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Maurice
Leponce
Chef de travaux
Biological Evaluation Section.
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.
29
rue Vautier
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: (+32 2) 627.43.57 (office), (+32 2) 6274-358 (lab), fax: (+32 2) 627.41.13
(RBINS)
E-mail: Maurice.Leponce@naturalsciences.be
web pages:
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Citizenship:
Belgian.
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Competence:
ecology, conservation biology, developmental biology
(fluctuating asymmetry, mites),
agroecosystems, database
development (SIDbase, IBISCA
project: db_IBISCA, CTFS
arthropod monitoring database),
picture guides (termites
of Panama), online collections (Paraguay
ants), numerical ecology, programming, digital
microscopy.
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Languages:
French (mother tongue), English, Spanish, Dutch, Neo Melanesian.
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Research
interests
In chronological
order :
Training
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Ingénieur agronome (i.e.: Master of Technology in Agronomic
Sciences), orientation: tropical agronomy. Faculté des Sciences
Agronomiques de Gembloux - Belgium. Qualification : grande distinction
(high mark) (1987).
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Docteur en Sciences Agronomiques (PhD Thesis in Agronomic Sciences).
Université Libre de Bruxelles - Belgium. Qualification : la plus
grande distinction avec félicitations du jury (highest mark) (1996). |
Scientific
career
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Chef
de travaux, Section of Biological Evaluation, RBINS (2002-); Tenured Research
Fellow, Section of
of Biological Evaluation, RBINS (1999-2002) .IRSIA specialization grant,
Belgium (1991-1994) |
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Research Fellow, Section
of Biological Evaluation, RBINS (1997-1999) |
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Assistant, Dept. of Entomology, Royal Belgian Institute
of Natural Sciences (RBINS) (1995-1997) |
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Coordinator, King Léopold III Biological Station,
Papua New Guinea (1990, 1994) |
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consultancy to
Life-Nature (EU) and Brussels Institute for Management of the Environment
(IBGE / BIM). |
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member of the Steering
Committee for the CTFS
arthropod monitoring initiative (2007-) |
Academic
experience
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Research associate, Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology,
University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium (1998-). |
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Lecturer at the United Nations University
(UNU), Biodiversity Training
Course, Ghent University, Belgium
(2000-). |
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Supervision of 4 phD students, University of
Brussels. |
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Supervision of 5 M.Sc. student, University of Brussels (ULB), University of
Liège (ULg), University of Louvain (UCL), Belgium. |
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Supervision of 5 undergraduate
students (work experience). |
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Examiner of the PhD thesis of Mr Kolo Yéo, Université Pierre et Marie
Curie (Paris VI), France (2006). |
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Member of the scientific
committee of the Fonds National pour la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS) research
school "Biodiversity - Ecology - Evolution". |
| Member of the Alumni
College, royal Academies of Belgium (2009-). |
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Scientific referee for
Acta Oecologica, Belgian
Journal of Zoology, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Bulletin de
la Société Royale Belge d'Entomologie, Cambridge
University Press, Diversity and Distributions, Ecography, Insect
Conservation and Diversity, Insectes
Sociaux, Journal of African Zoology, Journal of Environmental
Management, Journal of Insect Science, Journal of Tropical Ecology,
Myrmecological News, Naturwissenschaften. |
Organization
of meetings and exhibitions
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Co-organizer of the 4th
European Meeting of the International Union for the Study of Social
Insects, La Roche-en-Ardenne, Belgium, 30 August - 4 September
2008. |
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Co-convenor with Yves Basset of an European
Science Foundation Exploratory Workshop, co-sponsored by the United
Nations Environment Program and the Global Canopy Program entitled "The
Last Biotic Frontier: Towards A Census of Canopy Life", Royal
Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, 5-9 July 2005. |
| Organizer of exhibitions on
the IBISCA project and the biodiversity of tropical forest canopies:
- Brussels, Parc du Cinquantenaire: 23-29 June
2005, in collaboration with SolVin-Solvay.
- Brussels Museum of
Natural History 1-8 July 2005,
in collaboration with SolVin-Solvay.
- Brussels, Tour & Taxis: 23-24 April 2010, in collaboration with
the Jeunesses
Scientifiques de Belgique  |
| Member of the
scientific committee for the permanent exhibitions on biodiversity,
RBINS (2009-). |
Field
experience
Argentina
(1998-2001), Australia (1998, 2006),
Belgium, Burundi (1987), Brasil (2005), Costa Rica (2002), Ecuador (1982, 2007-2010), France
(2008), French Guiana
(2006, 2009-2010), Gabon (1999), Mozambique (2009),
Panama (2002-2004),
Papua New Guinea (1989-1994), Paraguay (2001-2002), Uganda (1994), Vanuatu
(2006).
