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[FRB-CESAB] Biodiversity knowledge synthesis: an introduction to meta-analyses and systematic reviews – 2025

Pre-registrations are now open (in French)!

To pre-register, fill in the form at the end of the page. Beware, the number of places being limited, successful applications will be confirmed in June.

 

The CESAB – Centre for Biodiversity Synthesis and Analysis – of the FRB is offering the fourth edition of the following training course: “Biodiversity knowledge synthesis: an introduction to meta-analyses and systematic reviews“. This five-day training aims to equip researchers with techniques for conducting meta-analyses and systematic reviews/maps in the field of biodiversity. Participants will also become familiar with key tools (Web of Science, Scopus, Zotero, etc.) and statistical methods (R packages: metaDigitise, metafor, etc.) necessary to undertake systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses.

Strong proficiency in R is required, but prior experience in meta-analyses or systematic reviews is not necessary.

 

The training course will be given in French and will take place from October 6 to October 10th 2025 at CESAB, in Montpellier. The price will be 250 € for the week, including lunch. Participants will be responsible for their own travel, accommodation, and evening meals. 

 

 

 

Find more about the course on GitHub

 

 

 

The FRB offers 4 scholarships of 250 euros each, which will cover the full registration fees. These scholarships are intended to support individuals who do not receive any institutional support (e.g., funding from their laboratory, research team, etc.) and who are unable to cover the registration fees with their own funds. We fully trust each applicant to assess their situation and apply for a scholarship only if necessary. The selection of participants will be carried out independently of the scholarship applications. Once this selection is made, the scholarships will be awarded by a random draw among the selected participants who have expressed a need for financial assistance (4 scholarships). 

 

 

List of organisers (in alphabetical order):

This list includes the people who contributed to the organisation of the training course (O) and the speakers in 2024 (S).

 

[FRB-CESAB] Analyzing ecological network data – 2025

The CESAB – Centre for Biodiversity Synthesis and Analysis – and the ANR EcoNet are organizing the second edition of the workshop “Analyzing ecological network data”. The objective of this five-day course is to train young researchers in analyzing ecological network data. The course covers a general introduction to networks, classical metrics (including modularity, nesteness, clustering), null models, generative models (including SBM), multilayer networks, as well as an overview of newer techniques (such as motifs or collections of networks). Each topic is explored through lectures followed by practicals.

 

The training course, in English, will take place from the 31st of March to the 4th of April 2025 at the CESAB in Montpellier. The price is 250 € for the week, including lunches. Travel, accommodation and evening meals are at the expense of the participants.

 

Pre-registrations closed on the 2nd of December 2024.

Please note, the number of participants being limited, acceptance of applications will be confirmed in late January. 

 

List of organizers (by alphabetical order):

[FRB-CESAB] Theory-driven Analysis of Ecological Data – 2025

 

The CESAB – Centre for Biodiversity Synthesis and Analysis – and the GdR TheoMoDive organize the third edition of the training course “Theory-driven Analysis of Ecological Data”. The objective of this five-day course is to train young researchers in building and analyzing mathematical models that will help them better understand ecological data. By contrast with purely statistical models, this course emphasizes a process-driven approach based on ecological theory. The course covers a general introduction to ecological modeling and thematic sessions focused on three topics of interest (time series, spatial data, interaction networks). Each topic is explored through mathematical models as well as inferential and predictive approaches, with a mix of courses and practical.

 

The training course, in English, will take place from the 17th to the 21st of March 2025 in the CESAB premises in Montpellier. Its price is 250 € for the week – lunch included. Transportation, accommodation and evening meals are at the charge of the participants.

 

 

Find the training course on GitHub

 

 

Pre-registrations were open from the 15th of October 2024 to the 18th of November 2024.

A good knowledge of the R software is required.

 

List of organizers (by alphabetical order):

  • Vincent CALCAGNO (INRAE, ISA) 
  • Emanuel FRONHOFER (CNRS, ISEM) 
  • Isabelle GOUNAND (CNRS, iEES-Paris) 
  • Claire JACQUET (CNRS, ISEM) 
  • Sonia KEFI (CNRS, ISEM)
  • François MASSOL (CNRS, CIIL) 

[FRB-CESAB] Biodiversity data: From data collection to publication – 2024

Pre-registrations are closed.

