Léo GIRARD

Teacher-Researcher

Expertise

Agroecology in extensive fish farming, Aquatic ecology, Biostatistics, Carbon storage and emissions in aquatic environments

Research unit

Agroecology and the environment

Keywords

Pisciculture extensive, étangs piscicoles, agroécologie, écologie aquatique, biodiversité, changement climatique, carbone

Ongoing or recently completed projects

  • PONDERFUL : POND Ecosystems for resilient future landscapes in a changing climate (European project H2020)
  • FISHMIX : Definition of new pond fish stocks adapted to climate change (regional project PEPIT)
    Étangs Isère : Accounting for renaturation and monitoring the emptying of ponds
  • PSE Dombes

Teaching activities

  • Statistics (TD, 1A and 2A)
  • Aquatic Ecology (2A)
  • Experimental design and modelling (PEM, TD, 3A)
  • Interventions in 4A modules (Water, Biodiversity Management in Agroecosystems)
  • Agroecology in aquaculture (DA EES, 5A)

Professional experience and education

  • Since 2024, Professor and Researcher in Ecology and Biostatistics at ISARA
  • From 2021 to 2024,PhD in agroecology, on the PONDERFUL project, affiliated with the Agroecology and Environment Research Unit (AGE), ISARA. ABIES doctoral school (AgroParisTech).

  • From 2016 to 2021, Agricultural engineering degree, ISARA.

Latest publications

Article in a journal

2024

Léo Girard, Thomas A Davidson, Vincent Tolon, Tuba Bucak, Soraya Rouifed, et al.. The balance of carbon emissions versus burial in fish ponds: The role of primary producers and management practices. Aquaculture Reports, 2024, 39, pp.102456.

Léo Girard, Alexander Wezel, Joël Robin. Drying out fish ponds, for an entire growth season, as an agroecological practice: maintaining primary producers for fish production and biodiversity conservation. Open Research Europe, 2024, 3, pp.125.

2024

Communication at a conference

Joël Aubin, Joël Robin, Alexandrine Pannard, Marc Roucaute, Julie Coudreuse, et al.. Pisciculture extensive en étangs et biodiversité associée. Salon des étangs, Etangs de France, Apr 2024, Parçay-Meslay, France.

Léo Girard, Alexander Wezel, Soraya Rouifed, Vincent Tolon, Mathieu Guérin, et al.. Drying-out fish ponds as a key agroecological practice to promote ecosystem services?. AQUA 2024, World Aquaculture Society and European Aquaculture Society, Aug 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Léo Girard, Alexander Wezel, Soraya Rouifed, Vincent Tolon, Mathieu Guérin, et al.. Drying-out as a key management practice for fish ponds, to promote primary producers and macrophytes species richness?. International Pond Conference, EPCN and PONDERFUL, Nov 2024, Online, United Kingdom.

Léo Girard, Thomas A. Davidson, Tuba Bucak, Soraya Rouifed, Vincent Tolon, et al.. Les étangs piscicoles : puits ou sources de carbone ?. Journées de la Recherche Filière Piscicole (JRFP), Jul 2024, Rennes, France.

2023

Léo Girard, Joël Robin, Soraya Rouifed, Mathieu Guérin, Alexander Wezel, et al.. Biodiversity conservation and fish production in ponds: a contradiction?. Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences (SEFS13), Freshwater Biological Association, Jun 2023, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Salomé Gitton, Mathilde Ferrand, Lucile Sainmont, Léo Girard, Émilie Perronne. Table ronde de doctorant/es « Expériences situées, savoir-faire partagés ». De la recherche-action aux sciences transformatives : Les voies d’une réinvention, ISARA; LER; INRAE, May 2023, Lyon, France.

Conference poster

2023

Léo Girard, Joël Robin, Soraya Rouifed, Vincent Tolon, Robby Wijns, et al.. Diversity and structure of macrophyte communities in two different fish pond systems: Dombes (France) and Midden-Limburg (Belgium). International Congress in Ecology and Evolution (SFE²), Oct 2024, Lyon, France. 2024.

Luis Martin, Ada Pastor, Maria Cuenca-Cambronero, Maria Anton‐pardo, Maite Colina, et al.. Litter decomposition in ponds across a large latitudinal gradient. XXII Congress of the Iberian Association of Limnology, Jun 2024, Vigo, Spain. 2024,

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