Research Experience
Jun 2020 – Feb 2021 : Project manager
Cybelle Planète, Cybelle Méditerranée Program, Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone, 34 750, France
Director : Céline Arnal
Research: Analysis of the spatial distribution of marine fauna based on georeferenced citizen science observations in the Mediterranean Sea over 12 years
Methods: Occupancy analysis, GLMMs , GAMs and mapping in R
**Written reports: ** Co-authoring of assessments and recommendations aimed at future citizen science initiatives in marine ecosystems
Jun 2016 – nov 2018 : Post-doctoral research
INRA Bordeaux-Aquitaine, UMR 1065 Santé et Agroécologie du Vignoble, collaborating with Centre d’Études Biologiques de Chizé (UMR 7372), France
Advisors: Adrien Rusch, Vincent Bretagnolle
Research: Quantifying the influence of green infrastructures on biotic control while accounting for landscape structure and agricultural dynamics in a Long Term Socio-Ecological Research area in mid-west France
Methods: spatio-temporal models in R, QGIS
Mar 2012-Mar 2016: Ph.D research
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Advisors: Jason M. Tylianakis, Daniel B. Stouffer
Thesis: Linking the structure of ecological networks to functional diversity and ecosystem processes in changing environments
Statistical methods used in R: General Linear Models, Linear Mixed Effects Models, Principal Coordinates Analysis, multimodel inference and averaging, network analysis, null models, phylogenetic analyses (4th corner analysis, phylogenetic signal detection).
Jan – Jun 2011: M.sc 2nd year research internship
French Institute of Pondichery, India
Advisor: Cedric Gaucherel
Thesis title: Spatial modelling of population dynamics in linear habitats
Statistical methods (Matlab): population dynamics modelling, landscape simulation
Mar-Jun 2010: M.sc 1st year research internship
Institut des Sciences de l’Évolution de Montpellier (ISEM, UMR 5554), France
Advisors: Elsa Canard, Nicolas Mouquet, David Mouillot
Thesis title: Mutualism or parasitism: roles of interaction type and spatial aggregation in structuring neutral interaction networks
Methods (R): simulation of community dynamics using a high performance computing remote station, network analysis
Education
2012-2016: Ph.D. in ecology, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
2009-2011: M.sc. in ecosystem functioning, Université Montpellier 2, France
2006-2009: B.sc. in organism biology, Université Montpellier 2, France;
2009: spent in Universität Hamburg, Germany (Erasmus exchange program)
Publications
- Perrot, T., Rusch, A., Coux, C., Gaba, S., Bretagnolle, V. Proportion of Grassland at Landscape Scale Drives Natural Pest Control Services in Agricultural Landscapes. - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2021)
- Coux, C., Donoso, I., Tylianakis, J.M., García, D., Martínez, D., Dehling, D.M., Stouffer, D.B. Tricky partners: native plants show stronger interaction preferences than their exotic counterparts - Ecology (2021)
- Cirtwill, A., Dalla Riva, G.V., Gaiarsa, M.P., Bimler, M., Cagua, F., Coux, C., Dehling, D.M. A review of species role concepts in food webs. - Food Webs (2018)
- Gaba, S., Alignier, A., Aviron, S., Barot, S., Blouin, M., Hedde, M., Jabot, F., Vergnes, A., Bourgeois, B., Bonthoux, S., Bretagnolle, V., Catarino, R., Coux, C., Gardarin, A., Giffard, B., Legal, A., Lecomte, J., Miguet, P., Piutti, S., Rush, A., Zwicke, M., Couvet, D. Ecology for sustainable and multifunctional agriculture: biotic interactions, landscape heterogeneity & socio-ecological systems. - Sustainable Agriculture Reviews (2018)
- Coux, C., Rader, R., Bartomeus, I. & Tylianakis, J. M. Linking species functional roles to their network roles. Ecology Letters. (2016). https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12612
- Tylianakis, J.M. & Coux, C. Tipping points in ecological networks. Trends Plant Science (2014)
Presentations and poster sessions
2017: Ecology across Borders, Gand, Belgium - BES, GfÖ, NecoV,EEF. Invited talk for symposium: Using species traits to understand the structure and function of interaction networks
2017: Ecology and Behaviour, CEBC, FR - Presentation.
2015: New Zealand Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Christchurch, NZ - Invited talk for symposium: Frontiers in ecological networks
2013-2015: Annual Biology Conference, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
2014: Joint British & French Ecological Societies Annual Meeting, Lille, France - Poster.
Teaching experience and public outreach
University of Canterbury
2015 - Workshop organising: Introduction to the study of ecological networks.
Cirtwill, A., Coux, C., Dalla Riva, G.V., Gaiarsa, M.P. New Zealand Ecological Society Annual Meeting.
3-hour introduction to methods for analysing and simulating the structure of bipartite and complex networks, followed by interactive practice in R.
2014 - Interactive seminars on programming in R
I led 1 among 7 sessions. Introduction to programming (‘for’ loops, writing functions) followed by interactive practical exercises
Demonstrating in laboratory classes
2013: ‘Ecology’ (BIOL270), including a 3-day field trip.
2012-2013: ‘Experimental design and data analysis for biologists’ (BIOL 309).
Training and supervision of a succession of 2 undergraduate students and 4 postgraduate students to assist my field and laboratory work.
Via local student association l’Ouvre-Tête, Université Montpellier 2
2010: Environmental education as fortnightly outreach in a primary school from an Educational Priority Zone (‘ZEP’)
Member of the organising committee for the 3rd edition of a week-long festival on campus and around the city focusing on ecology, including talks, interactive workshops with the public, and eco-friendly festivities
Field Experience
Sep 2012 – Apr 2013
Herbivorous insect sampling in remote NZ native forest.
Conception, logistical planning, equipment management for the collection, storage, identification (microscope, ID key), measuring and weighing (scale) of insect specimens.
Jun 3–9 2009
University practical field course in Pevestorf, Germany.
Conception of a small experiment testing optimal foraging of ants.
Mar 16-26 2009
University practical field course in Heligoland Island, Germany.
Sampling of algae biodiversity.
Skills
Computational:
R: advanced statistics, programming, simulation, data manipulation, analysis and visualisation.
Basics in Matlab, notions in Python.
Familiar with Linux, MacOS and Windows.
Vector drawing: Inkscape.
Laboratory
Morphological insect identification, DNA extraction, PCR
Languages
french: native speaker
english: bilingual
german and spanish: conversational
Also studied in high school: latin, ancient greek and russian.
Service & leadership
School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, NZ:
Member of the Student Postgraduate Committee (2013-2015)
Postgraduate student representative in departmental staff meetings