. Richard

  • Trophic importance of diatoms in an intertidal Zostera noltii seagrass bed: Evidence from stable isotope and fatty acid analyses

    Benoit Lebreton;Pierre Richard;Robert Galois;Gilles Radenac

  • Short- and long-term consistency in the foraging niche of wandering albatrosses

    Filipe R. Ceia;Richard A. Phillips;Jaime A. Ramos;Yves Cherel

Frequent Co-Authors

Yves Cherel
Yves Cherel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Kristin L. Laidre
Kristin L. Laidre University of Washington
Nathalie Niquil
Nathalie Niquil Université de Caen Normandie
Rune Dietz
Rune Dietz Aarhus University
Pierre-Guy Sauriau
Pierre-Guy Sauriau University of La Rochelle
Pascal Riera
Pascal Riera Sorbonne University
Christophe Guinet
Christophe Guinet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen
Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen University of Copenhagen
David G. Barber
David G. Barber University of Manitoba
Vincent Ridoux
Vincent Ridoux University of La Rochelle

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