Franck Gilbert

My goals are (i) to investigate the role of macrofaunal functional biodiversity on sediment and soil functioning and the resulting direct (bioturbation) and indirect (via microbial communities) effects on the fate of natural and anthropogenic organic matter and (2) to study the changes in structure and functioning of organisms/communities affected by anthropogenic inputs. My works are realized according to a interdisciplinary approach involving conceptual, experimental and numerical developments and favor collaborations with French and foreign colleagues.