Dr Lise Thouvenot
Research interests
I am particularly interested in plant biology, community ecology and biological invasions. My research aims to identify the response mechanisms of plant organisms and communities to their environment. More precisely, I study how the survival and the development of plants, as well as the structure of plant communities are affected by abiotic constraints and biotic interactions (like global change, stress and disturbances, invasive species) in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. To do this, my work integrates different ecological scales from plant species-specific physiological and morphological traits to populations to plant communities and uses a combination of field observations, mesocosms and microcosms experiments and meta-analyses.
Currently, my postdoc aims to elucidate how invasive exotic earthworms affect plant functional traits and diversity. As a model system, I am using earthworm-free regions of North America, where earthworms by modifying physical and chemical soil properties place a novel environmental filter on plant communities.
In my previous works, I studied the responses of invasive aquatic plants to different abiotic factors (e.g. light intensity, salinity or water depth), but also to biotic interactions (e.g. competition and herbivory) to understand invasive species survival, development and establishment in native ecosystems.
Research Keywords:
Plant ecology and biology; Community ecology; Biological invasions; Stress and disturbances; Biotic interactions; Functional traits (morphological and physiological); Mesocosms and microcosms experiments; Field observations; Terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
Scientific career
Since May 2019
Post-doctoral Researcher
“Invasive earthworm effects on plant functional traits and diversity.”
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Germany.
July 2017- August 2018
Post-doctoral Researcher
“Effect of exotic earthworms on above and belowground communities.”
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Germany.
March 2016- June 2016
Post-doctoral Researcher
“Effect of hydrological regime of wetlands on biodiversity of different taxonomic groups.”
CNRS UMR 6553 ECOBIO, Rennes, France.
September 2014 - August 2015
Post-doctoral Researcher / Temporary lecturer
“Herbivore effects on aquatic invasive species.”
CNRS UMR 6553 ECOBIO, Rennes, France.
March - August 2013
Post-doctoral Researcher-Temporary lecturer
“Physiological responses and growth strategy of three aquatic invasive macrophytes (E. canadensis, Ludwigia grandiflora, et Myriophyllum aquaticum) to increasing salinity.”
CNRS UMR 6553 ECOBIO, Rennes, France
December 2012 - February 2013
Post-doctoral Researcher
“Management methods of the invasive species Ludwigia grandiflora.”
INRA, UMR 985 ESE, Rennes, France
January 2010 – December 2012
Ph.D. student
Ph.D. thesis:“Growth strategies of the invasive species Ludwigia grandiflora face to environmental constraints.”
CNRS, UMR 6553 ECOBIO, University of Rennes 1 & INRA, UMR 985 ESE, Agrocampus Ouest, Rennes, France
September 2008 – June 2009
Ecotoxicity and Biodiversity MSc
Diploma thesis: “Effect of salinity level on the exotic aquatic plants Elodea canadensis and Elodea nuttallii according to season and the origin of salinization.”
CNRS, UMR 7360 LIEC, University of Lorraine, Metz, France
April – June 2008
Internship
“Flooding and herbivory effects on growth and traits of the invasive species (Deschampsia Caespitosa) in the Sougéal marsh (Natural Regional Park). Evaluation of the management methods and consequences for the restauration of plant community of the invaded area (Sougéal marsh).”
CNRS, UMR 6553 ECOBIO, University of Rennes 1, France
Publications
9. Thouvenot, L., Gauzens, B., Haury, J. and Thiébaut, G., 2018. Response of macrophyte traits to herbivory and neighboring species: integration of the functional trait framework in the context of ecological invasions. Frontiers in plant science, 9.
8. Thiébaut, G, Thouvenot, L. and Rodríguez-Pérez, H.,2018. Allelopathic effect of the invasive Ludwigia hexapetala on growth of three macrophyte species. Frontiers in plant science, 9.
7. Thouvenot, L., & Thiébaut, G. 2018. Regeneration and colonization abilities of the invasive species Elodea canadensis and Elodea nuttallii under a salt gradient: implications for freshwater invisibility. Hydrobiologia, 817(1): 193-203
6. Thouvenot, L., Haury, J. Pottier, G. & Thiébaut, G. 2017. Reciprocal indirect facilitation between an invasive macrophyte and an invasive crayfish. Aquatic Botany 139: 1-7
5. Thouvenot, L., Deleu C., Berardocco S.,Haury J., Thiébaut G., 2015. Characterization of the salt stress vulnerability of three invasive freshwater plant species using a metabolic profiling approach. Journal of Plant Physiology, 175: 113-121
4. Thouvenot, L., Haury, J. & Thiébaut, G. 2013. A success story: the Water Primroses, plant water pests. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems,23 (5): 790-803
3. Thouvenot, L., Haury, J., Thiébaut, G. 2013. Seasonal plasticity of Ludwigia grandiflora under light and water depth gradients: an outdoor mesocosm experiment. Flora 208 (7): 430-437.
