Réunion
Local Moveclim coordinators
Dr. Claudine AH-PENG is a researcher at the University of Réunion (UMR
PVBMT). Her
research is dedicated to the taxonomy, ecology and phylogeography of tropical
bryophytes. She is particularly interested in understanding patterns of
bryophytes diversity and distribution along altitudinal gradients in
species rich ecosystems. She coordinated the BRYOLAT project
(FRB), FEDER projects and ANR MOVECLIM, and sits on the Council of the International Association of Bryology and
on the scientific council of the National Botanical Conservatory of Mascarin.
Dr. Olivier FLORES
is lecturer at the University of La Réunion (UR). His research topics concern the structure, diversity and
functioning of plant communities ecology studied through modelling. A central
goal addressed in his studies is to understand the relationships between the
local performance of species, their functional traits and external forcings,
such as pedo-climatic conditions and biotic processes (e.g. competition,
dispersal).
Pr. Dominique STRASBERG is teaching at the University of Réunion, he is an expert for the biodiversity in the Mascarenes. He has been supervising many students and leading research projects.
National Park of Réunion
Dr. Benoît LEQUETTE and
Dr. Stéphane BARET, National Park of
Réunion, with their
colleague from Guadeloupe will work together on using the outputs of the
project and transfer them for decision making and conservation management in
the respective studied islands (Réunion & Guadeloupe). This first Interpark collaboration with the
MOVECLIM project will initiate common actions for conservation planning and
surveying permanent plots between these two biogeographic areas.
Paris
Dr. Jacques BARDAT,
National Museum of Natural History, is a forest ecologist and a bryologist (taxonomy, ecology, conservation
and biogeography). He is very active in the field of conservation planning and
is part of numerous national scientific comittees in France for nature
conservation. He was expert for France on the European directive Natura 2000.
Presently he is preparing the flora of Mascarenes of liverworts in
collaboration with C. Ah-Peng. He is directing the PhD of Catherine Reeb on thalloid liverworts who will take part to the
project for the fieldwork and identification of liverworts.
Guadeloupe
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| Elisabeth, our local bryologist |
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| Jean-François, our local pteridologist |
Dr. Hervé MAGNIN, National Park of Guadeloupe, is biodiversity advisor. In this project, he will contribute by transferring the data obtained to conservation management.
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| Hervé presenting a poster at the mid course meeting in La Réunion (photo: JY Meyer) |