Dr. Emma Ladouceur
(Scientific Guest)
Contact:
Department for Physiological Diversity
German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
Puschstraße 4
04103 Leipzig
Germany
phone: +49 341 973 3228
e-mail:
emma.ladouceur@ufz.de
My interests include vegetation, regeneration and seed germination ecology, trophic interactions, and systematic decision-making applied to the most pressing questions surrounding ecological restoration, conservation biology and ecosystem function. In the Biodiversity Synthesis and Physiological Diversity Labs, we explicitly investigate the entire set of community assembly processes that might affect the functioning of ecosystems (CAFE approach). We build on recent analytical advances and tools, including the Price equation, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) and prioritization, to investigate how changes in species richness and composition driven by environmental change affect ecosystem function, to help develop the next generation of ecosystem-biodiversity interaction studies.
Find more at my personal research website: emma-ladouceur.github.io/conservation/
2014-2017: PhD, University of Pavia, Italy
2014-2017: Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher, The Native Seed Science Technology & Conservation (NASSTEC) Initial Training Network (ITN), Museo delle Scienze, Trento, Italy
2013-2014- Research manager, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Firn Research Group, Brisbane, Australia
2012-2013- Research officer, Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation (CMLR), University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
2011-2012: MSc in Conservation Biology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Mayfield Lab
2009-2011- Junior Planner, Environmental Planning, City of Toronto
2003-2007: Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
See a full visual CV on my website: emma-ladouceur.github.io/conservation/cv/
Index:
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2024 (3)
- Pe'er, G., Kachler, J., Herzon, I., Hering, D., Arponen, A., Bosco, L., Bruelheide, H., Finch, E., Friedrichs-Manthey, M., Hagedorn, G., Hansjürgens, B., Ladouceur, E., Lakner, S., Liquete, C., Quaas, M., Robuchon, M., López-Hoffman, L., Selva, N., Settele, J., Sirami, C., Sousa Pinto, I., van Dam, N.M., Wittmer, H., Bonn, A. (2024):
Role of science and scientists in public debates around environmental policy negotiations: the case of nature restoration and agrochemical regulation in the European Union
Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.10631871 - Saneesh, C.S., Anjaneyulu, P., Kumar, M.A., Sharma, H., Rao, B.R.P., Ladouceur, E., Knight, T.M. (2024):
Enhancing ecosystem services through collaborative grass removal and fire exclusion in the Eastern Ghats
Biotropica 56 (1), 4 - 17 10.1111/btp.13269 - Winkler, D.E., Garbowski, M., Kožić, K., Ladouceur, E., Larson, J., Martin, S., Rosche, C., Roscher, C., Slate, M.L., Korell, L. (2024):
Facilitating comparable research in seedling functional ecology
Methods Ecol. Evol. 15 (3), 464 - 476 10.1111/2041-210X.14288
2023 (12)
- Auffret, A.G., Ladouceur, E., Haussmann, N.S., Keil, P., Daouti, E., Elumeeva, T.G., Kačergytė, I., Knape, J., Kotowska, D., Low, M., Onipchenko, V.G., Paquet, M., Rubene, D., Plue, J. (2023):
Soil seed bank richness, abundance and density across spatial scales and global biomes
bioRxiv 10.1101/2023.11.08.566230 - Bertuol-Garcia, D., Ladouceur, E., Brudvig, L.A., Laughlin, D.C., Munson, S.M., Curran, M.F., Davies, K.W., Svejcar, L.N., Shackelford, N. (2023):
