Eric Chauvet

DR CE CNRS

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CV / functions

Qualifications:

Master in Natural Sciences, University of Nantes (1978)
Postgraduate diploma in Hydrobiology, University of Toulouse III (1979)
PhD in Hydrobiology, University of Toulouse III (1981)
Doctorat d’Etat in Ecology, University of Toulouse III (1989)

Awards:

Henri Gaussen Prize of the “Académie des Sciences, Inscriptions et Belles Lettres de Toulouse” (1992)
Desmazières Prize of the “Académie des Sciences de Paris” (1996)
CNRS Silver Medal (2017)

Employment history:

Research assistant, National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS), Toulouse (1984-1985)
Research scientist, CNRS, Toulouse (1985-1998)
NSF-CNRS postdoctoral position, University of Alabama (USA; 1990-1991)
Senior scientist, CNRS, Toulouse (1998-)

Function:

Head of the Laboratoire Dynamique de la Biodiversité (LaDyBio UMR5172 CNRS-UPS, 2003-2006)
Head of the Laboratoire d’écologie fonctionnelle (UMR5245 CNRS-UPS-INPT, 2007-2010)

Research

Themes

Litter decomposition in rivers
Structure-fonction relationships – functional role of biodiversity
Diversity of aquatic hyphomycete communities
Dynamics of organic matter and activity of microbial and invertebrate decomposers
Functioning of woodland stream ecosystems
Riparian ecology
Assessment of functional integrity of stream ecosystems

Student & postdoc supervision (>2009)

Thibaut Rota (PhD, 2015-2018): Implications of infraspecific variability for stream ecosystem functioning in a global change context (co-supervisor: A. Lecerf)
Nathalie Tenkiano (PhD, 2013-2016): Benthic communities of the Milo river basin (Guinea): diversity and functions (co-supervisor: A. Dauta)
Magali Brosed (PhD, 2012-2016): Tool elaboration and application for assessment of the functional integrity of aquatic ecosystems in the Adour-Garonne river basins
Clother Coste (PhD, 2007-2011): Ecologie des communautés lichéniques saxicoles et hydrophiles des milieux aquatiques (co-supervisor: T. Lamaze)
Andreas Bruder (PhD, 2007-2011): Diversity and identity effects on litter decomposition patterns and mechanisms (main supervisor: M.O.G. Gessner)
Jérémy Jabiol (PhD, 2007-2010): Biodiversity and litter decomposition in Mediterranean streams
Julien Cornut (PhD, 2007-2010): Plant matter breakdown in hyporheos (co-supervisor: A. Elger)
Elise Bayle (M2 UPS, 2011-2012): Implications trophiques et fonctionnelles de l’altération des régimes hydrologique et thermique des rivières impactées par les ouvrages hydroélectriques (co-supervisor: R. Céréghino)
Fanny Colas (Postdoc, 2012-2015): Functional evaluation of headwater streams restoration – standardising the indicators of organic matter decomposition
Verónica Ferreira (Postdoc, 2007-2010): Evaluating the effects of global warming on stream communities structure and ecosystem function
Michaël Danger (Postdoc, 2008-2009): Litter decomposition at subsurface/surface water interfaces – influence of fungi-macroninvertebrate interactions

Responsibilities

President of the section 30 (Continental surface and interfaces) of the National Committee of Scientific Research (2012-2016)
Project manager of the CNRS Institution for Ecology and Environnement (InEE; DiPEE: 2009-2016, Functional ecology: 2016-)
Member of CNRS scientist recruitment panels (departments Life Sciences & Environment and Sustainable Development; InEE)
Member of the Biodiversity, Ecology, and Earth Sciences expert committee (Univ. Toulouse III)
Member of the professors promotion committee (Univ. Toulouse III)
Membrer of CNRS and INRA laboratory evaluation committees
Expert for national programmes (ANR, CNRS, INSU, IRSN)
Expert for international programmes (European Commission, NSF-USA, NERC-G.-B., NRC-Canada, FCT-Portugal, Austrian Science Fund, FNRS-Belgium)
Organisator of PLPF4 : 4th international meeting on Plant Litter Processing in Freshwaters (Toulouse, 2005)
Editor for Biodiversity and Conservation
Associated editor for Freshwater Science
Member of the editorial boards of the International Review of Hydrobiology, The Scientific World Journal, the New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, and Limnetica

Publications

Main publications

Projects

Ongoing and recent projects

Teaching

Master of Ecology: Ecologie et Biosciences de l’ENvironnement (co-responsible with T. Lamaze of UE3 module « Ecosystem functioning and global changes »; Univ. Toulouse III)
Advanced course on litter breakdown in freshwaters (Univ. Coimbra, Portugal)
Master of Ecology (Univ. Kankan, Republic of Guinea)

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