Biosketch - Admin & Elective Resp. - Lectures  in 2009-2010  

Current Research projects - Publications - Contacts 

 

Dr Franck TORRE

 

Lecturer in

 

Environmetrics

 

-->“If you want 3 opinions,

just ask 2 statisticians”

 

Université Paul Cézanne

Aix-Marseille III

UPCAM

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FST St-Jérôme

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IMEP CNRS UMR 6116

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Ave. Normandie Niemen

13397 Marseille cedex 20

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franck.torre@univ-cezanne.fr

 

 

 

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Biosketch

I have been working for several years as a statistician on ecological issues. I studied first at Université Lyon I, then I worked for some labs in Lyons (Ecologie Grands Fleuves and then, Cemagref), Marseilles (IMEP) and in some UK places like Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Department of Geography), Coventry (University of Warwick, Dept of Statistics) and Kent (Horticulture Research International). I am now lecturer at Université Paul Cézanne d’Aix-Marseille 3 (UPCAM). My research institute is IMEP-CNRS 6116. Keywords for my research activity are:

Ecological and Palaeo-ecological Data Modelling

Markov Chain Monte-Carlo methods (MCMC)

Multivariate Data Analysis

Multivariate Statistical Calibration

Process-based, Compartmental or Dynamic Modelling

Statistical Analysis of Computer Code Outputs

Statistical Analysis of Heterogeneous Datasets, Meta-Analysis

My publications are in Ecological modelling, Climate Dynamics , Ecoscience and Forest Ecology and Management, Trees - Structure and Function, Annals of Forest Sciences and Journal of Biogeography (for full refs, see below).

Admin & Elective Resp.

2008-

Membre élu au Conseil d’administration UPCAM

 

Chargé de mission auprès du Président « applications finances & patrimoine »

 

Membre des Commissions disciplinaires étudiant et enseignant

 

Membre suppléant élu de la CS 67 de UPCAM

2005-

Assesseur aux Finances de la FST UPCAM

2004-

Membre suppléant élu de la CS 67 de UPCAM

Membre élu du Conseil UFR « Faculté Sciences et Techniques » de UPCAM

Membre élu du bureau du Conseil UFR FST UPCAM

Membre élu de la Commission Recherche UFR FST UPCAM

Membre élu du Département Environnement UFR FST UPCAM

Resp. Service Statistiques - BD - SIG (service commun des équipes de l’IMEP)

Lecture Course  in 2009-2010

Id

Title*

Grade / Spec

Credits

Univ

No of students

 

 

 

TC1

 

Traitement des données

Outils mathématiques (F Torre)

 Statistiques (B NGuyen The, M Royer)

Méthodes de la recherche expérimentale

(M Sergent / F Théraulaz)

M1 BGET

6

U1

20

M1 BIOECO

6

U3

20

M1 CHARME

6

U1

20

M1 INGEBIO

6

U3

20

M1 GEMA

6

U1

20

M1 GEOSYS

6

U3

25

M1 GERINAT

6

U1

20

 

 

M1 MAEVA

6

U3

50

1B

Techniques d’analyses multivariées

M1 BIOECO  Ingebio

3

U3

25

BE603

Ecologie quantitative

L3 BPE

3

U3

70

SV308

Statistiques des données expérimentales

L2 SV

3

U3

80

TC0 Prise en main du logiciel R

Remise à niveau en statistiques

Séances sur ordinateur avec prise en main du logiciel R

Applications en Ecologie & Chimiométrie

M2 BIOECO

0.6

U3

20

M2 BIOSE

0.6

U3

20

M2 GEMA

0.6

U1

20

M2 GERINAT

0.6

U1

20

M2 MAEVA

0.3

U3

20

 

Inférence statistique

Analyse multivariée

M2 Biologie et Ecophysiologie des Organismes Végétaux

1

U Sfax, Tunisie

10

 

Inférence statistique

Analyse multivariée

L3 Agro alimentaire

1

ISSAT Mahdia

40

(*) My lectures discuss the use of mathematics and statistics for the environmental science : Biology (SV12), Ecology (BE603, 1B), Geosciences, Geography and Env. Chemistry (TC1). L = Licence M = Master.

