Boris LEROY | Laboratory of biology of aquatic organisms and ecosystems

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Boris LEROY

MNHN Paris

Assistant professor

The French National Museum of Natural History (MNHN)

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boris.leroy@mnhn.fr

+33 1 40 79 31 68

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General topics

My research works consist in studying biodiversity patterns at large spatial scales, from species to communities. Specifically, I study biodiversity response to environmental changes (anthropic pressures, climate change, biological invasions). From my works I try to produce indicators useful for biodiversity conservation: indicators of state, response, and trajectories.

My objective is to study the multiple facets of communities (taxonomic diversity, trait / functional diversity, phylogenetic diversity, etc.) at large spatial scales, to better understand the multiple impacts of environmental changes on biodiversity and its multiple components.

I am also working on species response to global change, using species distribution models (SDMs). Currently I am trying to better understand the uncertainties of SDMs, and their real ability to correctly predict species distributions, particularly in a global change context. To this aim I developed an R package called ‘virtualspecies’. Virtualspecies provides a framework to simulate virtual species distributions, to test the capacity of SDMs to correctly predict species distributions, under different constraints/biases.

Teaching

I teach courses in ecology, statistics and modelling and conservation biology in the masters of the Museum.

Expertise and Valorization

I am working closely with the ‘Service du Patrimoine Naturel’, an institute of the Museum which is responsible for compiling and mapping data on the biodiversity of France. I am therefore studying the databases of the ‘Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel’ (INPN – National Inventory of the Natural Heritage) to provide tools useful for nature managers, policy makers, such as biodiversity indicators.

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My Papers

2020

Louppe, Vivien , Boris Leroy, Anthony Herrel, and Géraldine Veron. 2020. “The Globally Invasive Small Indian Mongoose Urva Auropunctata Is Likely To Spread With Climate Changeabstract”. Scientific Reports 10 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-64502-6. http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-64502-6.
2020 Louppe et al. - Scientific Reports.pdf (4.19 MB)

2019

Morel, Loïs , Benoît Dujol, Cyril Courtial, Manon Vasseur, Boris Leroy, and Frédéric Ysnel. 2019. “Spontaneous Recovery Of Functional Diversity And Rarity Of Ground-Living Spiders Shed Light On The Conservation Importance Of Recent Woodlands”. Biodiversity And Conservation 28 (3): 687 - 709. doi:10.1007/s10531-018-01687-3. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10531-018-01687-3.
Robuchon, Marine , Boris Leroy, Céline Jézéquel, and Bernard Hugueny. 2019. “Correlations Between Broad‐Scale Taxonomic And Genetic Differentiations Suggest A Dominant Imprint Of Historical Processes On Beta Diversities”. Journal Of Biogeography 46 (5): 1083 - 1095. doi:10.1111/jbi.2019.46.issue-510.1111/jbi.13559. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jbi.13559.
2019 Robuchon et al - Journal of Biogeography.pdf (1.47 MB)
Robuchon, Marine , Daniel P Faith, Romain Julliard, Boris Leroy, Roseli Pellens, Alexandre Robert, Charles Thévenin, Simon Véron, and Sandrine Pavoine. 2019. “Species Splitting Increases Estimates Of Evolutionary History At Risk”. Biological Conservation 235: 27 - 35. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2019.03.041. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320718312400.
Meynard, Christine N, David M Kaplan, and Boris Leroy. 2019. “Detecting Outliers In Species Distribution Data: Some Caveats And Clarifications On A Virtual Species Study”. Journal Of Biogeography 46 (9): 2141 - 2144. doi:10.1111/jbi.13626. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jbi.13626.
Meynard, Christine N, Boris Leroy, and David M Kaplan. 2019. “Testing Methods In Species Distribution Modelling Using Virtual Species: What Have We Learnt And What Are We Missing?”. Ecography 42 (12): 2021 - 2036. doi:10.1111/ecog.04385. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecog.04385.
2019 Meynard et al - Ecography.pdf (3.48 MB)
Louppe, Vivien , Boris Leroy, Anthony Herrel, and Géraldine Veron. 2019. “Current And Future Climatic Regions Favourable For A Globally Introduced Wild Carnivore, The Raccoon Procyon Lotor”. Scientific Reports 9 (1). doi:10.1038/s41598-019-45713-y. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-45713-y.
2019 Louppe et al. - Scientific Reports.pdf (3.04 MB)
Leroy, Boris , Murilo S Dias, Emilien Giraud, Bernard Hugueny, Céline Jézéquel, Fabien Leprieur, Thierry Oberdorff, and Pablo Tedesco. 2019. “Global Biogeographical Regions Of Freshwater Fish Species”. Journal Of Biogeography 46 (11): 2407 - 2419. doi:10.1111/jbi.13674. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jbi.13674.
2019 Leroy et al - Journal of Biogeography.pdf (4.16 MB)