Publications
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| Leponce, M. ;
Meyer, C.; Häuser, C.; Bouchet, P.; Delabie, J.H.C.; Weigt, L.;
Basset, Y. 2010. Challenges and solutions for planning and
implementing large-scale biotic inventories. In: XXX (eds). Manual on
Field Recording Techniques and Protocols for All Taxa Biodiversity
Inventories. ABC
taxa vol. 7, in press. |
| Leponce, M.;
Delsinne, T.; Arias Penna, T.; Jacquemin, J. 2010. Ant Communities (in
Podocarpus National Park, Ecuador): Structure, Diversity and
Distribution. TMF-newsletter,
8: 10. |
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Delsinne, T.; Roisin,
Y.; Herbauts, J. & Leponce, M. 2010. Ant diversity along a wide rainfall
gradient in the Paraguayan dry Chaco. J. Arid Environments, in
press. |
| Dejean, A.; Fisher,
B.I; Corbara, B.; Rarevohitra, R.; Randrianaivo, R. Rajemison, B.;
Leponce, M. 2010. Spatial distribution of dominant arboreal ants in a
malagasy coastal rainforest: gaps and presence of an invasive species.
PloS One, in press |
| Dejean, A. ;
Carpenter, J.M. ; Gibernau, M. ; Leponce, M. ; Corbara, B. 2010. Nest
relocation and high mortality rate in a Neotropical social wasp:
impact of an exceptionally rainy La Niña year / Migration et fort
taux de mortalité chez une guêpe Néotropicale: conséquence de
pluies exceptionnelles durant une année La Niña. Comptes-Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris,
Biologies,in press. |
| Bourguignon, T.;
Leponce, M.; Roisin, Y. 2009. Insights into the termite assemblage of a
neotropical rainforest from the spatio-temporal distribution of alate
flights. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 2: 153-162. |
| Corbara, B.;
Carpenter J.M.; Céréghino R.; Leponce, M.; Gibernau, M.; Dejean, A.
2009. Diversity and nest site selection of social wasps along Guianese
forest edges: assessing the influence of arboreal ants. Comptes-Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris,
Biologies, 332:470-479. |
| Delsinne, T.;
Leponce, M.; Theunis, L.; Braet, Y.; Roisin, Y. 2008. Rainfall influence the
ant sampling in dry forests. Biotropica, 40: 590-596. |
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Dejean, A.; Moreau,
C.S.; Kenne, M. &
Leponce, M.
2008. The
raiding success of Pheidole megacephala on other ants in both
its native and introduced ranges. Comptes-Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris,
Biologies, 331: 631–635. |
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Bourguignon T.;
Leponce M. & Roisin Y. 2008. Revision of the Termitinae with snapping
soldiers (Isoptera: Termitidae) from New Guinea. Zootaxa, 1769:
1-34 |
| Dejean, A.;
Djiéto-Lordon, C.; Céréghino, R. & Leponce, M. 2008.
Ontogenetic succession and the ant mosaic: an empirical approach using
pioneer trees. Basic and Applied Ecology, 9:316-323
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Delsinne, T.;
Leponce, M.; Roisin, Y. 2007. Spatial
and temporal foraging overlaps in a Chacoan ground foraging ant
assemblage. J. Arid Environments. 71:29-44 |
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Delabie,
J.H.C.; Jahyny, B.; Cardoso do Nascimento, I. ; Mariano, C.; Lacau, S.;
Campiolo, S.; Philpott, S.M. & Leponce, M. 2007. Contribution of cocoa
plantations to the conservation of native ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera:
Formicidae) with a special emphasis on the Atlantic Forest fauna of
southern Bahia, Brazil. Biodiversity and Conservation.
16:2359-2384 |
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Basset,
Y.; Corbara, B.; Barrios, H.; Cuénoud, Ph.; Leponce, M.; Aberlenc, H.P.;
Bail, J.; Bito, D.; Bridle, J.R.; Castaño-Meneses, G.; Cizek, L.;
Cornejo, A.; Curletti, G.; Delabie, J.H.C.; Dejean, A.; Didham, R.K.;
Dufrêne, M.; Fagan, L.L.; Floren, A.; Frame, D.; Hallé, F.; Hardy, O.J.;
Hernandez, A.; Kitching, R.L.; Lewinsohn, T.M.; Lewis, O.T.; Manumbor, M.;
Medianero, E.; Missa, O.; Mitchell, A.M.; Mogia, M.; Novotny, V.;
Ødegaard, F.; Gama de Oliveira, E.; Orivel, J.; Ozanne, C.M.P.; Pascal,
O.; Pinzón, S.; Rapp, M.; Ribeiro, S.P.; Roisin, Y.; Roslin, T.; Roubik,
D.W.; Samaniego, M.; Schmidl, J.; Sørensen, L.L.; Tishechkin, A.; Van
Osselaer, C.; & Winchester, N.N. 2007. IBISCA-Panama, a large-scale
study of arthropod beta-diversity and vertical stratification in a lowland
rainforest: rationale, study sites and field protocols. Bulletin de
l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie, 77:
39-69 |
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Dejean A.; Corbara,
B.; Leponce, M.; Orivel, J. 2007. Ants of rainforest canopies: the
implications of territoriality and predatory behavior. Functional
Ecosystems and Communities. 1: 105-120 |
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Roisin,
Y.;
Dejean, A.; Corbara, B.; Orivel, J. & Leponce, M. 2006. Vertical
partitioning of the termite assemblage in a neotropical rainforest. Oecologia, 149:301-311. |
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Theunis, L.; Gilbert, M.; Roisin, Y.; Leponce, M.
