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François Gillet
Ecological Systems Laboratory
Prof.
nationality: French

office(s): GRB2387
phone(s): [+41 21 69] 33745
MISSION
Visiting professor.
Research: supervising of COST and CCES projects, publication of research results.
BIOGRAPHY
One of the authors, with B. de Foucault and P. Julve, of an original method for vegetation analysis at different levels of organization: the integrated synusial phytosociology.
Development of relational databases for vegetation classification and monitoring.
Methodological research on sampling techniques and numerical ecology.
Dynamic modelling of various ecological systems.
Studied ecosystems: wooded pastures, temperate and tropical forests, flood plains, peat bogs.
MAIN PUBLICATIONS

E. Samaritani, J. Shrestha, B. Fournier, E. Frossard, F. Gillet, C. Guenat, P. A. Niklaus, N. Pasquale, K. Tockner, E. A. D. Mitchell, and J. Luster. Heterogeneity of soil carbon pools and fluxes in a channelized and a restored floodplain section (Thur River, Switzerland). Hydrology And Earth System Sciences, 15:1757-1769, 2011. [ DOI | Details ]

R. Seidl, P. M. Fernandes, T. F. Fonseca, F. Gillet, A. M. Jönsson, K. Mergani ová, S. Netherer, A. Arpaci, J.-D. Bontemps, and H. Bugmann. Modelling natural disturbances in forest ecosystems: a review. Ecological Modelling, 222(4):903-924, 2011. [ DOI | Details | Full Text ]

E. Samaritani, J. Shrestha, B. Fournier, E. Frossard, F. Gillet, C. Guenat, P. A. Niklaus, K. Tockner, E. A. D. Mitchell, and J. Luster. Heterogeneity of soil carbon pools and fluxes in a channelized and a restored floodplain section (Thur River, Switzerland). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 8(1):1059-1091, 2011. [ DOI | Details | Full Text ]

B. Muys, J. Hynynen, M. Palahí, M. J. Lexer, M. Fabrika, H. Pretzsch, F. Gillet, E. Briceño, G. J. Nabuurs, and V. Kint. Simulation tools for decision support to adaptive forest management in Europe. Forest Systems, 19:86-99, 2010. [ DOI | Details ]

P. Rossi, F. Gillet, E. Rohrbach, N. Diaby, and C. Holliger. Statistical Assessment of Variability of Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis Applied to Complex Microbial Communities. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 75(22):7268-7270, 2009. [ DOI | Details | Full Text ]

M. Moretti, C. Staehli, and F. Gillet. Determinants for the conservation of a vulnerable fire-dependent species at its marginal range. Plant Ecology, 199(1):89-98, 2008. [ DOI | Details ]

M. Moretti, C. Staehli, and F. Gillet. Determinants for the conservation of a vulnerable fire-dependent species at its marginal range. Plant Ecology, 2008. in press. [ DOI | Details ]

N. Küffer, F. Gillet, B. Senn-Irlet, M. Aragno, and D. Job. Ecological determinants of fungal diversity on dead wood in European forests. Fungal Diversity, 30:83-95, 2008. [ DOI | Details ]

S. E. Jørgensen, B. D. Fath, and F. Gillet. Ecological models of plant competition. In Encyclopedia of Ecology, number Volume 4, pages 2783-2793. Elsevier, Oxford, 2008. [ Details ]

A. Buttler, F. Kohler, F. Gillet, M. Mosquera-Losada, J. McAdam, and A. Rigueiro-Rodriguez. The Swiss mountain wooded pastures: patterns and processes. In Agroforestry in Europe, Advances in Agroforestry Series. Springer, 2008. in press. [ Details | Link ]

F. Freléchoux, M. Meisser, and F. Gillet. Succession secondaire et perte de diversité végétale après réduction du broutage dans un pâturage boisé des Alpes centrales suisses. Botanica Helvetica, 114:37-56, 2007. [ DOI | Details | Full Text | Link ]

A. Thébault, F. Gillet, and A. Buttler. Plantes envahissantes: interaction entre les traits des espèces et la résistance de la communauté végétale. 2èmes rencontres francophones sur les invasions biologiques et traits d'histoire de vie: variabilité, plasiticité et adaptation, Rennes, France, 14-16 November, 2007. [ Details | Link ]

C. Ratzé, F. Gillet, J.-P. Müller, and K. Stoffel. Simulation modelling of ecological hierarchies in constructive dynamical systems. 2007. [ DOI | Details ]

A. Thébault, D. Pasche, F. Gillet, H. Müller-Schärer, and A. Buttler. Comparison of the life strategy of two invasive species (Centaurea maculosa Lam. and Senecio inaequidens D.c). 2006. [ Details | Full Text | Link ]

A. Thébault, D. Pasche, F. Gillet, and A. Buttler. Assessing invasiveness and invasibility in European grasslands. Journée Des Doctorants ENAC, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, July 6th, 2006. [ Details | Full Text | Link ]

F. Kohler, F. Gillet, J.-M. Gobat, and A. Buttler. Effect of cattle activities on gap colonisation in mountain pastures. Folia Geobotanica, 41(3):289-304, 2006. [ DOI | Details | Full Text | Link ]