Data from: Testing the hierarchy of predictability in grassland restoration across a gradient of environmental severity
UVic Dataverse 10.5683/SP3/ZMUWWC - Bertuol-Garcia, D., Ladouceur, E., Brudvig, L.A., Laughlin, D.C., Munson, S.M., Curran, M.F., Davies, K.W., Svejcar, L.N., Shackelford, N. (2023):
Testing the hierarchy of predictability in grassland restoration across a gradient of environmental severity
Ecol. Appl. 33 (8), e2922 10.1002/eap.2922 - Garbowski, M., Boughton, E., Ebeling, A., Fay, P., Hautier, Y., Holz, H., Jentsch, A., Jurburg, S., Ladouceur, E., Martina, J., Ohlert, T., Raynaud, X., Roscher, C., Tognetti, P.M., Sonnier, G., Tognetti, P., Yahdjian, L., Wilfhart, P., Harpole, S. (2023):
Nutrient enrichment alters seasonal β‐diversity in global grasslands
J. Ecol. 111 (10), 2134 - 2145 10.1111/1365-2745.14182 - Hallett, L.M., Aoyama, L., Barabás, G., Gilbert, B., Larios, L., Shackelford, N., Werner, C.M., Godoy, O., Ladouceur, E.R., Lucero, J.E., Weiss-Lehman, C.P., Chase, J.M., Chu, C., Harpole, W.S., Mayfield, M.M., Faist, A.M., Shoemaker, L.G. (2023):
Restoration ecology through the lens of coexistence theory
Trends Ecol. Evol. 38 (11), 1085 - 1096 10.1016/j.tree.2023.06.004 - Ladouceur, E. (2023):
emma-ladouceur/CCRScale: v1.0 (v1.0)
Version: v1.0 Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.7433208 - Ladouceur, E., Isbell, F., Clark, A.T., Harpole, W.S., Reich, P.B., Tilman, G.D., Chase, J.M. (2023):
The recovery of plant community composition following passive restoration across spatial scales
J. Ecol. 111 (4), 814 - 829 10.1111/1365-2745.14063 - Muehleisen, A.J., Watkins, C.R.E., Altmire, G.R., Shaw, E.A., Case, M.F., Aoyama, L., Brambila, A., Reed, P.B., LaForgia, M., Borer, E.T., Seabloom, E.W., Bakker, J.D., Amillas, C.A., Biederman, L., Chen, Q., Cleland, E.E., Fay, P.A., Hagenah, N., Harpole, S., Hautier, Y., Henning, J.A., Knops, J.M.H., Komatsu, K.J., Ladouceur, E., MacDougall, A., McCulley, R.L., Moore, J.L., Ohlert, T., Power, S.A., Stevens, C.J., Wilfahrt, P., Hallett, L.M. (2023):
Nutrient addition drives declines in grassland species richness primarily via enhanced species loss
J. Ecol. 111 (3), 552 - 563 10.1111/1365-2745.14038 - Pe'er, G., Kachler, J., Herzon, I., Hering, D., Arponen, A., Bosco, L., Bruelheide, H., Friedrichs-Manthey, M., Hagedorn, G., Hansjürgens, B., Ladouceur, E., Lakner, S., Liquete, C., Quaas, M., Robuchon, M., Saavedra, D., Selva, N., Settele, J., Sirami, C., van Dam, N.M., Wittmer, H., Wubs, E.R.J., Bonn, A. (2023):
Scientists support the EU's Green Deal and reject the unjustified argumentation against the Sustainable Use Regulation and the Nature Restoration Law. Open letter (Full Version 9.7.2023)
Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.8128624 - Saneesh, C.S., Ladouceur, E. (2023):
cssaneesh/biomass_eghats: initial commit biomass
Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.8338233 - Slodowicz, D., Durbecq, A., Ladouceur, E., Eschen, R., Humbert, J.-Y., Arlettaz, R. (2023):
The relative effectiveness of different grassland restoration methods: A systematic literature search and meta-analysis [Dataset]
Dryad 10.5061/dryad.2v6wwpzt1 - Slodowicz, D., Durbecq, A., Ladouceur, E., Eschen, R., Humbert, J.-Y., Arlettaz, R. (2023):
The relative effectiveness of different grassland restoration methods: A systematic literature search and meta-analysis
Ecol. Solut. Evid. 4 (2), e12221 10.1002/2688-8319.12221
2022 (10)