2005. Periodic pattern of
species distribution in a ground-dwelling ant assemblage. Insectes
Sociaux,
52:366-377.
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Basset, Y. &
Leponce, M. 2005. IBISCA: Towards a Census of Canopy Life. What's Up? The
Newsletter of the International Canopy Network, 12: 1-2 |
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Leponce, M. ; Theunis, L. ; Delabie, J. & Roisin, Y.
2004. Scale
dependence of diversity measures in a leaf-litter ant assemblage. Ecography,
27: 253-267. |
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Roisin, Y. & Leponce, M.
2004. Characterizing termite assemblages in fragmented forests: a
test case in the Argentinian Chaco. Austral Ecology, 29:637-646.
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Leponce, M.; Noti, M.-I.; Bauchau, V.; Wauthy G. 2001. Vertition of
integumental organs in mites revisited: a case of fluctuating asymmetry.
Comptes-Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris, Sciences de la vie
324:425-431. |
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Leponce, M.; Roisin, Y.; Pasteels, J.M. 1999
Community interactions between ants and arboreal-nesting termites in New
Guinea coconut plantations. Insectes Sociaux , 46 :
126-130. |
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Wauthy, G.; Noti, M.-I. ; Leponce, M.; Bauchau, V.
1998 Taxy and variations of leg setae and solenidia in Tetranychus
urticae (Acari, Prostigmata). Acarologia, 39 : 233
–255. |
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Wauthy, G. ; Leponce, M. ; Banaï,
N. ; Sylin, G. ; Lions, J.C. 1998 The backward jump of a box
moss mite. Proceedings of the Royal
Society, serie B., 265
: 2235-2242.
Report in Nature
by Henry GEE (Frantic antics of the mighty mite)
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Leponce, M. ; Roisin, Y. ; Pasteels, J.M.
1997 Structure and dynamics of the arboreal termite community in New
Guinean coconut plantations. Biotropica, 29 :
193-203. |
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Darlington, J.P.E.C. ; Leponce, M. ; Ogutu,
W. 1997 Termites (Isoptera) in Kibale Forest National Park, Western
Uganda. Journal of East African Natural History, 86 :
51-59. |
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Wauthy, G.; Leponce, M.; Banaï, N.; Sylin, G.;
Lions, J.C. 1997 Le saut chez un acarien oribate du genre Indotritia. Comptes-Rendus de l'Académie des
Sciences de Paris, Sciences de la
vie / Life Sciences, 320 : 315-317. |
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Leponce, M. 1997 Reproductive strategies and
community structure of New Guinean arboreal nesting termites. Bulletin
& Annales de la Société royale belge d’Entomologie, 133 :
283-289. |
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Leponce, M.; Roisin, Y. ; Pasteels, J.M. 1996 Reproductive
mechanisms and dynamics of habitat colonization in Microcerotermes
biroi (Isoptera: Termitidae). Ecological
Entomology, 21 :
178-184. |
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Leponce, M.; Roisin, Y.; Pasteels, J.M. 1996 Intraspecific
interactions in a community of arboreal nesting termites. Journal of
Insect Behavior, 9 : 799-817. |
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Leponce, M. ; Roisin, Y. ; Pasteels, J.M.
1995 Environmental influences on the
arboreal nesting termite community in New Guinean coconut plantations. Environmental
Entomology, 24 : 1442-1452. |
Manuscripts under review
Manuscripts in
preparation
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Delsinne, T.; MacKay,
W.; Wild, A.; Roisin, Y.; Leponce, M. Distribution and diversity of
the cryptic ant genus Oxyepoecus (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in Paraguay. |
Unpublished reports
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Leponce, M. & Roisin,
Y. 2009. CTFS arthropod monitoring initiative. Termite protocol: an
illustrated guide, RBINS, Brussels, March 2009, 8 p. |
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Leponce, M.; Schmidl,
J.; Riede, K.; Pollet, M.; Roisin, Y. 2008. Inventory and monitoring
programme for arthropods at EDIT ATBI site 680 - Podocarpus National
Park, Ecuador :Progress report and proposal to EDIT and DFG RU-816 for
the period 2007-2009. RBINS, Brussels, August 2008, 64 p. |
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Leponce,
M. & Basset, Y. 2005. The last biotic frontier: towards a census of
canopy life. European Science Foundation exploratory workshop co-funded by
the United Nations Environment Program and the Global Canopy Program.
Brussels, 5-9 July 2005. Final scientific report to the ESF, september
2005, 49 p. |
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Leponce,
M. & Basset, Y. 2005. The last biotic frontier: towards a census of
canopy life. European Science Foundation exploratory workshop co-funded by
the United Nations Environment Program and the Global Canopy Program.