2018

Bellard, Céline , Jonathan M Jeschke, Boris Leroy, and Georgina M Mace. 2018. “Insights From Modeling Studies On How Climate Change Affects Invasive Alien Species Geography”. Ecology And Evolution 8 (11): 5688 - 5700. doi:10.1002/ece3.4098. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.4098.
2018 Bellard et al. - Ecology & Evolution.pdf (857.25 KB)
Hervé, Vincent , Boris Leroy, Albert Da Silva Pires, and Pascal Jean Lopez. 2018. “Aquatic Urban Ecology At The Scale Of A Capital: Community Structure And Interactions In Street Gutters.”. Isme J. 12 (1): 253–266. doi:10.1038/ismej.2017.166. https://www.nature.com/articles/ismej2017166.
ismej2017166.pdf (2.99 MB)
Pétillon, Julien , Boris Leroy, El Aziz Djoudi, and Vincent VEDEL. 2018. “Small And Large Spatial Scale Coexistence Of Ctenid Spiders In A Neotropical Forest (French Guiana)”. Tropical Zoology 31 (2): 85 - 98. doi:10.1080/03946975.2018.1448531. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03946975.2018.1448531.
Petillon, J , Boris Leroy, EA Djoudi, and V Vedel. 2018. “Small And Large Spatial Scale Coexistence Of Ctenid Spiders In A Neotropical Forest (French Guiana)”. Tropical Zoology 31 (2): 85-98. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/03946975.2018.1448531. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03946975.2018.1448531.
2018 Pétillon et al. - Tropical Zoology.pdf (972.66 KB)
Bellard, Céline , Jonathan M Jeschke, Boris Leroy, and Georgina M Mace. 2018. “Insights From Modeling Studies On How Climate Change Affects Invasive Alien Species Geography”. Ecology And Evolution: 1-13. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4098. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ece3.4098.
2018 Bellard et al. - Ecology & Evolution.pdf (857.6 KB)
Leroy, Boris , Robin Delsol, Bernard Hugueny, Christine N Meynard, Chéïma Barhoumi, Morgane Barbet-Massin, and Céline Bellard. 2018. “Without Quality Presence-Absence Data, Discrimination Metrics Such As Tss Can Be Misleading Measures Of Model Performance”. Journal Of Biogeography 45 (9): 1994 - 2002. doi:10.1111/jbi.2018.45.issue-910.1111/jbi.13402. http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/jbi.2018.45.issue-9http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/jbi.13402http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/jbi.13402/fullpdfhttps://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjbi.13402.
2018 Leroy et al - Journal of Biogeography.pdf (788.28 KB)

2017

Hawkins, Bradford A, Boris Leroy, Miguel Á Rodríguez, Alexander Singer, Bruno Vilela, Fabricio Villalobos, Xiangping Wang, and David Zelený. 2017. “Structural Bias In Aggregated Species-Level Variables Driven By Repeated Species Co-Occurrences: A Pervasive Problem In Community And Assemblage Data”. Journal Of Biogeography. doi:10.1111/jbi.12953. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12953.
2017 Hawkins et al. - Journal of Biogeography.pdf (959.51 KB)
Leroy, Boris , Régis Gallon, Eric Feunteun, Marine Robuchon, and Frédéric Ysnel. 2017. “Cross-Taxon Congruence In The Rarity Of Subtidal Rocky Marine Assemblages : No Taxonomic Shortcut For Conservation Monitoring”. Ecological Indicators 77: 239–249. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.02.012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.02.012.
2017 Leroy et al. Ecological Indicators.pdf (2.58 MB)
Bellard, Céline , Jean-François Rysman, Boris Leroy, C Claud, and Georgina M Mace. 2017. “A Global Picture Of Biological Invasion Threat On Islands.”. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1 (12): 1862-1869. doi:10.1038/s41559-017-0365-6. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-017-0365-6.
2017 Bellard et al. - Nature Ecology & Evolution.pdf (1.97 MB)
Mammola, Stefano , and Boris Leroy. 2017. “Applying Species Distribution Models To Caves And Other Subterranean Habitats”. Ecography 40: 1-14. doi:10.1111/ecog.03464. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecog.03464/full.
2017 Mammola & Leroy - Ecography.pdf (1.48 MB)
Gillard, Morgane , Gabrielle Thiébaut, Carole Deleu, and Boris Leroy. 2017. “Present And Future Distribution Of Three Aquatic Plants Taxa Across The World: Decrease In Native And Increase In Invasive Ranges”. Biological Invasions 19 (7): 2159-2170. doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1428-y. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-017-1428-y.
2017 Gillard et al - Biological Invasions.pdf (997.87 KB)

2016

Leroy, Boris , Christine N Meynard, Céline Bellard, and Franck Courchamp. 2016. “Virtualspecies, An R Package To Generate Virtual Species Distributions”. Ecography 39 (6): 599-607. doi:10.1111/ecog.01388. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ecog.01388.
ECOGRAPHY_E01388.pdf (1.92 MB)