Benoit Pujol

Benoit Pujol

@benoitpujol.bsky.social

CNRS researcher investigating the ability to adapt of plants, fish, mammals, humans, anything really...

207 followers143 following14 posts

Benoit Pujol reposted

Anthony Ricciardi
@ecoinvasions.bsky.social

A reminder that invasive species denialism is largely motivated by the animal rights doctrine underlying 'compassionate conservation'. Like other forms of science denialism, its goal is ultimately to prevent policy that conflicts with ideological interests. biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/leading...

biodiversitycouncil.org.auCats and foxes did it. Leading Scientists refute “Invasive Species Denialism,” reaffirming introduced predators as a major cause of mammal extinctions | Biodiversity Council Australia25 leading conservation scientists, ecologists, and mammal experts refute the controversial claim that there is "little evidence" that introduced cats and foxes have caused extinctions in Australia.

Benoit Pujol reposted

Madison Plunkert (she/her)
@madisonplunkert.bsky.social

See our new paper examining how monkeyflowers handle salt spray landing on their leaves! Salt spray lands on plant leaves in coastal habitats around the world, yet we know little about how plants survive this stress.

Botanical Society of America@botsocamerica.bsky.social

Foliar salt spray exclusion & tissue tolerance underlie local adaptation to oceanic salt spray New #AJB research by @madisonplunkert.bsky.social, @pcdurant.bsky.social, @davidlowry.bsky.social & Katherine Egeler doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #monkeyflower #Mimulus

Benoit Pujol reposted

Nick Graham
@nickajgraham.bsky.social

3 post-doc positions with Sal Keith @salkeith.bsky.social at Lancaster University

Sal Keith (she/her)@salkeith.bsky.social

2 #postdoc positions now live! 🐠🐡🐟 (1) #AI for #Ecology, (2) #Marine Field Ecology for AI-Enabled Behavioural Monitoring, & v soon (3) AI-Enabled #BehaviouralEcology for #Conservation Join our team, unlock #AnimalBehaviour as an early warning system. #Jobs @lec-reefs.bsky.social Links 👇

Benoit Pujol
@benoitpujol.bsky.social

Mis-disinformation is the highest short term (2y) risk for the world, then it is extreme climatic events, and then war. On the long term (10y), the world is primarily at risk because of the ecological breakdown (climate, biodiversity, natural resources, etc.). It's time to solve problems for real!

Benoit Pujol reposted

Katie Abson
@katieabson.bsky.social

Our paper is out! 📣 we find that molecular measures of genetic variation do not predict heritable genetic variation across species - important implications for the application of genomic data for conservation! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

pnas.orgNucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential | PNASThe capacity to adapt is essential for a population to avoid extinction in a changing world and is recognized as a global conservation priority. Ad...
Benoit Pujol
@benoitpujol.bsky.social

Evolution and Ecology meet in talks of the #ExE2026 conference from the microbiome to behaviour. Great contributions to the understanding to the ability of wild species to adapt by using quantitative genetics. Looking forward to 2027 edition

Benoit Pujol reposted

Mathieu Reynaud
@dr-chromis.bsky.social

Our latest publication on planktivorous fishes! In this article, we highlight the long-term stability of these fishes to fluctuations in coral cover at Mo’orea, French Polynesia. #fish #coralreefs #MarineEcology @benoitpujol.bsky.social @renatoamorais.bsky.social

doi.orgPlanktivorous fishes withstand 20 years of major coral cover oscillations - Coral ReefsPlanktivorous fishes play a crucial role in coral reef ecosystems by converting pelagic planktonic resources into reef biomass. They serve as key vectors of energy transfer from the pelagic zone to the reef, thereby enhancing overall reef productivity. However, the habitats supporting planktivorous fishes are under unprecedented stress imposed by global changes, foremost of which is widespread warming-induced coral mortality. We analyzed 20 years (2004–2024) of benthic and fish monitoring data around Mo’orea Island (French Polynesia, South Pacific) across three reef types (fringing reef, back reef, and fore reef). Our results show that planktivorous fish density was positively but weakly correlated with coral cover. On the fore reef, planktivorous fish communities were more responsive to disturbances affecting coral cover (e.g., heatwaves, cyclones, or crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks). There, fishes responded by exhibiting relatively large fluctuations in density and community composition; the opposite was true for the back reef and fringing reef. Indeed, zones characterized by low coral cover (< 25%) that initially supported few planktivorous fishes, showed a moderate but detectable increase in density after successive disturbances. We show that oscillations in coral cover driven by these disturbances may have long-term cascading effects on associated fish assemblages, as evidenced by the gradual decline of Pycnochromis vanderbilti unveiled in our study. Collectively, our findings imply a relative resilience of planktivorous fishes facing repeated and severe coral cover decline and rebound.

