Charlotte Rault

DC-Doctoring

POPCO

Biodiversity

I am a PhD student with interests in the application of data analysis to the conservation of ecosystems and their faunas at different spatial scales. My current thesis project focuses on the ecological structure of bird assemblages in the PACA region at the macro-ecological level, with particular emphasis on taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity. It also discusses the influence of climate footprint and land use on the structure of these present and future communities.

My PhD project is co-supervised by Agathe Leriche, Alexandre Millon, Yoann Pinguet at IMBE and by Amine Flitti at LPO PACA association (Ligue de Protection des Oiseaux).

UMR IMBE - Mediterranean Institute of Marine and Continental Biodiversity and Ecology
POPulations, Paysages, Communautés & cOnservation (POPCO) team
Aix Technopôle de l'environnement Arbois Méditerranée
1 Avenue Louis Philibert - Bât Villemin
13545 Aix en Provence
Tel : +33(0)678716722
Mail: charlotte.rault@imbe.fr

  • 2022-2025 - Doctoral student in ecology - Aix-Marseille University (AMU)
  • 2022 - Research engineer - Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology (CEFE)
  • 2021 - Masters in Biodiversity and the Environment - Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE)
  • 2019 - Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences - University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelynes (UVSQ)
  • Biodiversity
  • Bird Conservation
  • Database analyses
  • Taxonomic diversity
  • Functional diversity
  • Phylogenetic diversity

My project aims to enhance the existing "Faune PACA" database, which has been collecting millions of occurrences for over 10 years.

We propose to integrate evolutionary and functional dimensions through a complementary analysis of taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity.
We intend to determine the influence of environmental factors on community composition, assess the relevance of conservation strategies and identify potential future refuge or endangered areas.

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