Brussels, 5-9 July 2005. Final scientific report to the UNEP + appendices,
81 p. |
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Leponce,
R.M. & Devillers, P. Beudels, R.C. & Leponce M. 2004. Support
scientifique à l’élaboration des plans de gestion des étangs
gérés par l’IBGE en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale. Rapport Final
2004 à l'IBGE. |
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Leponce, M. ; Lafontaine, R. ; Laurent,
Y. ; Devillers, P. 1998. Etude de conception du Maillage Vert. Le
maillage vert ecologique en région de Bruxelles Capitale. Rapport
technique dans le cadre de la convention IBGE/AGORA/IRScNB, 1 carte, 41
pages. |
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IBGE/AGORA/IRScNB 1998. Etude de conception du
Maillage Vert. Région de Bruxelles-Capitale. Rapport technique, 3 volumes
with CD-ROM and maps. |
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Leponce,
M. 1996. Structure et dynamique d'une communauté de termites à nids
arboricoles en cocoteraie néo-guinéenne. phD thesis, Université Libre
de Bruxelles, 158 p. (supervisors: Prof. J.M. Pasteels & Dr. Y.
Roisin, ULB). |
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Leponce; M. 1987.
Etude sur le comportement de différents mélanges variétaux de
haricot commun (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) au Burundi. Gembloux : FUSAGx,
102, v. p |
International meetings, conferences
with abstracts
| Leponce, M.; Roisin, Y.; Pasteels, J.M. 1992 Compétition entre
trois espèces de termites arboricoles dans les cocoteraies
néo-guinéennes, en relation avec leurs stratégies de reproduction et
de défense. Proceedings, Union Internationale pour l'Etude des
Insectes Sociaux, Tanger, Maroc, 7-9 sept. 1992. |
| Roisin, Y.; Leponce, M.; Pasteels, J.M. 1993 Competition among
Neo-Guinean arboreal termites with different dispersal and warfare
strategies. Proceedings, 30th anniversary of the association for
tropical biology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 1-4, 1993, pp.136-137. |
| Leponce, M.; Roisin, Y.; Pasteels, J.M. 1994 Ecology of two
arboreal nesting termites in New Guinea coconut plantations.
Proceedings, 12th Congress of the International Union for the Study of
Social Insects, IUSSI, Paris, Sorbonne, 21-27 August 1994, p.307. |
| Leponce, M.; Roisin, Y.; Pasteels, J.M. 1995 Reproduction et
dynamique de colonisation du milieu chez un termite à nid arboricole, Microcerotermes
biroi. Proceedings, Union Internationale pour l'Etude des Insectes
Sociaux, Bruxelles, 28-30 août 1995. Université Libre de Bruxelles, p.
22. |
| Leponce, M.; Roisin, Y.; Pasteels, J.M. 1996
Life history
strategies in arboreal termites from New Guinea. Proceedings, XX
international Congress of Entomology, Firenze, Italy, 25-31 August 1996.
p.13-024. |
| Noti, M.-I.; Leponce, M. ; Bauchau, V. ; Wauthy, G. 1996
Numerical
variations of leg bristles in Tetranychus urticae (Acari:
Prostigmata). 3rd European Symposium of Acarology (EURAAC), Amsterdam
1-5 juillet 1996, proceedings, pp. 49-50. |
| Leponce, M.; Noti, M.-I.; Bauchau, V. ; Wauthy, G. 1996
Meristic
variation of leg bristles in spider mites (Tetranychus urticae).
European Science Foundation Workshop on Developmental stability,
individual performance, and population biology, Copenhagen, 17-22
septembre 1996. Internal report. |
| Noti, M.-I.; Leponce, M. ; Bauchau, V. ; Wauthy, G. 1996
Asymmetry
of leg bristles in spider mites (Tetranychus urticae).
Proceedings, 3rd Benelux Congress of Zoology, Namur, 8-9 novembre 1996,
p. 59. |
| Leponce, M.; Noti, M.-I.; Wauthy, G.; Bauchau, V. 1997
Developmental instability in haplodiploid spider mites. Sixth Congress
of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Arnhem, The
Netherlands, 24-28 August 1997, p.306 |
| Leponce, M.; Roisin, Y. & Pasteels, J.M. 1997 Ant-termite
interactions in New Guinea coconut plantations. Colloque de l’Union
Internationale pour l’Etude des Insectes Sociaux, Section Française,
Créteil, 3-5 Septembre 1997.
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| Missa, O. ; Leponce, M. ; Pauly , A. 1998
Structure of an ant assemblage in the canopy of a tropical rainforest in
Papua New Guinea. Proceedings, 13th Congress of the International Union
for the Study of Social Insects, IUSSI, Adelaide, Australia, 29/12/98
– 4/1/99, p.319. |
| Leponce, M.; Theunis, L. 1999 Diversity of leaf litter ants in
Iguazu National Park. Poster. Colloque de la Section Française de l’IUSSI,
Tours, France, 01-03/01/99, p.37. |
| Leponce, M.; Vander Linden, C. 1999 SIDbase : a database built
for the management of Social Insects Diversity inventories. Poster.
Colloque de la Section Française de l’IUSSI, Tours, France, 01-03/09/99, p.38. |
| Leponce, M.; Theunis, L. ; Roisin, Y. 2000
Leaf litter ant and
termite diversity in Iguassu and Rio Pilcomayo national parks, argentina.
XXI International Congress of Entomology, Foz de Iguassu,
Brazil, 20-26/08/2000, p.132 |
| Leponce, M.; Theunis, L.; Roisin, Y. 2000. Evaluation of a rapid
assessment protocol for ants and termites in two subtropical forests
of Argentina. 7th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Brussels, 24-25 Nov.