Lecture Practicals: M  Claeys, C Claret, C Fernandez, S Gachet, E Gandouin,  X Giraud, A Leriche, L Licari & G Menot-Combes

Former teachers: Thanks to E Buisson, P Campagne, C Duhem, S Fadda, E Gandouin, F Guiter,  N Korboulewsky, J Lecuziat & C Suehs who did the job in the first place.

Past and Current Research Projects

Co-leaders

Topic

Participants

Y

S Manel, LPED

Variations adaptatives chez Gentiana nivalis – Analyse quantitative de données existantes et croisement avec des données climatiques géoréférencées

R Fabbri, M1

10

P Salomé, PNE

Suivi de la végétation par la méthode des lignes de lecture

A Coquelin, DU

09

C Dentant, Ecomed

Valorisation scientifique d’une base de relevés de terrain d’études d’impact

F Sorin, M2P

08

T Tatoni, IMEP

Etude diachronique de la flore des îles de Marseille (1998-2008)

T Baumberger, M2R

08

L Affre, IMEP

Caractérisation des habitats du crapaud à couteaux

C Frachon Dugas, M2P

08

G Metge, IMEP

E Franquet, IMEP

Dynamique de populations de culicidés et changement global

C Roumieux, Ph. D

08-

 

Ecologie systémique

A Delivré, M1

07

G Metge, IMEP

E Franquet, IMEP

Dynamique de populations de culicidés et changement global - Bilan des données disponibles

C Roumieux, M2R

07

R del Negro, FFT

Relations entre température/humidité du sol et production truffière Tuber melanosporum

A Coquelin, M1

07

M Chaieb, U de Sfax

Discrimination de populations de Cenchrus Ciliaris sur la base de caractères morphologiques

A Kharrat, M2R

06

 

Méta-analyses de données en écologie

S Maillard, M1

06

B Fady, INRA

Effet des facteurs du milieu et de la consanguinité sur l’adaptation à long terme dans les peuplements forestiers : le sapin pectiné dans le Mont Ventoux.

D E Silva, M2R

06

E Vidal, IMEP

Structure et dynamique des populations de rongeurs introduits et impacts sur les oiseaux marins: cas de Rattus rattus, Calonectris diomedea et Puffinus yelkouan

L Ruffino, M2R

06

T Tatoni, IMEP

Agrosystèmes & écosystèmes

O Deguerry, Ph.D

04-

G Farny, PNE

Statistique de données hétérogènes

D  E Silva, M1

05

G Farny, PNE

Données de terrain et bases de données

A Aymes, M2P

05

L Affre & A Baumel, IMEP

Modèle démographique chez Gouffeia arenarioides DC

V Goncalvez, M2R

05

B Fady, INRA

Floraison du sapin pectiné Abies alba

I Szabadi, M2R

03

Publications

 

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Kharrat A., Baumel A., Torre F., Juin M., Yakovlev S. & Chaieb M. (in prep). Significant structure of genetic diversity for Cenchrus ciliaris L. in arid Tunisia, measured on quantitative heritable traits and molecular marker.

 

 

 

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Kharrat A., Baumel A., Torre F. & Chaieb M. (in prep) Variability in drought resistance in Tunisian accessions of Cenchrus ciliaris L under different morphological and physiological parameters.

 

 

 

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Ouled Dhaou S., Torre F., Tatoni T. & Chaieb M. (in prep.) Vegetation changes along geomorphological gradient in the Bou Hedma National Park.

 

 

 

 

Baumberger T, Affre L, Torre F, Vidal E, Dumas P-J, Tatoni T (soumis) Eleven years of changes in island vegetation communities under demographic explosion of yellow-legged gull colonies (S-E France).

 

 

 

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Kharrat A., Baumel A., Mseddi K, Torre F, & Chaieb M (soumis). Polymorphism of Cenchrus ciliaris L. a Perennial Grass of Arid Zones. Rangeland Ecology and Management.