- Aoyama, L., Shoemaker, L.G., Gilbert, B., Collinge, S.K., Faist, A.M., Shackelford, N., Temperton, V.M., Barabás, G., Larios, L., Ladouceur, E., Godoy, O., Bowler, C., Hallett, L.M. (2022):
Application of modern coexistence theory to rare plant restoration provides early indication of restoration trajectories
Ecol. Appl. 32 (7), e2649 10.1002/eap.2649 - Beugnon, R., Ladouceur, E., Sünnemann, M., Cesarz, S., Eisenhauer, N. (2022):
Diverse forests are cool: Promoting diverse forests to mitigate carbon emissions and climate change
Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment 1 (1), 5 - 8 10.1002/sae2.12005 - Ladouceur, E. (2022):
The recovery of plant community composition following passive restoration across spatial scales, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, 1983-2016 ver 1
EDI Data Portal 10.6073/pasta/c8ee28959736ac4dc72f7adf6e2be9fd - Ladouceur, E., Blowes, S. (2022):
emma-ladouceur/NutNet-CAFE: v1.0 (v1.0)
Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.7108504 - Ladouceur, E., Blowes, S.A., Chase, J.M., Clark, A.T., Garbowski, M., Alberti, J., Arnillas, C.A., Bakker, J.D., Barrio, I.C., Bharath, S., Borer, E.T., Brudvig, L.A., Cadotte, M.W., Chen, Q., Collins, S.L., Dickman, C.R., Donohue, I., Du, G., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Fay, P.A., Hagenah, N., Hautier, Y., Jentsch, A., Jónsdóttir, I.S., Komatsu, K., MacDougall, A., Martina, J.P., Moore, J.L., Morgan, J.W., Peri, P.L., Power, S.A., Ren, Z., Risch, A.C., Roscher, C., Schuchardt, M.A., Seabloom, E.W., Stevens, C.J., Veen, G.F.C., Virtanen, R., Wardle, G.M., Wilfahrt, P.A., Harpole, W.S. (2022):
Linking changes in species composition and biomass in a globally distributed grassland experiment
Ecol. Lett. 25 (12), 2699 - 2712 10.1111/ele.14126 - Ladouceur, E., McGowan, J., Huber, P., Possingham, H., Scridel, D., van Klink, R., Poschlod, P., Cornelissen, J.H.C., Bonomi, C., Jiménez-Alfaro, B. (2022):
An objective-based prioritization approach to support trophic complexity through ecological restoration species mixes
J. Appl. Ecol. 59 (2), 394 - 407 10.1111/1365-2664.13943 - Ladouceur, E., Shackelford, N., Bouazza, K., Brudvig, L., Bucharova, A., Conradi, T., Erickson, T.E., Garbowski, M., Garvy, K., Harpole, W.S., Jones, H.P., Knight, T., Nsikani, M.M., Paterno, G., Suding, K., Temperton, V.M., Török, P., Winkler, D.E., Chase, J.M. (2022):
Knowledge sharing for shared success in the decade on ecosystem restoration
Ecol. Solut. Evid. 3 (1), e12117 10.1002/2688-8319.12117 - Segar, J., Callaghan, C.T., Ladouceur, E., Meya, J.N., Pereira, H.M., Perino, A., Staude, I.R. (2022):
Urban conservation gardening in the decade of restoration
Nat. Sustain. 5 (8), 649 - 656 10.1038/s41893-022-00882-z - Spake, R., Barajas-Barbosa, M.P., Blowes, S.A., Bowler, D.E., Callaghan, C.T., Garbowski, M., Jurburg, S.D., van Klink, R., Korell, L., Ladouceur, E., Rozzi, R., Viana, D.S., Xu, W.-B., Chase, J.M. (2022):
Detecting thresholds of ecological change in the anthropocene
Annu. Rev. Environ. Resour. 47 , 797 - 821 10.1146/annurev-environ-112420-015910 - Weiss-Lehman, C.P., Werner, C.M., Bowler, C.H., Hallett, L.M., Mayfield, M.M., Godoy, O., Aoyama, L., Barabás, G., Chu, C., Ladouceur, E., Larios, L., Shoemaker, L.G. (2022):
Disentangling key species interactions in diverse and heterogeneous communities: A Bayesian sparse modelling approach
Ecol. Lett. 25 (5), 1263 - 1276 10.1111/ele.13977
2021 (2)
- Crawford, M.S., Barry, K.E., Clark, A.T., Farrior, C.E., Hines, J., Ladouceur, E., Lichstein, J.W., Maréchaux, I., May, F., Mori, A.S., Reineking, B., Turnbull, L.A., Wirth, C., Rüger, N. (2021):
