Anne Larigauderie
Encyclopedia
Dr. Anne Larigauderie is a French ecologist. She is currently Executive Director of DIVERSITAS
, the international scientific programme dedicated to biodiversity
science, under the auspices of ICSU, and UNESCO
.
, Toulouse
, France, and her PhD in plant ecology
, from the Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc
and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Montpellier, France. She then spent several years in the USA, working as a research scientist in several scientific projects. In Alaska
, for example, she was involved in the first pilot project performing CO2 enrichment of natural ecosystems in the tundra
in open top chambers (with Prof. W.C. Oechel) to understand and predict impact of climate change
on plant physiology and ecology. In California (San Diego State University
and the University of California – Davis
) she worked on root competition among California grassland species for soil nutrient pockets (with Prof. Jim Richards). A subsequent project focused on responses of various grass species to various scenarios of elevated CO2 and temperature, the aim of which was to predict response of grasses to future climate change
(with Prof. Boyd Strain and Prof. Jim Reynolds, Duke University, North Carolina).
, Switzerland). In 1996 she became the coordinator of the Swiss Priority Programme on biodiversity, and the scientific adviser to the Swiss delegation to the Convention on Biological Diversity
.
In 1999, she joined the International Council for Science
(ICSU, Paris), as Environmental Sciences Officer. She was appointed as Executive Director of DIVERSITAS late 2001. Since that time, her priorities have been to build DIVERSITAS as a strong international scientific programme dedicated, on one hand, to the sciences of biodiversity and ecosystem services, and, on the other hand, to strengthen the science-policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services. Over the past few years, she has worked to facilitate, on behalf of the scientific community, the establishment of an IPCC
-like mechanism for biodiversity, called IPBES, the Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem services.
In 2010, she was made Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur by the French national Ministry of National Education, Advanced Instruction, and Research.
She currently resides in Paris.
Diversitas
Diversitas is an international programme on biodiversity science. It is one of four such programmes that collectively come under the Earth System Science Partnership...
, the international scientific programme dedicated to biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet. Biodiversity is a measure of the health of ecosystems. Biodiversity is in part a function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions...
science, under the auspices of ICSU, and UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
.
Studies
Anne Larigauderie received her Master's Degree in plant molecular biology from the Université Paul SabatierPaul Sabatier University
Paul Sabatier University is a French university, in the Academy of Toulouse.Founded in 1229, the University of Toulouse is one of the oldest in Europe. Today’s Toulouse III was named for Paul Sabatier, winner of the 1912 Nobel prize in chemistry, when it was established on the foundations of the...
, Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, France, and her PhD in plant ecology
Plant ecology
Plant ecology is a subdiscipline of ecology which studies the distribution and abundance of plants, the interactions among and between members of plant species, and their interactions with their environment...
, from the Université des Sciences et Techniques du Languedoc
Montpellier 2 University
Montpellier 2 University is a French university in the académie of Montpellier. It is one of the three universities formed in 1970 from the original University of Montpellier...
and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Montpellier, France. She then spent several years in the USA, working as a research scientist in several scientific projects. In Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
, for example, she was involved in the first pilot project performing CO2 enrichment of natural ecosystems in the tundra
Tundra
In physical geography, tundra is a biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The term tundra comes through Russian тундра from the Kildin Sami word tūndâr "uplands," "treeless mountain tract." There are three types of tundra: Arctic tundra, alpine...
in open top chambers (with Prof. W.C. Oechel) to understand and predict impact of climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
on plant physiology and ecology. In California (San Diego State University
San Diego State University
San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
and the University of California – Davis
Davis
Davis may refer to:* Davis , a Welsh surname meaning 'son of David'* Davis Bertans , a Latvian professional basketball player* Davis Bloome, fictional character in Smallville...
) she worked on root competition among California grassland species for soil nutrient pockets (with Prof. Jim Richards). A subsequent project focused on responses of various grass species to various scenarios of elevated CO2 and temperature, the aim of which was to predict response of grasses to future climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
(with Prof. Boyd Strain and Prof. Jim Reynolds, Duke University, North Carolina).
Career
Dr. Larigauderie then returned to Europe, working as a research scientist on the potential acclimation of dark respiration of lowland and alpine plant species to future elevated temperatures (with Prof. Christian Körner, University of BaselUniversity of Basel
The University of Basel is located in Basel, Switzerland, and is considered to be one of leading universities in the country...