2000 : 48-49. |
| Leponce, M.; Theunis, L.; Roisin, Y. 2001. Estimating ground ant and
termite species richness in subtropical forests of Argentina.
proceedings, International Union for the Study of Social Insects,
meeting of the european sections, Berlin, Germany, 25-29/09/2001:128. |
| Leponce, M.; Missa, O.; Delabie, J.H.C. 2002. Estimation of tropical
ant local diversity from partial inventories. Tropical forests: past,
present, future. Association for Tropical Biology. Annual meeting.
Panama City, July 29- Aug 3. p.64. |
| Leponce M.; Theunis, L.; Roisin, Y.; Delabie, J.H.C. 2002.
Small-scale spatial distribution of ground living ants in a
subtropical dry forest. Tropical forests: past, present, future.
Association for Tropical Biology. Annual meeting. Panama City, July
29- Aug 3. p.65. |
| Roisin, Y.; Ingenbleek, A.; Leponce, M. 2002. Testing the transect
method to characterize termite assemblages in subtropical forests.
Tropical forests: past, present, future. Association for Tropical
Biology. Annual meeting. Panama City, July 29- Aug 3. p. 98. |
| Leponce, M. ; Theunis, L. ; Delabie, J. & Roisin, Y. 2003.
Caractérisation de la diversité d’une communauté de fourmis des
litières en région subtropicale. Journées Francophones de
Conservation de la Biodiversité - UCBL Villeurbanne 22-25 avril 2003,
p.24. |
| Roisin, Y. & Leponce, M.
2003. Comment caractériser un assemblage de termites: un test de la
méthode des transects. Journées Francophones de Conservation de la
Biodiversité - UCBL Villeurbanne 22-25 avril 2003, p.27. |
| Leponce,
M., Delabie, J.H.C. & Vasconcelos, H.L. 2003. Diversity and structure
of ant communities in central Amazonia. Biotic Interactions in The Tropics
: A Special Symposium of the British Ecological Society & The Annual
Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.
University of Aberdeen, 7-10 July 2003, p.10.
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| Roisin, Y.; Vauthier, F.
& Leponce, M. 2003. Pitfalls in the characterization of termite
assemblages: lessons from neotropical ecosystems. Biotic Interactions in The Tropics
: A Special Symposium of the British Ecological Society & The Annual
Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.
University of Aberdeen, 7-10 July 2003, p.63. |
| Leponce, M.; Missa, O.; Delabie, J.H.C.
2003. Performance of species richness estimators in a
leaf-litter ant assemblage, Colloque annuel Section Française
UIEIS, Bruxelles 1-3 septembre 2003, p.21. |
| Leponce, M. ; Theunis, L. ; Delabie, J. & Roisin, Y. 2003.
Caractérisation de la diversité d’une communauté de fourmis des
litières en région subtropicale. Colloque annuel Section Française
UIEIS, Bruxelles 1-3 septembre 2003, p.73. |
| Theunis, L.; Gilbert,
M.; Leponce, M. 2003. Effets du micro-habitat sur l’assemblage des
fourmis des litières dans une forêt sèche naturellement morcelée du
Chaco argentin,
Colloque annuel Section Française UIEIS, Bruxelles 1-3 septembre 2003,
p.22. |
| Delsinne,
T.; Leponce, M.; Roisin, Y. 2003. Etude des recouvrements temporel et
spatial lors du fourragement au sein d'une communauté de fourmis des
litières forestières dans le Chaco sec paraguayen, Colloque annuel
Section Française UIEIS, Bruxelles 1-3 septembre 2003, p.23. |
| Theunis,
L.; Gilbert, M.; Roisin, Y.; Leponce, M. 2004. Periodic pattern of
species distribution in a ground-dwelling ant assemblage. Annual
Meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation,
Geographic And Conceptual Frontiers Of Tropical Biology, Knight
Convertion Center, Miami, Florida July 12th - 16th, p.113. |
| Delsinne,
T.; Roisin, Y.; Leponce, M. 2004. Temporal foraging overlaps in a
Chacoan dry forest ant assemblage. Annual Meeting of the Association
for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Geographic And Conceptual
Frontiers Of Tropical Biology, Knight Convertion Center, Miami,
Florida July 12th - 16th, p.59. |
| Corbara,
B.; Basset, Y.; Barrios, H.; Aberlenc, H.P.; Bail, J.; Cabrera,R.;
Cizek, L.; Cornejo, A.; Curletti, G.; Dejean, A.; Didham, R.K.;
Fagan, L.; Floren, A.; Frame, D.; Gonzalez, M.; Hallé, F.;
Hernandez, A.; Herrera, J.; Jordan, K.; Kitching, R.;Leponce, M.;
Manumbor, M.; Medianero, E.; Mogia, M.; Oliveira, E.; Ødegaard, F.;
Orivel, J.; Perez, B.; Pinzon, S.; Ribeiro, S.; Roisin, Y.; Roubik,
D.; Samaniego, M.; Schmidl, J.; Tishechkin, A.; Valdez, O.;
Winchester, N.; Wright, J.S. 2004. IBISCA: une étude
à grande échelle de la biodiversité des arthropodes dans une
forêt du Panama. Deuxièmes Journées de l’Institut français de
la biodiversité, Marseille, 25-28 mai 2004, p.115 |
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Y.
