Research themes

The general purpose of the UMR's research is tropical marine ecology and focuses on:

The understanding of tropical marine biodiversity
Spatial and temporal dynamics of ecological processes and environmental forcing
The land-sea continuum (islands, watersheds, coastline)
Valuation, sustainable exploitation and preservation of tropical marine biodiversity

The UMR is mobilized around the large tropical Indo-Pacific region:

in the French overseas territories (Reunion, New Caledonia, Wallis & Futuna, Eparses Islands, French Polynesia, Mayotte),
in southern partner and neighboring countries (Madagascar and the island states of the western Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Oceanian island states (Vanuatu, Fiji, Papua New Guinea ...)

Study of physical and biogeochemical forcing, at all spatial and biological organization scales, from the ocean basin to the organism.

Environmental forcings

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Understand the functioning of marine organisms and the dynamics of their populations.

From genetic structure to population functioning

Analysis of specific interactions and understanding of the structure and dynamics of biological assemblages.

Interspecific interactions and biological community dynamics

Estimation of pressures on the marine environment and implementation of conservation measures.

Conservation, sustainable management and enhancement of marine biodiversity