 

 

 

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Noumi Z., Abdallah F., Torre F., Touzard B., Michalet R. & Chaieb M. (soumis). Impact of tree on cereal yield under arid bioclimate : the case of Acacia in the south of Tunisia. Acta Oecologica.

 

 

 

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Roumieux C, Raccasi G, Franquet E, Sandoz A, Torre F et Metge G (soumis) Pour une actualisation des cartes du bioclimat méditerranéen. Ecologia Mediterranea.

 

 

 

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Baumel A, Auda P, Torre F, Médail F (2009). Morphological polymorphism and rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence variation in Armeria (Plumbaginaceae) from south-eastern France. Bot Lin Soc 159(2)255-267.

 

 

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Bonnaud E, Vidal E, Zarzoso-Lacoste D, Torre F. (2008). Measuring rodent incisors from scats can increase accuracy of predator diet studies. An illustration based on island cats and rats. C R Biol. 331(9):686-91.

 

 

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Ruffino L., Bourgeois K., Vidal E., Icard J., Torre F., et Legrand J. 2008. Introduced predators and cavity-nesting seabirds: unexpected low level of interaction at breeding sites. Can. J. Zool. 86(9): 1068–1073

 

 

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Vila B., Vennetier M., Rippert C., Chandioux O., Lyang E, Guibal F. & Torre F. (2008). Has global change induced opposite trends in radial growth of Pinus sylvestris and Pinus halepensis at their bioclimatic limit? The example of the Sainte-Baume forest (south-east France). Annals of Forest Science. 65(7) :709-711.

 

 

Abstract

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Restoux, G., Silva, D. E., Sagnard, F., Torre, F., Klein, E. and Fady, B. 2008. Life at the margin: the mating system of Mediterranean conifers. – Web Ecol. 8: 94–102.

 

 

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Coquelin A, del Négro R et F Torre (2007). Modélisation de la formation de l’ascocarpe de la truffe noire Tuber melanosporum en fonction du couple humidité-température du sol. Ecologia mediterranea 33 : 15-28.

 

 

 

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Fadda S., Orgeas J., Ponel P., Buisson E., Torre F. & Dutoit T., 2007. Past cultivation is a factor driving organization of dry grassland ground-active beetle communities. Environmental Conservation, 34 : 132-139.

 

 

Abstract

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Galhidy L., Czucz B. & Torre F. (2006). Zonal forest types, climatic variables and effect of changes for Hungary. Lesnicky casopis – Forestry Journal. 52(1-2)99-105.

 

 

 

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Buisson E., Holl KD., Anderson S., Corcket E., Hayes GK., Torre F., Peteers A. & Dutoit T. (2006). Effect of seed source, topsoil removal and plant neighbour removal on restoring California coastal prairies, T. Restoration Ecology, 14(4):569-577.

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Debras JF, Rieux R, Torre F & Dutoit T. (2006). Discriminating agricultural management and hedge effect in pear orchard (South-Eastern France), Annals of Applied Biology, 3(349)

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Pernin C., Cortet J., Joffre R., Le Petit J., Torre F. (2006). Sewage sludge effects on mesofauna and cork oak (Quercus suber L.) leaves decomposition in a Mediterranean forest firebreak. Journal of Environmental Quality 35(6)

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Buisson E., Dutoit T., Torre F., Römermann C. & Poschlod P.  (2006). - The implications of seed rain and seed bank patterns for plant succession at the edges of abandoned fields in Mediterranean landscapes. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 115(1) 6-14.

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Syakti AD.,Mazzela N, Torre F., Acquaviva M., Gilewicz M., Giuliano M., Bertrand J-C. & Doumenq P. (2006). - Influence of growth phase on the phospholipidic fatty acid composition of two marine bacterial strains in pure and mixed cultures Research in Microbiology, 157(5):479-786.

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Pernin C., Ambrosi J.P., Cortet J., Joffre R., Le Petit J., Tabone E., Torre F., Krogh P.H. 2006. Effects of sewage sludge and copper enrichment on both soil mesofauna community and decomposition of oak leaves (Quercus suber) in a mesocosm. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 43(1): 39-50

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Vila B., Guibal F., Torre F. and Martin J.L. (2005) Can we reconstruct browsing history and how far back? Lessons from Gaultheria shallon Pursh on Haida Gwaii. Annals of Forest Sciences 62(2):153-162.