 

The CESAB (Centre for Biodiversity Synthesis and Analysis), the French Biodiversity Data Hub (PNDB, Pôle National de Données de Biodiversité), and GBIF France (Global Biodiversity Information Facility for France) organize the first edition of the training course “Biodiversity data: From data collection to publication”. This five-day course aims to 1) contextualize the issues surrounding the understanding, sharing and (re)use of biodiversity data and metadata, and 2) enhance the skills of communities involved in one or more stages of the data cycle.

 

This training will be given in French and will take place from November 4th to 8th 2024, at CESAB in Montpellier. The fees cost 150 € for the whole week – lunches included. Commuting, accommodation and evening meals shall be borne by participants.

 

 

Find the training course on GitHub

 

 

A good mastering of the R software is required

 

 

List of organisers:

[FRB-CESAB] Biodiversity knowledge synthesis: an introduction to meta-analyses and systematic reviews – 2024

Pre-registrations for the 2024 session are now closed.

 

The CESAB – Centre for Biodiversity Synthesis and Analysis – of the FRB is offering the second edition of the following training course: “Biodiversity knowledge synthesis: an introduction to meta-analyses and systematic reviews“. This five-day course aims to train researchers on the methods and techniques of meta-analyses and systematic reviews/maps applied to the field of biodiversity.

 

In addition, it will be an opportunity to become familiar with the various  different tools available, both bibliographic (e.g., WOS; Zotero/Mendeley/Endnote) and statistical (R packages: metaDigisitise, metafor…), necessary for undertaking a review and meta-analysis.

 

The training course will be given in French and will take place from 30th September to October 4th 2024 at CESAB, in Montpellier. The price will be 150 € for the week, including lunch. Travel, accommodation and evening meals are at the expense of the participants. 

 

 

 

Find more about the course on GitHub

 

 

 

A good command of R software is required, but it is not necessary to have previous experience in meta-analyses or systematic reviews.

In addition, a good level of French and English is required

 

 

List of organisers (in alphabetical order):

This list includes the people who contributed to the organisation of the training course (O) and the speakers in 2024 (S).

 

[FRB-CESAB] Newsletter 11 CESAB – September 2024

A few words from Denis Couvet, President of the FRB, and Nicolas Mouquet, Scientific Director of CESAB

 

The CESAB – Centre for the Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity – is an original, innovative program of the FRB, internationally recognized thanks to the work of an entire team and the support of the founding members of the FRB and the Ministry in charge of research. It provides researchers with a space and time to contribute to addressing the challenges related to biodiversity loss and to implement transformative change. The complexity of these challenges has led the FRB and its board of directors to focus on intermediation, which means connecting knowledge, researchers, and research with stakeholders and society. Innovation is also needed in this area so that knowledge circulates and is embraced by both public and private decision-makers. We can envision the FRB being a driving force in accelerating this flow of knowledge, particularly through the projects funded or hosted by the CESAB, which produce groundbreaking and highly relevant knowledge. This is because the young researchers recruited come from diverse backgrounds and countries, because the project leaders at CESAB are top-level researchers, because the FRB encourages translating these findings into societal issues, and because of its unique position in the research world. Its links with stakeholders make the FRB and its CESAB a laboratory where innovation in science-based messaging is fostered. Next December, two major reports will be published by the IPBES: the first on transformative change, and the second on the Biodiversity Nexus, which includes biodiversity, food, climate, water, and health. It will be interesting to explore how the projects and research results published within the CESAB framework contribute to the intermediation of the key messages from these reports.

Denis Couvet, President of the FRB and Professor at the MNHN

 

 

We are at a key stage in the trajectory of the CESAB, which is now asserting itself as a major player in biodiversity research. We have reached true maturity, with the stabilization of numerous research groups (over 30 active groups in 2024; 500 researchers involved) producing scientific syntheses of remarkable scope. This positive dynamic also extends to our postdoctoral researchers, several of whom have secured research positions, such as Aurore Receveur from the MAESTRO group, now a research scientist at IRD, Kevin Hoeffner from the LANDWORM group, now a research scientist at INRAE, and Aaron Sexton from the NAVIDIV group, now an assistant professor at Cornell University. Congratulations to them!

