Current
position:
Researcher at I.R.D. (Chargé de
Recherche 2ème classe) I work
on coral reef ecology at the Institut de Recherche pour le
Développement (IRD) as part of
the reseach unit UR CAMELIA (UR103). I study coral reefs in Hawaii in
collaboration with Pr Marlin Atkinson and his team (Hawaii Institute of
Marine Biology) and in New Caledonia (Nouméa).
Research interest:Coral
Reef Ecology
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Biogeochemical
cycles (C, CaCO3, N, P) and algae ecology
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Role of the endolithic microflora in coral reef
ecosystems
Mastigocoleus testarum (cyanobacterium)
Plectonema terebrans
(cyanobacterium) Boring traces on dead
coral (SEM pic) Dead coral appearing
green due to endoliths
