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Pierre Bouchet

PhD student in ecology & biogeography — CRBE, Université Toulouse III

I study how human activities reshape biodiversity patterns and functional diversity. My research integrates trait-based ecology, macroecology and conservation biology to understand why certain vertebrates are more exploited than others, and how this affects extinction risk and ecosystem functioning.

About

I am a PhD student in ecology and biogeography at the CRBE, Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier, supervised by Sébastien Brosse and Aurèle Toussaint.

My research focuses on understanding how human uses of vertebrates (fisheries, hunting, trade, recreation) influence biodiversity patterns and functional diversity at global scales.

Research

My thesis examines how humans selectively exploit vertebrate species and how this selection translates into non-random patterns in functional trait space. I investigate:

Functional traits influencing human use (fisheries, hunting, trade, recreation).
Links between human exploitation, extinction risk, and invasion potential.
Regional variations in functional trait patterns based on local human pressures.

The work adopts a macroecological, cross-taxon perspective, relying on large trait datasets, global distribution information, and conservation assessments.