Roisin, A. Dejean, B. Corbara, J. Orivel, & M. Leponce. 2005.
Arthropod biodiversity in tropical rainforest canopies: Panamanian
termites in the framework of the IBISCA project. 3rd GBIF Science
Symposium, "Tropical
Biodiversity: Science,
Data, Conservation", Brussels, 18-19 April 2005, p.32. |
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Basset, Y.; Curletti,
G.; Barrios, H.; Cizek, L.; Aberlenc, H.P.; Leponce, M.; Barba, A.
2005. The IBISCA sticky trap programme and focal taxa:
Auchenorrhyncha and Agrilus (Hemiptera, Coleoptera). ESF-UNEP-GCP
Exploratory workshop. The Last Biotic Frontier: Towards A Census of
canopy Life. Brussels, 5-9 July 2005, p.36 |
|
Roisin, Y.; Dejean,
A.; Corbara, B.; Orivel, J.; Leponce, M. 2005. Distribution of
termites from the ground to the canopy of a Panamanian rainforest.
ESF-UNEP-GCP Exploratory workshop. The Last Biotic Frontier: Towards
A Census of canopy Life. Brussels, 5-9 July 2005, p.38 |
| Leponce, M.; Basset,
Y. 2005. The IBISCA database. ESF-UNEP-GCP Exploratory workshop. The
Last Biotic Frontier: Towards A Census of canopy Life. Brussels, 5-9
July 2005, p. 40 |
|
Basset,
Y.; Leponce, M. 2005. Project IBISCA - One example: Stratification
and beta-diversity of Auchenorrhyncha in a Panamanian rainforest.
4th International Canopy Conference, 10-17 July 2005, University of
Leipzig, Germany, p.72 |
|
Leponce,
M.; Delabie, J.H.C.; Corbara, B.; Orivel, J.; Roisin, Y.; Ribeiro,
S.; Campos, R.; Schmidl, J.; Floren, A.; Dejean, A. 2005.
Distribution of ants in a Panamanian rainforest. 4th International
Canopy Conference, 10-17 July 2005, University of Leipzig, Germany,
p.73 |
|
Roisin,
Y.; Dejean, A.; Corbara, B.; Orivel, J.; Leponce, M. 2005. Termites
in the canopy of a Panamanian rainforest. 4th International Canopy
Conference, 10-17 July 2005, University of Leipzig, Germany, p.75 |
|
Leponce,
M.; Delabie, J.H.C.; Corbara, B.; Orivel, J.; Roisin, Y.; Ribeiro,
S.; Campos, R.; Schmidl, J.; Floren, A.; Dejean, A. 2005. Project
IBISCA: Distribution of ants in a Panamanian rainforest. Association
for Tropical Biology and Conservation meeting, 24-28 July,
Uberlândia, Brasil, p.40 |
|
Roisin,
Y.; Dejean, A.; Corbara, B.; Orivel, J.; Leponce, M. 2005. Vertical
stratification of termites in a Panamanian rainforest. Association
for Tropical Biology and Conservation meeting, 24-28 July,
Uberlândia, Brasil, p 70 |
|
Basset,
Y.; Leponce, M. 2005. Project IBISCA - One example: Stratification
and beta-diversity of Auchenorrhyncha in a Panamanian rainforest.
Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation meeting, 24-28
July, Uberlândia, Brasil, p40 |
| Delsinne,
T.; Roisin, Y.; Leponce, M. 2005. Beta-diversity of ant assemblages
in the Paraguayan dry Chaco and its implication for conservation.
Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation meeting, 24-28
July, Uberlândia, Brasil, p.72 |
| Braet, Y. &
Leponce, M. 2005. Diversity of ground-dwelling ants in the Chaco
National Park (Argentina). Symposium “Entomology in Belgium”,
December 2nd, 2005, Brussels, RBINS. Organized by the Royal Belgian
Entomological Society, pp.62-63 |
| Leponce, M.; Basset,
Y.; Corbara, B.; Barrios, H.; Roisin, Y. The IBISCA programme:
spatio-temporal distribution of arthropods in tropical rainforests.
Symposium "Entomology in Belgium", December 2nd, 2005,
Brussels, RBINS. Organized by the Royal Belgian Entomological
Society, p.24 |
| Dejean, A.; Leponce,
M.; Cereghino, R. 2006. New approaches to the study of tropical
rainforest ant mosaics. International Union for the Study of Social
Insects Congress, Washington, DC, USA, 30 July- 5 Aug., p.82 |
| Leponce, M.;
Delabie, J.; Orivel, J.; Corbara, B.; Roisin, Y.; Delsinne, T.;
Dejean, A. 2006. Ants and their role in international environmental
projects. International Union for the Study of Social Insects
Congress, Washington, DC, USA, 30 July- 5 Aug., p.81 |
| De Bakker, D.; Baert,
L. ; Grootaert, P. & Leponce, M. 2006. Canopy spider diversity
in Papua New Guinea : a never ending story ? 23th European
Colloquium of Arachnology, Sitges, Barcelona, Spain, 04 -08 Sept.
