QUÉMÉRÉ Erwan
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Scientist Theme(s) : Spatial dynamics, connectivity, habitat and functional area
Trophic interaction
Address: UMR DECOD, 65 rue de Saint-Brieuc Bât. 15, CS 84215, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France Keywords: Trophic ecology, Evolutionary ecology, Wild quantitative genetics, Environmental genomics, eDNA  |
Expertise
Evolutionary ecology, Conservation biology, behavioural ecology, Landscape/population genetics, Molecular ecology, Trophic ecology, DNA metabarcoding.
Career
- 2020- present : Research associate at INRAE Rennes, ESE
- 2014 : Research mobility stay at the University of Edinburgh (UK) in the Josephine Pemberton’s group
- 2012- 2019 : Research associate at INRAE Toulouse, CEFS
- 2010- 2011 : Post-doctoral fellow, with Sophie Launey at INRA ESE (Rennes)
- 2008- 2009 : Temporary teaching and research assistant at University Toulouse III, France
- 2005- 2009 : PhD student at the University of Toulouse, with Lounès Chikhi and Brigitte Crouau Roy
Research
Current research topics
I am applying molecular biological techniques and methods in population and quantitative genetics to questions in evolutionary ecology and conservation biology. I am interested in the evolutionary and ecological mechanisms (neutral or selective) that shaped the genetic and phenotypic variation within wild populations living in human-dominated landscapes marked by spatial trade-offs between risk avoidance and resource acquisition.
My previous research at INRAE CEFS (Toulouse) was focused on the genetic architecture and evolution of morphological, life history and behavioural traits (movement tactics and land use) in wild ungulate populations. My main research interest in Rennes is on the genetic and environmental determinants of the intra-specific variation in diet and foraging strategy of top predators and consequences on ecosystem functioning: I study how individual diet vary depending on their genetic/ecological characteristics and biotic and abiotic environmental conditions. The challenge is to assess the interplay between plastic and evolutionary responses to human-induced environmental perturbations. To this end, I develop a wild quantitative genetic approach based on genomic relatedness data. At the community level, I am also interested in the cascade effects of this intraspecific variation in diet of predators on the structure of trophic networks.
I dedicate a large part of my time to the development of eDNA approaches (DNA metabarcoding from water, feces or gut samples) to characterize fish and invertebrate composition in rivers/lakes, survey invasive species/pathogens or study interactions between predators and prey communities in freshwater or marine, tropical or temperate ecosystems in complement to isotope analysis (project REZOFLEUVE, LAMINET).
Collaborations
- Jean-Marc Roussel, Gilles Lassalle, Anne-Laure Besnard (INRAE ESE, Rennes)
- Maxime Galan (INRAE CBGP, Montpellier)
- Niklas Tysklind (INRAE ECOFOG, Kourou)
- Simon Blanchet (CNRS SETE, Moulis)
- Josephine Pemberton (Université d’Edimbourg)
- Benoit Pujol (CNRS, CRIOBE, Perpignan)
Current projects
SELUNE Multidisciplinary study of the Selune river restoration following the removal of two large dams | Timeframe : 2012 - 2028 Keywords : Connectivité / Cycle de vie / Dynamique des populations / Ecologie spatiale / Fronts de colonisation / Habitats essentiels / Interactions trophiques / Invasions biologiques / Migration / Restauration / Barrages / Biofilms / Communautés / Dispersion / Ecosystèmes / Individus / Macroinvertébrés / Phytoplankton / Plantes / Poissons / Populations / ADNe / Analyses de séries temporelles / Biologging / Capture, échantillonnage et inventaire / Génétique quantitative / Hydroacoustique / Isotopes stables / Marquage-recapture / Télémétrie |
Combining environmental DNA sampling, whale watching and citizen science for stakeholder-driven marine biodiversity protection in the North-East Atlantic and the Mediterranean | Timeframe : 2023 - 2025 Keywords : Ecologie spatiale / Evaluation / Niche écologique / Individus / Mammifères / Poissons / Populations / ADNe / Modélisation statistique |
Conseil scientifique du département EFPA (2016-2020)
Co-animation du réseau INRAE ADN-0
M.Sc.
FOUCAUD Emilien, 2026, eDNA analysis of the biodiversity continuum between marine and freshwaterhabitats in the Rance Estuary
ARNAULT, G-M. (2024). Evaluation des pratiques de publication des bases de données de références de code-barres ADN dans les études de métabarcoding : approche par méta-analyse.
TROUILLOT, L. (2023) Analyse d'ADN du contenu intestinal pour identifier la ségrégation des niches écologiques chez les espèces de poissons marins associées à l'écosystème de la forêt de laminaires en Bretagne
PICHEVIN, A. (2022) Relation entre la concentration d'ADNe dans l'eau et l'abandance/la biomasse des poissons marins : une étude pilote dans un aquarium public
MORAZE, N. (2021) .La maladie proliferative renale induit-elle une pression de selection sur la morphologie et la coloration melanique des truites fario ?
BOUROULT, C. (2022) Analyse génétique d'échantillons d'ADN environmental (ADNe) issus d'eau ou de contenus stomacaux
CONDACHOU, C. (2022) Métabarcodage de l'ADN du contenu stomacal de crustacés décapodes d'eau douce comme outil de surveillance de la biodiversité des poissons guyanais (METASHRIMP)
Ph.D.
