Bio

I am a microbial ecologist who has been working on soil microbial communities and their functioning in various ecosystems, mainly forests, shrublands, agrosystems, in the Mediterranean. I use gradients at various scales to decipher the impact of climate change : at a local scale (distance from the sea, Northern vs southern faces), at a regional scale (sub humid vs humid climate) or at the scale of the Mediterranean basin (France, Algeria, Greece, Lebanon). I interact since the begining of my studies with chemists (infrared spectroscopy, NMR of 13C) to precisely determine the dynamic of organic matter decomposition and the effect of plant chemical composition on such process. I am also interested in the effect of soil landuse legacy which has been poorly investigated in soil funcitoning. Finally, I have also extensively worked on changes of agricultural practices using transdisciplinary approaches : production of biocontrol compounds using solid-state fermentation of Trichoderma and determination of the effect of such molecules on the main phytopathogens of Vitis sp and the soil-plant continuum.