The function-dominance correlation drives the direction and strength of biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationships
Ecol. Lett. 24 (9), 1762 - 1775 10.1111/ele.13776 - Ladouceur, E., Shackelford, N. (2021):
The power of data synthesis to shape the future of the restoration community and capacity
Restor. Ecol. 29 (1), e13251 10.1111/rec.13251
2020 (2)
- Chase, J.M., Jeliazkov, A., Ladouceur, E., Viana, D.S. (2020):
Biodiversity conservation through the lens of metacommunity ecology
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1469 (1), 86 - 104 10.1111/nyas.14378 - Ladouceur, E., Harpole, W.S., Blowes, S.A., Roscher, C., Auge, H., Seabloom, E.W., Chase, J.M. (2020):
Reducing dispersal limitation via seed addition increases species richness but not above‐ground biomass
Ecol. Lett. 23 (10), 1442 - 1450 10.1111/ele.13566
2019 (2)
- Firn, J., McGree, J.M., Harvey, E., Flores-Moreno, H., Schütz, M., Buckley, Y.M., Borer, E.T., Seabloom, E.W., La Pierre, K.J., MacDougall, A.M., Prober, S.M., Stevens, C.J., Sullivan, L.L., Porter, E., Ladouceur, E., Allen, C., Moromizato, K.H., Morgan, J.W., Harpole, W.S., Hautier, Y., Eisenhauer, N., Wright, J.P., Adler, P.B., Arnillas, C.A., Bakker, J.D., Biederman, L., Broadbent, A.A.D., Brown, C.S., Bugalho, M.N., Caldeira, M.C., Cleland, E.E., Ebeling, A., Fay, P.A., Hagenah, N., Kleinhesselink, A.R., Mitchell, R., Moore, J.L., Nogueira, C., Peri, P.L., Roscher, C., Smith, M.D., Wragg, P.D., Risch, A.C. (2019):
Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs
Nat. Ecol. Evol. 3 (3), 400 - 406 10.1038/s41559-018-0790-1 - Ladouceur, E., Bonomi, C., Bruelheide, H., Klimešová, J., Burrascano, S., Poschlod, P., Tudela‐Isanta, M., Iannetta, P., Mondoni, A., Amiaud, B., Cerabolini, B.E.L., Cornelissen, J.H.C., Craine, J., Louault, F., Minden, V., Öllerer, K., Onipchenko, V., Soudzilovskaia, N.A., Jiménez‐Alfaro, B. (2019):
The functional trait spectrum of European temperate grasslands
J. Veg. Sci. 30 (5), 777 - 788 10.1111/jvs.12784
2018
- Maria Tudela-Isanta, Emma Ladouceur, Malaka Wijayasinghe, Hugh W. Pritchard, Andrea Mondoni. 2018 The seed germination niche limits the distribution of some plant species in calcareous or siliceous alpine bedrocks. Alpine BotanyJennifer Firn, Emma Ladouceur, Josh Dorrough. 2018 Integrating local knowledge and scientific surveys to assess the impacts of an invasive exotic grass on critically endangered grassy woodlands Journal of Applied Ecology, Editors Pick , Volume 55, Issue 1, 321-330.
2017
- Emma Ladouceur, Borja Jiménez-Alfaro, Maria Marin, Marcello De Vitis, Holly Abbandonato, Pietro Iannetta, Costantino Bonomi, Hugh W. Pritchard. 2017 Native Seed Supply and the Restoration Species Pool Conservation Letters (Early View)
- Emma Ladouceur, Margaret Morrow Mayfield. 2017 The early response of subtropical grasslands to restoration treatments Restoration Ecology. Volume 25, Issue 5, 689-695. (Fire Treatments Featured on Issue Cover)
Technical Reports
- Emma Ladouceur, Rod Fensham (2012) Solanum Orgadophilum Fact Sheet. Fitzroy Basin Association.
Earlier
- Sabastien Darchen, Emma Ladouceur (2012) Social sustainability in urban regeneration practice: case study of the Foritude Valley Renewal Plan. Australian Planner 50 (4): 340-350.
- Sabastien Darchen, Simon Huston, Emma Ladouceur (2012) De-risking transport-oriented development regeneration. Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal. 5 (3): 224-234.
- Sandeep Kumar Agrawal, Emma Ladouceur (2007) Design Review: Lessons for Toronto. Plan Canada. 47(1): 32-35.