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Vila B., Guibal F., Torre F. and Martin J.L. (2004) Assessing spatial variation in browsing history by means of fraying scars.  Journal of Biogeography 31:987-995.

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Kiss, L., Magnin, F. & F Torre (2004). - The role of landscape history and persistent biogeographical patterns in shaping the responses of Mediterranean land snail communities to recent fire disturbances. Journal of Biogeography 31(-):-.

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Pakkad, G., James, C., Torre, F., Elliott, S. & D Blakesley. (2004). - Genetic variation of Prunus cerasoides D. Don, a framework tree species in northern Thailand. New Forests 27(2):189:200.

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Blakesley, D., Pakkad, G., James, C., Torre, F. &  S. Elliott. (2004). Genetic diversity of Castanopsis acuminatissima (Bl.) A. DC in northern Thailand and the selection of seed trees for forest restoration. New Forests 27(1):89-100.

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Vila B., Torre F. Martin J.L. and Guibal F. (2003) Response of young Tsuga heterophylla to deer browsing: developing tools to assess deer impact on forest dynamics. Trees, Structure and Function 17(6):547-553.

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Vila, B., Torre F., Guibal, F. & J.-L. Martin. (2003). Growth change of young Picea sitchensis in response to deer browsing. Forest Ecology and Management (180) 1-3:413-424.

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Pakkad, G., Torre, F., Elliott, S. and D Blakesley.  (2003). - Selecting seed trees for a forest restoration program: a case study using Spondias axillaris Roxb. (Anacardiaceae). Forest Ecology and Management (182)1-3:363-370.

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Pont D., Day, J. W. Jr., Hensel P., Franquet E., Torre F. et  Rioual P. (2002). Response scenarios for the deltaic plain of the Rhône in the face of an acceleration in the rate of sea level rise, with a special attention for Salicornia-type environments. Estuaries, 25 : 337-348.

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Torre, F., Boreux, J.-J. & Parent, E. (2001).- The Metropolis-Hastings Algorithm, a handy tool for the practice of Environmental Model Estimation: illustration with Biochemical Oxygen Demand Data. Cybergéo, article #187,  34 pp.

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Torre, F., Guiot, J., Fauquette, S. & Menut-Calvez, M. (2000).- Reconstruction of the abiotic characteristics of past biomes: An example from the last glacial-interglacial cycle in France. EcoScience, 7(4): 491-500.

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Guiot, J., Torre, F., Cheddadi, R., Peyron O., Tarasov, P., Jolly D., Kaplan J.O., (2000).- The climate of the Mediterranean basin and Eurasia of the last glacial maximum as reconstructed by inverse vegetation modelling and pollen data. Ecologia Mediterranea, 25(2):193-204.

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Ecologia M.

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Guiot, J., Torre, F., Jolly D., Peyron O., Boreux J.-J., Cheddadi R. (2000).- Inverse vegetation modelling by Monte Carlo sampling to reconstruct palaeoclimates under changed precipitation seasonality and CO2 conditions: application to glacial climate in Mediterranean region. Ecological modelling, 127 (2-3), 119-140.

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Guiot, J., Boreux, J.-J. Braconnot P. & Torre, F. (1999).- Data-model comparison using fuzzy logic in palaeoclimatology. Climate Dynamics, 15:569-581.

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Sanlaville-Boisson, C., Olivier, J. M., Simier, M., Changeux, T., Poizat, G., Torre, F. & Belliard, J. (1995).- Les bases de données : outils de stockage et d’exploitation des échantillonnages piscicoles. Bulletin Français de Pêche et de Pisciculture, Num spécial, 337, 338 & 339 : 121-130.

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Torre, F. & Chessel, D. (1995).- Co-structure de deux tableaux totalement appariés. Revue de Statistiques Appliquées, 43 (1) :109-121.

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