Since 1990, my research has focused on gaining a better understanding of how recent and/or past human activities have modified our environment, and more specifically plant communities. I have been interested in the influence of anthropogenic impacts, particularly over the very long term, by studying their resistance, persistence, resilience and regeneration after the cessation of various disturbances and/or the implementation of various conservation or ecological restoration techniques. I have focused in particular on the soil seed bank, which is considered to be a veritable seminal memory of plant communities due to the time lag that exists between the viability of seeds in the soil and their expression in above-ground vegetation. The majority of my work is experimental and based on practical conservation, restoration or ecological engineering operations.
– Thèse TERSYS 2025-2028, Lison Défossé. Effects of sealing and unsealing on the functioning and biodiversity of a steppe soil. (Codirecteur)
– Thèse Région PACA – RSK France, 2024-2027, Emma Léone. Rehabilitation of steppe soil polluted by munitions. (Codirecteur)
– Thèse CIFRE – Les Alchimistes, 2026 – 2029, Nora Baron. Bénéfices écologiques des composts de déchets alimentaires et de l’inoculation de vers de terre sur la santé des sols agricoles (Codirecteur)
