Morgane Gillard

Scientific Figures Design (Scientific Illustrations, Figure Polishing, Data Visualization)

• Evaluation of the environmental impact of wind farm and photovoltaic projects on biodiversity. Project management · Contribution to the drafting and finalization of the Biological Environment component of Environmental Impact Assessments · Recommendation of measures to minimize, mitigate, or compensate for impacts · Mapping · Client communication

- Development of data visualization tools (e.g. Shiny App) - Data analysis, writing and publication of 8 scientific articles - Oral communications and poster presentations at 4 international conferences - Copywriting and bibliographic citation research for companies - Design of scientific illustrative figures for researchers

• Impact of environmental and geographical factors on the germination and growth of invasive plants. Project management · Production and communication of results · Literature monitoring - Comparing functional traits of Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis among plants grown under common environmental conditions from seeds from different climatic regions. - Exploring germination of Iris pseudacorus populations invading California wetlands: response to stratification, light, temperature, presence of seed coat, salinity and water depth.

• Study of the responses of invasive aquatic plants to climate change Project management · Production, synthesis and communication of results (5 articles, 2 conferences) · Management · Teaching · Science popularization · Experimental designing · Grant applications Germination · Modeling · Physiology The overall aim of this project was to explore the impacts of climate warming and climate change on four macrophyte species invasive in Europe. My work focused on germination, growth, physiology and distribution of these species, through experiments in controlled conditions, in experimental gardens, and using species distribution models. This thesis provides a better understanding of the consequences of climate change on invasive macrophytes, which could help anticipate their future colonization potential. • Teaching assistant in plant physiology

As part of my PhD thesis project, I spent 3 months at the University of California, Davis, conducting an experiment on the seed germination and seedling growth of water primrose populations from France and California in semi-controlled conditions. This was partially funded by an abroad mobility grant for PhD students from Rennes Métropole.

• Study of the oxidative stress response of invasive aquatic plants to water and salt stresses Field work · Experimental design · Protocol development for assaying pigments, proteins and antioxidant enzymes for the tested species · Data analysis

• As part of a project within the INEA (International Network for Edible Aroids) consortium: - Morphological measurements on cultivars of dasheen (tropical tuber) - Summary of varietal characteristics - State of dasheen production on the island

• Study of the development of bramble depending on light availability in forest undergrowth - Test and validation of a method for quantifying bramble cover - Field work · Data collection and analysis The work carried out during this internship has been published by the lab: Balandier et al. (2013) Architecture, Cover and Light Interception by Bramble (Rubus Fruticosus): a Common Understorey Weed in Temperate Forests. Forestry 36(1) 39-46. DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cps066 (see Experiment 2)