F. Kohler, F. Gillet, S. Reust, H. Wagner, F. Gadallah, J.-M. Gobat, and A. Buttler. Spatial and seasonal patterns of cattle habitat use in a mountain wooded pasture. Landscape Ecology, 21(2):281-295, 2006. [ DOI | Details | Full Text | Link ]

M. Jossi, N. Fromin, S. Tarnawski, F. Kohler, F. Gillet, M. Aragno, and J. Hamelin. How elevated pCO2 modifies total and metabolically active bacterial communities in the rhizosphere of two perennial grasses grown under field conditions. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 55(3):339-350, 2006. [ DOI | Details | Full Text | Link ]

J.-P. Müller, C. Ratzé, F. Gillet, K. Stoffel, A. Zerger, and R. Argent. Modeling and simulating hierarchies using an agent-based approach. In MODSIM05 Proceedings, pages 1631-1638, Melbourne, 2005. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand. http://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim05/papers/muller.pdf. [ Details ]

F. Gillet and A. Komarov. Modelling vegetation dynamics in heterogeneous pasture-woodland landscapes. In Proceedings ECEM05, pages 60-61, Pushchino, 2005. [ Details ]

A. Buttler, F. Kohler, H. Wagner, F. Gillet, M. Mosquera-Losada, J. McAdam, and A. Riguerio. Spatial dependence and seasonal patterns of cattle activity. In Sylvopastoralism and Sustainable Land Management, pages 239-240. CABI Publishing, Oxfordshire, 2005. [ Details | Link ]

F. Gillet. Modelling vegetation dynamics in heterogeneous pasture-woodland landscapes. In NCCR Plant Survival International Conference, 2005. [ Details ]

A. Dufour, Z. Gadallah, H. Wagner, F. Gillet, R. Caloz, A. Guisan, and A. Buttler. Is plant diversity related to topographic complexity in wooded pastures ? In NCCR Plant Survival International Conference, 2005. [ Details ]

F. Kohler, J. Hamelin, F. Gillet, J. M. Gobat, and A. Buttler. Soil microbial community changes in wooded mountain pastures due to simulated effects of cattle grazing. Plant and Soil, 278(1-2):327-340, 2005. [ DOI | Details | Full Text ]

A. Buttler, F. Kohler, H. H. Wagner, and F. Gillet. Spatial dependence and seasonal patterns of cattle activity. In Sylvopastoralism and Sustainable Land Management, 2005. [ Details ]

C. Arnold, A. Schnitzler, A. Douard, R. Peter, and F. Gillet. Is there a future for wild grapevine (Vitis vinifera subsp. silvestris) in the Rhine Valley? Biodiversity and Conservation, 14(6):1507-1523, 2005. [ DOI | Details | Link ]

F. Kohler, F. Gillet, J.-M. Gobat, and A. Buttler. Vegetation changes in mountain pastures due to simulated effects of cattle activity. In Eco-complexity and dynamics of the cultural landscape, page 34, Giessen, Germany, 2004. Verhandlung der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. [ Details | Link ]

F. Kohler, F. Gillet, M.-A. Progin, J.-M. Gobat, and A. Buttler. Seasonal dynamics of plant species at fine scale in wooded pastures. Community Ecology, 5(1):7-17, 2004. [ DOI | Details | Full Text | Link ]

W. Kessler, D. Suter, N. Millar, M. Losbiger, O. Huguenin, A. Lüscher, B. Jeangros, A. Buttler, F. Kohler, H. Wagner, and F. Gillet. Observed spatial and seasonal patterns of cattle activity versus simulated effects in an exclosure experiment. In Proceedings of the 20th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, pages 578-580, Luzern, Switzerland, 2004. [ Details | Link ]

F. Kohler, F. Gillet, J. M. Gobat, and A. Buttler. Seasonal vegetation changes in mountain pastures due to simulated effects of cattle grazing. Journal of Vegetation Science, 15(2):143-150, 2004. [ DOI | Details | Full Text ]

E. Feldmeyer-Christe, F. Kohler, C. Roulier, S. Lussi, J.-M. Gobat, and F. Gillet. Monitoring of vegetation dynamics in Swiss floodplains: a particular method for a highly dynamic system. In State of the Art in Vegetation Monitoring Approaches, page 44, Birmensdorf, 2003. Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL. [ Details | Link ]

F. Kohler, M.-A. Progin, J.-M. Gobat, A. Buttler, and F. Gillet. Seasonal fluctuations of species richness at fine scale in wooded pastures. In Biodiversity - from pattern to process, volume 33, page 87, 2003. [ Details | Link ]

E. Feldmeyer-Christe, F. Kohler, M.-A. Progin, J.-M. Gobat, A. Buttler, and F. Gillet. A cell-grid method for short-term and fine-scale monitoring of vegetation dynamics in pastures. In State of the Art in Vegetation Monitoring Approaches, page 25, Birmensdorf, 2003. WSL. [ Details | Link ]

