Yves-Marie Bozec, PhD

Marine Spatial Ecology Lab
School of Biological Sciences
University of Queensland
St. Lucia Brisbane, Qld 4072
Australia

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Research interests

Ecosystem modeling, fish ecology, habitat structure, trophic interactions, disturbances

Career

2010-2014 | Postdoctoral fellow, Marine Spatial Ecology Lab, University of Exeter (UK) /University of Queensland (Australia)
2009-2010 | Research associate, Laboratoire Ressources Halieutiques – IFREMER Sete (France)
2009 | Research associate, Laboratoire Informatique – Agrocampus Ouest, Rennes (France)
2007-2008 | Postdoctoral fellow, LEEAC, CINVESTAV Mérida (Mexico)
2002-2006 | PhD candidate, Departement Halieutique, Agrocampus Ouest (France) / IRD (New Caledonia)

Qualifications

2006 | PhD in Environmental Sciences – Marine Ecology (University Paris 6, France)
1999 | MSc in Oceanography & Marine Ecology – Statistics and Modelling (Univ. Paris 6)

Awards & grants

2010 | EU FP7-ENV Postdoctoral Fellowship
2008 | 11th International Coral Reef symposium Caribbean Travel Award (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
2007 | Best abstract prize of the CRTR Future Leaders Forum (Brisbane, Australia)
2007 | CINVESTAV-CONACYT Postdoctoral Fellowship

Journal publications

  1. Largouët C., M.-O. Cordier, Y.-M. Bozec, Y. Zhao, G. Fontenelle (2012) Use of timed automata and model-checking to explore scenarios on ecosystem models. Environmental Modelling & Software 30: 123-138. pdf
  2. Bozec Y.-M., M. Kulbicki, F. Laloë, G. Mou-Tham, D. Gascuel (2011) Factors affecting the detection distances of reef fish: implications for visual counts. Marine Biology 158: 969–981. pdf
  3. Wilson S.K., M. Adjeroud, D.R. Bellwood, M.L. Berumen, D. Booth, Y.-M. Bozec, P. Chabanet, A. Cheal, J. Cinner, M. Depczynski, D.A. Feary, M. Gagliano, N.A.J. Graham, A.R. Halford, B.S. Halpern, A.R. Harborne, A.S. Hoey, S.J. Holbrook, G.P. Jones, M. Kulbicki, Y. Letourneur, T.L. De Loma, T. McClanahan, M.I. McCormick, M.G. Meekan, P.J. Mumby, P.L. Munday, M.C. Öhman, M.S. Pratchett, B. Riegl, M. Sano, R.J. Schmitt, C. Syms (2010) Crucial knowledge gaps in current understanding of climate change impacts on coral reef fishes. The Journal of Experimental Biology 213: 894-900. pdf
  4. Bozec Y.-M., S. Dolédec, M. Kulbicki (2005) An analysis of fish-habitat associations on disturbed coral reefs: chaetodontid fishes in New Caledonia. Journal of Fish Biology, 66: 966-982. pdf
  5. Bozec Y.-M., M. Kulbicki, E. Chassot, D. Gascuel (2005) Trophic signature of coral reef fish assemblages: towards a potential indicator of ecosystem disturbance. Aquatic Living Resources, 18: 103-109. pdf
  6. Fichez R., M. Adjeroud, Y.-M. Bozec, L. Breau, Y. Chancerelle, C. Chevillon, P. Douillet, J.-M. Fernandez, P. Frouin, M. Kulbicki, B. Moreton, S. Ouillon, C. Payri, T. Perez, P. Sasal, J. Thébault (2005) A review of selected indicators of particle, nutrient and metal inputs in coral reef lagoon systems. Aquatic Living Resources, 18: 125-147. pdf
  7. Chabanet P., Adjeroud M., S. Andrefouët, Y.-M. Bozec, J. Ferraris, J. Garcìa-Charton, M. Schrimm (2005). Human-induced physical disturbances and their indicators on coral reef habitats: A multi-scale approach. Aquatic Living Resources, 18: 215-230. pdf
  8. Gascuel D., Y.-M. Bozec, E. Chassot, A. Colomb, M. Laurans (2005) The trophic spectrum: theory and application as an ecosystem indicator. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 62: 443-452. pdf
  9. Kulbicki M., Y.-M. Bozec (2005) The use of butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae) species richness as a proxy of total species richness of reef fish assemblages in the Western and Central Pacific. Aquatic Conservation, 15 : S127-S141. pdf
  10. Kulbicki M., Y.-M. Bozec, A. Green (2005) Implications of biogeography in the use of butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae) as indicators for Western and Central Pacific areas. Aquatic Conservation, 15: S109-S126. pdf
  11. Kulbicki M., Y.-M. Bozec, P. Labrosse, Y. Letourneur, G. Mou-Tham, L. Wantiez (2005). Diet composition of carnivorous fishes from coral reef lagoons of New Caledonia. Aquatic Living Resources, 18: 231-250. pdf
  12. Moloney C.L., A. Jarre, H. Arancibia, Y.-M. Bozec, S. Neira, J.-P. Roux, L.J. Shannon (2005) Comparing the Benguela and Humboldt marine upwelling ecosystems with indicators derived from inter-calibrated models. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 62: 493-502. pdf
  13. Bozec Y.-M., D. Gascuel, M. Kulbicki (2004) Trophic model of lagoonal communities in a large open atoll (Uvea, Loyalty islands, New Caledonia). Aquatic Living Resources, 17: 151-162. pdf
  14. Bozec Y.-M., J. Ferraris, D. Gascuel, M. Kulbicki (2003) The trophic structure of coral reef fish assemblages: “trophic spectra” as indicators of human disturbances. Journal de Recherche Océanographique, 28: 15-20. pdf

Conference proceedings

  1. Bozec Y.-M., G. Acosta-González, E. Núñez-Lara, J.E. Arias-González (2008) Impacts of coastal development on ecosystem structure and function of Yucatan coral reefs, Mexico. Proceedings of the 11th ICRS, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 7-11, 2008, pp. 691-695. pdf
DEA (~ MSc II) in Marine Ecology – statistics and modelling (Univ. Paris 6)