Benoit Pujol reposted

Pádraic Fogarty
@whittledaway.bsky.social

"Scientists surveying the area found three times more seabed organisms and twice as many species compared to nearby unprotected waters" news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

news.mongabay.comSeabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected areaNearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists surve...

Benoit Pujol reposted

La Science, CQFD
@sciencecqfd.bsky.social

Replying to @sciencecqfd.bsky.social

#Podcast Et pour (ré)écouter la chronique #AvecSciences du jour > Face aux changements climatiques, Arabidopsis thaliana évolue vite et de façon prévisible Par @alexandradelbot.bsky.social via @franceculture.fr #ScienceCQFD www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...

radiofrance.frFace aux changements climatiques, Arabidopsis thaliana évolue vite et de façon prévisibleArabidopsis thaliana, plante modèle en biologie végétale, a été semée sur 43 sites, du désert du Néguev à la banlieue de Montpellier. Résultat de cette grande étude : dans des climats similaires, les ...
Benoit Pujol
@benoitpujol.bsky.social

Les suivis de la capacité d'adaptation des plantes c'est toute l'année, même quand il faut traverser l'eau en waders avec un vent à décorner les boeufs ! Merci à mon complice de toujours Fabien Morat, et à SEE-Life CNRS d'avoir labelliser notre suivi de plus de 15 ans

Benoit Pujol reposted

CNRS Écologie & Environnement
@cnrsecologie.bsky.social

Bienvenue à la Z’API ! 🥳 Cette nouvelle Zone Atelier vise à accompagner sur le long terme la gestion durable des socio-écosystèmes insulaires coralliens de la Polynésie française. 🪸🏝️🐠

CNRS@cnrs.fr

#Communiqué 🗞️ Le CNRS crée une nouvelle zone de recherche en Polynésie française en collaboration avec des partenaires locaux, nationaux et internationaux, afin de répondre aux principaux défis environnementaux et sociétaux du territoire. 🪸🏝️🐠 👉 www.cnrs.fr/fr/presse/le...

Benoit Pujol
@benoitpujol.bsky.social

Merci au journal LeMonde d'avoir mis en avant mon programme de recherche sciences société et fondamentales sur la capacité d'adaptation de la renaturation dans l'espace urbain www.lemonde.fr/sciences/vid...

lemonde.frVidéo. Canicule : mauvaises herbes à la rescousseVidéo - Le Monde.fr - 1er site d’information sur l’actualité. Retrouvez ici une info de la thématique Sciences du 29 août 2025 sur le sujet Canicule : mauvaises herbes à la rescousse

Benoit Pujol reposted

CNRS
@cnrs.fr

Tout le monde a une histoire en lien avec les mathématiques. 📢 Donnez votre point de vue en participant à la consultation citoyenne "Aux maths citoyennes, citoyens !", organisée jusqu'au 30 avril 2025 par le @cnrs.fr. 👉 consultation-maths.fr

Benoit Pujol reposted

Functional Ecology
@funecology.bsky.social

Replying to @funecology.bsky.social

📖This issue features our Calow-Grace review, by @annecharmantier.bsky.social and team! The review evaluated the peer-reviewed literature for studies that measured and compared natural selection in urban versus non-urban habitats🏙️ Read it here👇 buff.ly/3VthUxB 🧵2/3 🧪🌍

buff.lyIs natural selection really stronger in cities?Anne Charmantier, Tracy Burkhard, Laura Gervais, Charles Perrier, Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde, Megan J. Thompson This is a plain language summary for the 2024 Calow-Grace review which can be found…

You are up to date.