Staff

SOISSONS Laura

Scientist
Theme(s) :
Ecosystems assessment and multiple anthrophic pressure
Phone: +33 2 23 48 54 40 / 06 19 75 56 60 Email : laura.soissons@inrae.fr
Address: UMR DECOD, 65 rue de Saint-Brieuc, Bât. 15, CS 84215, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
Keywords: Benthic ecology, Coastal and estuarine ecology, Conservation biology, Science communication

Expertise

  • Conservation and restoration biology
  • Project management
  • Science communication
  • Benthic ecology: functioning, resilience

 

Current research topic

Currently, I am participating in the Selune restoration project following the removal of two dams on the Selune river course. As part of this project, my job is to coordinate and to promote the scientific program that aims at monitoring and understanding the restoration mechanisms of the river and its valley at different scales: social, biological, hydrological and sedimentary.

 

Formation

2011-2016 PhD in Marine Ecology at NIOZ (Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research) and Université of Nijmegen, NL. Understanding the resilience of temperate seagrass meadows in a changing environment

2016-2017 Postdoc at NIOZ (Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research), NL. Optimising the restoration of tidal flats in the Schelde Estuary

2018-2020 Postdoc Marie S Curie Individual Fellowship at CNRS, UMR Marbec, Sète. Innovative indicators of resilience to protect the health status of seagrass meadows: from theory to conservation

 

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

Past projects

Publications

Selection of Scientific Products

Soissons Laura M., Germaine Marie-Anne, Cheve Manuel, Kreutzenberger Karl, Beaulaton Laurent, Roussel Jean-Marc (2025). Genèse d’un suivi scientifique à long terme pour documenter les transitions écologiques et territoriales accompagnant l’effacement de grands barrages en France. Sciences Eaux & Territoires, 2025, 47, pp.8330. ⟨10.20870/Revue-SET.2025.47.8330⟩

Lacoste Élise, Ouisse Vincent, Desroy Nicolas, Allano Lionel, Auby Isabelle, Bajjouk Touria, Bourdier Constance, Caisey Xavier, de Casamajor Marie-Noelle, Cimiterra Nicolas, Cordier Celine, Curd Amelia, Derrien Lauriane, Droual Gabin, Dubois Stanislas, Foucault Elodie, Foveau Aurelie, Gaffet Jean-Dominique, Ganthy Florian, Gionaroli Camille, Ignacio-Cifre Rachel, Liabot Pierre-Olivier, Messiaen Gregory, Meteigner Claire, Monnier Benjamin, van Paemelen Robin, Pasquier Marine, Rigouin Loic, Rollet Claire, Royer Aurélien, Soissons Laura, Tancray Aurelien, Blanchet-Aurigny Aline (2024). A dataset of Zostera marina and Zostera noltei structure and functioning in four sites along the French coast over a period of 18 months. PEER COMMUNITY JOURNAL, 2024, 4, ⟨10.24072/pcjournal.504⟩

McCaffery Rebecca, Duda Jeffrey, Soissons Laura M., Roussel Jean-Marc (2024). Editorial: Large-scale dam removal and ecosystem restoration. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2024, 12, ⟨10.3389/fevo.2024.1471146⟩

Roussel Jean-Marc, Fraisse Stéphane, Dézerald Olivier, Fovet Ophélie, Pannard Alexandrine, Rodriguez-Perez Hector, Crave Alain, Gorzerino Caroline, Poupelin Maxime, Forget Guillaume, Huteau Dominique, Thomas Alban, Chevé Manuel, Soissons Laura, Piscart Christophe (2024). Effects of large dams on the aquatic food web along a coastal stream with high sediment loads. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2024, 11, ⟨10.3389/fevo.2023.1250892⟩

Roussel Jean-Marc, Fraisse Stéphane, Dézerald Olivier, Fovet Ophélie, Pannard Alexandrine, Perez Hector Rodriguez, Crave Alain, Gorzerino Caroline, Poupelin Maxime, Forget Guillaume, Huteau Dominique, Thomas Alban, Cheve Manuel, Soissons Laura, Piscart Christophe (2024). Effects of large dams on the aquatic food web along a coastal stream with high sediment loads. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2024, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, pp.1250892. ⟨10.3389/fevo.2023.1250892⟩

Soissons Laura M., Thomas Alban, Roussel Jean -Marc, Roussel Jean-Marc (2022). Rapport d'activités 2021 - cellule de coordination Sélune. [Rapport Technique] INRAE UMR ESE. 2022, 3 p

Soissons Laura M., Thomas Alban, Roussel Jean-Marc (2021). Rapport d'activités de la cellule de coordination du programme scientifique Sélune - année 2020. INRAE. 2021

Cozzoli Francesco, Shokri Milad, Gomes da Conceição Tatiana, Herman Peter M.J., Hu Zhan, Soissons Laura M., van Dalen Jeroen, ysebaert Tom, Bouma Tjeerd (2021). Modelling spatial and temporal patterns in bioturbator effects on sediment resuspension: A biophysical metabolic approach. Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier, 2021, 792, ⟨10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148215⟩

Soissons Laura M., Roussel Jean-Marc (2021). Un programme scientifique pour comprendre les mécanismes de restauration de la vallée de la Sélune. Journées "Poissons Migrateurs en Rhône-Méditerranée", MRM - Migrateurs Rhône-Méditerranée, Nov 2021, Avignon, France

Soissons Laura M., Roussel Jean-Marc, Baglinière Jean-Luc (2021). Scientific program to understand the mechanisms of restoration of the Selune River (France) following the removal of two large dams. Dam Removal Goes Alps, May 2021, online, Germany

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