D. Béguin, C. Smit, F. Gillet, and A. Buttler. Safe sites and adequate stand structure are critical for tree establishment in wooded pastures dominated by Picea abies. In 33rd GfÖ annual conference, 2003. [ Details ]

F. Frelechoux, A. Buttler, F. Gillet, J. M. Gobat, and F. H. Schweingruber. Succession from bog pine (Pinus uncinata var. rotundata) to Norway spruce (Picea abies) stands in relation to anthropic factors in Les Saignolis bog, Jura Mountains, Switzerland. Annals of Forest Science, 60(4):347-356, 2003. [ DOI | Details | Link ]

N. Fromin, J. Hamelin, S. Tarnawski, D. Roesti, K. Jourdain-Miserez, N. Forestier, S. Teyssier-Cuvelle, F. Gillet, M. Aragno, and P. Rossi. Statistical analysis of denaturing gel electrophoresis (DGE) fingerprinting patterns. Environmental Microbiology, 4(11):634-643, 2002. [ DOI | Details | Full Text ]

F. Gillet, O. Besson, and J. M. Gobat. PATUMOD: a compartment model of vegetation dynamics in wooded pastures. Ecological Modelling, 147(3):267-290, 2002. [ DOI | Details | Full Text ]

F. Gillet, J.-F. Prost, and Y. Ferrez. L'étagement de la végétation. In Atlas des plantes rares ou protégées de Franche-Comté, pages 44-46. Naturalia Publications, Turriers, 2001. [ Details ]

A. Buttler, F. Gillet, J.-M. Gobat, and M. Blant. Végétation et flore. In Le Jura - les paysages, la vie sauvage, les terroirs, La Bibliothèque du Naturaliste, pages 76-151. Delachaux & Niestlé, Paris, 2001. [ Details ]

A. Buttler, F. Gillet, F. Freléchoux, and D. Béguin. Le boisement des hauts-marais jurassiens. Technical report, 2001. [ Details ]

A. Buttler, D. Béguin, F. Freléchoux, and F. Gillet. La régénération naturelle du pin à crochets en tourbière. Technical report, 2001. [ Details | Link ]

F. Kohler, F. Gillet, C. Roulier, and F. Teuscher. Dynamique de la végétation des zones alluviales : exploration de différentes méthodes pour le suivi. Saussurea, 31:79-95, 2000. [ DOI | Details ]

F. Frelechoux, A. Buttler, and F. Gillet. Dynamics of bog-pine-dominated mires in the Jura Mountains, Switzerland: A tentative scheme based on synusial phytosociology. Folia Geobotanica, 35(3):273-288, 2000. [ DOI | Details ]

J.-D. Gallandat and F. Gillet. Le pâturage boisé jurassien. Bulletin de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles, 122:5-25, 1999. Invited paper. [ DOI | Details ]

F. Gillet, B. Murisier, A. Buttler, J. Gallandat, and J. Gobat. Influence of tree cover on the diversity of herbaceous communities in subalpine wooded pastures. Applied Vegetation Science, 2:47-54, 1999. [ DOI | Details | Full Text ]

E. Havlicek, J.-M. Gobat, and F. Gillet. Réflexions sur les relations sol-végétation : trois exemples du Jura sur matériel allochtone. Ecologie, 29(4):535-546, 1998. [ DOI | Details ]

F. Gillet, R. Douard, E. Havlicek, and J.-D. Gallandat. Analyse de l’organisation spatiale des phytocénoses de pâturages boisés. Ecologie, 29(1-2):289-295, 1998. [ DOI | Details ]

C. Arnold, F. Gillet, and J. M. Gobat. Occurrence of the wild vine Vitis vinifera ssp. silvestris in Europe. Vitis, 37(4):159-170, 1998. [ DOI | Details ]

F. Gillet, J.-D. Gallandat, and M. Etienne. Wooded pastures of the Jura mountains. In Western European Silvopastoral Systems, Science Update series, pages 37-53. INRA Editions, Paris, 1996. [ Details | Link ]

F. Gillet and J. D. Gallandat. Integrated synusial phytosociology: Some notes on new, multiscalar approach to vegetation analysis. Journal of Vegetation Science, 7(1):13-18, 1996. [ DOI | Details | Full Text ]

F. Gillet, J.-P. Theurillat, A. Dutoit, E. Havlicek, E. Bueche, and A. Buttler. Végétation des lapiés du Muotatal; in: Compte-rendu de la 2ème excursion internationale de phytosociologie en Suisse (Ed. gallandat, J.-d. & landolt, E.). Veröff. Geobot. Inst. ETH, Stiftung Rübel, Zürich, 119:60-100, 1994. [ DOI | Details | Link ]

F. Gillet, B. de Foucault, and P. Julve. La phytosociologie synusiale intégrée : objets et concepts. Candollea, 46:315-340, 1991. [ DOI | Details ]

F. Gillet and C. Guenat. Etude phytosociologique du marais de Porsel. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles, 76(3):257-279, 1983. [ DOI | Details | Link ]

Skills
Dynamic modelling of ecological systems
Community ecology
Vegetation science
Numerical ecology
Management of sylvopastoral ecosystems


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