At the same time, we launched the CESABinars, a new format of virtual exchanges that has been very successful. These webinars provide a platform where our researchers can share their progress and engage with the international scientific community, further strengthening our network and impact. We are also organizing an international conference in Montpellier in December with the FISHGLOB group, “Fish Biodiversity Facing Global Change.” Finally, we will be welcoming a new data scientist dedicated to the groups formed through the Synthesis call “Human Pressures and Impacts on Terrestrial Biodiversity,” in partnership with MTECT and OFB, where more than 10 groups are creating a true ecosystem within the CESAB. The coming months promise to be just as exciting, with the selection of new groups as part of our 2024 General Call for Synthesis Projects. But it will be in 2025 that we reach a new milestone with the launch of “IdeaShare,” an innovative project call format designed to stimulate creativity and explore new research avenues.

This positive momentum is made possible thanks to the FRB team dedicated to the CESAB, the true driving force of our center. Their expertise, dedication, and passion are at the heart of our success. Thank you to them! We invite you to follow these exciting developments and continue to actively participate in the life of the CESAB.

Nicolas Mouquet, Scientific Director of the CESAB and Research Director at CNRS

 

 

More informations about the CESAB

 

 

[FRB-CESAB] CESABINARs

CESABINARs, which are held in English on Zoom, last approximately one hour: 40 minutes are dedicated to the presentation, followed by 20 minutes of discussion for questions and deeper exploration of the topics covered.

Here, you will find all the information about the upcoming CESABINAR as well as information and recordings of previous sessions.

We look forward to seeing you on Zoom!

 

 

 

NEXT CESABINAR

 

Join us on Friday 7th of March at 2pm (CST) for the seventh Cesabinar! Alienor Jeliazkov (University of Paris-Saclay / INRAE, Antony, France), Aaron Sexton (Technical University of Munich, Germany / Cornell University, USA) and Jean-Nicolas Beisel (Strasbourg University / ENGEES / CNRS, Strasbourg, France) will guide us through the findings of the NAVIDIV group.

 

Exceptionally, this presentation will not be recorded.

 

Join the Zoom meeting

 

Secret code: 599485

 

 

Inland navigation infrastructures and biodiversity: impacts and opportunities for waterwayscape management

Facing global change, inland navigation transport is considered as one of the most promising, sustainable transport alternatives to help operate the world ecological transition and achieve climate neutrality. Waterways thus must develop their infrastructures to promote green transport alternatives. However, ecomorphological modifications of rivers will affect biodiversity status and resilience. With the stated objective to sustainable management of waterways, the question therefore remains: what are the impacts of inland navigation on biodiversity, and how to mitigate them? ​

Cues currently available to solve this question rely on scattered case studies whose results are highly context- and scale-dependent. In addition, our knowledge of the processes driving navigation- biodiversity relationships is still limited and requires further research. We thus realised a synthesis project to study the relationships between navigation activity, the associated Inland Navigation Infrastructures (INIs), and biodiversity across different contexts and scales.

Our specific aims are to: ​ (i) Quantify and hierarchize the effects of navigation and INIs on taxonomic and functional biodiversity; (ii) Evaluate the context-dependency and scale-dependency of the INIs-biodiversity ​ relationships; (iii) Assess the potential of restoration plans in mitigating navigation pressures. ​

This work provides impact assessment and synthetic knowledge, offering guidelines on how to prioritize management and restoration actions depending on the context and on which scales to conceive policies that ensure consistency across territories.

 

Publications: 

  • Sexton, A. N., Beisel, J. N., Staentzel, C., Wolter, C., Tales, E., Belliard, J., … & Jeliazkov, A. (2024). Inland navigation and land use interact to impact European freshwater biodiversity. Nature ecology & evolution, 1-11. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02414-8. 
  • Jeliazkov, A., Martínez-Fernández, V., Altanov, V. Y., Beisel, J. N., Buijse, A. D., Consuegra, S., … & Wolter, C. (2024). A global systematic map of knowledge of inland commercial navigation effects on freshwater ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Management, 370, 122474. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479724024605.