P18 - CNRS National Research Centre of Scientific Research

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The CNRS organization in EVOLTREE is composed of 5 units. Partner 18a works on biodiversity and global change under ecological, genetical and evolutionary process. The main competences of 18a comprise population genetics, genomics, evolution and ecophysiology in tree species. Partner 18b and Partner 18d helps maintaining the European pollen database. Partner 18b and 18d have an extensive experience in palynology and paleodata for reconstructing past environments. Partner 18 c and 18e competences are comparative genomics approaches and the development of methods and tools for the integration of data and information related to genomics and functional genomics. Partner 18c and 18e have also an important competence and responsibility in functional genomics platform. The different units are:

• UMR 8079 Paris Orsay (Joint research unit of CNRS, of the Université de Paris Sud-XI and of the Ecole Nationale du Génie Rural et des Eaux et Forêts (ENGREF))
• UMR 6116 Marseille (Joint research unit of CNRS and of the Université d’Aix-Marseille 3)
• UMR 5554 Montpellier (Joint research unit of CNRS and Université Montpellier 2)
• UMR 5162 Bordeaux (Joint research unit of CNRS, Université Bordeaux 1, and Université Bordeaux 2)
• UMR 5800 Bordeaux (Joint research unit of CNRS and Université Bordeaux 1)

The key persons involved in the NoE are:

UMR CNRS 8079

Nathalie Frascaria-Lacoste , assistant professor at the AgroParisTech, has a background in evolutionary biology (gene flow, genetic diversity with neutral markers, hybridisation processes) in forest trees (Castanea, Fraxinus, Prunus).

Jacqui Shykoff, research director at the CNRS, has a background in evolutionary ecology and population genetics of plant and fungal populations. Her main interest concerns emphasis on host-parasite interactions and local adaptation.

Frederic Austerlitz , senior scientist CNRS, has studied though simulations of the impact of colonisation processes on tree genetic diversity. He has developed methods for estimating seed and pollen dispersal curves in plant populations.

Paul Leadley , professor, Université Paris-Sud, He is studying the combined effects of elevated CO2 (using mini-FACE technology or small, naturally lit greenhouses), increased temperature (using altitudinal gradients) and changes in precipitation (using irrigation) on woody encroachment in temperate grasslands.

UMR CNRS 6116

Frederic Medail, lecturer at the University Paul Cézanne / Aix-Marseille III and head of the department 2 Biodiversity organisation and dynamics of the Mediterranean Institute of Ecology and Paleoecology (IMEP, UMR CNRS 6116). His current research is devoted to the study of plant conservation and biogeography in the Mediterranean region.


UMR CNRS 5162

Antoine de Daruvar is professor, Université Bordeaux 2. His main scientific interests are comparative genomics approaches and the development of methods and tools for the integration of data and information related to genomics and functional genomics. He has created and is director of the Centre de Bioinformatique de Bordeaux. As well as its own research activities, the group provides services for information management and processing to research groups involved in functional genomics projects.


URM CNRS 5554

Rachid Cheddadi is senior scientist CNRS and has an extensive experience in palynology, spatial data analysis and palaeoclimate and palaeovegetation reconstructions. He is author and co-author of more than 35 peer-reviewed scientific publications.


URM CNRS 5554

Pascal Durrens is researcher and Pascal Ferraro is assistant professor at Université Bordeaux 1.