Associate Researcher – PhD in Agroecology.
Agroecology, Organic farming, Soil biology, Macrofauna, Earthworms, Mesofauna, Springtails, Soil fertility, Organic matter, Ecosystem services, Composting, Vermicomposting.
Agroecology and the environment
Agroecology, Organic farming, Soil biology, Macrofauna, Earthworms, Mesofauna, Springtails, Soil fertility, Organic matter, Ecosystem services, Composting, Vermicomposting.
Ducasse, V., Tolon, V., Auclerc, A., Capowiez, L., Peigné, J., Capowiez, Y., 2025. The use of vermicompost from urban organic waste leads to a sustainable increase of earthworm abundance: a three-year study in a crop field converting to organic farming. European Journal of Soil Biology 127, 103789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2025.103789
Ducasse, V., Watteau, F., Kowalewski, I., Ravelojaona, H., Capowiez, Y., Peigné, J., 2023. The amending potential of vermicompost, compost and digestate from urban biowaste: Evaluation using biochemical, Rock-Eval® thermal analyses and transmission electronic microscopy. Bioresource Technology Reports 22, 101405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biteb.2023.101405
Duchene, O., Capowiez, Y., Vian, J.-F., Ducasse, V., Cadiergues, A., Lhuillery, T., Peigné, J., 2023. Conservation tillage influences soil structure, earthworm communities and wheat root traits in a long-term organic cropping experiment. Plant Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-06273-3
Ducasse, V., Capowiez, Y., Peigné, J., 2022. Vermicomposting of municipal solid waste as a possible lever for the development of sustainable agriculture. A review. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 42, 89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-022-00819-y
Ducasse, V., Darboux, F., Auclerc, A., Legout, A., Ranger, J., Capowiez, Y., 2021. Can Lumbricus terrestris be released in forest soils degraded by compaction? Preliminary results from laboratory and field experiments. Applied Soil Ecology 168, 104131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2021.104131
Marie Benoît
Teacher-researcher
Yoann Besset-Manzoni
Professor and researcher
Adeline Cadiergues
Laboratory technician
Christophe David
Deputy Director of Strategy and Development
Olivier Duchêne
Teacher-researcher