2006, p.34 |
| Leponce, M. 2007.
Standardized collection of data & tracking of specimens in large
biodiversity inventories. Workshop on ATBI+M field recording
techniques and protocols. EDIT WP4 + WP7. El Ventorrillo Field
Station, Navacerrada, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid,
Spain, June 12 -17, 2007. |
| Bourguignon T.,
Leponce M., Roisin, Y. 2007. Spatio-temporal distribution of termite
swarming in a Panamanian rainforest. Union internationale pour l’étude
des insectes sociaux Section française. Colloque annuel.
Toulouse 3-5 septembre 2007, p.49. |
| Leponce, M.; Basset,
Y.; Corbara, B. 2007. Forest arthropod biodiversity from root tips
to treetop. Symposium
Buffon. Muséum National d’Histoire
Naturelle, Paris, France, 18-19 october 2007, Proceedings of the
Symposium. |
|
Leponce, M.;
Delabie, J.H.C.; Cardoso do Nascimento, I.; Corbara, B.; Orivel, J.;
Roisin, Y.; Ribeiro, S.; Campos, R.; Schmidl, J.; Floren, A. &
Dejean, A. Vertical stratification of the ant assemblage in a
Panamanian rainforest. 4th IUSSI european meeting. La
Roche-en-Ardenne, Belgium, 30 Aug - 4 Sept 2008, p.17. |
| Roisin, Y.; Bourguignon, T.;
Corbara, B.; Dejean, A.; Orivel, J.; Leponce, M. 2008. Vertical
distribution of termites in a Panamanian rainforest. 4th IUSSI european meeting. La
Roche-en-Ardenne, Belgium, 30 Aug - 4 Sept 2008, p.18. |
| Leponce, M.;
Delabie, J.H.C.; Cardoso do Nascimento, I.; Corbara, B.; Orivel, J.;
Roisin, Y.; Ribeiro, S.; Campos, R.; Schmidl, J.; Floren, A. &
Dejean, A. Vertical stratification of the ant assemblage in a
Panamanian rainforest. Symposium Entomology in Belgium 2008.
Belgian Royal Entomological Society, Brussels, 5 Dec. 2008,
pp.16-17. |
| Leponce, M.;
Wauters, N.; Jacquemin, J.; Delsinne, T. & Roisin, Y. 2009. High
elevation ants from the Ecuadorian Andes. Joint
Meeting of Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation &
Society for Tropical Ecology, July 27 to 30, 2009, Marburg, Germany,
p. 486. |
| Delsinne, T. ; Roisin, Y.; Herbauts,
J. & Leponce, M. 2009. Influence of aridity and soil on the distribution and diversity of ant assemblages and dominant plant
Joint Meeting of Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation
& Society for Tropical Ecology, July 27 to 30, 2009, Marburg,
Germany, p.574. |
|
Bourguignon, T.;
Leponce, M.; Roisin, Y. 2009. Termite beta-diversity in French
Guiana rainforests: high turnover of soil feeders. Joint
Meeting of Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation &
Society for Tropical Ecology, July 27 to 30, 2009, Marburg, Germany,
p. 587. |
without abstracts
|
Leponce, M.; Roisin, Y.; Pasteels, J.M. 1992
Competition between three arboreal termite species in New Guinean
coconut plantations in relation with their reproductive and defensive
strategies. International Congress of Entomology, Beijing, june 1992. |
| Noti, M.-I.; Leponce, M.; Wauthy, G.; Bauchau, V. 1997
Fluctuating asymmetry in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae
(Acari: Prostigmata, Tetranychidae). Joint Meeting Entomological Society
of Canada and Entomological Society of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 4-8
October 1997. |
| Missa, O. ; Leponce, M. ; Pauly , A. 1998.
Structure of an ant assemblage in the canopy of a tropical rainforest in
Papua New Guinea. Poster présenté au workshop « Belgian research
in Papua New Guinea, current issues », IRScNB, 12/12/98. |
| Roisin, Y.; Theunis, L.; Leponce, M. 2000 Termite diversity in
subtropical forests of northern Argentina Symposium on Biodiversity,
13-14 Dec.2000, U.C.L., Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium. |
| Leponce, M.; Theunis, L. 2001. Spatio-temporal dependence of the
estimation of ant species richness. In : Scientific tools for
biodiversity conservation: monitoring, modelling and experiments
European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy, Brussels,
2-4/12/2001. |
| Theunis, L.; Leponce, M. 2002. Leaf litter ant distribution in
islets of a naturally fragmented forest of the national park Rio
Pilcomayo, Argentina. Habitat fragmentation. Effects and remedies.
International Symposium organized by the Royal Society of Natural
Sciences DODONAEA, Ghent University, Belgium; 23 Nov. 2002. http://www.dodonaea.be/ |
| Leponce,
M.; Missa, O.; Delabie, J.H.C. 2004. Accuracy of species richness
estimates obtained from incomplete inventories: lessons from a
benchmark dataset on tropical ants. International Congress of
Entomology, Brisbane. |
| Aberlenc, H.P.;
Leponce, M.; Orivel, J.; Corbara, B. ; Roisin, Y. 2005. The
IBISCA Winkler programme and focal taxa. ESF-UNEP-GCP Exploratory
workshop. The Last Biotic Frontier: Towards A Census of canopy Life.