, Switzerland). In 1996 she became the coordinator of the Swiss Priority Programme on biodiversity, and the scientific adviser to the Swiss delegation to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Convention on Biological Diversity
The Convention on Biological Diversity , known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is an international legally binding treaty...
.
In 1999, she joined the International Council for Science
International Council for Science
The International Council for Science , formerly the International Council of Scientific Unions, was founded in 1931 as an international non-governmental organization devoted to international co-operation in the advancement of science...
(ICSU, Paris), as Environmental Sciences Officer. She was appointed as Executive Director of DIVERSITAS late 2001. Since that time, her priorities have been to build DIVERSITAS as a strong international scientific programme dedicated, on one hand, to the sciences of biodiversity and ecosystem services, and, on the other hand, to strengthen the science-policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services. Over the past few years, she has worked to facilitate, on behalf of the scientific community, the establishment of an IPCC
IPCC
IPCC may refer to:*Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, of the United Nations*Independent Police Complaints Commission, of England and Wales*Irish Peatland Conservation Council...
-like mechanism for biodiversity, called IPBES, the Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem services.
In 2010, she was made Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur by the French national Ministry of National Education, Advanced Instruction, and Research.
She currently resides in Paris.
Publications
- Perrings C, Duraiappah A, Larigauderie A and Mooney HA. 2011. The Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Science-Policy Interface, ScienceScience (journal)Science is the academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and is one of the world's top scientific journals....
331: 1139-1140 - Larigauderie A, Mace GM, Mooney HA. 2010. Colour-coded targets would help clarify biodiversity priorities. NatureNature (journal)Nature, first published on 4 November 1869, is ranked the world's most cited interdisciplinary scientific journal by the Science Edition of the 2010 Journal Citation Reports...
. 464, 160 - A Larigauderie and H Mooney. Editors of a Special issue: May 2010. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (COSUST) volume 2: Terrestrial systems.
- Larigauderie A, Mooney HA. 2010. The International Year of Biodiversity: an opportunity to strengthen the science–policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services (Editorial). Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (COSUST) volume 2 (1-2)
- Larigauderie A, Mooney HA. 2010. The Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: moving a step closer to an IPCC-like mechanism for biodiversity. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (COSUST) volume 2(1): 9-14.
- Mace GM, Cramer W, Diaz S, Faith DP, Larigauderie A, Le Prestre P, Palmer M, Perrings C, Scholes RJ, Walpole M, Walther BA, Watson JEM, Mooney HA. 2010. Biodiversity targets after 2010. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability (COSUST) volume 2 (1): 3-8.
- Hendry AP, Lohmann LG, Cracraft J, Tillier S, Haeuser C, Faith DP, Magallon S, Conti E, Zardoya R, Kogure K, Larigauderie A, Prieur-Richard AH, Crandall KA, Joly CA, Mortiz C, Yahara T, and MJ Donoghue. 2009. Evolutionary Biology in biodiversity science and conservation: a call to action. Evolution 64(5):1517-1528.
- Mooney H, Larigauderie A, Cesario M, Elmquist T, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Lavorel S, Mace GM, Palmer M, Scholes R, and T Yahara. 2009. Biodiversity, climate change and ecosystem services. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 1(1):46-54.
- Leemans R, Rice M, Asrar G, Canadell JG, Ingram J, Larigauderie A, Melillo JM, Mooney H, Nobre C, Schmidt F et al. 2009. Developing a common strategy for integrative global change research and outreach: the earth System Science Partnership. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 1(1):4-13.
- RJ Scholes, GM Mace, W Turner, G Geller, N Juergens, A Larigauderie, D Muchoney, B Walther and HA Mooney. 2008. Towards a global biodiversity observing system, Science, vol 321, 1044-45 (22 Aug 2008).
- Loreau M, Oteng-Yeboah A, Arroyo M, Babin D, Barbault R, Donoghue M, Gadgil M, Häuser C, Heip C, Larigauderie A, Ma K, Mace G, Mooney H, Perrings C, Raven P, Sarukhan J, Schei P, Scholes R, and Watson R. 2006. Diversity without representation. Nature 442: 245-6.