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Overview

Sovan Lek is affiliated with Paul Sabatier University in France and specializes in Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on fish ecology and management, covering topics such as fish biology, ecology, and behavior, as well as aquaculture nutrition and growth. They also explore aquatic ecosystems, phytoplankton dynamics, biodiversity, and the impacts of climate change on species distribution.

The main fields of study addressed in their work include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these broader fields, their work concentrates on subfields such as Nature and Landscape Conservation, Aquatic Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Aquatic Science
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

The key research topics documented include:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Sovan Lek's recent scientific publications demonstrate a focus on aquatic environmental changes and their effects on species. Selected papers include:

  • "Eutrophication induces functional homogenization and traits filtering in Chinese lacustrine fish communities" (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Responses of spawning thermal suitability to climate change and hydropower operation for typical fishes below the Three Gorges Dam" (2020, Ecological Indicators)
  • "Species range shifts in response to climate change and human pressure for the world's largest amphibian" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Impact of seasonal hydrological variation on tropical fish assemblages: abrupt shift following an extreme flood event" (2020, Ecosphere)
  • "Fish biodiversity declines with dam development in the Lower Mekong Basin" (2023, Scientific Reports)

They have frequently published in journals such as Aquaculture, Water, SSRN Electronic Journal, The Science of The Total Environment, and Ecological Indicators.

  • Aquaculture
  • Water
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Ecological Indicators

Sovan Lek collaborates often with a group of co-authors, including Gaël Grenouillet, Peng Bun Ngor, Zeb Hogan, Sudeep Chandra, and Nam So, reflecting a broad network in environmental and aquatic sciences.

Best Publications

  • Review and comparison of methods to study the contribution of variables in artificial neural network models

    Muriel Gevrey;Ioannis Dimopoulos;Sovan Lek

  • Artificial neural networks as a tool in ecological modelling, an introduction

    S. Lek;Jean-François Guégan

  • Application of neural networks to modelling nonlinear relationships in ecology

    Sovan Lek;Marc Delacoste;Philippe Baran;Ioannis Dimopoulos

  • Uncertainty in ensemble forecasting of species distribution

    Laëtitia Buisson;Laëtitia Buisson;Wilfried Thuiller;Nicolas Casajus;Sovan Lek

  • Applications of artificial neural networks for patterning and predicting aquatic insect species richness in running waters

    Young-Seuk Park;Régis Céréghino;Arthur Compin;Sovan Lek

  • Energy availability and habitat heterogeneity predict global riverine fish diversity

    Jean-François Guégan;Sovan Lek;Thierry Oberdorff

  • Ensemble modelling of species distribution: the effects of geographical and environmental ranges

    Gael Grenouillet;Laetitia Buisson;Nicolas Casajus;Sovan Lek

  • A comparison of self-organizing map algorithm and some conventional statistical methods for ecological community ordination

    J.L. Giraudel;S. Lek

  • Climate change hastens the turnover of stream fish assemblages

    Laëtitia Buisson;Wilfried Thuiller;Sovan Lek;Puy Lim

  • Conservation Strategies for Endemic Fish Species Threatened by the Three Gorges Dam

    Young-Seuk Park;Jianbo Chang;Sovan Lek;Wenxuan Cao

  • Use of some sensitivity criteria for choosing networks with good generalization ability

    Yannis Dimopoulos;Paul Bourret;Sovan Lek

  • Artificial Neuronal Networks: Application To Ecology And Evolution

    Sovan Lek;Jean-Francois Guegan

  • Neural network models to study relationships between lead concentration in grasses and permanent urban descriptors in Athens city (Greece)

    Ioannis Dimopoulos;J. Chronopoulos;A. Chronopoulou-Sereli;Sovan Lek

  • Artificial Neural Networks: Multilayer Perceptron for Ecological Modeling

    Y.-S. Park;S. Lek

  • Hierarchical community classification and assessment of aquatic ecosystems using artificial neural networks.

    Young-Seuk Park;Tae-Soo Chon;Inn-Sil Kwak;Sovan Lek

  • Role of some environmental variables in trout abundance models using neural networks

    Sovan Lek;Alain Belaud;Philippe Baran;Ioannis Dimopoulos

  • Applications of artificial neural networks predicting macroinvertebrates in freshwaters

    Peter L. M. Goethals;Andy P. Dedecker;Wim Gabriels;Sovan Lek

  • The use of artificial neural networks to assess fish abundance and spatial occupancy in the littoral zone of a mesotrophic lake

    Sébastien Brosse;Jean-François Guegan;Jean-Nöel Tourenq;Sovan Lek

  • The use of artificial neural networks to predict the presence of small‐bodied fish in a river

    Sylvain Mastrorillo;Sovan Lek;Francis Dauba;Alain Belaud

  • Statistical downscaling of river flows

    Clement Tisseuil;Mathieu Vrac;Sovan Lek;Andrew J. Wade

Frequent Co-Authors

Gaël Grenouillet
Gaël Grenouillet Paul Sabatier University
Young-Seuk Park
Young-Seuk Park Kyung Hee University
Sébastien Brosse
Sébastien Brosse Paul Sabatier University
Jean-François Guégan
Jean-François Guégan University of Montpellier
Julien Cucherousset
Julien Cucherousset Paul Sabatier University
Thierry Oberdorff
Thierry Oberdorff Paul Sabatier University
Peter Goethals
Peter Goethals Ghent University
Bailey C. McMeans
Bailey C. McMeans University of Toronto
Kevin S. McCann
Kevin S. McCann University of Guelph
Piet F. M. Verdonschot
Piet F. M. Verdonschot Wageningen University & Research

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