DUVAL, E. (2022) Détection, distribution et impacts du parasite émergent Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae sur les populations sauvages de truite fario (Salmo trutta)
BONNET, B. (en cours). L’ADNe digestif pour décrypter la diversité, structure et résilience des écosystèmes aquatiques des grands fleuves de Guyane.
Publications
Selection of Scientific Products
Bailet Bonnie, Leclerc Jean-Charles, de Bettignies Thibaut, Provost Pascal, Laurans Martial, Le Gall Line, Thiriet Pierre, Quéméré Erwan (2025). Diving deep into kelp forest food webs using dietary DNA metabarcoding. AquaEcomics 2025: Exploring Aquatic Ecology through Omics, INRAE CAARTEL; Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, Mar 2025, Evian-Les-Bains, France
Duval Eloïse, Blanchet Simon, Jacquin Lisa, Veyssière Charlotte, Loot Géraldine, Quéméré Erwan (2025). Eco‐evolutionary responses of a cold‐water fish (Salmo trutta) to the combined effects of an emerging pathogen and temperature. Functional Ecology, 2025, 39 (8), pp.2096 - 2110. ⟨10.1111/1365-2435.70105⟩
Quéméré Erwan, Raphalen Zoé, Besnard Anne-Laure, Vautier Marine, Nikolic Natacha (2025). Peut-on utiliser l’ADN environnemental pour le suivi quantitatif des populations de poissons migrateurs ?. Sciences Eaux & Territoires, 2025, 47, pp.8475. ⟨10.20870/Revue-SET.2025.47.8475⟩
Bonnet Baptiste, Condachou Céline, Lassalle Gilles, Besnard Anne-Laure, Roussel Jean-Marc, Covain Raphaël, Le Bail Pierre-Yves, Vigouroux Régis, Murienne Jérôme, Brosse Sébastien, Lalagüe Hadrien, Quéméré Erwan (2025). Enhancing neotropical fish monitoring using dietary DNA of detrivorous natural samplers. ID-ADN : L'ADN pour identifier et suivre la biodiversité : avancées, méthodes et données pour la recherche, les collections et les politiques publiques, Nov 2025, Paris, France
Bailet Bonnie, Leclerc Jean‐charles, de Bettignies Thibaut, Provost Pascal, Turpin Yannis, Laurans Martial, Derrien-Courtel Sandrine, Thiriet Pierre, Quéméré Erwan (2025). Diving deep into kelp forest food webs using dietary DNA metabarcoding. 14th International Temperate Reefs Symposium, Jul 2025, Brest, France.
Bazin Alan, Beauverger Thibaut, Acou Anthony, Amilien Flavie, Bernez Ivan, Besnard Anne-Laure, Boinet Christophe, Brosset Pablo, Cheve Manuel, Cormy Gaetan, Coudreuse Julie, Desroy Nicolas, Druet Morgan, Feunteun Éric, Clément Fugère, Gorget Ninon, Gorzerino Caroline, Lamoureux Jézabel, Lanoë Elven, Le Berre Thomas, Le Bris Hervé, Martignac François, Michelot Armand, Pannard Alexandrine, Petit Eric, Piscart Christophe, Prod’homme Jordane, Quéméré Erwan, Robin Emma, Roussel Jean-Marc, Soissons Laura M., Teichert Nils, Tremblay Julien, Véron Leslie, Marchand Frédéric, Boulenger Clarisse (2025). Rapport d'activités 2024 de l'Observatoire des biocénoses aquatiques de la Sélune. INRAE. 2025, 67 p
Rodriguez Lauren Kelly, de Bonis Lorenzo, Mckee Jack, Mckenna James, Urvois Teddy, Barbaccia Eleonora, Dillane Eileen, Lanfredi Caterina, Hjellnes Helene, Jung Armelle, Villa Enrico, Azzellino Arianna, Westgaard Jon-Ivar, Quéméré Erwan, Thalinger Bettina (2025). Inter-laboratory ring test for environmental DNA extraction protocols: implications for marine megafauna detection using three novel qPCR assays. Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, 2025, 9, ⟨10.3897/mbmg.9.128235⟩
Quéméré Erwan, Bailet Bonnie, de Bettignies Thibaut, Provost Pascal, Yannis Turpin, Laurans Martial, Le Gall Line, Thiriet Pierre, Leclerc Jean-Charles (2024). Diving deep into kelp forest food webs using dietary DNA metabarcoding. SFE2, International Congress in Ecology and Evolution, Nov 2024, Lyon, France
Lasne Emilien, Martignac François, Quéméré Erwan, Raphalen Zoé, Druet Morgan, Tremblay Julien, Evanno Guillaume, Soissons Laura, Beaulaton Laurent, Roussel Jean-Marc (2024). A toolbox to assess the spatio-temporal dynamics of Atlantic salmon recolonization after dam removal on the Sélune River (Normandy, France). 15th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics and Fish Passage, May 2024, Quebec, Canada
Lasne Emilien, Martignac François, Quéméré Erwan, Raphalen Zoé, Bazin Alan, Druet Morgan, Tremblay Julien, Evanno Guillaume, Soissons Laura, Beaulaton Laurent, Roussel Jean-Marc (2024). A toolbox to assess the spatio-temporal dynamics of Atlantic salmon recolonization after dam removal on the Sélune River (Normandy, France). Free Flow Conference, Apr 2024, Groningen, Netherlands