Brussels, 5-9 July 2005. |
| Orivel,
J. ; Leponce, M.; Delabie, J.H.C.; Corbara, B.; Roisin, Y.; Cardoso do
Nascimento, I.; Ribeiro, S.; Campos, R.; Schmidl, J.; Floren, A.
& Dejean, A. 2005. The IBISCA social insects programme: ants.
ESF-UNEP-GCP Exploratory workshop. The Last Biotic Frontier: Towards
A Census of canopy Life. Brussels, 5-9 July 2005. |
| Roisin, Y. ;
Leponce, M. 2007. Monitoring ants and termites in CTFS plots. CTFS
Interactions Group Workshop, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
(STRI), Panama City, Panama, May 25 - 27, 2007. |
| Leponce, M. 2007.
IBISCA. 2nd
EDIT WP7 Workshop - 14-16 March, 2007 Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Germany
http://wp7.e-taxonomy.eu |
| Leponce, M. & Riede, K.
2007.Composition and distribution of biodiversity in forests: the EDIT
and IBISCA approaches. Status-Symposium of the DFG Research Unit 816,
Loja, Ecuador, September 20th and 21st, 2007. |
| Leponce, M. & Basset, Y. 2009. Large scale
biodiversity inventories and collections: challenges and solutions. Workshop on ATBI+M field recording
techniques and protocols. EDIT Workshop “ATBI+M field methods
manual”. 25-27 January 2009, Las Palmas) |
| Leponce, M. & Basset Y. The CTFS
Arthropod Initiative database management system. Workshop
"Establishing a 50-ha forest dynamics plot for Papua New
Guinea" Center for Tropical Forest Science & Smithsonian
Tropical Research Institute, Barro Colorado Island, Panama, February
23-29, 2009. |
Invited seminars
|
04/2008.
ULB, Prof. C. de Ridder, BAC 3. Evaluation de la biodiversité des forêts
tropicales. |
|
10/2007.
Estacion Scientifica San Francisco, Ecuador. Preliminary assessment of
ants and termites in ECSF plots. |
|
05/2007.
Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali - Torino, Italy. Termiti e
formiche delle foreste tropicali. Scienza e arte tra forme e
colori al Museo
Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino. |
|
09/2006.
ULB, Prof. C. de Ridder, BAC 3. Evaluation de la biodiversité des forêts
tropicales. |
|
04/2006.
ULB, Prof. C. de Ridder. Quantification de la biodiversité des forêts
tropicales. |
|
10/2005.
ULB, Prof. Y. Roisin. Muséums, collections et inventaires de
biodiversité. |
|
05/2005.
ULB, Prof. C. de Ridder. Quantification de la biodiversité des forêts tropicales.
Etudes de cas avec les fourmis. |
|
10/2004.
ULB, Prof. Y. Roisin. Muséums, collections et inventaires de
biodiversité. |
|
05/2004.
Centre Paul Duvigneaud, CIVA. Investigation de la canopée des forêts
tropicales. A bord du radeau des cimes. |
|
05/2004.
ULB, Prof. C. de Ridder. Distribution et quantification de la (mega)
biodiversité des forêts tropicales. |
|
02/2004.
Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse. Quantification de la
diversité des assemblages de fourmis néotropicales. |
|
02/2004.
Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionelle et Evolutive, CNRS, Montpellier, France.
Quantification de la diversité des assemblages de fourmis
néotropicales. |
|
01/2004.
UNU,
Ghent. Symposium Tropical Forests. |
|
11/2002.
UNU,
Ghent. Symposium Tropical Forests. |
|
12/2001.UNU,
Ghent. Symposium Tropical Forests. Insect surveys in tropical forests.
Case studies with ants and termites. |
|
11/2000.
UNU, Ghent. Symposium Tropical Forests. Insect surveys in tropical
forests. Case studies with ants and termites. |
|
03/2000.
United Nations University
(UNU), Biodiversity Training
Course, Ghent University, Belgium.
Symposium Tropical Forests. Insect surveys in tropical forests. Case
studies with ants and termites. |
Conferences,
presentations at RBINS
|
2008/11/24: Research day. Programme.
Poster
Entomofauna and tropical forests. |
|
2007/05/04: Biodiversity: an essential partner in development.
RBINS, Friday 4 May 2007 : Guided tour behind the scenes: discovery of
RBINS collections and laboratories: "Etude de la biodiversité des
canopées des forêts tropicales". |
|
2005/09/03: European researchers' night:
"Trip to the tropical forest
canopies." |
|
2004/12:
Tours behind the scenes: "Ants and termites in tropical forests".
Insect
Species Dedicated
Nasutitermes
leponcei
(Isoptera: Nasutitermitinae) Roisin
& Pasteels 1996 [Papua New Guinea]
|
Various
Nature videography and photography, interviews, collaboration to artistic
projects. details.
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