Functional trait-based approaches as a common framework for aquatic ecologists: Synthesis and recent results
Séverine Martini
(1)
,
Floriane Larras
(2)
,
Aurélien Boyé
(3)
,
Emile Faure
(4)
,
Nicole Aberle
(5)
,
Philippe Archambault
(6)
,
Lise Bacouillard
(7)
,
Beatrix E Beisner
(8)
,
Lucie Bittner
(4, 9)
,
Emmanuel Castella
(10)
,
Michael Danger
(11, 9)
,
Olivier Gauthier
(3)
,
Lee Karp-Boss
(12)
,
Fabien Lombard
(13, 14, 9)
,
Frédéric Maps
(15)
,
Lars Stemmann
(13)
,
Éric Thiébaut
(7)
,
Philippe Usseglio-Polatera
(11)
,
Meike Vogt
(16)
,
Martin Laviale
(11, 17)
,
Sakina‐dorothée Ayata
1
MIO -
Institut méditerranéen d'océanologie
2 UFZ - Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung = Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
3 LEMAR - Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR)
4 ISYEB - Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité
5 NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Trondheim]
6 ISMER - Institut des Sciences de la MER de Rimouski
7 SBR - Station biologique de Roscoff
8 UQAM - Université du Québec à Montréal = University of Québec in Montréal
9 IUF - Institut Universitaire de France
10 Laboratoire d'Ecologie et de Biologie Aquatique - LEBA (Genève, Suisse)
11 LIEC - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux
12 University of Maine
13 LOV - Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche
14 GOSEE - Global Oceans Systems Ecology & Evolution - Tara Oceans
15 Takuvik International Research Laboratory
16 IBP - Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics [ETH Zürich]
17 ZAM - Zone Atelier du Bassin de la Moselle [LTSER France]
2 UFZ - Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung = Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
3 LEMAR - Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR)
4 ISYEB - Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité
5 NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Trondheim]
6 ISMER - Institut des Sciences de la MER de Rimouski
7 SBR - Station biologique de Roscoff
8 UQAM - Université du Québec à Montréal = University of Québec in Montréal
9 IUF - Institut Universitaire de France
10 Laboratoire d'Ecologie et de Biologie Aquatique - LEBA (Genève, Suisse)
11 LIEC - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux
12 University of Maine
13 LOV - Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche
14 GOSEE - Global Oceans Systems Ecology & Evolution - Tara Oceans
15 Takuvik International Research Laboratory
16 IBP - Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics [ETH Zürich]
17 ZAM - Zone Atelier du Bassin de la Moselle [LTSER France]
Séverine Martini
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Emile Faure
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Beatrix E Beisner
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Michael Danger
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Olivier Gauthier
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Éric Thiébaut
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Martin Laviale
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Sakina‐dorothée Ayata
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Abstract
Aquatic ecologists face challenges in identifying the general rules of the functioning of ecosystems. A common framework, including freshwater, marine, benthic, and pelagic ecologists, is needed to bridge communication gaps and foster knowledge sharing. This framework should transcend local specificities and taxonomy in order to provide a common ground and shareable tools to address common scientific challenges. In a recent review paper published in Limnology and Oceanography (Martini et al., 2021), we advocated the use of functional trait-based approaches (FTBAs) for aquatic ecologists and proposed concrete paths to go forward. In this presentation, we will first present an overview of this synthesis work. Then, using a few examples of recent results, including from quantitative imaging, genomics, and machine learning, we will then concretely illustrate how FTBAs can allow aquatic ecologists to tackle some of the scientific challenges identified in the paper.