Laurence Affre

PhD Sciences

Lecturer
Univ. Cézanne

IMEP - UMR 6116 - CNRS
Département EDD

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Université Paul Cézanne - IMEP
Faculté des Sciences St-Jérôme case 462
13397 Marseille cedex 20
Email: laurence.affre@univ-cezanne.fr
Phone: 33 (0)4 91 28 83 39
33 (0) 4 42 90 84 52
Departement : Organisation et vulnérabilité des systèmes écologiques
Team : POPULATION, COMMUNAUTES, PAYSAGE
Expertise : Population Ecology
Research Axes, Key words :
* Population Ecology * Population Genetics * Rare species and Invasive species * Plant-animal Interactions
Teaching :

* Licence BPE Population Biology and Ecosystems :
Eucaryote Génétics - Population Biology - Biotic Interactions - Systematic and Phylogeny - Mediterranean plant species
* Master SET BIOECO Biodiversity and Ecology :
Genetical basis of Biodiversity - Sampling Methods / Plant species - Biology of invasive species
Students supervision :

* 2006 - 2009. Pierre Jean Dumas. "Ecological vulnerability of mediterranean coastal phryganas"
* 2005 - 2009. Arne Saatkamp. "Plant population dynamics in relation with functional traits: the case of mediterranean segetal plant species"
Administrative activities:
* 2004 - 2007. Supervisor Licence Sciences de la Vie - Parcours Biologie des Populations et des Ecosystèmes. Université Aix-Marseille III Paul Cézanne - Marseille
* 2002 - 2008. CoSupervisor St Jérôme and Arbois Botanical garden and Experimental greenhouses - IMEP - Université d'Aix-Marseille III Paul Cézanne - Marseille
* 2004 - 2007. Member de la commission de spécialiste " Biologie " - IMEP - Université d'Aix-Marseille III Paul Cézanne - Marseille
* 2004 - 2007. Member de la commission de spécialiste " Biologie " Université d'Aix-Marseille II - Marseille
Recent publications :
* 2007
- Diadema K., Médail F., Castagné H., Affre L., Roux J.P. & Bretagnolle F. 2007. Ecologie, distribution et morphologie comparées des nivéoles de Nice (Acis nicaeensis) et de Fabre (Acis fabrei), Alliaceae endémiques des Alpes maritimes et de la Nesque (Vaucluse). Acta Botanica Gallica 154(4): 619-634.

* 2006
- Suehs C.M., Charpentier S., Affre L. & Médail F. 2006 . The evolutionary potential of invasive Carpobrotus (Aizoaceae) taxa : are pollen-mediated gene flow potential and hybrid vigor levels connected ? Evolutionary Ecology 20:447-463.

* 2005
- Diadema K., Bretagnolle F., Affre L., Yuan Y.M., & Médail F. 2005. Geographic structure of molecular variation of Gentiana ligustica (Gentianaceae) in the Maritime and Ligurian regional hotspot, inferred from ITS sequences. Taxon 54(4) : 887-894..
- Thompson J.D., Lavergne S., Affre L., Gaudeul M. & Debussche M. 2005. Ecological differentiation of Mediterranean endemic plants. Taxon 54(4): 967-976..
- Suehs C.M., Affre L. & Médail F. 2005. Unexpected insularity effects in invasive plant mating systems: the case of Carpobrotus (Aizoaceae) taxa in the Mediterranean Basin. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 85: 65-79.

* 2004
- Suehs CM, Affre L, Médail F. 2004. Invasion dynamics of two alien Carpobrotus (Aizoaceae) taxa on a Mediterranean Island: I. Genetic diversity and introgression. Heredity 92 : 31-40.
- Suehs CM, Affre L, Médail F. 2004. Invasion dynamics of two alien (Aizoaceae) taxa on a Mediterranean Island: II. Reproductive strategies. Heredity 93: 1-7.
- Diadema K., Médail F., Affre L., Castagné H., Torre F. & Bretagnolle F. 2004. Ecology and demography of two endangered narrow endemic plants (Leucojum, Amaryllidaceae) in southern France. In: Ecology, Conservation and Management of Mediterranean climate ecosystems, Arianoutsou M. & Papanastasis V.P. (eds.), Millpress Science Publishers, Rotterdam, pp 1-9.
- Médail F., Affre L. & Suehs C.M. 2004. Carpobrotus sp. [C. edulis (L.) N.E. Br., C. aff. acinaciformis (L.) L. Bolus], les griffes-de-sorcière. In : Muller S. (ed.). Plantes invasives en France. Collection Patrimoines Naturels vol. 62, Publications scientifiques du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, pp. 52-55.
- Moragues E., Traveset A., Suehs C.M., Affre L. & Médail F. 2004. Effect of Carpobrotus spp. on the pollination success of native species. Interspecific pollen transfer as a mechanism of competition. In: Arianoutsou M. (ed.). Proceedings of the 10' MEDECOS - International Conference on Ecology, Conservation and Management. Millpress Science Publishers, Rotterdam. pp. 1-8.
Recent research activities : *2006-2007. Co-supervisor of regional program "Ecological vulnerability of mediterranean coastal phryganas"
*2005-2007. Co-supervisor regional program "Plant population dynamics in relation with functional traits: the case of mediterranean segetal plant species"
*2004-2007. Regional program FEDD. "Ecology and integrative gestion of the endemic provençal plant species Arenaria provincialis (Caryophyllaceae) "