2. Thouvenot, L., Puech, C., Martinez, M., Haury, J., Thiébaut, G., 2013. Strategies of the invasive macrophyte Ludwigia grandiflora in its introduced range: competition, facilitation or coexistence with native and exotic species? Aquatic botany 107: 8-16.
1. Thouvenot, L., Haury, J., Thiébaut, G., 2012. Responses of two invasive macrophyte species to salt. Hydrobiologia 686 (1):213-223.
iDiv publications
Thouvenot, Lise, Ferlian, Olga, Craven, Dylan, Johnson, Edward A., Köhler, Johannes, Lochner, Alfred, Quosh, Julius, Zeuner, Anja, Eisenhauer, Nico
(2024): Invasive earthworms can change understory plant community traits and reduce plant functional diversity. iScienceSchwarz, Rike, Eisenhauer, Nico, Ferlian, Olga, Maestre, Fernando. T., Rosenbaum, Benjamin, Uthe, Henriette, Thouvenot, Lise
(2023): Invasive earthworms modulate native plant trait expression and competition. OikosBeaumelle, Léa, Tison, Léa, Eisenhauer, Nico, Hines, Jes, Malladi, Sandhya, Pelosi, Céline, Thouvenot, Lise, Phillips, Helen R. P.
(2023): Pesticide effects on soil fauna communities—A meta-analysis. Journal of Applied EcologyBeugnon, Rémy, Eisenhauer, Nico, Bruelheide, Helge, Davrinche, Andréa, Du, Jianqing, Haider, Sylvia, Hähn, Georg, Saadani, Mariem, Singavarapu, Bala, Sünnemann, Marie, Thouvenot, Lise, Wang, Yanfen, Wubet, Tesfaye, Xue, Kai, Cesarz, Simone
(2023): Tree diversity effects on litter decomposition are mediated by litterfall and microbial processes. OikosJochum, M., Thouvenot, L., Ferlian, O., Zeiss, R., Klarner, B., Pruschitzki, U., Johnson, E. A. and Eisenhauer, N.
(2022): Aboveground impacts of a belowground invader: how invasive earthworms alter aboveground arthropod communities in a northern North American forest. Biology LettersFerlian, O., Cesarz, S., Lochner, A., Potapov, A., Thouvenot, L., Eisenhauer, N.
(2022): Earthworm invasion shifts trophic niches of ground-dwelling invertebrates in a North American forest. Soil Biology and BiochemistryL. Beaumelle, L. Thouvenot, J. Hines, M. Jochum, N. Eisenhauer, H. R. P. Phillips
(2021): Soil fauna diversity and chemical stressors: a review of knowledge gaps and roadmap for future research. EcographyL. Thouvenot, O. Ferlian, R. Beugnon, T. Künne, A. Lochner, M. P. Thakur, M. Türke, N. Eisenhauer
(2021): Do Invasive Earthworms Affect the Functional Traits of Native Plants?. Frontiers in Plant ScienceThakur, M. P., T. Künne, S. B. Unsicker, A. Biere, O. Ferlian, U. Pruschitzki, L. Thouvenot, M. Türke, N. Eisenhauer
(2020): Invasive earthworms reduce chemical defense and increase herbivory and pathogen infection in native trees. Journal of EcologyThouvenot, L., Gauzens, B., Haury, J., Thiebaut, G.
(2019): Response of Macrophyte Traits to Herbivory and Neighboring Species: Integration of the Functional Trait Framework in the Context of Ecological Invasions. Frontiers in Plant ScienceThiebaut, G., Thouvenot, L., Rodriguez-Perez, H.
(2018): Allelopathic Effect of the Invasive Ludwigia hexapetala on Growth of Three Macrophyte Species. Frontiers in Plant ScienceThouvenot, L., Thiébaut, G.
(2018): Regeneration and colonization abilities of the invasive species Elodea canadensis and Elodea nuttallii under a salt gradient: implications for freshwater invasibility. Hydrobiologia
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